Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide, Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1 (OL-15902-01, July 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Nexus 5010 Switch
• Twenty to twenty-eight ports on the back of the switch depending on which GEM is installed. This
is because twenty ports on Cisco Nexus 5010 switch belong to the base switch. Additionally, one
module can be inserted which can be of 6 or 8 ports.
• Two slots on the front of the switch for hot swap-capable power supplies.
• Two slots on the front of the switch for fan modules. Each fan module houses six fans. The
combination of six fans per module and two modules provides the switch with a total of 12-fans.
Chassis
The Cisco Nexus 5010 chassis is 1 RU, 1.72 inches tall, 17.3 inches wide and 30.0 inches deep. It is
designed to be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. The switch has two power supplies and two fans
modules on the front of the switch. Ports are at the rear of the switch. The airflow is front to back.
Figure 1-17 shows the front of the Cisco Nexus 5010 switch.
Figure 1-17 Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch Front View
Figure 1-18 shows a close-up view of the front of the switch.
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1 Two power supplies 2 Two fan modules