Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes for Release 5.0(3)N2(2) (June 2011)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Release Notes, for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(2) and Release 5.0(3)N2(1)
New and Changed Features
• 2 Power supplies (AC or DC power supplies).
• 1 Fan module with a choice of standard or reversed airflow.
Reversed Airflow and DC Power Options
The Cisco Nexus 2200 Series Fabric Extenders offer a choice of standard airflow (port-side exhaust) and
reversed airflow (port-side intake), as well as a choice for AC and DC power options.
Table 4 shows the part numbers and descriptions of the available Cisco Nexus 2000 Series FEX airflow
and power options. You can order standard airflow with dual AC power supplies, reversed airflow with
dual AC power supplies, or standard airflow with dual DC power supplies package. The default option
is the standard airflow with dual AC power supply.
Note Power supplies embed a fan and need to match the installed fan settings (standard or reversed).
New Software Features
Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1) includes the following new or changed software features:
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet N-Port Virtualization, page 8
• Flex Links, page 8
• Configurable Hash Polynomial, page 8
• Orphan Port Shutdown, page 8
• Auto-Negotiation Disable, page 9
• Licensing, page 9
• Data Center Network Manager Release 5.2 Support, page 9
Table 4 Cisco Nexus 2000 Series FEX Reversed Airflow and Power Options
Part Number Description
N2K-C2248-FAN-B(=)
1
1. Available spare.
Cisco Nexus 2200 Series FEX Gigabit Ethernet Fan, Reversed
Airflow (port-side intake)
N2K-C2232-FAN-B(=) Cisco Nexus 2200 Series FEX 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fan, Reversed
Airflow (port-side intake)
N2200-PAC-400W-B(=)
1
Cisco Nexus 2200 Series FEX AC Power Supply, Reversed Airflow
(port-side intake)
N2200-PDC-400W(=) Cisco Nexus 2200 Series FEX 400W DC Power Supply, Standard
Airflow (port-side exhaust)