Expansion modules, Fibre channel plus ethernet expansion module – Cisco 5000 Series User Manual

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide

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Chapter 2 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Overview

Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch

Table 2-1

lists the LED descriptions for all Ethernet LEDs.

Expansion Modules

Expansion modules allow Cisco Nexus 5000 switches to be configured as cost-effective 10-Gigabit
Ethernet switches and as I/O consolidation platforms with native Fibre Channel connectivity. The Cisco
Nexus 5020 switch has two slots that can be used for the following optional expansion modules:

Fibre Channel plus Ethernet expansion module with four 10-Gigabit Ethernet Cisco Data Center
Ethernet and FCoE ports and four 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports

Ethernet expansion module with six ports of 10-Gigabit Ethernet Cisco Data Center Ethernet and
FCoE

The chassis supports hot swapping of the expansion modules

This section includes the following topics:

Fibre Channel Plus Ethernet Expansion Module, page 2-5

Ethernet Expansion Module, page 2-7

N5K-M1008 Gatos Expansion Module, page 2-7

N5K-M1060 Gatos Expansion Module, page 2-8

Fibre Channel Plus Ethernet Expansion Module

The Fibre Channel plus Ethernet expansion module supports four SFP+ transceiver modules and four 1-,
2-, 4-Gbps Fibre Channel transceivers. The Fibre Channel plus Ethernet expansion module is a
field-replaceable unit (FRU).

Figure 2-6

shows the Fibre Channel plus Ethernet expansion module.

Table 2-1

Ethernet LED Descriptions

LED

Status

Description

Left

Off

No link

Solid green

Physical link

Right

Off

No activity

Blinking green

Activity

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