Cisco Nexus 5596 User Manual

CHAPTER
4-1
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
4
Replacing Components
This chapter describes how to remove and install components for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switch
or the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switch.
This section includes the following sections:
• Replacing an I/O Module for a Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch, page 4-1
• Replacing Expansion Modules, page 4-5
• Replacing or Installing Power Supplies, page 4-8
• Replacing a Fan Module, page 4-13
• Removing the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Chassis or the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Chassis,
page 4-17
Caution To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps during these procedures and handle modules by
the carrier edges only.
Replacing an I/O Module for a Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch
To replace an I/O module with another I/O module (Layer 2 I/O module or layer 3 I/O module) you must
remove the right fan module and then pull the I/O module out using the handle of the left fan module,
which is installed in the middle of the I/O module. You then install the replacement I/O module and fill
its fan module slots with the fan modules from the original I/O module.
Note If the module includes the product ID on the front, it is a Layer 3 I/O module (product ID N55-D160L3
or N55-D160L3-V2). The N55-D160L3-V2 uses a newer version of the Layer 3 ASIC and enables higher
table sizes in a future software release from 8K host entries to 16K host entries or from 4K multicast
routes to 8K multicast routes (IPv4). The Layer 2 module (product ID N55-DL2) does not include the
product ID on the front.

Cisco Nexus 5596 Specifications

General

Product Series	Nexus 5000
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Rack Units	2U
Power Redundancy	Yes
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Switching Capacity	1920 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	1440 Mpps
Jumbo Frame Support	9216 bytes
Routing Protocol	BGP, VRRP, PIM, IGMP
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, CLI
Features	Virtual PortChannel (vPC), Quality of Service (QoS), Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Hot-swappable Components	Fan, power supply
Management	Cisco NX-OS
Virtualization Support	Yes

Summary

Replacing Components

Replacing an I/O Module for Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch

Detailed steps for removing and installing I/O modules on Cisco Nexus 5548 switches.

Replacing Expansion Modules

Procedures for removing and installing expansion modules for Cisco Nexus 5500/5000 platforms.

Replacing or Installing Power Supplies

Instructions for replacing and installing AC/DC power supplies in Cisco Nexus 5500/5000 series switches.

Replacing a Fan Module

Guidance on removing and installing fan modules for proper system cooling and airflow maintenance.

Removing Cisco Nexus 5500/5000 Platform Chassis

Steps for safely detaching and removing the Cisco Nexus 5500 or 5000 platform chassis from a rack.