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Product Overview
Nexus 4000 Series Switch Spotlight
Lower total cost of operation (TCO):
Deployment of unified fabric with the Cisco 
Nexus 4001I at the blade server access enables 
a significant reduction in the number of switches, 
LAN and SAN network interface cards (NICs), ports, 
optic modules, and cables. This consolidation 
of server access network elements significantly 
reduces the overall capital and operation costs 
of the data center network through reduction in 
the number of network elements that need to be 
purchased, managed, powered, and cooled.
High performance:
The Cisco Nexus 4001I is a line-rate, feature-rich, 
extremely low-latency switch capable of enabling 
server access migration from Gigabit Ethernet  
to 10 Gigabit Ethernet to lossless 10 Gigabit 
Ethernet, as well as supporting the demanding 
latency requirements of high-performance 
computing (HPC) clusters and high-frequency 
trading applications. 
Enhanced server virtualization 
Using unified fabric at the server access with 
Cisco Nexus 4001I provides the uniform interfaces, 
simplified cabling, and consistent server access 
design required to gain the advantages of 
automated virtual machine mobility. The Cisco 
Nexus 4001I used in conjunction with the Cisco 
Nexus 1000V Switch delivers an operationally 
consistent and transparent server access design 
for virtual machine deployments, substantially 
reducing the overhead needed to configure, 
troubleshoot, and repair the server access link 
between the virtual NIC (vNIC), virtual switch, and 
the blade switch.
Increased resilience
The Cisco Nexus 4001I extends Cisco NX-OS to 
the blade server access, providing a fault-tolerant 
network with single modular operating system 
across the data center.
Product Number Product Description
Chassis
N4K-4001I-XPX
Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module for IBM Blade Center
Software Licenses
N4K-4001I-SSK9
Cisco Nexus 4001I Storage Protocol Services License
Cables and Optics
SFP-10G-SR(=)
10GBASE-SR SFP+ Module
SFP-10G-LR(=)
10GBASE-LR SFP+ Module
SFP-H10GB-CU1M(=)
10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 1 m
SFP-H10GB-CU3M(=)
10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 3 m
SFP-H10GB-CU5M(=)
10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 5 m
GLC-T(=)
1000BASE-T SFP
GLC-SX-MM(=)
GE SFP, LC Connector SX Transceiver
GLC-LH-SM(=)
GE SFP, LC Connector LX/LH Transceiver
Hardware Features: Nexus 4000 Series
  N4K-4001I-XPX
Switching Fabric (Gbps) 400
Packets per Second (Mpps) 300
MAC Addresses Supported 8192
Latency (microseconds) 1.5
Maximum Transfer Unit (bytes) 9216 (jumbo frames)
Number of Configurable VLANs 512 (configurable range 1 to 4096)
Onboard Memory 2-GB DDR2 DIMM with ECC
Flash Memory 1-GB eUSB
Hardware Queues per Port 8
1 or 10 GBE Server Facing Ports 14
1 or 10 GBE Uplinks 10
10/100/1000 Management Ports 2
Maximum Watt Power Consumption 12V at 5.75A (69W)
AC/DC Support AC Only
Redundant Power Supply Support No 
Dimensions (L x W x H) Inches 10.27 x 11.57 x 0.79
Dimensions (L x W x H) Millimeters 260.93 x 293.9 x 20
Unit Weight Pounds (Kilograms) 3.94 (1.79)
Predicted Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) Approx. 187,265 hours
Blade Switches: Cisco Nexus 4000 Series