88 89
Hardware Features
N7K-C7010 N7K-C7018
Slots 10 18
1 Gigabit Ethernet Density 384 768
10/100/1000 (RJ45) Density 384 768
10 GBE Port Density 256 512
Performance 3.84 Bpps (IPv4) 7.68 Bpps (IPv4)
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBFs) 264,552 (hours) 206,038 (hours)
AC Internal (Redundant Mode) Ye s Ye s
DC Internal (Redundant Mode) Yes Ye s
Dimension (H x W x D) Inches 36.5 x 17.3 x 33.1 43.5 x 17.3 x 33.1
Dimension (H x W x D) Centimeters 92.7 x 43.9 x 84.1 110.5 x 43.9 x 84.1
Rack Unit (RU) 21 25
Unit Weight
• Chassis only: 200 lb (90 kg)
• Fully configured: 516 lb
(235 kg)
• Chassis only: 187 lb (85 kg)
• Fully configured: 696 lb
(316 kg)
Modular Switches: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series: Supervisor Engine
Hardware Features N7K-SUP1
Chassis Supported All
Memory
• DRAM: Up to 8 GB, Flash Memory: 2 GB
• NVRAM: 2 MB battery backup
Interfaces
• Supervisor management port: 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet port,
support for inline encryption through MAC security (IEEE 802.1AE)
• CMP management port: 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet port
• Console serial port: RJ45 connector
• Auxiliary serial port: RJ45 connector
• 3 USB ports: 2 host and 1 device port for peripheral devices
Features
Nexus 7000 Series Supervisor Module
• Designed to deliver scalable control plane and management functions for the Nexus 7000
Series chassis
• Delivers continuous system operation
–Active and standby supervisor with hitless failover
–Segmented and redundant out-of-band provisioning and management paths
–Virtualization of the management plane
–Integrated diagnostics and protocol decoding with an embedded control plane packet analyzer
• Upgradeable architecture
–Fully decoupled control plane and data plane with no software forwarding via the supervisor
–Distributed forwarding architecture, allowing independent upgrades of the supervisor and fabric
• Superior operational efficiency
–Dedicated out-of-band management processor for lights out management
Nexus 7000 Series 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Option
• Full support for Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4/IPv6 protocols, Netflow, and MPLS
• XL mode enables larger forwarding table (up to 1M routes) for increased scalability
• Wire speed on all ports, 120 Mpps L2/L3, 80 Gps
• Flexibility to run in non-XL or XL without requiring a hardware change or upgrade
• Powerful security capabilities through hardware integrated support for Cisco TrustSec
Nexus 7000 Series 32-port 1 and 10 Gigabit F-Series Ethernet Module
• Powered by the F1 Forwarding Engine, delivers Layer 2 forwarding rate of 480 Mpps and up to 320
Gbps of data throughput
• Up to 256/512 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports per Nexus 7000 10-slot/18-slot switches respectively
• Interface flexibility through support for Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet on a per-port basis in both SFP
and SFP+ media options
• Support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet and the IEEE’s Data Center Bridging technologies
• Highly scalable 100+ Tbps Layer 2 networks with Cisco FabricPath
Nexus 7000 Series 32-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Options
• Full support for Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4/IPv6 protocols, Netflow, and MPLS
• XL mode enables larger forwarding table (up to 1M routes) for increased scalability
• Flexibility to run in non-XL or XL without requiring a hardware change or upgrade
• Downstream connection to Cisco Nexus 2224TP, 2248TP, 2232PP Fabric Extender, offering a
cost-effective, scalable server connectivity solution
• Powerful security capabilities through hardware integrated support for Cisco TrustSec
Nexus 7000 Series 48-port Gigabit Ethernet Modules
• Full support for Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4/IPv6 protocols, Netflow, and MPLS
• Ideal for access layer connectivity delivering a high density, high performance, and continuous
operation solution
• Interface flexibility through support for 10/100/1000 RJ45 connectivity or fiber (SFP) connectivity
• Highly scalable solution with up to 768 ports of Gigabit Ethernet on the Nexus 7018 and 384 on the
Nexus 7010 Chassis
• 60 Mpps of Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4 of Unicast forwarding
Modular Switches: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series