1. The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform
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2. Broad Customer Traction Cisco Nexus 5000/2000 Series is Proven
5548UP
5596UP Layer 3
Nexus
2248TP
2232PP
Nexus
5020
Nexus
5010
Nexus
2148T
Nexus
5548P
CY2008
……..
CY2011
Vertical
Customer
Education
Purdue University, University of Arizona, Zuse Institute Berlin, University of Maryland, UCSD
Healthcare
St. Joseph Healthcare, Molina, Virtua, Salem Hospital, Nighthawk
Manufacturing
Coca-Cola, Schneider Electric
Research, HPC
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Technology
NetApp, Cisco IT, BMC Software
Service Provider
Telus, Softlayer, Terremark
Government
Stadt Pforzheim, King County
Over 5,000 Unique Customers
Over 39,000 Nexus 5000s sold
Over 85,000 Nexus 2000s sold
Over 5.5 Million Ethernet Ports sold
Over 1.8 Million 10GE Ports sold
Over 30% FCoE Attach Rate
Q1’CY11 Data

3. The New Nexus 5500 Platform Product Hierarchy
Nexus 5000 Series Switches
1st Generation
(Nexus 5000 Platform)
2nd Generation (Nexus 5500 Platform)
Part of the Nexus 5000 Series Switches
The 2nd Generation Switch within the Nexus 5000 Series Family
1st Switch within the Nexus 5500 Platform
Nexus 5010
Nexus 5020
Nexus 5548P
Nexus 5548UP
Nexus 5596UP
Sept ‘10
NEW !!

4. Unified Ports Compelling Business Value
CAPEX
Allows repurposing of any switch port as either Fibre Channel or Ethernet
Eliminates CAPEX lock-in commonly seen with fixed port-types
Eth FC
Native Fibre Channel
Lossless Ethernet
OPEX
Reduces physical management points with higher density Fibre Channel and Ethernet available on a common device
Provides rapid and seamless transition from Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel over Ethernet
BUSINESS
AGILITY
Simplifies the purchasing decision
Makes port-type decisions a thing of the past
Allows IT to respond faster to changing business needs

5. Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch The 1st Switch in the Nexus 5500 Portfolio
Base Chassis
List Price
$25,600
Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch The 1st Switch in the Nexus 5500 Portfolio
Back of the Switch
Expansion Modules (GEM2)
32 Fixed SFP+ Ports
Line Rate
Hardware Capable of 1/10GE Traditional Ethernet*, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet
16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports
8p Eth + 8p Native FC
16p Unified Ports
Front of the Switch
* 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1)
Front to Back Airflow
Mgmt 0, Console, USB
Redundant Fan Modules
Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies

6. Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch Compelling “Unified Ports” Value Proposition
Base Chassis
List Price
$25,600
Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch Compelling “Unified Ports” Value Proposition
Back of the Switch
Expansion Modules (GEM2)
32 Fixed SFP+ Ports
Line Rate
Hardware Capable of 1/10GE Traditional Ethernet *, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, and 8/4/2/1G Native Fibre Channel
16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports
8p Eth + 8p Native FC
16p Unified Ports
Front of the Switch
* 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1)
Front to Back Airflow
Mgmt 0, Console, USB
Redundant Fan Modules
Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies

7. * 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1)
Base Chassis
List Price
$36,800
Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch Industry’s Highest Density Fixed Form-Factor Switch
Back of the Switch
Expansion Modules (GEM2)
48 Fixed SFP+ Ports
Line Rate
Hardware Capable of 1/10GE Traditional Ethernet *, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, and 8/4/2/1G Native Fibre Channel
16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports
8p Eth + 8p Native FC
16p Unified Ports
* 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1)
Front of the Switch
Front to Back Airflow
Redundant Fan Modules
Mgmt 0, Console, USB
Redundant 1100W AC Power Supplies

8. Generic Expansion Modules (GEM2) Added Flexibility
List Price
$11,200
N55-M16P
16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports
All Ethernet Ports hardware capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet *
* 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1)
List Price
$11,200
N55-M8P8FP
8p SFP+ Ethernet Ports
8p Native FC Ports 8/4/2/1G
All Ethernet Ports hardware capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet *
* 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1)

9. Generic Expansion Modules (GEM2) Ultimate Flexibility
List Price
$11,200
N55-M16UP
16 “Unified Ports”
Ports can be configured as either Ethernet or Native FC Ports
Ethernet operation at 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet
Fibre Channel operation at 8/4/2/1G
Uses existing Ethernet SFP+ and Cisco 8/4/2G and 4/2/1G FC Optics
Minimum software required: 5.0(3)N1(1)
Flexibility
Simplicity
AND

10. Nexus 5500 Layer 3 Modules Two Distinct Form Factors, Same Performance
L3 Hardware
List Price
$5,000
L3 Hardware
List Price
$5,000
Nexus 5548P
Nexus 5548UP
Nexus 5596UP

11. Installing Layer 3 on Nexus 5548P, 5548UP 3-Step Process: Field-Upgradeable, In-Rack Upgrade
Unscrew the IO Module
Pull the IO Module out
Front of the Switch 2 3 1
Plug and Screw the L3 IO Module
Plug and Screw the Fan Modules
Power off the Switch Unscrew the Fan Modules
Pull the Fan Modules out
N55-D160L3
Field Replaceable Module
In-Rack Upgradeability
No Un-mounting Required
Flexibility
Choice
Future
Proofing

12. Nexus 5500 Layer 3 Software Licensing 2-Tier Licensing
N55-LAN1K9
LAN-ENTERPRISE
Includes all BASE ENTERPRISE features, plus the following: Full EIGRP, Unrestricted OSPF routes, BGP, VRF-Lite
$10,000 – requires installation of BASE ENTERPRISE
N55-BAS1K9
BASE ENTERPRISE
Connected, Static, RIPv2, OSPFv2 (256 Dynamically Learned Routes), EIGRP-Stub, HSRP, VRRP, IGMPv2/3, PIMv2 (SM/SSM), MSDP, RACLs, uRPF
Included with L3 Hardware on all configured systems

13. Virtual Modular Chassis with Fabric Extenders
Layer 2 Scaling
Layer 3 Scaling
24 x
FEX
8 x
FEX
In Layer 2 Mode, with NX-OS release 5.0(3)N1(1), each Nexus 5500 is capable of supporting up to 24 Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, corresponding to
In Layer 3 Mode (with L3 License enabled), each Nexus 5500 is limited to supporting up to 8 Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, corresponding to
Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Gigabit Ethernet Ports
384 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Gigabit Ethernet Ports

14. Nexus 3000 When Latency is all that Matters !!!!
Wire Rate on all ports
Latency: <1 usecs
Cisco NX-OS Support
HA, Security, QoS , MGMT
Low Power Consumption
Hardware support for IEEE 1588 (Precision Time Protocol – µs accuracy & timestamp)
World-class TAC support
1 RU Form Factor
Flexible Port Configuration
48x 10GE SFP+ and 4 QSFP
64x10GE
Layer 2 / Layer 3 support
Front-to-back Airflow

15. Nexus 5500 & Nexus 3000 Product Positioning
Nexus 5500 Family
1RU 48 x 10GE & 2RU 96 x 10GE
40GE Ready
Layer-3 Support– Flexible L3 Performance
L2: 1.8 – 2.3 usecs L3: < 5usecs
PTP 1588
1/10GE, FCoE, FC
FEX-Link: High Horizontal Scale
Virtualization: NIV and VN-Link
Unified Fabric: concurrent GE/10GE/FE/FCoE
FabricPath & Trill Capable
Nexus 3000 Family
1RU 64 x 10GE
40GE Ready
Layer-3 Support – Wire Rate Per Port
L3/L2: < 1 usec
PTP 1588
1/10GE
Key Differentiators between Nexus 5500 and Nexus 3000 Families

16. The Nexus 5000 Series Value Based Offerings
60% More Ports
37% Higher Price
2nd Gen Switch
Higher Performance
New Features !!!
Upgrade to Layer 3
Upgrade to FCoE
Nexus 5548P/UP (32 ports)
Nexus 5010
(20 ports)
LP: $25,600
N5K-C5010P
LP: $18,750
20% More Ports
Same Price Point
2nd Gen Switch
Higher Performance
New Features !!!
Upgrade to Layer 3
Upgrade to FCoE
Nexus 5548P/UP (48 ports)
Nexus 5020
(40 ports)
LP: $36,800
N5K-C5020P
LP: $36,900

17. The Nexus 5500 Platform Value Based Offerings
Best Value !!
The Nexus 5500 Platform Value Based Offerings
List Price
Smart Moves
Nexus 5548UP (48 ports)
Nexus 5596UP
(48 ports)
$36,800
50% Higher Port Density with a 16p Module
Modularity
- 3 Empty Slots provide options for 1/10GE, L3, 40GE
- Collapse 48p Ethernet and a 48p FC switch into one
Scalability
- Industry’s 1st 96-port switch in a 2RU form-factor
- Maximize full bandwidth connecting 24x N2232 with a pair of N5596UP
Redundancy - Up to 3 L3 Modules in future
Nexus 5548P
(32 ports)
Nexus 5548UP
(32 ports)
$25,600
2nd Gen Switch
L3 capabilities
~ 2.0us Latency
All N5548P Features
10% Less Latency
Design Freedom with Unified Ports
Reversible Airflow in Future
Value

18. The Nexus 5000 Series Storage License Offerings
Key Highlights
Nexus
5010
5020
Nexus 5548P 5548UP
Nexus 5596UP
Chassis-Based Licensing ✔
Port-Based Licensing
120-Day Trial License
N55-8P-SSK9
- List Price: $3,200
- 8-port Storage Protocol Services License
- Purchase up to (6) licenses on a N5548P/UP
- Purchase up to (12) licenses on a N5596UP
- Initial 8-port license is enforced
- Subsequent 8-port licenses are honor-based
Storage Licenses required for FC or FCoE Ports but NOT for Ethernet Ports

19. The Nexus 5500 Platform Storage Bundle Offerings
How Many Licensed Ports? How many Physical Ports?
32 Physical Ports
48 Physical Ports
64 Physical Ports
N5K-C5548P-B-S16 $37,000
N5K-C5548UPM-B-S48 $42,000
N5K-C5548P-B-S48 $43,000
N5K-C5596UP-B-S48 $42,000
N5K-C5596UPM-B-S96 $56,000
16 Licensed Ports
N5K-C5548UP-B-S32
$29,600
32 Licensed Ports
Compelling Value Proposition
48 Licensed Ports
96 Licensed Ports

20. The Nexus 5000 Series Nexus 5000-2000 Bundle Offerings
3 Dimensions: Host Port Density, Host Interface Speed, 5K-2K Interconnect Type
SR Interconnect
FET Interconnect
Optional Interconnects
N5020P-4N2232PF-B
$85,500
N5548PM-4N2232PF $84,000
N5548UPM-4N2232PF $78,000
N5596UP-4N2232PF $79,000
N5010P-N2248TP-BE $70,000
N5548P-4N2248TR
$74,000 N5548UP-4N2248TR
$73,000
N5010P-4N248TF-B $53,000
N5548P-4N2248TF $57,000 N5548UP-4N2248TF $56,000
N5010P-4N2248TP-B
$46,000
N5548P-4N2248TP
$52,000
N5548UP-4N2248TP $51,000
N5020P-N2248TP-BE $105,000
N5548PM-6N2248TR $108,000 N5548UPM-6N2248TR $107,000 N5596UP-6N2248TR $108,000
N5020P-6N2248TF-B $79,500
N5548PM-6N2248TF
$82,000
N5548UPM-6N2248TF
$81,000
N5596UP-6N2248TF
$82,500
N5020P-6N2248TP-B $69,000
N5548PM-6N2248TP
$74,500 N5548UPM-6N2248TP
$73,500
N5596UP-6N2248TP
$74,500
N5596UPM-8N2248TF $106,000
N5596UPM-8N2248TP $97,000
1/10G
Interface
Speed
128 FEX Ports
100M/1G
Interface
Speed
192 FEX Ports
288 FEX Ports
384 FEX Ports

21. Linearity Accelerators
New Bundles Added
March 2011!
Unified Fabric SPIFF:
Bonus for Each Nexus
FCoE License Sold
Nexus 5596
 N55-96P-SSK9
N5K-C5596UPM-B-S96
$840
Nexus 5548
N5K-C5548P-B-S48, -OSM
N55-48P-SSK9, -48PO-SSK9, -48PF-SSK9, N5K-C5548UPM-B-48, N5K-C5596UP-B-S48
$420
N55-32P-SSK9, N5K-C5548UP-B-S32
$280
N5K-C5548P-B-S16
NN55-16P-SSK9
$140
N55-8P-SSK9
$70
Nexus 5020
N5K-C5020P-BFS, -HBFS, -IBFS
N5K-C5020P-B-S
N5020-SSK9, -SSHK9, -P01K9=
$240
Nexus 5010
N5K-C5010P-BFS, -HBFS, -IBFS
N5K-C5010P-B-S
N5010-SSK9, -SSHK9, -P01K9=
$120
Linearity Accelerators
FY’11 Q1 = +35% +
Total Bonus Pool, Allocated As Follows:
Buckets
US/C % AM
37%
DC PSS 6%
Account SE Team
DC CSE
Account RM / SEM / CD*
10%
AT DC RM / SEM* 4% =
+7% channel bucket for channel sales team

22. Nexus 5000 Series Generation Evolution
Product Features & Specs
Nexus 5010
Nexus 5020
Nexus 5548P
Nexus 5548UP
Nexus 5596UP
Switch Fabric Throughput
520Gbps
1.04Tbps
960Gbps
1.92Tbps
Switch Footprint
1RU
2RU
1 Gigabit Ethernet Port Density 8 16 48 96
10 Gigabit Ethernet Port Density 26 52
8G Native Fibre Channel Port Density 6 12
Port-to-Port Latency
~ 3.2us
~2.0us
~1.8us
~ 1.8us
No. of VLANs
512
4096
Layer 3 Capability ✔
1 Gigabit Ethernet FEX Port Scalability (L2 mode)
576
1152
10 Gigabit Ethernet FEX Port Scalability (L2 mode)
384
768
40 Gigabit Ethernet Capable
Reversed Airflow
Base Chassis List Price
$18,750
$36,900
$25,600
$36,800

23. Introducing Adapter FEX and VM-FEX Expanding Cisco Fabric Extender Architecture
Features:
Adapter FEX split a physical NIC into multiple logical NICs
VM-FEX extends Adapter FEX technology to virtual machine
Hypervior
vEth
vNIC
VM FEX
IEEE 802.1Qbh
Ecosystem of multiple NIC vendors
Benefits:
Single point of management
Increased 10 G bandwidth utilization – less power, cabling adaptors with adaptor FEX
Dynamic network & security policy mobility during vm migration with VM-FEX
Adapter FEX:
Adapter FEX is a technology that extends the current Cisco Fabric Extender solution into the servers. Adapter FEX enables the server adapter to be logically partitioned into multiple vNICS. Each vNIC behaves like a physical NIC port and satisfies the network connectivity need for each application, delivering independent network polices for each VM.
Adapter FEX enables the efficient utilization of 10 Gigabit Ethernet bandwidths. The technology is based on the standards architecture, IEEE 802.1Qbh, delivering secure, scalable network monitoring and management for virtualized servers.
It enables a single point of management from the access layer switch that manages and controls the end-to- end connectivity between server adapters and the switches in a virtualized environment. 
VM-FEX: Cisco is extending the switching fabric all the way to the server hypervisor, by providing switching of VM traffic instead of using a software switch within the hypervisor, achieving greater performances and consolidation of virtual access layer and physical access layer.
Highlights:
Efficient utilization of 10 Gigabit Ethernet bandwidths
Partition the 10 Gigabit Ethernet server adapter to provide dedicated network bandwidth to individual applications or virtual machines
Reduce cabling, NICs, power and operational costs
Single point of monitoring and management
Monitor and manage the entire network extending into the virtual machines from the Nexus Series Switches
Flexibility and Scalability with Security
Based on industry standard, IEEE 802.1Qbh
The standard enables the bare metal or virtualized environments to scale as the business grows – increased number of applications, virtual machines or number of servers.
ACLs implementation is based on tagged data packets instead of MAC addresses. By doing so each data packet is protected and does not impact the overall network by any rogue data packet.
Adapter FEX

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Mailers

25. Links and Resources External Pages

26. External Case Studies