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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

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 !!

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

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

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

* 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

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)

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

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

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

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

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 1152 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports 768 10 Gigabit Ethernet Ports 384 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports 256 10 Gigabit Ethernet Ports

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 http://savbu.cisco.com/index.php/nexus-3k-homepage

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

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

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

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

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

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

Linearity Accelerators New Bundles Added March 2011! Unified Fabric SPIFF: http://wwwin.cisco.com/FinAdm/csf/gos/gsco/peo/winningunifiedfabric/index.shtml 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

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

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 5000 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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