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N5K-C5672UP Overview
Cisco Nexus 5672UP switch (N5K-C5672UP) is a compact 1RU (1 Rack Unit), high-performance, low-latency 1/10/40-Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switch. It runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.
Quick Specs
Figure 1 shows the appearance of N5K-C5672UP.
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
| Product Code | N5K-C5672UP |
| Performance | Layer 2 and 3 hardware forwarding at 1.44 Tbps; 1071 mpps (64-byte packets) |
| Form factor | 1-rack unit |
| Power Supplies | two 1+1 redundant, hot-swappable power supplies |
| Fan Modules | 3 |
| Airflow | supporting both port-side intake (red handle) and fan-side intake (blue handle) airflow options for flexible mounting |
| 10 GE | 48 ports |
| 40 GE | 6 true QSFP ports |
| Ports | 48 fixed 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports of which 16 ports can be unified ports (UP) |
| 10 and 40 Gbps FCoE | Yes |
| Hardware VXLAN | Yes |
| NVGRE capable | Yes |
| Latency | 1 microsecond |
| Physical (height x width x depth) | 1.75 x 17.3 x 30 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm) |
| Weight | 32 lb (2 power supplies) |
Product Details
The Accessories
Table 2 shows the recommended elements for the N5K-C5672UP.
| Category | Model | Description |
| QSFP Transceiver and Optics | QSFP-40G-LR4 | QSFP 40GBASE-LR4 OTN Transceiver, LC, 10KM |
| QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M | QSFP to 4xSFP10G Passive Copper Splitter Cable, 5m | |
| SFP Transceiver and Optics
|
SFP-10G-SR | 10GBASE-SR SFP Module |
| SFP-H10GB-CU5M | 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 5 Meter |
Compare to Similar Items
Table 3 shows the comparison of N5K-C5672UP and N5K-C56128P.
| Product Code | N5K-C5672UP | N5K-C56128P |
| Form factor | 1-rack unit | 2-rack unit |
| Power Supplies | two 1+1 redundant, hot-swappable power supplies | four 2+2 redundant, hot-swappable power supplies |
| Airflow | supporting both port-side intake (red handle) and fan-side intake (blue handle) airflow options for flexible mounting | supporting both port-side intake (red handle) and fan-side intake (blue handle) airflow options. |
| Number of ports | Up to 1152 with FEX | 1152 with FEX |
| 10 GE | 48 ports | Up to 96 wire-rate ports |
| 40 GE | 6 true QSFP ports | Up to 8 QSFP ports |
| Unified ports | 16 ports (Ethernet; FCoE; 2/4/8-gigabit FC) | Up to 48 ports (Ethernet; FCoE; 2/4/8-gigabit FC) |
| 10 and 40 Gbps FCoE | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware VXLAN | Yes | Yes |
| NVGRE capable | Yes | Yes |
| Latency | 1 microsecond | 1 microsecond |
