Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

- provides a scalable, highly resilient and solution. - designed around three principles -the newest additions Announcement17+ Terabits Capacity

Second generation F2-Series I/O module, Fabric 2 modules and the small-form-factor Cisco Nexus 7000 9-Slot Switch are the newest additions to the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series.

Learn MoreA Single End-to-End Platform

For data centers, the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series offers an end-to-end solution in one platform for data center core, aggregation, and high-density, end-of-row and top-of-rack server connectivity. For campus core deployments, it provides a scalable, highly resilient, high-performance solution.

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series platform runs on Cisco NX-OS Software. It was specifically designed for the most mission-critical deployments in the data center and campus.

Feature and Capabilities

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series was designed around three principles:

Infrastructure scalability: Virtualization, efficient power and cooling, high density, and performance all support efficient data center infrastructure growth. Operational continuity: The Cisco Nexus design integrates hardware, NX-OS software features, and management to support zero-downtime environments. Transport flexibility: You can incrementally and cost-effectively adopt new networking innovations and technologies, such as: Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)Cisco FabricPathFibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)Cisco Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)Cisco IOS Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)New InnovationsCisco Nexus 7000 Fabric 2 Module

The second generation Fabric 2 module delivers twice the performance as previous generations.

Available for Cisco Nexus 7009, 7010, and 7018 chassisProvides 550 Gbps-per-slot switching capacity across all Cisco Nexus 7000 Series chassisDelivers up to 17.6 Tbps switching capacity in the Cisco Nexus 7018Cisco Nexus 7000 F2-Series 48-Port 1/10 GE I/O Module

The second generation F2-Series module delivers high-performance Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality for the data center.

Line rate on all 48 ports with 720 Mpps and 480 Gbps of throughputComprehensive Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding functionalityCisco FabricPath support, for highly flexible, scalable Layer 2 networksCisco Nexus 2000 support for high-density access top-of-rack (ToR) deploymentsFCoE support for LAN and SAN convergence over a single Ethernet networkCisco Nexus 7009

The small-form-factor Cisco Nexus 7009 is the latest addition to the flagship Cisco Nexus 7000 Series. This 9-slot, high-performance switch is designed to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) in space-constrained enterprise and service provider environments.

Rack-space-optimized for space-constrained campus core networks and data centers (14RU)Operational consistency, through a common NX-OS release across the Cisco Nexus 7000 SeriesInvestment protection, with support for all Cisco Nexus 7000 I/O modules, supervisor module, and power suppliesSpecifications at a Glance Number of slotsBandwidth per slotMax switching capacityMax packets per second1 GE density1 GE density with Cisco Nexus 2000Line-rate 10 GE densityRedundant supervisorsHitless software upgradeSwitch virtualizationProgramming interfaceManagement tool

9, 10, and 18

550 Gbps

17.6 Tbps

11.5 B pps

Up to 768 ports

Up to 1536 ports

Up to 768 ports

Yes

Yes: In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)

Yes: Virtual Device Context (VDC)

XML and CLI script

Cisco Data Center Network Manager

Featured Content

Evolutionary Unified FabricLearn how the Cisco Nexus portfolio delivers an evolutionary and highly scalable data center fabric. (2:15 min)

Scaling Data CentersCisco FabricPath scales data center virtualized and traditional networks.

Extending Layer 2 Networks (PDF - 6.33 MB)Learn how OTV extends Layer 2 networks across geographically-dispersed data centers.

Complete End-to-End Data Center Solution (PDF - 525 KB)Explore the benefits of top-of-rack and end-of-row architectures with the Cisco Nexus 2224TP, 2248TP, and 2232PP GE/10GE Fabric Extenders.

Converging LAN and SAN over a Unified NetworkGet a highly scalable, modular, director-class platform for end-to-end FCoE deployments. See what the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series offers you.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches