This blog will focus on Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches’ hardware architecture, device installation and administration features.
Below are the main objectives of this training:
The Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch chassis is described.
Describe the features of the supervisor module and I/O modules, as well as fabric module capacity and redundancy ability.
Describe the VOQ operation
Describe the fabric’s packet flow and arbitration
Describe the key features of Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch power supply and fan cooling systems
Describe key hardware high availability features.
Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch chassis
Nexus 7009Nexus 7010Nexus 7018Slots7 I/O + 2 sup8 I/O + 2 sup16 I/O + 2 supHeight14 RU21 RU25 RUAirflowSide-to-sideFront-to-backSide-to-sidePort density224*/336**256*/384**512*/768**System Performance, bpps5.045.7611.5BW Fab 1 slot, Gb/sN/A230230BW Fab 2 slot, Gb/s550550550*With 10 Gigabit M1 or F1 I/O Modules
** Available with 1 Gigabit I/O Modules or 1/10 Gigabit Gigabit F2 Modules
The same thing happens in this video.
Cisco Nexus 7009 Switch chassis
It consists of several components, such as
In front:
Supervisor slots (1-2).
Optional front doors
I/O slots (3-9)
Locking ejector levers
Summary LEDs
Fabric Modules
Integrated Cable Management
Rear:
Power Supplies
Fan tray
Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch chassis
It is made up of several components, including:
In front:
System Status LEDs
Integrated Cable Management with Door
Lockable Front Doors (Removable)
Supervisor Slots (5-6)
I/O Slots (1-4-7-10).
Air Intake with an Optional Filter
Rear:
Air Exhaust
Two-system Fan Trays
Two fabric fan trays
Fabrics Modules (Up to 5)
Power Supplies (up to 3)
Cisco Nexus 7018 Switch chassis
It is made up of several components, including:
In front:
System Status LEDs
Supervisor Slots (9-10)
I/O Slots (1-8).
Air Intake
Rear:
System Fan Trays
Fabrics Modules (Up to 5)
5-kW Power Supplies (up to 4)
Supervisor Modules, I/O Modules, and Fabric Modules
Let’s move on to Supervisor Modules. There are basically three types of Supervisor modules.
Supp 1
Sup 2
Sup 2e
The supervisor module is compatible with Cisco Nexus 7009 and 7010, as well as 7018.
Interfaces
Supervisor management port: 10/100/1000 MB/s Ethernet port
CMP management port: 10/100/1000Mb/s Ethernet port
Console serial port: RJ-45 connector
RJ-45 connector is an accessory serial port
Three USB ports: Two USB ports for the host and one port for peripheral devices
Memory:
DRAM: 8GB
Flash memory: 2GB
NVRAM: 2-MB backup battery
Cisco Nexus 7009Cisco Nexus 7010Cisco Nexus 7018Supervisor LocationSlot 1 and 2, Slot 5 and 6, and Lot 9 and 10, respectively
It includes the following elements:
Beacon LED
Console
AUX
Management Ethernet
CompactFlash
USB Ports
CMP Ethernet
The Second- Generation Cisco Nexus series Supervisor Modules
Cisco Nexus 7009, 7010, and 7018 are compatible with supervisor modules
Interfaces
Supervisor management port: 10/100/1000 MB/s Ethernet port
Console serial port: RJ-45 connector
ItemN7K-SUP2N7K-SUP2EProcessorXeon 2.13 GHzXeon 2.13 GHzNumber of coresQuad coreTwo quad coresKernel64-bit64-bitCisco NX-OS versionCisco NX-OS software 6.1Cisco NX-OS software 6.1Memory12 GB (DDR3)32 GB (DDR3)NVRAM2-MB battery backup2-MB battery backup
It is mainly composed of the following elements:
Beacon LED
Console Serial Port
Management Ethernet
USB host ports
USB Log Flash
USB slot 0
USB Flash Reset
Board Reset Button
Cisco Nexus 7000 Product Identification Schem
N7K – C7010 – FAB – 1
1-4 = (N7K–) Nexus 7000 series and family identifier
5 = (C), – Chassis and Chassis dependent modules
6-9 = Chassis model
10 – Dash
10 – 16 – Defines chassis- dependent modules
= (FAB). Fabric modules
= (FAN). – Fans
= (S)-System bundle
N7 K – M132 XP 12
As you can see,
N7 stands to represent family name
K stands for Series ID
M1 stands to represent FE type. Gen
32 stands for ports
XP stands to speed
1 is for a series of fabric
2 is the number of fabric cards that have full bandwidth; there is no redundancy
N7K-M132XP 12 10Gigabit Interface Modes
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