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Highlights

Cisco Nexus 5020 provides up to 56 ports: 40 fixed 10 GbE and FCoE ports and 16 optional Fibre Channel, FC ports
Cisco Nexus 5010 provides up to 28 ports: 20 fixed 10 GbE and FCoE ports and 8 optional FC ports
Three expansion modules support 10 Gbps Ethernet, 10 Gbps FCoE and 4, 2, 1 Gbps FC ports
Enterprise-class availability features such as hot-swappable, field replaceable, redundant power supplies, redundant fan modules and port expansion modules
Streamlines management by utilizing Cisco Fabric Manager Suite

As organizations evolve towards a dynamic infrastructure, they need new ways to reduce the complexity of their environments. To address this challenge, IBM offers versatile Cisco switches that support Fibre Channel, Converged Enhanced Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) to help data centers simplify their growing infrastructures.

The Cisco Nexus 5010 for IBM System Storage™ and Cisco Nexus 5020 for IBM System Storage FCoE switches help reduce costs through data center infrastructure simplification. A unified fabric over 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) for server LAN and SAN traffic enables consolidation of server adapters, cables and top-of-rack (TOR) switches by up to 50 percent.

Common features

Ports and power connections are at the rear, closer to server ports, helping keep cable lengths as short and efficient as possible
IEEE Data Center Bridging features for lossless transmission, priority flow control and enhanced transmission selection
Standards-based FCoE protocol preserves existing Fibre Channel network management models and tools, helping protect investments in software and staff training
Unified Fabric designed to consolidate all data center I/O onto Layer 2 Ethernet and reduce capital and operating costs by reducing the number of server adapters, cables, and upstream switches needed
Server I/O consolidation reduces energy consumption by eliminating the need for separate Fibre Channel adapters, cables, and switches
Consistent management is provided through consistency of both Cisco NX-OS Software and Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software management models and tools

Hardware summary

Multiprotocol switches with 10 Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), 10 Gbps Converged Enhanced Ethernet, traditional 1, 10 Gbps Ethernet ports and optional 1, 2 and 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) ports
Cisco Nexus 5010 for IBM System Storage provides eight 1, 10 GbE and twelve 10 GbE fixed ports with one expansion module slot
Cisco Nexus 5020 for IBM System Storage provides sixteen 1, 10 GbE and twenty-four 10 GbE fixed ports with two expansion module slots
Expansion modules include eight 1, 2, 4 Gbps FC ports; four 10 GbE and four 1, 2, 4 Gbps FC ports; six 10 GbE ports
10 GbE ports are capable of transporting both storage and LAN traffic—eliminating the need for separate server SAN and LAN adapters and cables
Dual speed 1, 10 GbE ports help provide a smooth transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet