Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch (N5K-C5010P-BF)

Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch (N5K-C5010P-BF) Technical Specifications

General Information

• Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc. 

• Product Line: Cisco Nexus 5000 Series 

• Model: Nexus 5010 

• Product Type: Managed 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 

• Enclosure Type: Desktop, rack-mountable – 1RU 

Ports & Expansion

• Fixed Ports: 20 x SFP+ ports supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) 

• Dual-Speed Ports: The first 8 ports support both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet 

• Expansion Slot: 1 expansion module slot for additional ports (e.g., 10 Gigabit Ethernet/FCoE or Fibre Channel) 

• Management Ports: 1 x console RJ-45 management port, 4 x LAN RJ-45 management (10/100/1000) 

• Expansion Slots: 1 (total) / 1 (free) x expansion slot 

Performance & Capacity

• Throughput: More than 520 Gbps 

• MAC Address Table Size: 16K entries 

• Layer: Layer 3 support 

• Forwarding Rate: 386.9 Mpps 

Power & Cooling

• Power Supply: 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable (optional power supplies required; not included with this SKU) 

• Power Consumption: 450W (operational) 

• Airflow: Back-to-front (model code “BF” indicates back-to-front airflow) 

• Cooling: 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable fan modules (2 fan modules included) 

Physical Specifications

• Height: 1.72 inches (4.4 cm) 

• Width: 17.3 inches (43.9 cm) 

• Depth: 30 inches (76.2 cm) 

• Weight: Approximately 35 lbs (15.86 kg) 

Environmental & Standards

• Operating Temperature: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) 

• Operating Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) 

• Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.1D, 802.1Q, 802.3, 802.3ad (LACP), 802.3ae, and many more 

Key Features

• Supports low-latency, cut-through architecture for 10 Gigabit Ethernet 

• Supports Data Center Bridging (DCB) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for network convergence 

• Runs Cisco NX-OS Software 

• Supports Access Control Lists (ACLs), Quality of Service (QoS), IGMP Snooping, and Syslog 

• Remote Management Protocols: SNMP v1, v2, v3, SSH-2, Telnet, RMON