Cisco Nexus 6001 Switch (N6K-C6001-64P)

Product Overview

The Cisco Nexus 6001 Switch (N6K-C6001-64P) is a compact 1RU (1 Rack Unit), high-performance, low-latency 10/40-Gigabit Ethernet 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 in data center environments .

This model is the Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) version, featuring fixed 48 ports of 10G SFP+ and 4 ports of 40G QSFP+ . The switch is designed for top-of-rack (ToR) server access and Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) aggregation, delivering high performance, operational efficiency, and design flexibility for traditional, virtualized, and cloud environments .

Note: This product was discontinued on October 07, 2020 .

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Key Features

• High-Density Ports: 48 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports and 4 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports .

• Performance: Wire-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching with low latency (approximately 1 microsecond port-to-port) .

• Chassis: 1RU form factor, 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) tall, 17.3 inches (43.9 cm) wide, and 30 inches (76.2 cm) deep .

• Power Supply: Supports two redundant, hot-swappable power supplies with front-to-back or back-to-front airflow options .

• Cooling: Features three individual hot-swappable fan modules, operating in a 2+1 redundancy mode .

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Technical Specifications

General Information

Interfaces & Ports

Performance & Capacity

Power & Cooling

Physical Characteristics

Management & Protocols