Cisco Systems 5000 manual Expansion Modules, N55 M16P Generic Expansion Module, 1-20

Chapter 1 Overview

Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches

Se n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o n ex u s 5 k d o c s @ c i s c o . c o m .

Figure 1-17 Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch Rear View

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1	ID LED	3	32 fixed 10-Gigabit Ethernet/FCoE ports (Cisco Nexus 5548UP) or
			32 fixed 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports (Cisco Nexus 5548P)
2	Status LED	4	Expansion module

Note The L1/L2/Mgmt1 ports are not usable. They are disabled at this time

Expansion Modules

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Expansion modules allow Cisco Nexus switches to be configured as cost-effective 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches and as I/O consolidation platforms with native Fibre Channel connectivity.

The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform is equipped with expansion modules that you can use to increase the number of 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports or connect to Fibre Channel SANs with 8-, 4-, 2-, or 1-Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports. The chassis supports hot swapping of the expansion modules.

The Cisco Nexus 5548 supports one of the following expansion modules:

•N55 M16P Generic Expansion Module, page 1-20

•N55 M8P8FP Generic Expansion Module, page 1-21

•N55 M16UP Generic Expansion Module, page 1-22

N55 M16P Generic Expansion Module

The N55 M16P Generic Expansion Module (GEM) provides 16 1- or 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports using the SFP+ transceiver.

Figure 1-18shows the components that you use to install this expansion module.

	Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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