Cisco Systems Overview of Expansion Module Features for the Nexus 6004 Switch

Chapter 1 Overview

Cisco Nexus 6004 Switch

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Figure 1-2 Rear View of the Cisco Nexus 6004 Switch

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Fixed ports 3 4RU chassis

Four expansion modules

Expansion Modules

Expansion modules allow the Cisco Nexus 6004 switch to be configured as cost-effective 10/40-Gigabit Ethernet switches

and as I/O consolidation platforms with native Fibre Channel connectivity.

The Cisco Nexus 6004 switch has four slots that can be used for the following expansion module:

•N6K-C6004-M12Q:

is a hot swappable linecard expansion module (LEM) that provides 12x 40-Gigabit Ethernet/FCoE QSFP ports.

You can hot swap the expansion modules during operations.

Figure 1-4shows the N6K-C6004-M12Q expansion module.

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Hardware Installation Guide

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