Appendix A Technical Specifications

Physical Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Devices

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Table A-1 Environmental Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches (continued)

Description

 

Cisco Nexus 7010

Cisco Nexus 7018

 

 

 

 

Noise

Sound pressure levels

 

 

 

Without air filter

67.2 dBA

65.0 dBA

 

With air filter

70.2 dBA

 

 

 

 

 

Sound power levels

 

 

 

Without air filter

78.9 dBA

74.2 dBA

 

With air filter

81.7 dBA

 

 

 

 

Physical Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Devices

Table A-2lists the physical specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series systems.

Table A-2

Dimensions for the Nexus 7000 Series Chassis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chassis

 

Width

Depth

Height1

Cisco Nexus 7010

17.3 inches (43.9 cm)

38.0 inches (96.5 cm)

36.75 inches (93.3 cm) (21.0 RU)

 

 

 

 

Cisco Nexus 7018

17.3 inches (43.9 cm)

38.0 inches (96.5 cm)

43.75 inches (111.1 cm) (25.0 RU)

 

 

 

 

 

1.The height includes the bottom-support rail.

The Cisco Nexus 7010 component weights, quantities, and mean time between failures (MTBF) are listed in Table A-3, and the Cisco Nexus 7018 component weights, quantities, and MTBF are listed in Table A-4. The weights in these tables do not include the rack or cabinet that holds the chassis or the interface and power cables. For those weights, see the documentation provided by the manufacturers of those components.

 

 

 

 

Table A-3

Weights, Quantities, and MTBF for the Cisco Nexus 7010 Chassis Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component

 

Weight per Unit

Quantity

MTBF1 (Hours) per Unit

 

 

 

 

 

Chassis

 

200 lbs. (90.9 kg)

1

264,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisor module

10 lbs. (4.5 kg)

2

79,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48-port 10/100/1000-Ethernet I/O

14 lbs. (6.4 kg)

1 to 8 (mix

74,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

module

 

 

of either or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both types

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet I/O

15 lbs. (7.7 kg)

74,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

of I/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

modules)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O

18.5 lbs. (8.4 kg)

33,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabric module

 

4 lbs. (1.8 kg)

3 to 5

649,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System fan tray

 

20 lbs. (9.1 kg)

2

264,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabric fan tray

 

5 lbs. (2.3 kg)

2

264,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-kW power supply unit

18 lbs. (8.2 kg)

2 to 3

341,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL-18634-01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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