Appendix A Technical Specifications

Power Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Devices

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Table A-3

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

 

 

 

 

 

Component

 

Weight per Unit

Quantity

MTBF1 (Hours) per Unit

7.5-kW power supply unit

25.5 lbs. (11.6 kg)

2 to 3

341,536

 

 

 

 

Mid-frame doors and frame

0 or 1

(optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The predicted mean time between failure (MTBF) is based on the Bellcore Methodology.

Table A-4

Weights, Quantities, and MTBF for the Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component

 

Weight per Unit

Quantity

MTBF1 (Hours) per Unit

 

Chassis

 

187 lbs. (85.0 kg)

1

117,858

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 16 (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

 

7.5 lbs. (3.4 kg)

3 to 5

421,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fan tray

 

25.8 lbs. (11.7 kg)

2

276,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-kW power supply unit

18 lbs. (8.2 kg)

2 to 4

341,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.5-kW power supply unit

25.5 lbs. (11.6 kg)

2 to 4

341,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front door (optional)

0 or 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The predicted mean time between failure (MTBF) is based on the Bellcore Methodology.

Power Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Devices

The number of power supplies that a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch requires depends on the quantities and types of modules that you include in the switch chassis. the type of power supply unit that you are using, and the power redundancy mode that you are using.

The following topics explain how to calculate the device power requirements and the amount of power available for each type of power supply configuration mode:

Power Requirements for Device Components, page A-3

Power Supply Configuration Modes, page A-4

Power Requirements for Device Components

To determine the power requirements of the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, add the power requirements of each of its components. For each component, multiply the number of its modules by its maximum or typical power requirement. To find the quantities and power requirements for each Cisco Nexus 7010 switch, see Table A-5. To find the quantities and power requirements for each Cisco Nexus 7018 switch, see Table A-6.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide

 

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