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Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Overview of the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switches, which includes the Cisco
Nexus 3016, 3048, and 3064 switches. You can order these switches with fan trays and power supplies
that provide forward or reverse airflow for cooling and power supplies that connect to AC or DC power
sources.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch, page 1-1
• Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch, page 1-6
• Cisco Nexus 3064 Switch, page 1-11
• Cisco Nexus 3132Q Switch, page 1-16
• Cisco Nexus 3172PQ Switch, page 1-21
• Cisco Nexus 3548 and Cisco Nexus 3524 Switches, page 1-26

Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch

The Cisco Nexus 3016 switch is a 1 rack unit (RU) switch that supports 16 fixed 40-Gigabit Ethernet
downlink (host-facing) and uplink (network-facing) ports, two fixed 100/1000 management ports, one
RS-232 console port, and one USB port. The switch includes one or two AC or DC power supply units
and one fan tray module, both of which provide either forward or reverse airflow for cooling. The switch
includes the Layer 3 license. To specify the appropriate Cisco Nexus 3016 switch bundle, see Table 1-1.
Tab l e 1-1 Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch Bundles
Power Supply Airflow Direction Layer 3 License Part Number
Select when ordering Select when ordering No N3K-C3016-10GE
AC Forward Yes N3K-C3016-FA-L3
AC Reverse Yes N3K-C3016-BA-L3
DC Forward Yes N3K-C3016-FD-L3
DC Reverse Yes N3K-C3016-BD-L3