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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter1 Overview
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Figure1-22 Components Used to Install the N55 M16UP GEM
The ports are numbered the same as with the N55-M16P GEM (see Figure 1-19 on page 1-21)
Data Ports
Each data port on the Cisco Nexus 5548 switch is numbered, and groups of ports are numbered based on
their function. The ports are numbered from top to bottom and left to right.
Figure1-23 Port Numbering of the Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch with an Expansion Module
Power Supplies
The Cisco Nexus 5548 switch uses a front-end power supply. The chassis has slots for two power
supplies. Two power supplies can be used for redundancy, but the Cisco Nexus 5548 switch is fully
functional with one power supply. See Table 1- 2 for the list of power supplies that you can order with
the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches.
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