Chapter 1 Overview

Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Switches

Se n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o n ex u s 5 k d o c s @ c i s c o . c o m .

To see what each of the Ethernet port LEDs indicate, see Table D-3 on page D-4.

Expansion Modules

The Cisco Nexus 5020 switch has two slots that can be used for the following optional expansion modules:

Fibre Channel plus Ethernet expansion module

Ethernet expansion module

N5K-M1008 Generic Expansion Module (GEM)

N5K-M1060 GEM

The chassis supports hot swapping of the expansion modules.

This section includes the following topics:

Fibre Channel Plus Ethernet Expansion Module, page 1-32

Ethernet Expansion Module, page 1-33

N5K-M1008 Generic Expansion Module, page 1-34

N5K-M1060 Generic Expansion Module, page 1-34

Fibre Channel Plus Ethernet Expansion Module

The Fibre Channel plus Ethernet expansion module is a field-replaceable unit (FRU) that supports four SFP+ transceiver modules and four 4-, 2-, or 1-Gbps Fibre Channel transceivers. Figure 1-30shows the features that you use when installing the Fibre Channel plus Ethernet expansion module.

Figure 1-30 Fibre Channel Plus Ethernet Expansion Module Features

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