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HP C-series, Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switch

Data centers are increasingly filled with dense rack-mount and blade servers that host powerful multi-core processors. This is pushing demand for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and consolidated I/O: applications for which the Nexus 5000 Series is the perfect match. With low latency, front-to-back cooling, and rear-facing ports, this family of datacenter switches is designed for transitioning to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and deploying a unified fabric that can handle LAN, SAN, and server cluster networks over a single link.
Supports line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet on all ports while maintaining consistently low latency. Data Center Ethernet capabilities increase the reliability, efficiency, and scalability of Ethernet networks. These features allow support of multiple traffic classes over a lossless Ethernet fabric, thus enabling consolidation of LAN, SAN, and cluster environments. Its ability to connect FCoE to native Fibre Channel SANs protects existing investments while simplifying in-rack cabling.

 
HP C-series, Nexus 5020 Converged Network Switch
HP C-series, Nexus 5010 Converged Network Switch

Key Features and Benefits
Convergence and Compatibility

High performance and compatibility with Existing Fibre Channel Fabrics

  • The combination of high port density, lossless Ethernet, wire-speed performance, and extremely low latency makes the switch an ideal product to meet the growing demand for 10 Gigabit Ethernet with the capability to support Data Center Ethernet in enterprise and service provider data centers, protecting enterprises' investments. The switch family has sufficient port density to support single or multiple racks fully populated with blade and rack-mount servers.
  • Nexus 5000 switch can be deployed as a Top-of-Rack, access-layer switch in parallel with existing Fibre Channel SANs
Application Flexibility

Nexus 5000 Series supports a number of application scenarios that use it as an access-layer switch co-located with servers in data center racks or for middle-of-row deployments.

  • Built for today's data centers, the switches are designed just like the servers they support. Ports and power connections are at the rear, closer to server ports, helping keep cable lengths as short and efficient as possible, delivering benefits traditionally offered on blade servers to rack servers as well. Hot-swappable power and fan modules can be accessed from the front panel, where status lights offer an at-a-glance view of switch operation. Front-to-back cooling is consistent with server designs, supporting efficient data center hot- and cold-aisle designs. Serviceability is enhanced with all customer-replaceable units accessible from the front panel. The use of SFP+ ports offers increased flexibility to use a range of interconnect solutions, including copper Twinax cable for short runs and fiber for long runs.
  • As an access-layer switch, it can be used purely as a 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch, consolidating 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections into a smaller number of server connections trunked to the aggregation layer.
  • As a rack-level I/O consolidation platform, the switch carries Ethernet traffic from servers to the aggregation layer and carries FCoE traffic to existing Fibre Channel SANs.
  • As a crucial element in data center I/O consolidation, the switch paves the way with I/O consolidation at the access layer and interoperability with the Nexus 5000 Series and other standards-based products.
Consolidated Resource ManagementEasy to configure and manage
  • Data Center Ethernet features increase network scalability, support I/O consolidation, ease management of multiple traffic flows, and optimize performance. Although implementing SAN consolidation requires only the lossless fabric provided by the Ethernet pause mechanism, the Nexus 5000 Series provides additional features that create an even more easily managed, high-performance, unified network fabric.
  • Consistent management for C-series switch products is provided through consistency of both NX-OS Software and the HP-Cseries MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software management models and tools. The switch family network features can be managed using the command-line interface (CLI), and the Fibre Channel and FCoE features can be managed through the Fabric Manager Suite. In a future release Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and Cisco VFrame will support the Nexus 5000 Series switch family. The capability to manage Ethernet and FCoE features independently with existing Cisco tools preserves existing management models, best practices, and investments in staff training. In addition, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) MIBs, XML, and the CLI are made available to customers for switch management through third-party and custom-developed tools. The switch family is based on NX-OS Software for superior operational efficiency, pervasive security, and continuous operation even through software upgrades.
  • Software manageability and serviceability features include Smart Call Home and automated parameter exchange (through DCBX). Security is enhanced through role-based access control (RBAC); support for authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA), remote TACACS+, and RADIUS servers; and Secure Shell (SSH) access.
Unified Fabrics
  • FCoE is part of the unified network fabric that enables I/O consolidation at the rack level. It is a straightforward encapsulation of Fibre Channel within Ethernet that preserves existing Fibre Channel network management models and tools, helping protect investments in software and staff training.

I/O Consolidation

Reduces capital and operating expense
  • I/O consolidation in racks and rows helps reduce capital and operating costs by reducing the number of server adapters, cables, and upstream switches needed to support I/O at the rack level. Rather than the overhead of a redundant pair of adapters for each of up to three networks (LAN, SAN, and cluster), I/O consolidation supports all three networks on a single link. The switch family connects to native Fibre Channel networks, protecting existing investments in storage networks. The switch family's support for FCoE also supports data center I/O consolidation. As FCoE-enabled switching becomes available across the data center, FCoE traffic can travel over a unified network fabric directly to future FCoE-enabled storage devices or to native Fibre Channel SANs.

Energy Efficient

Lowers carbon footprint

  • Energy efficiency achieved through the use of the Nexus 5000 Series Switches helps data centers operate within their space, power, and cooling parameters while reducing their carbon footprints. Every network link at the rack level requires adapters, switches, and transceivers, all of which consume power. I/O consolidation reduces energy consumption by eliminating the need for separate Fibre Channel adapters, cables, and switches. In many cases, server cluster networks also can be consolidated onto 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks, especially given the low latency of the Nexus 5000 Series. The switch hardware is also designed for energy efficiency. Variable-speed fans consume only the amount of power necessary to cool the chassis at any point in time. The switch power supplies are sized to support worst-case scenarios, where inefficient SFP+ transceivers increase power draw; however, when low-power cabling solutions are deployed, the switch family's power supplies maintain 90 percent efficiency at only 25 percent utilization, making efficient use of power in best-case scenarios.
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Product Highlights

Configuration support

Please see the following Web site for configuration support at:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html

Data Center Ethernet Feature

Priority flow control (PFC)

  • Simplifies management of multiple traffic flows over a single network link
  • Creates lossless behavior for Ethernet by allowing class-of-service (CoS)-based flow control

Bandwidth management

  • Enables consistent management of quality-of-service (QoS) at the network level by providing consistent scheduling of different traffic types (IP, storage, etc.)

Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) Protocol

  • Simplifies network deployment and reduces configuration errors by providing auto-negotiation Data Center Ethernet features between the NIC and the switch and between switches

Congestion management (backward congestion notification [BCN])

  • Pushes congestion to network edges, providing better control over QoS (future release); the Nexus 5000 Series hardware supports a precursor to IEEE 802.1Qau called BCN, which will be made available based on availability of other system components, such as adapters and core switches and routers

Layer 2 multipathing

  • Allows active-active uplinks from access switch
  • Increases network performance and Layer 2 domain scale

FCoE
  • Transparently encapsulates Fibre Channel packets into Ethernet
  • Enables I/O consolidation at the rack level by significantly reducing network-related cabling, power, and cooling
NX-OS Software
  • NX-OS Software simplifies the data center operating environment and provides a unified OS designed to run all areas of the data center network, including the LAN, SAN, and Layer 4 to 7 network services.

Performance

  • Nexus 5020: Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 1.04 Tbps or 773.8 million packets per second (mpps)
  • Nexus 5010: Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 520 Gbps or 386.9 million packets per second (mpps)
  • MAC address table entries: 16,000
  • Low latency cut-through design provides predictable, consistent traffic latency regardless of packet size, traffic pattern, or enabled features

Non-disruptive Software UpgradesThis switch supports non-disruptive software upgrades to minimize service disruptions in a highly available networking environment.

Compatibility with Consolidated Adapters HP partners have developed CNAs that present both an Ethernet NIC and a Fibre Channel HBA to the server operating system, allowing IT departments to deploy FCoE in a completely transparent manner, using the same operating system drivers, management software, and best practices they use with both networks today. These adapters participate in auto-negotiation with the switch, simplifying administration while helping reduce configuration errors. Custom application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based converged network adapters are available from Emulex.

Efficient Transceiver and Cabling Options The high bandwidth of 10 Gigabit Ethernet poses challenges to data transmission that are met by the transceiver and cabling options supported by the Nexus 5000 family. The product family supports an innovative Twinax copper cabling solution that connects to standard SFP+ connectors for in-rack use, and optical cabling for longer cable runs
  • For in-rack or adjacent-rack cabling, the Nexus 5000 Series supports SFP+ direct-attached 10 Gigabit Ethernet copper, an innovative solution that integrates transceivers with Twinax cables into an energy-efficient, low-cost, and low-latency solution. SFP+ direct-attached 10 Gigabit Twinax copper cables uses only 0.1 watt (W) of power per transceiver and introduces only approximately 0.25 microsecond of latency per link.
  • For longer cable runs, the Nexus 5000 Series supports multimode, short-reach optical SFP+ transceivers. These optical transceivers use approximately 1W per transceiver and have a latency of less than 0.1 microsecond.

Both of these options provide lower latency and higher energy efficiency than 10GBASE-T. This standard uses transceivers that consume 4 to 8W per transceiver and contribute a latency of up to 2.5 microseconds per link, making the 10GBASE-T standard a significant contributor to network-level power consumption.


Simplified Storage ManagementConsistent management for HP C-series switch products is provided through consistency of both NX-OS Software and MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software management models and tools. The switch family network features can be managed using the command-line interface (CLI), and the Fibre Channel and FCoE features can be managed through the Fabric Manager Suite. In a future release, Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and VFrame will support the Nexus 5000 Series switch family. The capability to manage Ethernet and FCoE features independently with existing Cisco tools preserves existing management models, best practices, and investments in staff training. In addition, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) MIBs, XML, and the familiar CLI are made available to customers for switch management through third-party and custom-developed tools. The switch family is based on NX-OS Software for superior operational efficiency, pervasive security, and continuous operation even through software upgrades.

Modular Expansion

The Nexus 5000 Series is equipped to support expansion modules that can be used to increase the number of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE ports or connect to Fibre Channel SANs with 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports, or both. The Nexus 5020 supports any combination of two modules from the following offerings.

  1. Ethernet module that provides 6 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE using the SFP+ interface
  2. Fibre Channel plus Ethernet module that provides 4 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE using the SFP+ interface, and 4 ports of 1/2/4-Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP interface
  3. Fibre Channel module that provides 8 ports of 1/2/4-Gbps native Fibre Channel using the SFP interface for transparent connectivity with existing Fibre Channel networks

Diagnostics
  • NX-OS Software is built with unique serviceability functions to enable network operators to take early action based on network trends and events, enhancing network planning and improving network operations center (NOC) and vendor response times. Smart Call Home and Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) are some of the features that enhance the serviceability of NX-OS Software.
  • GOLD is a suite of diagnostic facilities to verify that hardware and internal data paths are operating as designed. Boot-time diagnostics, continuous monitoring, and on-demand and scheduled tests are part of the GOLD feature set. This industry-leading diagnostics subsystem allows rapid fault isolation and continuous system monitoring, critical in today's continuously operating environments.

Software Components, Included
NX-OSNX-OS Software Release 4.0(X) interoperates with products running any variant of the Cisco IOS Software operating system. NX-OS Software Release 4.0 also interoperates with any networking OS that conforms to the networking standards listed as supported in this data sheet.

Software Components, Optional
Fabric Manager Server PackageThe Fabric Manager Server (FMS) Package extends device configuration and troubleshooting provides historical performance data collection for network traffic hot-spot analysis, centralized management services and advanced application integration.
Converged Network SolutionConverged Network Adapters are required to attach Servers to Converged Network Switches for a complete FCoE solution. Emulex LP21000 CNAs have been tested in conjunction with the Nexus 5000 product family with HP storage. These products can be obtained from the manufacturer or Emulex resellers. More information on these products and how purchase them can be obtained from the Emulex web site at the following url:
http://www.emulex.com/products/converged-network-adapters/emulex-branded.html
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Service and Support and Warranty Information

Warranty

(1-1-1) Hardware Warranty; 1-year parts; 1-year on-site (8x5, next business day response) and 1-year labor.

NOTE: The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software. For extended hardware installation and maintenance information, click the link below:
http://h18005.www1.hp.com/services/carepaq/us/install/
http://h18005.www1.hp.com/services/carepaq/us/hardware/.

NOTE: Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the Customer Support Center for details.

Hardware or Software product installation is not included in the warranty, but is available and highly recommended.


Software Product Services

Software Warranty - HP warrants only that the software media will be free of physical defects for a period of ninety (90) days from delivery.

EXCLUSIVE REMEDY -The entire liability of HP and its suppliers and your exclusive remedy for software that does not conform to this Limited Warranty shall be the repair or replacement of the defective media. This warranty and remedy are subject to your returning the defective media during the warranty period to HP in the country in which you obtained the software.

NOTE: Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the Customer Support Center for details.

Hardware or Software product installation is not included in the warranty, but is available and highly recommended.


HP Care Pack Services. Scalable, Flexible, Dependable. Like your storage.

Your storage is evolving. Get scalable support that evolves with it. HP Care Pack Services is an easy-to-buy, easy-to-use portfolio of packaged services covering your lifecycle needs. You can rely on our highly skilled, HP certified professionals to offer a breadth of expertise across leading storage technologies, and work side by side with you for optimal results. Partner with HP Technology Services to boost availability and avoid costly downtime by mitigating technology-related business risks. To help take the worry out of deploying, supporting and managing your storage technologies, we've designed a portfolio of service options that are as flexible, scalable and affordable as our storage.

Protect your business beyond the warranty

Standard warranty protects against product defects and some causes of downtime. HP Care Pack Services helps you proactively guard against unplanned downtime which can reduce your productivity and profitability. By using a standard approach to warranty uplifts, such as HP Care Pack Services, customers can be certain of consistency of operations for both mission-critical and standard business computing.

Extending warranties with HP Care Pack Services

The key to normalizing the warranty of combined solutions-is making service uplift simple: HP Care Pack Services. This portfolio of predefined packages, extending across the entire IT lifecycle, offering consulting, education, technical support, optimization, risk assessment, and more. It's entirely flexible allowing customers to extend the cover to the precise level of support required. Customer's standard hardware warranty, for example, can be upgraded to next-business-day response, to same-day coverage, or even to a committed six-hour call-to-repair service available 24 hours every day of the week.

Provide consistent, predictable levels of support across your entire department or business
Give you direct access to proven technical and problem-solving expertise
Offer a choice of response-time and repair-time commitments
Are available whenever and wherever you do business

For many products, post-warranty HP Care Pack Services are available when your original warranty has expired. Choose the support levels that meet your business requirements, from basic to mission-critical. In the new world of business technology, when your technology has to work for your business to work, who can you trust to make your technology work? HP Technology Services, the trusted business technology experts who manage your technology in action, because when technology works, business works. http://www.hp.com/hps/storage

NOTE: Care Pack Services availability may vary by product and country.

Recommended Services HP Care Pack Services recommended for optimal satisfaction of all deployments of your product.
3-Year HP Support Plus 243-Year HP Support Plus 24 provides integrated hardware and software support services designed specifically for your technology. HP Services engineers deliver reactive onsite hardware support and over-the-phone software support around-the-clock.
HP Installation ServiceHP Hardware Installation provides initial hardware installation of your product into your technology environment (System configuration is not included)
Product NumberProduct NameService NameCare Pack Services
Product # and Band
Alternate Care Pack Services Product #
AP775AHP Nexus 5010 with FCoE Storage Services License Converged Network Switch
3-Year HP Support Plus 24HA110A3#1LEUR013E
  HP Installation Service
HA113A1#5P4U5988E
AP776A
HP Nexus 5020 with FCoE Storage Services License Converged Network Switch
3-Year HP Support Plus 24HA110A3#1LFUR019E
  HP Installation Service
HA113A1#5P4
U5988E
AP777A
HP Nexus 5000 6-port 10GbE Module
3-Year HP Support Plus 24
HA110A3#1LG
 
  HP Installation Service
HA113A1#5GCU5989E
  HP 3y 4h 24x7 6-port Module HW Supp UR027E
AP778A

HP Nexus 5000 4-port FC + 4-port 10GbE Module
3-Year HP Support Plus 24
HA110A3#1LH

 
  HP Installation Service
HA113A1#5GC

U5989E
  HP 3y 4h 24x7 4-port Module HW Supp
 UR038E

AP779AHP Nexus 5000 8-port 4Gb FC Module3-Year HP Support Plus 24
HA110A3#1LJ
 
  HP Installation Service
HA113A1#5GCU5989E
  HP 3y 4h 24x7 8-port Module HW Supp UR049E
TA727AHP Nexus 5010 Storage Services Upgrade License
3-Year HP Support Plus 24HA110A3#1LK


 
  HP 3y 24x7 Nexus 5010 Upgr LTU SW Supp
 UR058E
TA728AHP Nexus 5020 Storage Services Upgrade License

3-Year HP Support Plus 24
HA110A3#1LL

 
  HP 3y 24x7 Nexus 5020 Upgr LTU SW Supp
 UR062E
TA729AHP Nexus 5000 Fabric Manager Services License3-Year HP Support Plus 24HA110A3#1LM 
  HP 3y 24x7 Nexus 5000 FM LTU SW Supp UR065E

Related Services Services that will enhance the user experience in many product deployments.
3-Year HP Proactive 243-Year HP Proactive 24 Service (P24) is an integrated hardware and software support solution, which combines industry leading technical assistance with proactive account services to cover the entire IT infrastructure and to improve the stability, availability, and operational effectiveness of the IT environment.
HP SAN Solution ServiceHP SAN Solution Service - a scalable service providing specialized expertise in storage area network planning and configuration. Service ensures your SAN is configured for high performance and availability and is integrated with your applications, management environment, and business processes.
HP Assessment Service for SANsHP Assessment Service for SANs offers customized technical and operational guidance to customers with a deployed storage area network (SAN) infrastructure, and provides recommendations to help improve availability levels and ongoing management of your SAN environment.
Product NumberProduct NameService NameCare Pack Services
Product # and Band
Alternate Care Pack Service Product #
  HP SAN Solution ServiceContact your HP sales rep or Channel Partner for assistanceContact your HP sales rep or Channel Partner for assistance
  HP Assessment Service for SANsHE807A1 
AP775A

HP Nexus 5010 with FCoE Storage Services License Converged Network Switch
3-Year HP Proactive 24HA111A3#1LE
 
AP776A
HP Nexus 5020 with FCoE Storage Services License Converged Network Switch
3-Year HP Proactive 24HA111A3#1LF
 
AP777A
HP Nexus 5000 6-port 10GbE Module
3-Year HP Proactive 24HA111A3#1LG

 
AP778A
HP Nexus 5000 4-port FC + 4-port 10GbE Module 3-Year HP Proactive 24HA111A3#1LH 
AP779A
HP Nexus 5000 8-port 4Gb FC Module
3-Year HP Proactive 24HA111A3#1LJ
 
TA727A
HP Nexus 5010 Storage Services Upgrade License
3-Year HP Proactive 24HA111A3#1LK
 
TA728AHP Nexus 5020 Storage Services Upgrade License
3-Year HP Proactive 24HA111A3#1LL

 
TA729AHP Nexus 5000 Fabric Manager Services License3-Year HP Proactive 24HA111A3#1LM 

eSupport

HP eSupport is a portfolio of technology-based services that assist you with managing your business environment - from the desktop to the data center.

Support Portal
The HP support portal provides one-stop access to the information, tools and services you need to manage the daily operations of your IT environment.

Features include:

  • Access to self-solve tools (including search technical knowledge base)
  • Efficient logging and tracking of support cases
  • Collaboration with other business and IT professionals
  • Download of patches and drivers
  • Access to diagnostic tools
  • Proactive notification of relevant information

Access to certain features of the support portal requires an HP service agreement. To access the support portal, visit: http://www.hp.com/support

Remote Support Technology (RST)-HP Remote Support Pack
Taking a more proactive approach to IT support, the HP Remote Support pack plug-in module easily integrates with HP Systems Insight Manager to provide a powerful, unified "single pane of glass" solution for onsite and remote management.

HP Remote Support Pack enhances HP Systems Insight Manager with intelligent event diagnosis plus the automatic submission of hardware event notifications securely to HP support, including acknowledgment and status returns. It adds remote configuration collections to allow the delivery of assessment and proactive services for your SAN storage and HP-UX environments.


Customer Technical Training

Consider education as an integral part of your strategy to get the best return on investment for your HP storage solution. HP offers a variety of training courses on storage software, networking, archiving and disk storage systems. Our classes are available in many delivery modalities from traditional instructor-led courses at one of our 80 training centers worldwide to on-site training customized to your needs or online. www.hp.com/learn/storage


HP Services Awards

 

HP Services continues to be recognized for service and support excellence by customers, partners, industry organizations and publications around the world. Recent honors and award reflect our services team's dedications, technical expertise, professionalism and uncompromising commitment to customer satisfaction. For a list of all our awards, please visit http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/433028-0-0-225-121.html.


Additional Services Information

For more information about HP Care Pack Services for Storage, please visit: http://www.hp.com/hps/storage

If you have specific questions, contact your local HP representative. Contact information for a representative in your area can be found at "Contact HP" http://www.hp.com
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Family Information

Nexus 5010Nexus 5020
Introduction DateJune 2009
June 2009
Switch TypeConverged Network Fabric Switch (FCoE)
Converged Network Fabric Switch (FCoE)
Maximum ports26, 10GbE, or 20, 10GbE plus up to 8, 4Gb Fibre Channel ports
52 10GbE, or 40, 10GbE plus up to 16, 4Gb Fibre Channel ports
Number of slots per chassisOneTwo
NOTE: Please Refer to SAN Design Guide pointer:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignhor http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide.
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Configuration Information

The Nexus 5010 is a 1RU, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, FCoE, and Fibre Channel switch providing more than 500-Gbps throughput with very low latency. It has 20 fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports. One expansion module slot can be configured to support up to 6 additional 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports, up to 8 Fibre Channel switch ports, or a combination 4 additional 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports with 4 additional 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports.

The Nexus 5020 is a two rack-unit (2RU), 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel switch built to provide 1.04 terabits per second (Tbps) throughput with very low latency. It has 40 fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE Small Form Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) ports. Two expansion module slots can be configured to support up to 12 additional 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports, up to 16 Fibre Channel switch ports, or a combination of both. The switch has a serial console port and an out-of-band 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet management port.

Both the Nexus 5010 and 5020 switches are powered by 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies and 4+1 redundant, hot-pluggable fan modules to provide highly reliable front-to-back cooling. These switches also include the Nexus 5000 Storage Services Software License which is factory enabled.

Step 1 – Base Configuration
Select one:  
ModelModel DescriptionPart Number
Nexus 5010 Converged Network Switch

Nexus 5010 with 20 fixed 10Gb Ethernet ports, plus one open expansion slot and dual power supplies and two power cords. Base unit includes Storage Services Software license to use which is factory enabled.
NOTE: No SFPs included. Desired PDU or Country Power Cords must be selected when ordering.
AP775A
Nexus 5020 Converged Network SwitchNexus 5020 with 40 fixed 10Gb Ethernet ports, plus two open expansion slots and dual power supplies and two power cords. Base unit includes Storage Services Software license to use which is factory enabled.
NOTE: No SFPs included. Desired PDU or Country Power Cords must be selected when ordering.
AP776A

Nexus 5000 Power Cords (Select From Desired Feature Codes Indicated Below)

Feature Code
Country
Description
Qty
#ABA
US
PWR-CORD OPT-903 3-COND 3.0-M-LG ROHS
2

Step 2 – Required Options
Select each required option with quantities specified:

Description with Parts Shipped

Quantity
Part Number
HP Nexus 5000 8-port 4Gb FC Module
NOTE: Optional - One FC Port Module AP779A or AP778A required per switch for FC SAN attachment.
Min 1 per switch
AP779A
HP Nexus 5000 4-port FC + 4-port 10GbE Module
NOTE: Optional - One FC Port Module AP779A or AP778A required per switch for FC SAN attachment.
Min 1 per Switch
AP778A
HP MDS 9000 4Gb FC SFP, 4pk Short Range XCVR
NOTE: Optional - Must be ordered separately.
1 min, 4 max
AE379A
HP MDS 9000 4Gb FC SFP, Long Range XCVR
NOTE: Optional - Must be ordered separately.
 AE380A
HP C-series 10Gb Ethernet Short Range SFP+ Transceiver1 min, 50 maxAP783A
NOTE: Each 4Gb FC port on the Nexus 5000 switch may be configured to accept Short or Long Wave SFP optical transceivers. However, when ordering the active FC ports must be populated with above SFP optical transceivers or with other transceivers listed later in this document. (No substitutes allowed) Using other transceivers may void product warranty.

Step 3 – Additional Options
  
Quantity
Part Number

Ethernet Only Expansion Module

HP Nexus 5000 6-port 10GbE Module
1 Max
Nexus 5020
AP777A
Recommended Software HP Nexus 5000 Fabric Manager Server License
1 per Switch
TA729A
HP Nexus 5010 Storage Services Upgrade LTU
NOTE: This LTU NOT REQUIRED for HP Nexus 5010 switch, Part Number AP775A
 TA727A
HP Nexus 5020 Storage Services Upgrade LTU
NOTE: This LTU NOT REQUIRED for HP Nexus 5020 switch, Part Number AP776A
 TA728A

Recommended Cables

LC-LC for between two 4Gb devices   
2 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable  

221692-B21

5 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable  221692-B22
15 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable  221692-B23
30 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable  221692-B26
50 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable  221692-B27
Twinax Copper Cables between 10GbE In the Rack devices   
HP 3m C-series Passive Copper SFP+ Cable  

AP784A

HP 5m C-series Passive Copper SFP+ Cable  AP785A
OM3 Cables Used with 10GbE SFP+ Optics   
.5 m LC-LC Multi-Mode OM3 Fibre Channel Cable  AJ833A
1 m LC-LC Multi-Mode OM3 Fibre Channel Cable  AJ834A
2 m LC-LC Multi-Mode OM3 Fibre Channel Cable  AJ835A
5 m LC-LC Multi-Mode OM3 Fibre Channel Cable  AJ836A
15 m LC-LC Multi-Mode OM3 Fibre Channel Cable  AJ837A
30 m LC-LC Multi-Mode OM3 Fibre Channel Cable  AJ838A
50 m LC-LC Multi-Mode OM3 Fibre Channel Cable AJ839A

Step 4 - Installation Service Option
http://www.hp.com/hps/support
Installation Service Product # HA113A1
For more information on HP SAN switches, contact any of our worldwide sales offices or visit our Web site at: http://www.hp.com/go/san.
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Technical Specifications

Layer 2 Features
  • Layer 2 switch ports and VLAN trunks
  • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation
  • Support for up to 512 VLANs and virtual SANs (VSANs) per switch
  • Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVRST+)
  • Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) (IEEE 802.1s): 64 instances
  • Spanning Tree PortFast and PortFast Guard
  • Spanning Tree UplinkFast and BackboneFast
  • Spanning Tree Root Guard
  • Spanning Tree Bridge Assurance
  • NIC teaming
  • Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Versions 1, 2, and 3 snooping
  • IGMP snooping querier
  • Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) snooping (future)
  • Cisco EtherChannel technology
  • Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP): IEEE 802.3ad
  • Advanced PortChannel hashing based on Layer 2, 3, and 4 information
  • Virtual PortChannels (VPCs) (future)
  • Jumbo frames on all ports (up to 9216 bytes)
  • Pause frames (IEEE 802.3x)
  • Storm control (unicast, multicast, and broadcast)
  • Private VLANs
  • Private VLAN over trunks
Fibre Channel Features (Requires Storage Services License)

  • FCoE
  • Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP)
  • Fibre Channel standard port types: E, F, and NP
  • Fibre Channel enhanced port types: TE and VF
  • Up to 64 buffer credits per port
  • VSANs
  • Fibre Channel (SAN) PortChannel
  • VSAN trunking
  • Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI)
  • Fibre Channel ID (FCID) persistence
  • Dynamic port VSAN membership (future)
  • Distributed device alias services
  • In-order delivery
  • Port tracking
  • N-port virtualization (NPV)
  • N-port identifier virtualization (NPIV)
  • QoS: 2 levels (future)
  • Fabric services: Name server, registered state change notification (RSCN), login services, and name-server zoning
  • Per-VSAN fabric services
  • Cisco Fabric Services
  • Diffie-Hellman Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (DHCHAP) and Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
  • Distributing device alias services
  • Host-to-switch and switch-to-switch FC-SP authentication
  • Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)
  • Fabric binding for Fibre Channel
  • Standard zoning
  • Port security
  • Domain and port
  • Enhanced zoning
  • SAN PortChannels
  • Cisco Fabric Analyzer
  • Automatic failure detection and restart of applications (future)
  • Fibre Channel traceroute
  • Fibre Channel ping
  • Fibre Channel debugging
Diagnostics
  • Generic Online diagnostics
Security
  • Ingress access control lists (ACLs) (standard and extended) on Ethernet and virtual Ethernet ports
  • Standard and extended Layer 2 ACLs: MAC addresses, protocol type, etc.
  • Standard and extended Layer 3 to 4 ACLs: IPv4 and v6, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), TCP, User Datagram Protocol (UDP), etc.
  • VLAN-based ACLs (VACLs)
  • Port-based ACLs (PACLs)
  • Named ACLs
  • ACL logging and statistics
  • Time-based ACLs
  • Optimized ACL distribution
  • IEEE 802.1X (future)
  • Port security (future)
  • Cisco TrustSec (future)
Quality of Service
  • Layer 2 IEEE 802.1p (CoS)
  • 8 hardware queues per port
  • Per-port QoS configuration
  • CoS trust
  • Modular QoS CLI (MQC) compliance
  • Color-aware aggregate policing
  • Policed drop
  • Per-port Virtual Output Queueing
  • CoS-based egress queuing
  • Egress strict-priority queuing
  • Egress port-based scheduling: Weighted Round-Robin (WRR)
  • Ingress policing on physical Ethernet and virtual Ethernet interfaces
  • Delayed drop (future)
Management
  • Switch management using 10/100/1000-Mbps management or console ports
  • CLI-based console to provide detailed out-of-band management
  • SSHv2
  • Telnet
  • AAA
  • RADIUS
  • TACACS+
  • Syslog
  • Embedded packet analyzer
  • SNMP v1, v2, and v3
  • Enhanced SNMP MIB support
  • XML (NETCONF) support
  • Remote monitoring (RMON)
  • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for management traffic
  • Unified username and passwords across CLI and SNMP
  • Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
  • Digital certificates for management between switch and RADIUS server
  • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Versions 1 and 2
  • RBAC
  • Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) on physical, PortChannel, VLAN, and Fibre Channel interfaces
  • Enhanced Remote SPAN (ERSPAN) (future)
  • Ingress and egress packet counters per interface
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  • Power-on self-test (POST)
  • Cisco GOLD: Ethernet and Fibre Channel
  • Comprehensive bootup diagnostic tests
  • HP Call Home
  • Smart Call Home
  • Cisco Fabric Manager
  • Cisco DCNM
  • Cisco Vframe
  • CiscoWorks LMS Portal
Availability Features
  • Hot-swappable field-replaceable power supplies, fan modules, and expansion modules
  • 1:1 power redundancy
  • N:1 fan module redundancy
Data Center Ethernet
  • PFC (per-priority pause frame support)
  • DCBX Protocol
  • IEEE 802.1Qaz: Bandwidth management
  • IEEE 802.1Qau: Congestion management (BCN) (future)
  • Layer 2 multipathing (future)
CompatibilityFibre Channel Standards

  • FC-PH, Revision 4.3 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994)
  • FC-PH, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994/AM1 1996)
  • FC-PH, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994/AM2-1999)
  • FC-PH-2, Revision 7.4 (ANSI/INCITS 297-1997)
  • FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4 (ANSI/INCITS 303-1998)
  • FC-PI, Revision 13 (ANSI/INCITS 352-2002)
  • FC-PI-2, Revision 10 (ANSI/INCITS 404-2006)
  • FC-PI-4, Revision 7.0
  • FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI/INCITS 373-2003)
  • FC-FS-2, Revision 0.91
  • FC-LS, Revision 1.2
  • FC-SW-2, Revision 5.3 (ANSI/INCITS 355-2001)
  • FC-SW-3, Revision 6.6 (ANSI/INCITS 384-2004)
  • FC-GS-3, Revision 7.01 (ANSI/INCITS 348-2001)
  • FC-GS-4, Revision 7.91 (ANSI/INCITS 387-2004)
  • FC-BB-5, Revision 1.0 for FCoE
  • FCP, Revision 12 (ANSI/INCITS 269-1996)
  • FCP-2, Revision 8 (ANSI/INCITS 350-2003)
  • FCP-3, Revision 4 (ANSI/INCITS 416-2006)
  • FC-MI, Revision 1.92 (INCITS TR-30-2002, except for FL_ports and Class 2)
  • FC-MI-2, Revision 2.6 (INCITS TR-39-2005, except for FL_ports and Class 2)
  • FC-SP, Revision 1.6
  • FC-DA, Revision 3.1 (INCITS TR-36-2004, except for FL_ports, SB_ports and Class 2)
  • Class of Service: Class 3, Class F
  • Fibre Channel standard port types: E, F
  • Fibre Channel enhanced port types: SD, TE
Industry Standards
  • IEEE 802.1D: Spanning Tree Protocol
  • IEEE 802.1p: CoS prioritization
  • IEEE 802.1Q: VLAN tagging
  • IEEE 802.1s: Multiple VLAN instances of Spanning Tree Protocol
  • IEEE 802.1w: Rapid reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol
  • IEEE 802.1ae: Media Access Control (MAC) Security (future)
  • IEEE 802.3: Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3ad: LACP
  • IEEE 802.3ae: 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • SFP+ support
  • RMON
O/S Support
NX-OS 4.1(1a)N1(1) or higher
SNMP MIBsGeneric MIBs
  • SNMPv2-SMI
  • CISCO-SMI
  • SNMPv2-TM
  • SNMPv2-TC
  • IANA-ADDRESS-FAMILY-NUMBERS-MIB
  • IANAifType-MIB
  • IANAiprouteprotocol-MIB
  • HCNUM-TC
  • CISCO-TC
  • SNMPv2-MIB
  • SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB
  • SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB
  • SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB
  • SNMP-TARGET-MIB
  • SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB
  • SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB
  • CISCO-SNMP-VACM-EXT-MIB

Fibre Channel MIBs

  • CISCO-ST-TC
  • CISCO-FC-FE-MIB
  • CISCO-FCSP-MIB
  • CISCO-PORT-TRACK-MIB
  • CISCO-PSM-MIB
  • CISCO-FC-SPAN-MIB
  • CISCO-PORT-CHANNEL-MIB
  • CISCO-RSCN-MIB
  • CISCO-NS-MIB
  • CISCO-FCS-MIB
  • CISCO-DM-MIB
  • FIBRE-CHANNEL-FE-MIB
  • CISCO-FC-ROUTE-MIB
  • CISCO-FSPF-MIB
  • CISCO-ZS-MIB
  • CISCO-ZS-EXT-MIB
  • CISCO-VSAN-MIB
  • CISCO-CFS-MIB
  • CISCO-FCPING-MIB
  • CISCO-FCTRACEROUTE-MIB
  • CISCO-FDMI-MIB
  • CISCO-FC-DEVICE-ALIAS-MIB
  • CISCO-WWNMGR-MIB
  • FCMGMT-MIB
  • CISCO-VEDM-MIB
Ethernet MIB
  • CISCO-VLAN-MEMBERSHIP-MIB
Configuration MIBs
  • ENTITY-MIB
  • IF-MIB
  • CISCO-ENTITY-EXT-MIB
  • CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB
  • CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB
  • CISCO-FLASH-MIB
  • CISCO-SYSTEM-MIB
  • CISCO-SYSTEM-EXT-MIB
  • CISCO-IP-IF-MIB
  • CISCO-IF-EXTENSION-MIB
  • CISCO-SERVER-INTERFACE-MIB
  • CISCO-NTP-MIB
  • CISCO-IMAGE-MIB
  • CISCO-IMAGE-CHECK-MIB
  • CISCO-IMAGE-UPGRADE-MIB
  • CISCO-CONFIG-COPY-MIB
  • CISCO-ENTITY-VENDORTYPE-OID-MIB

Monitoring MIBs

  • DIFFSERV-DSCP-TC
  • NOTIFICATION-LOG-MIB
  • DIFFSERV-MIB
  • CISCO-CALLHOME-MIB
  • CISCO-SYSLOG-EXT-MIB
  • CISCO-PROCESS-MIB
  • RMON-MIB
  • CISCO-RMON-CONFIG-MIB
  • CISCO-HC-ALARM-MIB

Security MIBs

  • CISCO-AAA-SERVER-MIB
  • CISCO-AAA-SERVER-EXT-MIB
  • CISCO-COMMON-ROLES-MIB
  • CISCO-COMMON-MGMT-MIB
  • CISCO-RADIUS-MIB
  • CISCO-SECURE-SHELL-MIB
  • TCP/IP MIBs
  • INET-ADDRESS-MIB
  • TCP-MIB
  • CISCO-TCP-MIB
  • UDP-MIB
  • IP-MIB
  • CISCO-IP-PROTOCOL-FILTER-MIB
  • CISCO-DNS-CLIENT-MIB
Miscellaneous MIBs
  • START-MIB
  • CISCO-LICENSE-MGR-MIB
  • CISCO-FEATURE-CONTROL-MIB
  • CISCO-CDP-MIB
  • CISCO-RF-MIB
PerformanceTransfer Rate
  • Nexus 5020: Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 1.04 Tbps or 773.8 million packets per second (mpps)
  • Nexus 5010: Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 520 Gbps or 386.9 million packets per second (mpps)
  • Low latency cut-through design provides predictable, consistent traffic latency regardless of packet size, traffic pattern, or enabled features
Devices/Ports
  • 20 or 40 Fixed 10GbE ports
  • Up to 8, 4Gb FC ports (5010), Up to 16, 4Gb FC ports (5020)
  • 2 - 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port
  • 1 - EIA/TIA-232 serial console port
Interface
  • 1/10GbE ports and 1/2/4Gb FC ports
  • 2 - 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port (management)
  • 2 - Ethernet connector with cross-connect port
  • 1 - RS-232 RJ-45 console port
DimensionsDimensions (H x W x D)
Nexus 5010 1.72 x 17.3 x 30.0 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm)
Nexus 5020
3.47 x 17.3 x 30.0 in. (8.8 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm)

Shipping

 

Weight

Nexus 5020 with 2 power supplies, 2 expansion modules and 5 fan module
50 lb (22.68 kg)

Nexus 5010 with 2 power supplies, 1 expansion module and 2 fan modules35 lb (15.88 kg)
RackNexus 5010
1 Rack Unit
Nexus 5020 2 Rack Units
All units rack mountable in standard 19 inch EIA rack
Connectors/CablesCable LengthsOM3: .5 meters, 1 meter, 3 meters, 5 meters, 15 meters, 30 meters, 50 meters
LC/LC: 2 meters, 5 meters, 15 meters, 30 meters, 50 meters
Copper Twinax: 3 meters, 5 meters with integrated SFP
Optical Transceivers
  • Small Form Factor Pluggable, Short Wave
  • Small Form Factor Pluggable, Long Wave
  • Short Reach 10GbE SFP+
Regulatory Compliance
Products should comply with CE Markings according to directives 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC.
RoHS The product is RoHS 5 compliant with exceptions for leaded ball grid array (BGA) balls and lead press-fit connectors.
Safety
  • UL 60950-1
  • CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
  • EN 60950-1
  • IEC 60950-1
  • AS/NZS 60950-1
  • GB4943
EMCEmissions
  • 47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
  • AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A
  • CISPR22 Class A
  • EN55022 Class A
  • ICES003 Class A
  • VCCI Class A
  • EN61000-3-2
  • EN61000-3-3
  • KN22 Class A
  • CNS13438 Class A
Immunity
  • EN50082-1
  • EN61000-6-1
  • EN55024
  • CISPR24
  • EN300386
  • KN 61000-4 series

Power Supply - Listed below is the properties of the HP C-series, Nexus 5010 Switch and Nexus 5020 Switch

AC Power Supply Properties
Nexus 5010 Switch
Nexus 5020 Switch
Typical Operating Power

350W

480W
Maximum Power

450W

750W
Input Voltage

100-240VAC

100-240VAC
Frequency

50-60Hz

50-60Hz
Efficiency
88-90%
82-88%
RoHS Compliance
Yes
Yes
Hot Swappable
Yes
Yes
Heat Dissipation
1536 BTU/hr
2561 BTU/hr
 

Environment of the HP C-series, Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switches

Property
Nexus 5010 Switch
Nexus 5020 Switch
Physical
(height x width x depth)

1.72 x 17.3 x 30.0 in.
(4.4 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm)

3.47 x 17.3 x 30.0 in.
(8.8 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm)
Operating Temperature

32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)

32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Humidity

5 to 95% (noncondensing)

5 to 95% (noncondensing)
Altitude

0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 300m)

0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 300m)
 

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