Description
Cisco Nexus 6004 Software Bundle Chassis – License – 1 Chassis SAN 96P 40G STORAGE EL2
Cisco Nexus® 6000 Series Switches are part of the Cisco® Unified Fabric solution. They run the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system and are designed to create flexible, scalable network architecture for virtualized and cloud environments.
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches deliver high-density 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in an energy-efficient, compact form factor. Easily scale your architecture to support growing bandwidth demands without sacrificing energy efficiency or rack space. A robust integrated Layer 2 and Layer 3 feature set gives you a versatile platform that you can deploy in environments such as:
● Direct-attach 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet access-layer deployments
● High-density Cisco fabric extender aggregation-layer deployments
● Leaf-and-spine architecture deployments
● Compact aggregation-layer deployments
All Cisco Nexus 6000 Series products use the same set of Cisco application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and a single software image. Feature and operation consistency simplify management, while advanced analytics, Power-on autoprovisioning (POAP), and Python and Tool Command Language (Tcl) script increase programmability and efficiency. Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches also support Cisco Nexus 2200 platform fabric extenders, Cisco Nexus B22 Blade Fabric Extenders, Cisco In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU), and Cisco FabricPath.
Cisco Nexus 6004 Extensible Fixed Switch Overview
The Cisco Nexus 6004 Extensible Fixed (6004EF) Switch is the latest switch in the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series. It extends the industry-leading innovation and versatility of the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series data center switches and runs the same industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system. The Cisco Nexus 6004EF is versatile. Choose either front-to-back or back to-front airflow options to suit traditional data center implementations or large-scale cloud deployments. And with 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity options, you can build a scalable Cisco Unified Fabric across a range of physical and virtual server environments. An extensible architecture also makes the Cisco Nexus 6004EF a low-cost entry point for small-scale deployments.
The Cisco Nexus 6004EF (Figure 1) is a 4-rack-unit (4RU) 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet switch with the industry’s highest port density in a compact, energy-efficient form factor. It offers eight line-card expansion module (LEM) slots to support up to 96 ports of 40-Gbps throughput. Each LEM supports 12 ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet in a Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable (QSFP) footprint. Each 40 Gigabit Ethernet port can also be split into four line‑rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports using QSFP breakout cables. This flexibility makes the Cisco Nexus 6004EF the only fully extensible fixed 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet platform in the industry. The Cisco Nexus 6004EF also offers a unified expansion module for 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel and FCoE support.
