Cisco Nexus 5010 Switching Platform

Cisco Nexus 5010 Switching Platform: a high-powered switching platform for data centres and SANs

At TXO we stock a wide range of refurbished parts for the Cisco Nexus 5010 Switching Platform as well as offering a repair service for many parts within the wider range of Cisco networking equipment. All replacement parts are guaranteed under our one year warranty. Contact us now to discover how our multilingual team can assist and support you.

Availability & shipping for the Cisco Nexus 5010

With many parts available for the Cisco Nexus 5010 Switching Platform, TXO can help you quickly find the parts you need. Most Cisco parts are dispatched immediately upon receipt of purchase order and delivered within 1-3 days in the UK and 3-5 days for international delivery. Contact us today to get an exact quote and estimated delivery times for your order.

About the Cisco Nexus 5010 Switching Platform

The Cisco Nexus 5010 switching platform was released alongside the Cisco Nexus 5020 as part of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series by San Francisco based technology company, Cisco. Designed as a series of top-of-rack switches, the Cisco Nexus 5000 series offered high-speed Ethernet switching, whilst supporting Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) making it the perfect switching solution for high-traffic data centres.

The Nexus 5010 switch offers a range of advanced features tailored for data centre environments, inclusion support for Data Centre Bridging (DCB) standards, Priority Flow Control (PFC) and Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS), all of which helps to enable lossless Ethernet for storage traffic. The switch also incorporates virtual machine awareness, meaning the switch itself can easily be integrated into virtual environments helping to facilitate the movement of virtual machines across the network.

The Cisco Nexus 5010 switch features 20 fixed ports in a single rack unit (Ru), each capable of operating at 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) speeds. These ports can be used for both network and storage connectivity, making the Cisco Nexus 5010 switch an ideal choice for data centres and storage area networks (SANs). The switch also supports expansion modules for additional connectivity options, including Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and Fibre Channel. This differs slightly from the Cisco Nexus 5020, which featured 40 fixed Ethernet Ports in a double rack unit.

Capable of delivering high levels of switching performance, the Cisco Nexus 5010 ensures bandwidth-intensive applications and data traffic can be handled efficiently whilst experiencing minimal latency. It offers a non-blocking architecture with wire-speed switching capacity of up to 20 Gigabits per second (Gbps) per port. This helps to ensure there is always smooth and reliable data transmission even during peak times of traffic across the network.

To help ensure a simplified network design, the Cisco Nexus 5010 supports Cisco’s Unified Fabric architecture, which integrates Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic onto a single network fabric. This helps to reduce complexity for network operators when setting up a network, whilst also benefiting from lower infrastructure costs incurred from using separate platforms.

Designed for scalability, the Nexus 5010 switch allows organisations to expand their networks as their requirements grow. It supports virtual device contexts (VDCs), which enable the switch to be logically partitioned into multiple virtual switches, providing enhanced scalability and isolation. Additionally, the switch supports Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEX), which extend the switching capabilities to the server access layer and enable simplified management and deployment.

Continuous operation is key to many data centres, this means the Cisco Nexus has several features which allow it to maintain an unbroken service, even in the event of a serious hardware or software failure. These include redundant power supplies and hot-swappable fan modules, as well as redundant fabric modules, which allow for seamless failover and redundancy in the network fabric.

The Cisco Nexus 5010 also features a range of management and monitoring tools which allows network operators a greater degree of control over their network configuration by using a suite of comprehensive management options. It supports Cisco’s Data Centre Network Manager (DCNM), alongside other network management protocols, such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON). This range of management features helps network operators quickly and efficiently diagnose issues that may arise in the network without the need for extensive downtime.

Cisco Nexus 5010 component list

At TXO we have an extensive range of new and refurbished products and parts for the Cisco Nexus 5010 Switching Platform, many of which can be ordered with fast shipping and delivery. A list of some of the most popular products can be found below, but please contact us if the part you require is not listed.

Part Number	Description
N5K-C5010P-BF	Cisco Nexus 5000 1RU Chassis no PS, 2 Fan Modules, 20 ports (req SFP+) for Cisco 5000 Series Switches
N5K-C5020P-BF	Cisco Nexus 5000 2RU Chassis no PS, 5 Fan Modules, 40 ports (req SFP+) for Cisco 5000 Series Switches
N5K-C5010-FAN	Cisco Nexus 5010 Fan Module, Spare for Cisco 5000 Series Switches
N5K-C5020-FAN	Cisco Nexus 5020 Fan Module, Spare for Cisco 5000 Series Switches
N5K-PAC-550W	Cisco Nexus 5010 PSU module, A/C, 100-240V, 550W for Cisco 5000 Series Switches
N5K-PAC-1200W	Cisco Nexus 5020 PSU module, A/C, 100-240V, 1200W for Cisco 5000 Series Switches
N5K-PAC-750W	Cisco Nexus 5020 PSU module, A/C, 100-240V, 750W for Cisco 5000 Series Switches

Repair capability for the Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch

TXO believes in supporting the circular economy and helping reduce the environmental impact of the telecoms sector. We therefore offer a full third-party repair service which aims to refurbish and repair as many parts and components for the Cisco 5010 switch as possible.

We have an experienced team of highly qualified systems engineers who complete over 12,000 repairs every year operating from our advanced engineering facilities in Solihull. With years of experience conducting repairs on many components for the Cisco Nexus 5000 series range, they have an in-depth knowledge of core telecoms repairs including optical, IP and radio-based technologies and can offer expert support on maintaining your existing systems and help prevent unnecessary downtime.

As part of our expert service, we will often carry out pre-emptive repairs on Cisco components which are known to experience faults, therefore preventing the need for future repairs, further costly downtime and additional disruption to your business. We are also able to offer an advance replacement service, to deliver your parts prior to an on-site repair being conducted, meaning you can maintain optimum service levels to your customers.

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Technical specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5010 Series

A comparison of the two models from the 5000 series is given below. For full details of the Cisco Nexus 5010 switching platform, please view the OEM’s data sheet here.

Specifications
AC Power Supply Properties	Cisco Nexus 5010	Cisco Nexus 5020
Typical operating power	350W	480W
Maximum power	450W	750W
Input voltage	100 to 240 VAC	100 to 240 VAC
Frequency	50 to 60 Hz	50 to 60 Hz
Efficiency	88 to 90%	1200W: 82 to 88%
RoHS compliance	Yes	Yes
Hot swappable	Yes	Yes
Heat dissipation	1536 BTU/hr	1200W: 2561 BTU/hr 750w: 2500 BTU/hr
Physical	1.72 x 17.3 x 30.0 in.	3.47 x 17.3 x 30.0 in.
(height x width x depth)	(4.4 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm)	(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)
Nonoperating (storage) temperature	-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)	-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°
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)