Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches are designed to deliver high-density 40 Gigabit Ethernet in an energy-efficient, compact form factor. They offer a comprehensive integrated Layer 2 and Layer 3 feature set. These switches are thus ideal for space-constrained, high-density, and high-performance deployments in traditional, virtualized, and cloud environments.

The comprehensive Cisco NX-OS feature set and the scalability of the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series deliver high performance, operational efficiency, and design flexibility with extensive programmability. These switches form part of the foundation of the Cisco Unified Fabric.

Features

Following are the major benefits of this series:

High Scalability and Performance

• Up to 384 10-Gbps or 96 40-Gbps line-rate, Layer 2 and Layer 3 ports in four-rack units (4RU)
• Unified ports for LAN and SAN convergence (up to 160x 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet or FCoE ports and up to 60x 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports)
• Up to 2304, 1 or 10 Gigabit Ethernet server ports with the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders (FEX)
• Cisco FabricPath support for scalable Layer 2 networks

Operational Efficiency

• Advanced analytics toolkit with buffer and latency monitoring
• Single point of management with FEX architecture
• Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA) and PowerOn Auto Provisioning (PoAP) for fabric automation

Agility

• Programmability: Python scripting, TCL scripting, the Cisco One Platform Kit (onePK; supported in future software release)
• Eight expansion slots with broad connectivity options, including future 100 Gigabit Ethernet support