Cisco Nexus 5548UP vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Nexus 5548UP is a 1U unified port datacenter switch featuring 32 universal ports and one expansion slot. The ThinkSystem DB610S is Lenovo's entry-level 1U Gen 6 Fibre Channel SAN switch, built on OEM Brocade G610 hardware and running Fabric OS (FOS).
| Cisco Nexus 5548UP | Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Apr 2011 | May 2017 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U rack |
| Universal ports | 32 fixed Unified Ports (1G/10GbE SFP+ or 8G/4G/2G Fibre Channel) | — |
| Expansion slot | 1 slot supporting up to 16 additional unified ports or Layer 3 daughter card | — |
| Total ports | Up to 48 universal ports in 1U | — |
| Switching capacity | 960 Gbps / 714 Mpps | 768 Gb/s aggregate full duplex throughput |
| Storage features | Native FC switch, FC forwarder (FCF), N-Port Virtualizer (NPV), FCoE | — |
| Ports | — | 24x 32Gb/s SFP+ Fibre Channel ports (8, 16, or 24 ports enabled via PoD licenses) |
| Power supply | — | Fixed single power supply or dual hot-swap redundant power options depending on chassis model |
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