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Cisco cisco Nexus 5600 Nexus 5696Q4U modular switch7.68 Tbps

The Cisco Nexus 5696Q is a 4U modular high-density 40GbE datacenter switch delivering up to 96 ports of 40GbE QSFP+ or 384 ports of 10GbE across eight expansion line card slots. Designed for high-bandwidth leaf/spine consolidation, storage bridging, and large virtual machine clusters, the 5696Q provides 7.68 Tbps of non-blocking switching throughput with integrated NX-OS routing and VXLAN gateways.

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Specifications

Brandcisco
FamilyNexus 5600
Form factor4U modular switch
ReleasedApr 2014
End of saleSep 2019
End of supportSep 2024
Chassis slots8 payload line card slots
Switching capacity7.68 Tbps / 5.7 Bpps forwarding throughput
Port densityUp to 96 ports 40GbE QSFP+ or up to 384 ports 10GbE using breakout cables
Unified modulesSupports 10G/40G Ethernet and native 8G/16G Fibre Channel line card modules
Chassis height4U rack mount

Generations

Works together

How the cisco Nexus 5600 Nexus 5696Q connects to servers, storage and the network: 3 ways, with the parts and products on each path.

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over EthernetFile storage (NFS and SMB)Hyperconverged cluster

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet

Keep the speed the same at all three points: a 25GbE server, a 25GbE switch port and a 25GbE array port. Mixed speeds work but the slowest link sets the pace.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet: how it fits together

File storage (NFS and SMB)

Front-end ports face the clients; back-end ports (on scale-out systems) connect the nodes to each other and need their own switch pair.

Servers

Adapters for the server

Storage

Optics

File storage (NFS and SMB): how it fits together

Hyperconverged cluster

Plan at least two 25GbE ports per node to two switches; all-NVMe clusters often move to 100GbE.

HCI nodes

Adapters for the server

Optics

Hyperconverged cluster: how it fits together

Plan and size it

Check compatibility with Cisco

Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that Cisco has tested with the cisco Nexus 5600 Nexus 5696Q.

Equivalent models from other brands

FAQ

What line cards are available for the 5696Q?

Supported modules include 12-port 40GbE QSFP+ modules and 20-port Universal SFP+ modules supporting 10GbE and 8G/16G Fibre Channel.

What is the successor to the Nexus 5696Q?

The Nexus 9336C-FX2 and Nexus 9364C switches succeeded the 5696Q, delivering 100GbE speeds at lower power.

Buying or selling Nexus 5696Q?

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