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Cisco cisco Nexus 7000 Nexus 7010modular chassis

The Cisco Nexus 7010 is the historic 10-slot enterprise datacenter chassis switch that launched the Cisco Nexus family and NX-OS operating system. Occupying 21U of rack space with front-to-back airflow, the 7010 provides dual supervisor engine slots, eight payload line card slots, and five crossbar fabric modules, delivering high availability and Virtual Device Context multi-tenancy for mission-critical core datacenters.

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Specifications

Brandcisco
FamilyNexus 7000
Form factormodular chassis
ReleasedJan 2008
End of saleOct 2016
End of supportOct 2021
Chassis slots10
Supervisor slotsSlots 1 and 2 (redundant supervisors)
Line card slots8 payload line card slots (Slots 3 through 10)
Chassis height21U rack mount
System bandwidthUp to 15 Tbps with Fabric-2 modules
Fabric modulesUp to 5 rear fabric modules
Power redundancyUp to three 6000W or 7500W power supplies

Generations

Works together

How the cisco Nexus 7000 Nexus 7010 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 7000 Nexus 7010.

Equivalent models from other brands

FAQ

What historical role did the Nexus 7010 play in networking?

Launched in 2008, it introduced Cisco NX-OS, in-service software upgrades, Virtual Device Contexts, and unified datacenter fabric switching.

What is the recommended upgrade path from the 7010?

Organizations migrated first to Nexus 7710 and subsequently to Nexus 9508 modular chassis platforms.

Buying or selling Nexus 7010?

New, refurbished or used. Tell us the quantity and condition and we connect you with a vetted reseller in your region, usually within one working day.

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