Categories: Networking, Cisco Switches, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Nexus 3000
The Cisco Nexus 3064 Switch, part of the Unified Fabric family, is a compact 1-rack-unit (1RU) form factor switch. It delivers ultra-low latency, low power, and wire-rate Layer 2/3 switching on a data center class Cisco NX-OS operating system.
Physical
â—1RU fixed form factor
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-X: 64 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (48 SFP+ and 4 QSFP+)
â—¦48 SFP ports support 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
â—¦4 QSFP ports support 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 40 Gigabit Ethernet each
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-T: 64 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (48 10GBASE-T and 4 QSFP+)
â—¦48 RJ-45 ports support 100 Mbps and 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
â—¦4 QSFP ports support 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 40 Gigabit Ethernet each
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-32T: 48 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (32 10GBASE-T and 4 QSFP+)
â—¦32 RJ-45 ports support 100 Mbps and 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
â—¦4 QSFP ports support 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 40 Gigabit Ethernet each
â—2 redundant power supplies
â—1 fan tray with redundant fans
â—1 I/O module with management, console, and USB flash memory ports
Performance
â—1.28-Tbps switching capacity
â—Forwarding rate of 950 mpps
â—Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports
â—Configurable maximum transmission units (MTUs) of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames)
Hardware tables and scalability
MAC addresses
128,000
Number of VLANS
4096
Spanning-tree instances
â— Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP): 512
â— Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) Protocol: 64
ACL entries
â— 2000 ingress
â— 1000 egress
Routing table
â— 16,000 prefixes and 16,000 host entries*
â— 8000 multicast routes*
Number of EtherChannels
64 (with vPC)
Number of ports per EtherChannel
32
Buffers
9 MB shared
Boot flash memory
2 GB
Power
Number of power supplies
2
â— Cisco Nexus 3064-X: Redundant for AC and DC power
â— Cisco 3064-T and 3064-32T: Redundant for AC power
Power supply types
â— AC (forward and reversed airflow)
â— DC (forward and reversed airflow)
Typical operating power
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-X
â—¦143 watts (W; 64p with Twinax at 100% load; 2 power supply units [PSUs])
â—¦177W (64p with SR optics at 100% load; 2 PSUs)
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-T
â—¦362W (48p with 3m cables; 4 SR4 at 100% load)
Maximum power
â— Cisco Nexus 3064-X: 199W
â— Cisco Nexus 3064-T
AC PSUs
â— Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC
â— Frequency 50 to 60 Hz
â— Efficiency 89 to 91% at 220V
DC PSUs
â— Input voltage -40 to -72 VDC
â— Maximum current 33A
â— Efficiency 85 to 88%
Typical heat dissipation
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-X
â—¦ 488 BTU/hr (64p with Twinax at 100% load; 2 PSUs)
â—¦ 605 BTU/hr (64p with SR optics at 100% load; 2 PSUs)
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-T
â—¦ 1235 BTU/hr (48p with 3m cables; 4 SR4 at 100% load)
Maximum heat dissipation
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-X: 683 BTU/hr
â—Cisco Nexus 3064-T: 1553 BTU/hr
Cooling
Forward and reversed airflow schemes:
â—Forward airflow: Port-side exhaust (air enters through fan-tray and power supplies and exits through ports)
â—Reversed airflow: Port-side intake (air enters through ports and exits through fan-tray and power supplies)
Single fan tray with redundant fans
Hot swappable (must swap within 1 min)
Sound
Measured sound power (maximum)
â— Fan speed: 40% duty cycle 59.7 dBA
â— Fan speed: 60% duty cycle 66.4 dBA
â— Fan speed: 100% duty cycle 71.0 dBA
Environment
Dimensions (height x width x depth)
â— Cisco Nexus 3064-X: 1.72 x 17.3 x 19.7 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 50.5 cm)
â— Cisco Nexus 3064-T and 3064-32T: 1.72 x 17.3 x 22.45 in.(4.4 x 43.9 x 57.0 cm)
Weight
â— Cisco Nexus 3064-X: 20.5 lb (9.3 kg)
â— Cisco Nexus 3064-T and 3064-32T: 20.8 lb (9.5 kg)
Operating temperature
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Storage temperature
-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)
Operating relative humidity
â— 10 to 85% noncondensing
â— Up to 5 days at maximum (85%) humidity
â— Recommend ASHRAE data center environment
Storage relative humidity
5 to 95% noncondensing
Altitude
0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m)