Chapter 1
Overview
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Ports
Each port on the Cisco Nexus 5596UP switch is numbered, and groups of ports are numbered based on
their function. The ports are numbered top to bottom and left to right. The 48 fixed ports support 8-, 4-,
2-, or 1-Gbps Fibre Channel transceivers and 1- or 10-Gigabit Ethernet transceivers.
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Channel plus Ethernet expansion module ports.
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Port Numbering of Fixed Ports and Fibre Channel Plus Ethernet Expansion Module Ports
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Port numbering for the 48 fixed ports
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
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