Optical Transceivers for Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-XL Switch 

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N3K-C3172TQ-XL Overview

The Cisco Nexus 3172TQ-XL (N3K-C3172TQ-XL) is a 1 rack unit (RU) switch with 8GB of RAM and dual-core 2.5GHz x86 CPUs and 10GBASE-T with 48 10GBASE-T RJ-45 ports (each port can operate at 100-Mbps and 1-Gbps speeds) and 6 Quad SFP+ (QSFP+) ports (each QSFP+ port can support 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 40 Gigabit Ethernet). The Cisco Nexus 3172TQ-XL is a minor hardware revision of the Cisco Nexus 3172TQ respectively. Enhancements include an additional 4 GB of memory (for a total of 8 GB). The additional memory allows users to perform object-model programming.

Description

Cisco Nexus 3172 are high performance, high density L2 and L3 top of rack switches. The 3172PQ and XL come with 48 fixed 10 GbE SFP+ (can utilize as 100 Mbps, 1Gbps, and 10 Gbps) ports and 6 QSFP+ ports. The 3172TQ and XL has 48 fixed 10 GBASE-T (can utilize as 100 Mbps, 1Gbps, and 10 Gbps) ports and 6 QSFP+ Ports. The 3172TQ-32T has 32 fixed 10 GBASE-T ports with a license to enable 48 (can utilize as 100 Mbps, 1Gbps, and 10 Gbps) ports and 6 QSFP+ ports. Each of these models can utilize either port side exhaust or port side intake along with dual redundant power supplies (AC or DC) and redundant fans. These switches are optimized for top of the rack deployment utilizing low power consumption and low line rate operation.

Included

• One (1) Seller Refurbished Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-XL 48x 10GB Copper 6x 40GB QSFP+ Front-to-Back Airflow Switch as described above

• One (1) Power Cord Included

• One (1) AC Power Supply Included

• Four (4) Fan Modules Included

• One (1) Set of Rack Mount Brackets Included

Not Included

• Manuals or product brochures are not included. Software or Firmware DVDs or CDs are not included
  Product information and installation instructions may be found on the manufacturer's web site or on the web. Software or firmware updates may be available through the manufacturer's website

• Transceiver Modules Not Included

The Cisco Nexus 3172PQ, 3172TQ, 3172TQ-32T, 3172PQ-XL, and 3172TQ-XL Switches are dense, high-performance, 10- and 40-Gbps Layer 2 and 3 switches that are members of the Cisco Nexus 3100 switch platform. All switches offer improved port density and scalability in compact one-rack-unit (1RU) form factors. The Cisco Nexus 3172 switches run the industry-leading Cisco® NX-OS Software operating system, which helps ensure continuous availability and sets the standard for mission-critical data center environments. They are well suited for data centers that require cost-effective, power-efficient line-rate Layer 2 and 3 top-of-rack (ToR) switches. These switches also support forward and reverse airflow (port-side exhaust and port-side intake) schemes with AC and DC power inputs.

The Cisco Nexus 3172PQ-XL and Cisco Nexus 3172TQ-XL are minor hardware revisions of the Cisco Nexus 3172PQ and 3172TQ, respectively. Enhancements include an additional 4 GB of memory (for a total of 8 GB). The additional memory allows users to perform object-model programming. The Cisco Nexus 3172PQ-XL and 3172TQ-XL also have 2.5-GHz CPUs

The Cisco Nexus 3172 switches provide the following main benefits:

• Wire-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching on all 72 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports

  • The Cisco Nexus 3172 switches provide Layer 2 and 3 switching of up to 1.4 terabits per second (Tbps) and up to 1 billion packets per second (bpps) in a compact 1RU form factor.

• High availability

  • Virtual port-channel (vPC) technology provides Layer 2 multipathing through the elimination of Spanning Tree Protocol. It also enables fully utilized bisectional bandwidth and simplified Layer 2 logical topologies without the need to change the existing management and deployment models.

  • The 64-way equal-cost multipath (ECMP) routing enables the use of Layer 3 fat-tree designs and allows organizations to prevent network bottlenecks, increase resiliency, and add capacity with little network disruption.

  • Advanced reboot capabilities are included through In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and Fast Reboot capabilities.

  • Power-supply units (PSUs) and fans are hot swappable.

• High performance

  • The Cisco Nexus 3172 switches deliver ultra-low nominal latency, which allows customers to implement high‑performance infrastructure for high-frequency trading (HFT) workloads.

• Purpose-built on the NX-OS operating system with comprehensive, proven innovations

  • Power-on auto provisioning (POAP) enables touchless bootup and configuration of the switch, drastically reducing provisioning time.

  • Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM) and Python scripting enable automation and remote operations in the data center.

  • Advanced buffer monitoring reports real-time buffer use per port and per queue, which allows organizations to monitor traffic bursts and application traffic patterns.

  • Ethanalyzer is a built-in packet analyzer for monitoring and troubleshooting control-plane traffic and is based on the popular Wireshark open-source network protocol analyzer.

  • Precision Time Protocol (PTP; IEEE 1588) provides accurate clock synchronization and improved data correlation with network captures and system events.

  • Complete Layer 3 unicast and multicast routing protocol suites are supported, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2), Protocol-Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM-SM), Source-Specific Multicast (SSM), and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP).

• Network traffic monitoring with Cisco Nexus Data Broker

  • Build simple, scalable and cost-effective network test access point (TAP) or Cisco Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) aggregation for network traffic monitoring and analysis.

Configuration

Cisco Nexus 3172TQ and 3172TQ-XL

• 48 fixed 10GBASE-T ports (can operate at 100-Mbps, 1-Gbps, and 10-Gbps speeds)

• 6 fixed QSFP+ ports (each QSFP+ port can support 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 40 Gigabit Ethernet)

• Locator LED

• Dual redundant[1] power supplies

• Redundant (3+1) and hot-swappable fans

• One 10/100/1000-Mbps management port

• One RS-232 serial console port

• One USB port

• Support for both forward (port-side exhaust) and reversed (port-side intake) airflow schemes is available.

Condition

These items are in Good condition. Items may have scratches, if you need mint condition let us know and we will see if we have a unit that meets your needs.

Summary