Cisco Nexus 3000 series Hardware Installation Guide

Overview of the Cisco Nexus 31128PQ Switch
The Cisco Nexus 31128PQ (N3K-C31128PQ-10GE) is a 2 rack unit (RU) switch with 96 fixed 10-Gbps
enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) ports and 8 fixed 40-Gbps quad small form-factor pluggable
(QSFP+) ports, 1 management port, 1 console port, and 2 USB ports. This switch supports both port-side
exhaust and port-side intake airflow schemes. The switch requires one AC or DC power supply for operations,
but it can have a second power supply for redundancy.
The following figure shows the fan-side chassis features that you use when installing the chassis or replacing
its modules.
Figure 22: Fan-Side View of the Cisco Nexus 31128PQ Chassis
Fan modules (2)3Grounding pad1
Beacon (BCN) and Status
(STS) LEDs
4Power supply modules (2)2
The following figure shows the port-side chassis features that you use when installing the chassis or replacing
its modules.
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Overview
Overview of the Cisco Nexus 31128PQ Switch

Cisco Nexus 3000 series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Latency	Sub-microsecond
Typical Power Consumption	Varies by model
Layer	L2/L3
Management	CLI, SNMP
Port Density	Varies by model
Forwarding Capacity	Up to 2.4 Bpps