Cisco Nexus 3172PQ-XL
The Cisco Nexus 3172PQ-XL (N3K-C3172PQ-XL) is a 1 rack unit (RU) switch with 8GB of RAM and dual-core 2.5GHz x86 CPUs and 10-Gigabit enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) ports with 48 SFP+ ports and 6 Quad SFP+ (QSFP+) ports. Each SFP+ port can operate in 100-Mbps, 1-Gbps, or 10-Gbps mode, and each QSFP+ port can operate in native 40-Gbps or 4 x 10-Gbps mode. The Cisco Nexus 3172PQ-XL is a minor hardware revision of the Cisco Nexus 3172PQ 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.
N3K-C3172PQ-XL Specifications | |||
| Physical | ● 1RU fixed form factor● 72 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (48 SFP+ and 6 QSFP+)◦ 48 SFP ports support 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet◦ 6 QSFP ports support 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 40 Gigabit Ethernet each● Redundant fans (3+1)● 2 redundant power supplies● Management, console, and USB flash-memory ports | ||
| Performance | ● 1.4-Tbps switching capacity● Forwarding rate of up to 1 bpps● Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports● Configurable maximum transmission units (MTUs) of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames) | ||
| Hardware tables and scalability | Number of MAC addresses | 288,000 | |
| Number of VLANS | 4096 | ||
| Number of spanning-tree instances | ● RSTP: 512● MSTP: 64 | ||
| Number of ACL entries | ● 4000 ingress● 1000 egress | ||
| Routing table | ● 16,000 prefixes and 16,000 host entries*● 8000 multicast routes* | ||
| Number of EtherChannels | 64 (with vPC) | ||
| Number of ports per EtherChannel | 32 | ||
| System memory | 8 GB | ||
| Buffer size | 12 MB shared | ||
| Boot flash | 16 GB | ||
| Power | Number of power supplies | 2 | |
| Power supply types | ● AC (forward and reversed airflow)◦ - N2200-PAC-400W and N2200-PAC-400W-B (PQ models)◦ - NXA-PAC-500W and NX-PAC-500W-B (TQ models)● DC (forward and reversed airflow)◦ - N2200-PDC-400W and N3K-PDC-350W-B (PQ models)◦ - NXA-PDC-500W and NX-PDC-500W-B (TQ models) | ||
| Typical operating power | 143 W | ||
| Maximum power | 293W | ||
| AC PSUs● Input voltage● Frequency● Efficiency | ● 100 to 240 VAC● 50 to 60 Hz● 89 to 91% at 220V | ||
| DC PSUs● Input voltage● Maximum current (PSU output – System input)● Efficiency | ● –40 to –72 VDC● 33A (400W unit), 42A (500W unit)● 85 to 88% | ||
| Typical heat dissipation | 488 BTU/hr | ||
| Maximum heat dissipation | 1000 BTU/hr | ||
| Cooling | ● Forward and reversed airflow schemes:◦ Forward airflow: Port-side exhaust (air enters through fan-tray and power supplies and exits through ports)◦ Reversed airflow: Port-side intake (air enters through ports and exits through fan-tray and power supplies)● Redundant fans● Hot swappable (must swap within 1 minute) | ||
| Sound | Measured sound power (maximum)● Fan speed: 40% duty cycle● Fan speed: 70% duty cycle● Fan speed: 100% duty cycle | ● 64.9 dBA● 69.3 dBA● 76.7 dBA | |
| Environment | Dimensions (height x width x depth) | 1.72 x 17.3 x 17 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 43.2 cm) | |
| Weight | 18.6 lb (8 4 kg) | ||
| Operating temperature | ● 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) | ||
| Storage temperature | ● -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C) | ||
| Operating relative humidity | ● 10 to 85% noncondensing● Up to 5 days at maximum (85%) humidity● Recommend ASHRAE data center environment | ||
| Storage relative humidity | ● 5 to 95% noncondensing | ||
| Altitude | ● 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m) | ||
| Safety and EMC | |||
| Regulatory compliance | ● Products should comply with CE Markings per directives 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC. | ||
| Safety | ● UL 60950-1 Second Edition● CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 Second Edition● EN 60950-1 Second Edition● IEC 60950-1 Second Edition● AS/NZS 60950-1● GB4943 | ||
| EMC: Emissions | ● 47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A● AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A● CISPR22 Class A● EN55022 Class A● ICES003 Class A● VCCI Class A● EN61000-3-2● EN61000-3-3● KN22 Class A● CNS13438 Class A | ||
| EMC: Immunity | ● EN55024● CISPR24● EN300386● KN24 | ||
| RoHS | ● RoHS 5 compliant except for lead press-fit connectors | ||
| Management and Standards Support | |||
| MIB Support | Generic MIBs● SNMPv2-SMI● CISCO-SMI● SNMPv2-TM● SNMPv2-TC● IANA-ADDRESS-FAMILY-NUMBERS-MIB● IANAifType-MIB● IANAiprouteprotocol-MIB● HCNUM-TC● CISCO-TC● SNMPv2-MIB● SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB● SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB● SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB● SNMP-TARGET-MIB● SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB● SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB● CISCO-SNMP-VACM-EXT-MIB● MAU-MIB● CISCO-SWITCH-QOS-MIB● CISCO-CLASS-BASED-QOS-MIBEthernet MIBs● CISCO-VLAN-MEMBERSHIP-MIB● LLDP-MIB● IP-MULTICAST-MIBConfiguration MIBs● ENTITY-MIB● IF-MIB● CISCO-ENTITY-EXT-MIB● CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB● CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB● CISCO-SYSTEM-MIB● CISCO-SYSTEM-EXT-MIB● CISCO-IP-IF-MIB● CISCO-IF-EXTENSION-MIB● CISCO-NTP-MIB● CISCO-VTP-MIB● CISCO-IMAGE-MIB● CISCO-IMAGE-UPGRADE-MIB | Monitoring MIBs● NOTIFICATION-LOG-MIB● CISCO-SYSLOG-EXT-MIB● CISCO-PROCESS-MIB● RMON-MIB● CISCO-RMON-CONFIG-MIB● CISCO-HC-ALARM-MIBSecurity MIBs● CISCO-AAA-SERVER-MIB● CISCO-AAA-SERVER-EXT-MIB● CISCO-COMMON-ROLES-MIB● CISCO-COMMON-MGMT-MIB● CISCO-SECURE-SHELL-MIBMiscellaneous MIBs● CISCO-LICENSE-MGR-MIB● CISCO-FEATURE-CONTROL-MIB● CISCO-CDP-MIB● CISCO-RF-MIBLayer 3 and Routing MIBs● UDP-MIB● TCP-MIB● OSPF-MIB● BGP4-MIB● CISCO-HSRP-MIB | |
| Standards | ● IEEE 802.1D: Spanning Tree Protocol● IEEE 802.1p: CoS Prioritization● IEEE 802.1Q: VLAN Tagging● IEEE 802.1s: Multiple VLAN Instances of Spanning Tree Protocol● IEEE 802.1w: Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol● IEEE 802.3z: Gigabit Ethernet● IEEE 802.3ad: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)● IEEE 802.3ae: 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Cisco Nexus 3064-X)● IEEE 802.3ba: 40 Gigabit Ethernet● IEEE 802.3an:10GBASE-T (Cisco Nexus 3064-T)● IEEE 802.1ab: LLDP● IEEE 1588-2008: Precision Time Protocol (Boundary Clock) | ||
| RFC | BGP● RFC 1997: BGP Communities Attribute● RFC 2385: Protection of BGP Sessions with the TCP MD5 Signature Option● RFC 2439: BGP Route Flap Damping● RFC 2519: Framework for Interdomain Route Aggregation● RFC 2545: Use of BGPv4 Multiprotocol Extensions● RFC 2858: Multiprotocol Extensions for BGPv4● RFC 3065: Autonomous System Confederations for BGP● RFC 3392: Capabilities Advertisement with BGPv4● RFC 4271: BGPv4● RFC 4273: BGPv4 MIB: Definitions of Managed Objects for BGPv4● RFC 4456: BGP Route Reflection● RFC 4486: Subcodes for BGP Cease Notification Message● RFC 4724: Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP● RFC 4893: BGP Support for 4-Octet AS Number SpaceOSPF● RFC 2328: OSPF Version 2● 8431RFC 3101: OSPF Not-So-Stubby-Area (NSSA) Option● RFC 3137: OSPF Stub Router Advertisement● RFC 3509: Alternative Implementations of OSPF Area Border Routers● RFC 3623: Graceful OSPF Restart● RFC 4750: OSPF Version 2 MIBRIP● RFC 1724: RIPv2 MIB Extension● RFC 2082: RIPv2 MD5 Authentication● RFC 2453: RIP Version 2IP Services● RFC 768: UDP● RFC 783: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)● RFC 791: IP● RFC 792: ICMP● RFC 793: TCP● RFC 826: ARP● RFC 854: Telnet● RFC 959: FTP● RFC 1027: Proxy ARP● RFC 1305: Network Time Protocol (NTP) Version 3● RFC 1519: Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)● RFC 1542: BootP Relay● RFC 1591: Domain Name System (DNS) Client● RFC 1812: IPv4 Routers● RFC 2131: DHCP Helper● RFC 2338: VRRPIP Multicast● RFC 2236: IGMPv2● RFC 3376: IGMPv3● RFC 3446: Anycast Rendezvous Point Mechanism Using PIM and MSDP● RFC 3569: Overview of SSM● RFC 3618: MSDP● RFC 4601: PIM-SM: Protocol Specification (Revised)● RFC 4607: SSM for IP● RFC 4610: Anycast-RP using PIM● RFC 5132: IP Multicast MIB | ||
| Software Features | |||
| Layer 2 | ● Layer 2 switch ports and VLAN trunks● IEEE 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation● Support for up to 4096 VLANs● Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus (PVRST+) (IEEE 802.1w compatible)● MSTP (IEEE 802.1s): 64 instances● Spanning Tree PortFast● Spanning Tree Root Guard● Spanning Tree Bridge Assurance● Cisco EtherChannel technology (up to 32 ports per EtherChannel)● LACP: IEEE 802.3ad● Advanced port-channel hashing based on Layer 2, 3, and 4 information● vPC● Jumbo frames on all ports (up to 9216 bytes)● Storm control (unicast, multicast, and broadcast)● Private VLANs● NvGRE entropy● Resilient hashing | ||
| Layer 3 | ● Layer 3 interfaces: Routed ports on interfaces, switch virtual interfaces (SVIs), port channels, and subinterfaces (total: 1024)● 64-way ECMP● 4000 ingress and 1000 egress ACL entries● IPv6 routing: Static, OSPFv3, and BGPv6● Routing protocols: Static, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP● Bidirectional Flow Detection (BFD) for BGP, OSPF, and IPv4 static routes● HSRP and VRRP● ACL: Routed ACL with Layer 3 and 4 options to match ingress and egress ACLs● VRF: VRF-lite (IP VPN), VRF-aware unicast (BGP, OSPF, and RIP), and VRF-aware multicast● Unicast Reverse-Path Forwarding (uRPF) with ACL; strict and loose modes● Jumbo frame support (up to 9216 bytes)● Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunneling● Advanced BGP features including BGP add-path for eBGP and iBGP, remove-private-as enhancements and eBGP next hop unchanged● IP-in-IP Tunnel support | ||
| Multicast | ● Multicast: PIMv2, PIM-SM, and PIM-SSM● Bootstrap router (BSR), Auto-RP, and Static RP● MSDP and Anycast RP● Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Versions 2 and 3 | ||
| Quality of Service (QoS) | ● Layer 2 IEEE 802.1p (class of service [CoS])● 8 hardware queues per port● Per-port QoS configuration● CoS trust● Port-based CoS assignment● Modular QoS CLI (MQC) compliance● ACL-based QoS classification (Layers 2, 3, and 4)● MQC CoS marking● Differentiated services code point (DSCP) marking● Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED)● CoS-based egress queuing● Egress strict-priority queuing● Egress port-based scheduling: Weighted Round-Robin (WRR)● Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)● Configurable ECN marking per port● Priority Flow Control (with 3 no-drop queues and 1 default queue with strict priority scheduling between queues● Policy Based Routing (PBR) | ||
| Security | ● Ingress ACLs (standard and extended) on Ethernet● Standard and extended Layer 3 and 4 ACLs include IPv4, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), TCP, and User Datagram Protocol (UDP)● VLAN-based ACLs (VACLs)● Port-based ACLs (PACLs)● Named ACLs● ACLs on virtual terminals (vtys)● DHCP snooping with Option 82● Port number in DHCP Option 82● DHCP relay● Dynamic Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) inspection● Configurable CoPP● SPAN with ACL filtering | ||
| Cisco Nexus Data Broker | ● Topology support for TAP and SPAN aggregation● Support for QinQ to tag input source TAP and SPAN ports● Configuration of symmetric hashing to load-balance traffic to multiple tools● Traffic filtering based on Layer 1 through Layer 4 header information● Traffic replication and forwarding to multiple monitoring tools● Robust RBAC● Northbound representational state transfer (REST) API for all programmability support | ||
| Management | ● POAP● Python scripting● Cisco EEM● Switch management using 10/100/1000-Mbps management or console ports● CLI-based console to provide detailed out-of-band management● In-band switch management● Locator and beacon LEDs● Configuration rollback● SSHv2● Secure Copy (SCP) server● Telnet● AAA● AAA with RBAC● RADIUS● TACACS+● Syslog● Syslog generation on system resources (for example, FIB tables)● Embedded packet analyzer● SNMP v1, v2, and v3● Enhanced SNMP MIB support● XML (NETCONF) support● Remote monitoring (RMON)● Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for management traffic● Unified username and passwords across CLI and SNMP● Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (MS-CHAP)● Digital certificates for management between switch and RADIUS server● Cisco Discovery Protocol Versions 1 and 2● RBAC● SPAN on physical layer, port channel, and VLAN● Tunable buffer allocation for SPAN● Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN)● Ingress and egress packet counters per interface● PTP (IEEE 1588) boundary clock● Network Time Protocol (NTP)● Cisco OHMS● Comprehensive bootup diagnostic tests● Cisco Call Home● Cisco DCNM● Advanced buffer utilization monitoring● sFlow | ||
