Exam Preparation Tasks
Review All Key Topics
Review the most important topics from this chapter, noted with the Key Topic icon in the outer margin of the page. Table 1-23 lists a reference for these key topics and the page numbers on which each is found.
Table 1-23 Key Topics for Chapter 1
Key Topic Element |
Description |
Page Number |
Section |
Chassis |
13 |
Section |
System Controller |
14 |
Section |
Fabric Modules |
15 |
Section |
Line Cards |
16 |
Table 1-3 |
Nexus 9500 Modular Platform Line Card Comparison |
17 |
Section |
Cisco QSFP Bi-Di Technology for 40Gbps Migration |
20 |
Table 1-4 |
Nexus 9500 Fixed-Platform Comparison |
21 |
Table 1-5 |
Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Modular Platform Comparison |
22 |
Section |
Cisco Nexus 7004 Series Switch Chassis |
25 |
Table 1-6 |
Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Supervisor Modules Comparison |
29 |
Table 1-7 |
Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Software Licensing Features |
33 |
Table 1-8 |
Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 M-Series Modules Comparison |
36 |
Table 1-9 |
Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 F-Series Modules Comparison |
37 |
List |
Redundancy Modes Configurable by Users |
38 |
Note |
Nexus 6004 Can Support 1G Ports |
45 |
Table 1-13 |
Nexus 5500 and Nexus 5600 Product Specification |
47 |
Section |
Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP Switches' Features | '
48 |
Section |
Cisco Nexus 5500 Products' Expansion Modules |
50 |
Table 1-14 |
Nexus 5600 Product Switches' Feature |
53 |
Section |
Cisco Nexus 5600 Expansion Modules |
55 |
Table 1-20 |
Nexus 2000 1/10Gbps Module Comparison |
64 |
Table 1-21 |
Nexus 2000 100Mbps/1Gbps Module Comparison |
65 |
Define Key Terms
Define the following key terms from this chapter, and check your answers in the glossary:
port channel (PC)
virtual Port Channel (vPC)
Fabric Extender (FEX)
top-of-rack (ToR)
end-of-row (EoR)
spine-leaf