5596T - front to back airflow?

[manuel-rocha]

When standard (front to back) airflow will be available for Nexus 5596T?

Thank you,

Manuel Rocha

[Steve Fuller]

Hi Manuel,

Dates are obviously subject to change, but the last I heard from Cisco is that this would be targeted for Q3 CY13. As with the front-to-back airflow on the Nexus 5596UP, there will be a requirement for different power supplies and fan modules as well as the NX-OS support.

Regards

[addylplam]

Is the part number available for Nexus 5596T for front-back airflow(port-side exhaust)?

Best regards.

[manuel-rocha]

Finally Cisco added support for front-back airflow for the 5596T on the NX-OS Release 6.02

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5500/sw/release/notes/6_02/Nexus5500_Release_Notes_6_02.html

Cisco Nexus 1100 W AC front-to-back power supply (PID: NXA-PAC-1100W)

Cisco Nexus 5596UP/5596T Fan Module, front-to-back Airflow (PID: N5596UP-FAN)

NX-OS Release 6.02