Cisco Nexus 5596UP — Enterprise Data Center Switch with 10-Year Warranty

Save significantly over new pricing on this fully tested, refurbished Cisco Nexus 5596UP (N5K-C5596UP-FA). Purpose-built for high-density data center environments, this 2RU managed Layer 2/Layer 3 switch delivers 1,920 Gbps of switching capacity and up to 96 ports of unified 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet, FCoE, and native Fibre Channel connectivity.

Key Specifications

• 48 Fixed 10GE Unified SFP+ Ports — supports Ethernet, FCoE, and Fibre Channel
• 3 Expansion Slots — scale up to 96 ports with 10GE, 40GE, or Fibre Channel modules
• Layer 2/Layer 3 Switching — 1,920 Gbps L2 throughput | 160 Gbps L3 forwarding
• Dual 1100W AC Power Supplies — hot-swappable, N+1 redundancy
• 4 Hot-Swappable Fan Modules — front-to-back airflow cooling
• Low-Latency Cut-Through Design — predictable performance regardless of packet size
• Advanced Features — VPC, FabricPath, VXLAN, VDC, DCB, and NX-OS
• Form Factor: 2RU rack-mount | 3.47 x 17.3 x 29.5 in. | 47.5 lbs

Why Buy from Reef Telecom?

• 🛡️ Industry-leading 10-year warranty on all refurbished equipment
• 🚚 Free shipping on orders over $300
• ✅ Professionally inspected, tested, and certified before shipment
• 🌱 Extend hardware lifecycle and reduce e-waste

Ideal Use Cases

The Cisco Nexus 5596UP is designed for enterprise data center server access-layer and aggregation deployments. It supports converged LAN/SAN environments, virtualized cloud workloads, and spine-leaf architectures requiring non-blocking 10GE fabric performance. Compatible with Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders and the full Nexus 5500 ecosystem of expansion modules and SFP+ optics.

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