Install port expansion modules in Cisco Nexus 5596UP switch

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Version
9.7.x
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Part Number
MK-98ARC016-35

By default, the Cisco Nexus 5596UP 10G Ethernet switches come with 48 ports. Optionally, if the system is ordered with more than 44 nodes, the switches arrive with 16 port expansion modules. To install the expansion modules in both switches:

  1. Locate the boxes containing the 16 port Universal Port Expansion modules.


  2. Unscrew the dummy plate from the front of the Cisco Nexus 5596UP 10G Ethernet switch with a Philips screwdriver.
  3. Release the dummy plate locking lever.
    The image shows a Cisco Nexus 5548 switch for example purposes.

  4. Carefully install the Port Expansion module by aligning the module in the switch and lock the lever into place.
  5. Screw the module in place using the screw attached to the lever.
    Do not over-tighten. The image shows a Cisco Nexus 5548 switch for example purposes.

  6. Repeat steps one through five for the 16 port expansion module in the second Cisco Nexus 5596UP switch.
The following figure shows a Cisco Nexus 5596UP switch with two expansion modules installed.