5720 Series is a universal hardware product that supports more than one Network Operating System (NOS) personality. For information about NOS personalities, see Fabric Engine User Guide.
| 
                                 Model  | 
                            
                                 Initial release  | 
                            
                                 Supported new Fabric Engine feature release  | 
                        |
|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                 8.8  | 
                            
                                 8.9  | 
                        ||
| 
                                 5720-24MW  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                            Y | 
                                 Y  | 
                        
| 
                                 5720-24MXW  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                            Y | 
                                 Y  | 
                        
| 
                                 5720-48MW  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                            Y | 
                                 Y  | 
                        
| 
                                 5720-48MXW  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                            Y | 
                                 Y  | 
                        

Note
Ensure the switch runs, at a minimum, the noted initial software release before you install a VIM.
| Model | Initial release | 
                                 Supported new Fabric Engine feature release  | 
                        |
|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                 8.8  | 
                            
                                 8.9  | 
                        ||
| 
                                 5720-VIM-2CE  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                            Y | 
                                 Y  | 
                        
| 
                                 5720-VIM-6YE  | 
                            
                                 Fabric Engine 8.7  | 
                            Y | 
                                 Y  | 
                        
The following table summarizes the operational capabilities of the various VIMs:
| 5720-VIM-2CE | 5720-VIM-6YE | |
|---|---|---|
| 
                                 Operational speeds  | 
                            
                                 10/25/40/100Gbps  | 
                            
                                 1/10/25Gbps  | 
                        
| 
                                 PHY present  | 
                            
                                 Yes  | 
                            
                                 Yes  | 
                        
| 
                                 1000BASE-T & 10GBASE-T  | 
                            
                                 10GBASE-T only  | 
                            
                                 Both  | 
                        
| 
                                 Mixed speeds  | 
                            
                                 10/25/40Gbps  | 
                            
                                 1/10/25Gbps  | 
                        
| 
                                 1G Auto-negotiation  | 
                            
                                 Not supported  | 
                            
                                 Not supported  | 
                        
| 
                                 10G Auto-negotiation  | 
                            
                                 Not supported  | 
                            
                                 Not supported  | 
                        
| 
                                 25G Auto-negotiation  | 
                            
                                 Supported  | 
                            
                                 Supported  | 
                        
| 
                                 FEC  | 
                            
                                 Supports CL74/CL91  | 
                            
                                 Supports CL74/CL91  | 
                        
| 
                                 MACsec  | 
                            
                                 128/256 bit  | 
                            
                                 128/256 bit  |