5720 Series Hardware

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.

Table 1. Switch models

Model

Initial Fabric Engine release

Supported new Fabric Engine feature release

8.9

 8.10 8.10.1 9.0 9.0.2

5720-24MW

8.7

Y

Y

Y

Y

 Y

5720-24MXW

8.7

Y

Y

Y

Y

 Y

5720-48MW

8.7

Y

Y

Y

Y

 Y

5720-48MXW

8.7

Y

Y

Y

Y

 Y
Note

Note

Ensure the switch runs, at a minimum, the noted initial software release before you install a VIM.

Table 2. Versatile Interface Modules (VIMs)
Model Initial Fabric Engine release

Supported new Fabric Engine feature release

8.9

 8.10 8.10.1 9.0 9.0.2

5720-VIM-2CE

8.7

Y

Y

Y

Y

 Y

5720-VIM-6YE

8.7

Y

Y

Y

Y

 Y

Versatile Interface Module Operational Notes

The following table summarizes the operational capabilities of the various VIMs:

Table 3. 5720-VIM Matrix
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
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