Cisco NEXUS 5596UP 2RU Chassis, 48x 10GE, 2 PS, 4 Fans | Nexus, 10GE, Chassis — CON-L1NBD-UCSX958W

Keep aggregation and spine-leaf fabric availability high with the Cisco NEXUS 5596UP 2 RU chassis. Engineered for datacenter top-of-rack and distribution-layer roles, this chassis delivers 48 fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a compact 2 RU footprint while providing redundant power and active cooling via two power supplies and four fans. Its fixed-port architecture reduces cabling complexity and speeds rack deployments for virtualization clusters, hyperconverged systems and storage fabrics. Specify this model when you need consistent low-latency 10 GE connectivity and an appliance-grade platform that eases lifecycle operations. Pairing hardware with vendor support preserves mean-time-to-repair and keeps fabric buildouts on schedule—justification for a procurement premium when downtime or project slippage has direct business impact. Ideal For Top-of-rack aggregation for dense virtualization clusters Distribution-layer switching in campus or remote datacenters 10 GE fabric spine for hyperconverged infrastructure High-density connectivity for storage front-end networks Why This Product 1 Choose this chassis when fixed 10 GE density matters vs modular line cards that raise initial cost 2 Prefer redundant PS and 4-fan cooling for predictable thermal and power behavior vs single-PS variants 3 Select Nexus 5596UP for compact 2 RU deployments vs larger 4 RU aggregation platforms 4 Pay premium for appliance simplicity and faster rack integration compared with custom modular builds