The Cisco® Catalyst® 2360 Series switch is a high-speed Layer 2 top-of-rack (ToR) switch that provides Gigabit Ethernet server aggregation in the data center. The Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series is designed to meet the demands of today's data center, including high performance and high availability.
The Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series provides wire-rate performance, local switching, with a non-blocking, low-latency architecture. The Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series offers reversible front-to-back or back-to-front airflow as well as power and cooling redundancy. It provides these features with extremely low power consumption.
The Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series target ship date is mid 2010.
New Features
The Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series switch offers the following features:
• 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000-Gbps downlink connectivity
• Four 10 Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) uplinks
• Dual field-replaceable power supplies, providing power redundancy and uninterrupted operation
• Field-replaceable dual-fan module with reversible airflow (front-to-back or back-to-front) and cooling redundancy
• USB storage interface for file backup, distribution, and simplified operations
• Mini-USB console port on the front of the switch for easy management access
• LAN Lite software features to meet ToR Layer 2 switching requirements
• 1-year limited warranty
Upgrade Paths
The Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series switch is the next generation of the Cisco Catalyst 2350 Series switch. The Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series improves on the Cisco Catalyst 2350 Series by bringing new features to meet the demands of today's data center:
• Power redundancy
• Cooling redundancy
• Hot-swappable power supplies and fan module for uninterrupted operation
• Front-to-back or back-to-front airflow
Ordering Information
Table 1 provides ordering information for the Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series.
Table 1. Ordering Information for Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series Switches
Part Number
Description
WS-C2360-48TD-S
Cisco Catalyst 2360 Top-of-Rack Switch
Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series Spares
C2360-PWR-135WAC=
Cisco Catalyst 2360 FRU Power Supply
C2360-FAN=
Cisco Catalyst 2360 FRU Twin Fan Tray
C2360-PWR-COVER=
Cisco Catalyst 2360 Blank Power Slot Cover
Spare Rack-Mount Kits for the Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series Switches
RCKMNT-1RU=
Spare rack-mount kit for the Cisco Catalyst 2360 Top-of-Rack Switch
RCKMNT-REC-1RU=
1 RU recessed rack-mount kit for the Cisco Catalyst 2360 Top-of-Rack Switch
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For More Information
For more detailed information, including the Cisco Catalyst 2360 Series data sheet, please go to http://www.cisco.com/go/2360.
