CHAPTER 1
Product Overview
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Interconnect Features, on page 1
• Cisco UCS 6248 UP Fabric Interconnect Chassis, on page 2
• Cisco UCS 6296 UP Fabric Interconnect Chassis, on page 4
• Power Supplies, on page 8
• Fan Module, on page 11
• LED Descriptions, on page 12
• Supported Transceivers, on page 14
Interconnect Features
A Cisco UCS 6200 series fabric interconnect is a top-of-rack fabric interconnect that provides Ethernet and
Fibre Channel to all servers in the UCS system. Servers connect to the fabric interconnect, and it connects to
the LAN or SAN.
This family of fabric interconnects connect UCS servers to 10 Gigabit Ethernet 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps Fibre
Channel networks, and provides consolidated I/O connectivity to both production Ethernet LANs and Fibre
Channel SANs in a cost-effective, high-performance, low-latency environment.
The Cisco UCS 6200 series has the following characteristics:
• The UCS 6248 UP fabric interconnect is a one-rack-unit (1 RU), 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE device
that offers up to 960-Gbps throughput and up to 48 ports. It has 32 1- or 10-Gbps fixed small form-factor
pluggable plus (SFP+) ports and one expansion slot. The Cisco UCS 6248 UP has 32 ports on the base
system and can be upgraded with one expansion module providing an additional 16 ports.
• The UCS 6296 UP fabric interconnect is a two-rack-unit (2 RU), 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE device
that offers up to 1920-Gbps throughput and up to 96 ports. It has 48 1- or 10-Gbps fixed SFP+ ports and
three expansion slots. The Cisco UCS 6248 UP has 48 ports on the base system and can be upgraded
with three expansion modules providing an additional 48 ports.
• Universal port functionality allows Ethernet or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) physical port types
to be selected in software.
• Slots on the back of the switch for an expansion module. You can use the UCS EIGUP module.
• Slots on the front of the chassis for hot swap-capable power supplies.
Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnect Hardware Installation Guide
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