Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual page 272

Configuring Fabric Extender Global Features
Before You Begin
Ensure that you have enabled the Fabric Extender feature.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. fex FEX-number
3. (Optional) description desc
4. (Optional) no description
5. (Optional) type FEX-type
6. (Optional) no type
7. (Optional) pinning max-links uplinks
8. (Optional) no pinning max-links
9. (Optional) serial serial
10. (Optional) no serial
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2 fex FEX-number
Example:
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)#
Step 3
description desc
Example:
switch(config-fex)# description
Rack7A-N2K
Step 4 no description
Example:
switch(config-fex)# no
description
Step 5 type FEX-type
Example:
switch(config-fex)# type N2248T
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Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enters configuration mode for the specified Fabric Extender. The range of the
FEX-number is from 100 to 199.
(Optional)
Specifies the description. The default is the string FEXxxxx where xxxx is the
FEX-number. If the FEX-number is 123, the description is FEX0123.
(Optional)
Deletes the description.
(Optional)
Specifies the type of Fabric Extender. FEX-type is one of the following:
• N2148T—48 1000Base-T Ethernet host interfaces and 4 10-Gigabit SFP+
Ethernet fabric interfaces module
• N2232TP—32 10-Gigabit Base-T Ethernet host interfaces and 8
10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet fabric interfaces module
Configuring the Fabric Extender