Table Of Contents; Fabric Interconnect Features - Cisco UCS 6332 Hardware Installation Manual

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Fabric Interconnect Features

A Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect provides both network connectivity and management capabilities
to a Cisco UCS system. The fabric interconnect provides Ethernet and Fibre Channel to the servers in the
system, the servers connect to the fabric interconnect, and the fabric interconnect connects to the LAN or
SAN.
Each Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect runs Cisco UCS Manager to fully manage all Cisco UCS
elements. The fabric interconnect supports full end-to-end 40-Gigabit capabilities in the fabric and enables
16-Gigabit Fibre Channel capabilities. High availability can be achieved when a Cisco UCS 6300 Series
Fabric Interconnect is connected to another Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect through the L1 or L2
port on each device.
The Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect joins next-generation UCS products, including the following
hardware:
• Cisco UCS 6332 Fabric Interconnect, an Ethernet or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) chassis with
• Cisco UCS 6332-16UP Fabric Interconnect, an Ethernet, FCoE, and Fibre Channel chassis with 16 1-
• Cisco 2304 IOM, an I/O module with 8 40-Gigabit backplane ports and 4 40-Gigabit uplink ports
• Multiple VICs
Fabric Interconnect Features, on page 1
Cisco UCS 6332 Fabric Interconnect , on page 2
Cisco UCS 6332-16UP Fabric Interconnect, on page 3
Ports on the Cisco UCS 6300 Fabric Interconnects, on page 3
Port Numbering, on page 5
Port Breakout Feature, on page 6
Power Supplies, on page 6
Fan Modules, on page 8
LED Descriptions, on page 8
Supported Transceivers, on page 12
32 40-Gigabit QSFP+ ports
or 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports or 16 4-, 8-, or 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel ports, 24 40-Gigabit QSFP+ ports
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Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect Hardware Installation Guide
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