When you configure a port on a fabric interconnect, the administrative state is automatically set to enabled.
If the port is connected to another device, this may cause traffic disruption. You can disable the port after it
has been configured.
Note
The following table summarizes the second and third generation ports for the Cisco UCS fabric interconnects.
Third Generation
Second Generation
Cisco UCS Mini
Cisco UCS
6332-16UP
Cisco UCS
6332
Cisco UCS
6296 UP
Cisco UCS
6248 UP
Cisco UCS 6324
Item
40-Port Fabric
Interconnect
32-Port Fabric
Interconnect
96-Port Fabric
Interconnect
48-Port Fabric
Interconnect
Fabric Interconnect
with 4 ports and 1
scalability port
Description
1 RU
1 RU
2 RU
1 RU
1 RU
Form factor
88 (18 x 4 using 4
x 10G breakout
cables)
96 (24 X 4
using 4 x10G
breakout
cables), QSA
48
32
4
Number of
fixed 10 GB
Interfaces
Ports 1-16
4 (only ports 1
- 4 with QSA
adapter)
48
32
4
Number of
1GB
Interfaces
(depending on
the SFP
module
installed)
None
None
All
All
4
Unified Ports (
8-, 4-, 2-, 1-
Gbps, FC,
FCoE)
24
32
—
—
1
Number of
40-Gbps ports
Ports 1-16
None
None
None
—
Unified
Ports(1- or 10
Gbps Ethernet,
or 4-, 8-, or
16-Gbps, Fibre
Channel)
All
All
UCS 2204,
UCS 2208
UCS 2204,
UCS 2208
N/A
Compatibility
with the IOM
None
None
3 (16 port)
1 (16 port)
—
Expansion
Slots
Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect Hardware Installation Guide
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Product Overview
Ports on the Cisco UCS 6300 Fabric Interconnects