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Overview
This chapter contains the following sections:
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System Overview
The Cisco UCS 5108 server chassis and its components are part of the Cisco Unified Computing System
(UCS), which uses the Cisco UCS 5108 server system with the two I/O modules and the Cisco UCS Fabric
Interconnects to provide advanced options and capabilities in server and data management. All servers are
managed via the GUI or CLI with Cisco UCS Manager.
The Cisco UCS 5108 server chassis system consists of the following components:
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Cisco UCS 5108 server chassis
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AC version (UCSB-5108-AC2 and N20-C6508)
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Cisco UCS 5108 server chassis
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DC version (UCSB-5108-DC2 and UCSB-5108-DC)
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Cisco UCS 2104XP I/O Module (N20-I6584)
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Up to two I/O modules, each providing four ports of
10-Gb Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connection to the
fabric interconnect
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Cisco UCS 2208XP I/O Module (UCS-IOM-2208XP)
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Up to two I/O modules, each providing eight
universal ports configurable as a 10-Gb Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, or Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE) connection to the fabric interconnect
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Cisco UCS 2204XP I/O Module (UCS-IOM-2204XP)
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Up to two I/O modules, each providing four
universal ports configurable as a 10-Gb Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, or Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE) connection to the fabric interconnect
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Cisco UCS 2304 I/O Module (UCS-IOM-2304)
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Up to two I/O modules, each with 4 configurable
40-Gigabit uplink ports and 8 40-Gigabit backplane ports
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A number of SFP+ choices using copper or optical fiber
Cisco UCS 5108 Server Chassis Installation Guide
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