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. The port can be disabled and
enabled after it has been configured.
Note
The following table summarizes the second, third and fourth generation ports for the Cisco UCS fabric
interconnects.
Fourth
Generation
Third Generation
Second Generation
Cisco UCS
6454
Cisco UCS
6332-16UP
Cisco UCS
6332
Cisco UCS
6296 UP
Cisco UCS
6248 UP
Item
54-Port Fabric
Interconnect
40-Port Fabric
Interconnect
32-Port Fabric
Interconnect
96-Port Fabric
Interconnect
48-Port Fabric
Interconnect
Description
1 RU
1 RU
1 RU
2 RU
1 RU
Form factor
48 10/25G
interfaces
88 (40G to 4 x 10G
breakout cables)
96 (40G to 4 x
10G breakout
cables), QSA,
Port 13 and 14
do not support
40G to 10G
breakout
48
32
Number of
fixed 10 GB
Interfaces
8
16
—
48
32
Number of
Unified Ports
10/25 Gbps or
8/16/32-Gbps
FC
1/10 Gbps or
4/8/16-Gbps FC
—
1/10 Gbps or
1/2/4/8-Gbps
FC
1/10 Gbps or
1/2/4/8-Gbps
FC
Unified Port
Speeds
Six 40/100
Gigabit ports
24
32
—
—
Number of
40-Gbps ports
Ports 1-8
Ports 1-16
None
Ports 1-48
Ports 1-32
Unified Port
Range
UCS 2204,
UCS 2208
UCS 2204, UCS
2208, UCS 2304
UCS 2204,
UCS 2208,
UCS 2304
UCS 2204,
UCS 2208
UCS 2204,
UCS 2208
Compatibility
with the IOM
Cisco Nexus
2232PP
Cisco Nexus
2232TM-E
Cisco Nexus
2232PP
Cisco Nexus
2232TM-E
Cisco Nexus
2348UPQ
Cisco Nexus
2232PP
Cisco Nexus
2232TM-E
Cisco Nexus
2348UPQ
Cisco Nexus
2232PP
Cisco Nexus
2232TM-E
Cisco Nexus
2232PP
Cisco Nexus
2232TM-E
Compatibility
with the FEX
Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect Hardware Installation Guide
3
Product Overview
Ports on the Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect