What is UCS equipment?
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is a data center server computer product line composed of computing hardware, virtualization support, switching fabric, and management software introduced in 2009 by Cisco Systems.
What are fiber interconnects?
What Does UCS Fabric Interconnect Mean? The Unified Computing System (UCS) fabric interconnect is a networking switch or head unit where the UCS chassis, essentially a rack where server components are attached, connects to. Access to networks and storage is then provided through the UCS fabric interconnect.
What is a fabric extender?
A Fabric Extender (FEX for short) is a companion to a Nexus 5000 or Nexus 7000 switch. They are able to leverage Virtual Port Channels (see 4 Types of Port Channels and When They’re Used) for connecting to redundant parent switches thereby eliminating Spanning Tree and enabling active/active uplinks.
How do blade servers work?
A blade server is a modular server that allows multiple servers to be housed in a smaller area. In most cases, one large chassis such as HPE’s BladeSystem will be mounted into a server rack and then multiple blade servers slide into the chassis. The chassis can then provide the power, manage networking, and more.
What is Vic in UCS?
The Cisco UCS VIC is a key component of the Cisco UCS Platform, as it connects the Cisco UCS Servers to either the Fabric Interconnect or Cisco Nexus Switches. The Cisco VICs give us the ability to carve up our network cards as we see fit – up to 256 virtual adapters.
How many Ethernet ports does the Cisco UCS 2208xp Fabric Extender have?
The Cisco UCS 2208XP Fabric Extender (Figure 3) has eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet, FCoE-capable, Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) ports that connect the blade chassis to the fabric interconnect. Each Cisco UCS 2208XP has thirty-two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports connected through the midplane to each half-width slot in the chassis.
What type of cables are supported by Cisco UCS IOM 2304?
Cisco UCS products support 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ copper Twinax cables for short distances and QSFP+ optics for longer distances. The 40 Gigabit Ethernet cables and transceivers qualified for FI 6332 and FI 6332-16UP are supported by Cisco UCS IOM 2304. ● Physical (height x width x depth): 7.64 x 1.36 x 7.2 in. (19.4 x 3.54 cm)
What is the Cisco UCS 2200 series?
The Cisco UCS 2200 Series extends the I/O fabric between the Cisco UCS 6100 and 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects and the Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis, enabling a lossless and deterministic Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) fabric to connect all blades and chassis together.
What is the I/O module for the Cisco UCS 5108 blade server chassis?
It is a second-generation I/O module (IOM) that shares the same form factor with the first-generation Cisco UCS 2100 Series Fabric Extenders IOM and is backward-compatible with the shipping Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis.