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Figure 6. Cisco Nexus N2232TM-E
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders connect to a parent Cisco Nexus switch through their fabric links using
CX1 copper cable, short-reach or long-reach optics, and the cost-effective Cisco Fabric Extender Transceivers.
Cisco Fabric Extender Transceivers are optical transceivers that provide a highly cost-effective solution for
connecting the fabric extender to its parent switch over OM3 or OM4 multimode fiber.
The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders behave like remote line cards for a parent Cisco Nexus 5000,
Nexus 6000, or Nexus 7000 Series Switch. Working in conjunction with Cisco Nexus switches, the Cisco Nexus
2000 Series Fabric Extenders extend the capabilities and benefits offered by the parent Cisco Nexus switch while
providing flexible, scalable, and cost-effective server access. Table 2 summarizes the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
parent switch support matrix.
Table 2. Cisco Nexus Fabric Extender Parent Switch Support Matrix
Cisco Nexus Parent
Switch
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
Cisco Nexus Fabric
Extender Models
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Cisco Nexus 2148T
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Cisco Nexus 2224TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E
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Cisco Nexus 2232PP
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Cisco Nexus 2248PQ
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Cisco Nexus 2232TM
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Cisco Nexus 2232TM-E
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Cisco Nexus 2224TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E
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Cisco Nexus 2232PP
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Cisco Nexus 2248PQ
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Cisco Nexus 2232TM
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Cisco Nexus 2232TM-E
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Cisco Nexus 2224TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E
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Cisco Nexus 2232PP
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Cisco Nexus 2232TM
Cisco Nexus Parent
Model
●
Cisco Nexus 5010P or 5020P
Switch
*
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Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch
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Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch
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Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch
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Cisco Nexus 5596T Switch
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Cisco Nexus 6001 Switch
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Cisco Nexus 6004 Switch
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 32-port
10 Gigabit Ethernet Module SFP+
(N7K-M132XP-12)
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 32-port
10 Gigabit Ethernet Module (XL)
SFP+(N7K-M132XP-12L)
●
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Line rate
48 port 1/10 GE Ethernet ports,
SFP/SFP+ (N7K-F248XP-25)
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 24-Port
10GE Ethernet Module SFP+ (N7K-
M224XP-23L) with Cisco NX-OS
Software Release 6.1
Scalability
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Up to 24 fabric extenders per Cisco
Nexus 5548P, Nexus 5548UP, or
Nexus 5596UP Switch (16 fabric
extenders for Layer 3
configurations); up to 1152 Gigabit
Ethernet servers and 1152 10
Gigabit Ethernet servers per switch
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Up to 12 fabric extenders per Cisco
Nexus 5010P and Nexus 5020P
Switch: up to 576 Gigabit Ethernet
servers and 384 10 Gigabit Ethernet
servers per switch
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Up to 24 fabric extenders per Cisco
Nexus 5548P, Nexus 5548UP, or
Nexus 5596UP Switch (16 fabric
extenders for Layer 3
configurations)
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Up to 1152 Gigabit Ethernet servers
and 1152 10 Gigabit Ethernet
servers per switch
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Up to 48 fabric extenders per Cisco
Nexus 7000 Series Switch with
Nexus 7000 Supervisor Engine 2E
and Cisco NX-OS Software
Release 6.1
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Up to 2048 Gigabit Ethernet servers
per Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
Switch with Nexus 7000 Supervisor
Engine 2E and Cisco NX-OS
Software Release 6.1
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Up to 1536 10 Gigabit Ethernet
servers per Cisco Nexus 7000
Series Switch with Nexus 7000
Supervisor Engine 2E and Cisco
NX-OS Software Release 6.1