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Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect
Overview
The Cisco® UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects are low-latency, lossless, 10-Gbps Ethernet interconnect
switches that consolidate I/O within the system. The UCS 6100 Series accommodates expansion modules that
provide Fibre Channel and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.
Figure 1. Cisco UCS 6120XP 20-Port Fabric Interconnect (1RU)

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Figure 2. Cisco UCS 6140XP 40-Port Fabric Interconnect (2RU)

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Figure 3. Front View of the Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect

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Figure 4. Front View of the Cisco 6140XP Fabric Interconnect

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Ethernet connector with two cross-connect ports on the left (top
and bottom) and two network management ports on the right (top
and bottom)
20 fixed Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) 10 Gigabit Ethernet
ports (up to 8 can be 1 Gigabit Ethernet SFP)
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Figure 5. Rear View of the Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect

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Ethernet connector with two cross-connect ports on the left (top and bottom)
and two network management ports on the right (top and bottom)
40 fixed SFP+ 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (up to 16 can be 1 Gigabit Ethernet
SFP)
2 x expansion module bays
Figure 6. Rear View of the Cisco UCS 6140XP Fabric Interconnect

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6120XP Base system has 20 ports and with expansion modules has capacity for 28 ports.
6140XP Base system has 40 ports and with expansion modules has capacity for 56 ports.
6120XP has one expansion bay. 6140XP has two expansion bays.
Asynchronous RS-232 serial port with an RJ-45 connector
UCS 6120 XP: 520 Gbs ; UCS 6140XP: 1040 Gbs
SFP+ Ethernet transceivers, SFP transceivers, and SFP Fibre Channel transceiver.
Up to two 550W (6120XP) or 750W(6140XP) power supplies, hot swappable
(N+1 or no redundancy)
6120XP: Two fan modules. Each fan module contains six fans for a total of 12 fans per chassis.
6140XP: Five fan modules. Each fan module contains six fans for a total of 30 fans per chassis.
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Base Unit Features
Table 1. Feature Specifications for the Cisco UCS 6120XP and 6140XP Fabric Interconnects

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Configuring the Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect
Select the Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect or the 6140XP Fabric Interconnect.
You must select either the 6120XP or 6140XP:
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UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect N10-S6100
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UCS 6140XP Fabric Interconnect N10-S6200
STEP 1: Select the Expansion Model Type.
Select one or two expansion modules from this list:
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4- Ports 10GbE SFP+, 4 Fibre Channel 1/2/4G SFP based uplink connections N10-E0440
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6-Ports 10GbE SFP+ based uplink connections N10-E0600
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8- Ports 4/2/1 G Fibre Channel, SFP-based uplink connections N10-E0080
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6- Ports 8/4/2/1 G Fibre Channel uplink connections N10-E0060
STEP 2: Select the Transceiver and Cable Type. (optional)
Select a transceiver and or cables from these lists.
SFP+ Transceivers
Bidirectional device with transmitter and receiver in same physical package:
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10 Gigabit Ethernet - short-range SFP+ module (MMF) SFP-10GB-SR
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10 Gigabit Ethernet - long-range SFP+ module (SMF) SFP-10GB-LR
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10 Gigabit Ethernet-FET SFP+ module (MMF) FET-10G

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SFP Transceivers
Bidirectional transmitter and receiver within the same physical package:
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1 GbE copper SFP Module GLC-T
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1 GbE short-range (550m max) SFP Module GLC-SX-MM
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1 GbE long-range (10 km max) SFP Module GLC-LH-SM
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1 GbE SFP, extended temperature range module SFP-GE-T
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1 GbE SFP, LC connector SX transceiver (MMF), ext. temp. range and DOM SFP-GE-S
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1 GbE SFP, LC connector LX/LH transceiver (SMF), ext. temp. range and DOM SFP-GE-L
SFP+ Copper Cables
Copper cables are available for use with the 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ modules:
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10 GbE Base-CU SFP+, 1 meter (Twinax cable) SFP-H10GB-CU1M
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10 GbE Base-CU SFP+, 3 meter (Twinax cable) SFP-H10GB-CU3M
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10 GbE Base-CU SFP+, 5 meter (Twinax cable) SFP-H10GB-CU5M
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10 GbE Base-CU SFP+, 7 meter (Twinax cable) SFP-H10GB-ACU7M
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10 GbE Base-CU SFP+, 10 meter (Twinax cable) SFP-H10GB-ACU10M
SFP Fibre Channel Transceivers
Support for multimode 850nm 4-Gbs SFPs with 150m reach:
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4-Gbs Fibre Channel-SW SFP, LC DS-SFP-FC4G-SW
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4-Gbs Fibre Channel-SW SFP, LC DS-SFP-FC4G-LW
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8-Gbs Fibre Channel-SW SFP+, LC DS-SFP-FC8G-SW
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8-Gbs Fibre Channel-SW SFP+, LC DS-SFP-FC8G-LW