The Cisco Nexus 2000 series fabric extender is essentially an extension of the parent Cisco Nexus switch fabric, with the fabric extender and the parent Cisco Nexus switch together forming a virtual modular system.
- 48 Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet server access ports with RJ-45 connectors
- 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports using Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) short-reach (SR) and long-reach (LR) optical or CX1 direct-attach copper interconnects
- Host PortChannel and vPC
- Highly scalable virtual modular system with up to 576 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Compact one-rack-unit (1RU) form factor
- Front-to-back cooling compatible with data center hot-aisle and cold-aisle designs, with all switch ports at the rear of the unit in close proximity to server ports
- Hot-swappable fan trays
- All user-serviceable components accessible from the front panel
- Hardware capable of back-to-front cooling
- Zero-touch provisioning, including configuration and upgrade
