Type Cisco Nexus 2232TM-E with 32×1/10GBase-T + 8 x 10GE Module

( includes 16 Fabric Extender Transceivers )

Fabric extender host interfaces

32

Fabric extender host interface type

1/10GBASE-T ports : RJ‑45 connectors

Fabric extender fabric interfaces

Uplink module : 8 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ included

Fabric extender fabric interface type

Fiber : Cisco Fabric Extender Transceiver ( FET-10G ) and SFP+ optics ( SFP-10G-SR , SFP-10G-SR-S , SFP-10G-LR , and SFP-10G-LR-S )

Copper : 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ passive Twinax copper cables ( SFP-H10GB-CU1M , SFP-H10GB-CU3M , and SFP-H10GB-CU5M ) and active Twinax copper cables ( SFP-H10GB-ACU7M and SFP-H10GB-ACU10M )

AOC cables :

SFP-10G-AOC1M ,

SFP-10G-AOC2M ,

SFP-10G-AOC3M ,

SFP-10G-AOC5M ,

SFP-10G-AOC7M , and SFP-10G-AOC10M

AOC breakout cables : QSFP-4X10G-AOC1M , QSFP-4X10G-AOC2M , QSFP-4X10G-AOC3M , QSFP-4X10G-AOC5M , QSFP-4X10G-AOC7M , and QSFP-4X10G-AOC10M

Copper breakout cables : QSFP-4SFP10G-CU1M , QSFP-4SFP10G-CU3M , QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M , QSFP-4x10G-AC7M , and QSFP-4x10G-AC10M

Distance between Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender and Cisco Nexus 5000 or 6000 Series Switch : Up to 10 km

Fabric speed

80 Gbps in each direction ( 160-Gbps full duplex )

Oversubscription

4 : 1

Performance

Hardware forwarding at 800Gbps or 595 mpps

FCoE

FCoE supported up to 30m with Category 6a or 7 cables

Cisco parent switch

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series

Minimum software

Cisco NX-OS Software Release 5.2 ( 1 ) N1 ( 1 ) ( Cisco Nexus 5000 Series )

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series running Cisco NX-OS Software Release 6.0 and later

Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2 ( 2 ) ( Cisco Nexus 7000 Series )

Cisco NX-OS Software Release 6.1 ( Cisco Nexus 9000 Series )