The Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender (FEX) is optimized for specialized data center workloads such as Big Data distributed storage and video editing in scalable 100 MB and 1 Gigabit Ethernet environments. It features a large buffer space that is designed to sustain bursty applications.

Feature and Capabilities

Improved Architectural Flexibility

• Offers large buffering scheme that sustains bursty applications
• Allows easy migration from 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet
• Effectively reuses structured cabling

Simplified Operations

• Offers a single point of management software upgrade and policy enforcement
• Provides full plug-and-play functionality

Increased Business Agility

• Helps reduce capital expenditures cabling power and cooling costs
• Improves resilience with virtual PortChannel (vPC) and In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSUs)
• Supports quick expansion of network capacity through a broad range of fabric extenders

• Forty-eight 100/1000BASE-T server access ports
• 4 x Cisco 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Module
• 1 x Cisco 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP Module
• 32-MB buffers
• Compact one-rack-unit (1RU) form factor
• Choice of AC or DC power supply (the default configuration includes redundant dual power supplies)
• Hot-swappable fan trays
• Accessibility of all user-serviceable components
• Operation as a remote I/O module extending the switch fabric for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
• Capability to be mixed and matched with different types of Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders to the same parent switch to support various types of connectivity
• Homogeneous policies across a large number of ports
• Zero-touch provisioning including configuration and software upgrade operations