Appendix B Technical Specifications

Environmental Specifications

Table B-1

Power Specifications for the Cisco Nexus Fabric Extender (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N2K-PAC-200W

N2200-PAC-400W

N2200-PDC-350W-B

Cisco Nexus

 

 

N2200-PAC-400W-B

 

 

 

 

 

Fabric Extender

 

 

N2200-PDC-400W

 

 

 

 

 

Output connector

DC output

DC output connector in the

DC output connector in the

 

 

connector in the

back

back

 

 

back

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Indicators

Supply Health:

Supply Health: Green

Supply Health: Green

 

 

Green indicates the

indicates the power supply is

indicates the power supply is

 

 

power supply is

operational and amber

operational and amber

 

 

operational and red

indicates a fault.

indicates a fault.

 

 

indicates a fault.

AC good indicator: Solid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC good indicator:

green indicates that AC is

 

 

 

Solid green

present and is within the

 

 

 

indicates that AC is

supply specifications.

 

 

 

present and is

 

 

 

 

within the supply

 

 

 

 

specifications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Specifications

Table B-2lists the environmental specifications for a FEX.

Table B-2 Environmental Specifications for the Cisco Nexus Fabric Extender

Description

Specification

 

 

Temperature, operating

32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C);

 

32 to 131°F (0 to 55°C) for the Cisco Nexus 2348TQ and 2348UPQ

 

 

Temperature, nonoperating

–4 to 158°F (–20 to 70°C);

 

–40 to 158°F (–40 to 70°C) for the Cisco Nexus 2348TQ and

 

2348UPQ

 

 

Humidity (RH), noncondensing

5 to 95%

 

 

Altitude

0 to 10000 ft (0 to 3000 m)

 

 

The Cisco Nexus 2348TQ, Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ, Cisco Nexus 2232PP, 2232TM, and the Cisco Nexus 2248TP-ETP FEXs can operate in a horizontal or vertical rack mount configuration.

Physical Specifications

Table B-3lists the dimensions and weights for the Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders.

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2000 specifications

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