Cisco Systems 5000 manual N55 M8P8FP Generic Expansion Module

Chapter 1 Overview

Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches

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Figure 1-18 Components Used to Install the N55 M16P GEM

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1	Status LED	3	16 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports
2	Ejector lever	4	Captive screw that locks the ejector lever

Figure 1-19shows the front of the module and how its ports are numbered.

Figure 1-19 Port Numbering for the N55 M16P GEM

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Port numbering from top to bottom and left to right

N55 M8P8FP Generic Expansion Module

The N55 M8P8FP Generic Expansion Module (GEM) provides 8 1- or 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP+ interface and 8 ports of 8-, 4-, 2-, or 1-Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP interface.

Figure 1-20shows the N55 M8P8FP expansion module.

	Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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