Cisco UCS 6296UP UCS-SP-FI96P 48x SFP+ 10Gb (18 Ports Active)- Converged Switch

The Cisco UCS 6296UP Fabric Interconnect is an excellent choice due to its high-density unified fabric capabilities even in its 48-port base configuration, exceptional performance for converged networks, and robust high-availability features, making it a superb solution for building agile, scalable, and resilient data centers. Its 48 unified ports offer significant flexibility for dynamically allocating Ethernet and Fibre Channel connectivity. The high switching capacity of 1.92 Tbps and ultra-low latency ensure that even the most demanding applications receive optimal throughput. Furthermore, its redundant and hot-swappable components guarantee continuous operation for critical business services.
The Cisco UCS 6296UP Fabric Interconnect is perfect for:

• Large-Scale Data Center Consolidation: Its ability to converge Ethernet, FCoE, and native Fibre Channel traffic over a single cable infrastructure significantly reduces complexity, cabling, and operational costs in large, consolidated data centers. This is ideal for organizations looking to simplify their hardware footprint even with its 48-port base configuration.
• Maximizing Virtualization Density: With its ultra-low latency and high-bandwidth capabilities across its 48 unified ports, it provides exceptional performance for highly virtualized environments, ensuring optimal I/O for numerous virtual machines and preventing bottlenecks in consolidated server and storage deployments.
• Flexible and Adaptable Infrastructure: The 'Unified Port' (UP) technology allows each of the 48 base ports to be dynamically configured as either a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port (supporting FCoE) or a 2/4/8 Gigabit Fibre Channel port. This flexibility enables data centers to adapt rapidly to changing workload demands without re-cabling or re-architecting the network.
• Building Highly Available and Resilient Systems: Designed with mission-critical applications in mind, the 6296UP features redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fan modules, ensuring continuous operation and minimizing downtime. Its integration with Cisco UCS Manager also facilitates robust high-availability configurations.
• Automated and Policy-Driven Operations: As the central management point for Cisco UCS, it enables automated, policy-based provisioning of server, network, and storage resources. This significantly reduces manual configuration errors, accelerates deployment times, and supports agile IT operations and DevOps initiatives.
• Future-Ready Data Centers: By supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet and various Fibre Channel speeds, alongside its FCoE capabilities, the 6296UP provides a forward-looking foundation for data centers. It allows organizations to evolve their infrastructure with increasing bandwidth demands while maintaining investment protection, with the option to expand to its full 96-port capacity by adding modules later.