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Which ports on the Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnects can operate at either 1 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s?

The correct answer is D. Ports 1-8. On a Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect, ports 1-8 are unified ports capable of operating at either 1 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s, supporting both Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

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Question

Which ports on the Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnects can operate at either 1 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s?

Options

  • APorts 1-4
  • BNone
  • CPorts 1-6
  • DPorts 1-8
  • EPorts 17-20

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • D
    93% (38)
  • E
    5% (2)

Why each option

On a Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect, ports 1-8 are unified ports capable of operating at either 1 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s, supporting both Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

APorts 1-4

While ports 1-4 are part of the unified ports, this choice is incomplete as ports 5-8 also share this capability on the 6120XP.

BNone

This choice is incorrect because the 6120XP Fabric Interconnect does have unified ports capable of operating at both 1 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s.

CPorts 1-6

This choice is incorrect because only ports 1-8 are unified ports; ports 9-16 are typically 10 Gb/s Ethernet, and ports 17-20 are also typically 10 Gb/s Ethernet or expansion module slots.

DPorts 1-8Correct

The Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect features 20 fixed Ethernet ports, where ports 1-8 are unified ports capable of operating at either 1 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s speeds. These unified ports also support FCoE, allowing them to function as either Ethernet or Fibre Channel ports depending on the configuration.

EPorts 17-20

Ports 17-20 are usually 10 Gb/s Ethernet ports and do not typically support 1 Gb/s speed, nor are they the unified ports that can change speeds.

Concept tested: Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect port capabilities

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-6100-series-fabric-interconnects/data_sheet_c78-552796.html

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#UCS 6120XP#Fabric Interconnect#Port speeds

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