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N2K-C2232TF-E, Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender, 32x1/10GBase-T, 8x10GE Module, 2PS

Name: N2K-C2232TF-E, Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender, 32x1/10GBase-T, 8x10GE Module, 2PS
SKU: N2K-C2232TF-E
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N2K-C2232TF-E, Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender, 32x1/10GBase-T, 8x10GE Module, 2PS

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Overview

End-of-Life Notice

N2K-C2232TF-E is officially EOL. Service support ends on 2025-09-30.

For full lifecycle details, see N2K-C2232TF-E EOL.

Cisco N2K-C2232TF-E Overview

The Cisco N2K-C2232TF-E is a data center-grade Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender engineered to provide high-density 1/10GBASE-T server connectivity with centralized management from Nexus parent switches. It delivers 32 RJ-45 host ports and an 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ uplink module with fabric speeds up to 160Gbps full duplex, ensuring low-latency aggregation for enterprise and cloud environments. With hardware forwarding at 800Gbps and support for FCoE, it is ideal for scalable, converged infrastructure deployments.

Product Highlights

800Gbps

Fabric Rate

32 Ports

Host Access

160Gbps

Uplink Fab

Product Applications Scenarios

Data Center

N2K-C2232TF-E aggregates 1/10GBASE-T servers to Nexus cores, simplifying top-of-rack design and reducing cabling and ToR switch count for dense data centers.

Cloud Services

High fabric speed and FCoE support help cloud stacks consolidate LAN and SAN, improving utilization while cutting access-layer complexity and opex.

Enterprise Network

Centralized NX-OS management and rich L2, QoS, and vPC features provide predictable access for virtualized enterprise cores with lower deployment effort.

Product Features Comparison


Model	N2K-C2232TF-E, Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender, 32x1/10GBase-T, 8x10GE Module, 2PS	POM-OC48-IR1-LC, Cisco POM-OC48-IR1-LC, 1-port OC-48/STM-16, 1310nm, LC	HWIC-8A, Cisco HWIC-8A Router Interface Card, 8 Async Ports	NM-32A, Cisco NM-32A, 32-port Async Module/Router/32 Async Ports
Brand	Cisco	Cisco	Cisco	Cisco
Module Type	Cisco Nexus 2232TM-E with 32x1/10GBase-T + 8 x 10GE Module (includes 16 Fabric Extender Transceivers)	1-port OC-48/STM-16 pluggable optic module	8-Port Async HWIC Cisco Router High-Speed WAN Interface Card	Router Network Module
Port Configuration	Fabric extender host interfaces: 32; Fabric extender fabric interfaces: Uplink module: 8 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ included	Port Type: 1-port OC-48/STM-16 pluggable optic module	Asynchronous Support: Yes; Asynchronous Maximum Speed (per Port): 230.4 kbps	Number of Ports: 32; Port Type: Asynchronous
Supported Speed	Fabric extender host interface type: 1/10GBASE-T ports; Fabric extender fabric interface type: Fiber: Cisco Fabric Extender Transceiver (FET-10G) and SFP+ optics; Copper: 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ passive/active Twinax; AOC cables; AOC breakout cables; Copper breakout cables	Optical Wavelength: 1310 nm	Asynchronous Maximum Speed (per Port): 230.4 kbps	Data Rate: Up to 115.2 kbps per port
Compatible Platform	Cisco parent switch: Cisco Nexus 5000 Series; Cisco Nexus 6000 Series; Cisco Nexus 7000 Series; Cisco Nexus 9000 Series; Minimum software: Cisco NX-OS Software Release 5.2(1)N1(1); 6.0 and later; 6.2(2); 6.1	n/a	n/a	Compatibility: Cisco Routers
Installation Type	Hot-swappable field-replaceable power supplies and fan modules	Pluggable optic module	High-Speed WAN Interface Card	Form Factor: Plug-in Module

Optional Add-ons

Model Number	Description
N2200-PAC-400W	Cisco 400W AC power supply for Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
N2K-C2232-FAN	Cisco fan tray module for Nexus 2232 Fabric Extender, standard airflow
FET-10G	Cisco Fabric Extender Transceiver 10G SFP+ for Nexus 2000 uplinks

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Specification

Cisco N2K-C2232TF-E Specification

Model

N2K-C2232TF-E

Brand

Cisco

Type

Cisco Nexus 2232TM-E with 32x1/10GBase-T + 8 x 10GE Module (includes 16 Fabric Extender Transceivers)

Fabric extender host interfaces

Fabric extender host interface type

1/10GBASE-T ports: RJ鈥?5 connectors

Fabric extender fabric interfaces

Uplink module: 8 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ included

Fabric extender fabric interface type

Fiber: Cisco Fabric Extender Transceiver (FET-10G) and SFP+ optics (SFP-10G-SR, SFP-10G-SR-S, SFP-10G-LR, and SFP-10G-LR-S) Copper: 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ passive Twinax copper cables (SFP-H10GB-CU1M, SFP-H10GB-CU3M, and SFP-H10GB-CU5M) and active Twinax copper cables (SFP-H10GB-ACU7M and SFP-H10GB-ACU10M) AOC cables: SFP-10G-AOC1M, SFP-10G-AOC2M, SFP-10G-AOC3M, SFP-10G-AOC5M, SFP-10G-AOC7M, and SFP-10G-AOC10M AOC breakout cables: QSFP-4X10G-AOC1M, QSFP-4X10G-AOC2M, QSFP-4X10G-AOC3M, QSFP-4X10G-AOC5M, QSFP-4X10G-AOC7M, and QSFP-4X10G-AOC10M Copper breakout cables: QSFP-4SFP10G-CU1M, QSFP-4SFP10G-CU3M, QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M, QSFP-4x10G-AC7M, and QSFP-4x10G-AC10M Distance between Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender and Cisco Nexus 5000 or 6000 Series Switch: Up to 10 km

Fabric speed

80Gbps in each direction (160-Gbps full duplex)

Oversubscription

4:1

Performance

Hardware forwarding at 800Gbps or 595mpps

FCoE

FCoE supported up to 30m with Category 6a or 7 cables

Cisco parent switch

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Cisco Nexus 9000 Series

Minimum software

Cisco NX-OS Software Release 5.2(1)N1(1) (Cisco Nexus 5000 Series) Cisco Nexus 6000 Series running Cisco NX-OS Software Release 6.0 and later Cisco NX-OS Release 6.2(2) (Cisco Nexus 7000 Series) Cisco NX-OS Software Release 6.1 (Cisco Nexus 9000 Series)

Dimensions (H x W x D)

1.72 x 17.3 x 17.7in. (4.37 x 43.94 x 44.96cm)

Environment

Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) Nonoperating temperature: -4 to 158°F (-20 to 70°C) Humidity: 5 to 95 percent (noncondensing) Altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m)

Power supply

N2200-PAC-400W, N2200-PAC-400W-B, and N2200鈥慞DC鈥?00W

Fan tray

N2K-C2232-FAN and N2K-C2232-FAN-B

Typical input operating power

210W at 30M, 240W at 100M (maximum 300W)

Input current

2.15A (typical); 2.65A (maximum) Note: Input current listed for 110V; divide by 2 for 220V Supply will surge on AC power-up for a fraction of a second beyond this rating

Output current

17A (typical); 20.9A (maximum)

Heat dissipation

796 BTU/hour (typical); 981 BTU/hour (maximum)

Regulatory compliance

Products should comply with CE Markings according to directives 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC.

Safety

UL 60950-1 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1EN 60950-1 IEC 60950-1AS/NZS 60950-1GB4943

EMC: Emissions

47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A CISPR22 Class A EN55022 Class A ICES003 Class A VCCI Class A EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 KN22 Class A CNS13438 Class A

EMC: Immunity

EN50082-1 EN61000-6-1 EN55024 CISPR24 EN300386 KN 61000-4 series

RoHS

The Cisco Nexus 2148T is RoHS-5 compliant, and the Cisco Nexus 2224T, 2248TP, 2232PP, 2248PQ, 2232TM, and 2232TM-E are RoHS-6 compliant.

Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS)

The Cisco Nexus 2248TP, 2248TP-E, and 2232PP meet NEBS level-3 standards (hardware revision 3).

Layer 2 features

Layer 2 VLAN trunks IEEE 802.1Q VLAN encapsulation Cisco EtherChannel technology on uplinks PortChannel on server ports on Cisco Nexus 2200 platforms Advanced PortChannel hashing Jumbo frames on all ports (up to 9216 bytes) Pause frames (Priority Flow Control [PFC] and IEEE 802.3x) Private VLANs (promiscuous only on uplinks) Local multicast replication on Cisco Nexus 2200 platform (8000 entries) Autonegotiation to 1000BASE-T; full duplex on host interfaces

Enhanced Ethernet

DCB (Cisco Nexus 2232PP)

Quality of service (QoS)

Layer 2 IEEE 802.1p (class of service [CoS]) 8 hardware queues per port (Cisco Nexus 2200 platforms), or 4 hardware queues per port (Cisco Nexus 2148T) Per-port QoS configuration Local policing on Cisco Nexus 2200 platform (64 policers) CoS trust Configurable tail-drop threshold on Cisco Nexus 2200 platforms Egress strict-priority queuing Egress port-based scheduling: Weighted Round Robin (WRR)

High availability

Hot-swappable field-replaceable power supplies and fan modules 1:1 power redundancy Uplink traffic management through Cisco EtherChannel hashing or static port pinning vPCs for dual-homed active-active connectivity across two Cisco Nexus 5000 or 6000 Series Switches vPCs for dual-homed straight-through NIC connectivity across two Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders ISSU

Security

Local classification (256 access control list [ACL] entries)

Management

Fabric extender management using in-band management Locator and beacon LEDs on front and back of chassis (locator beacons on the front and rear of the chassis help reduce errors when the equipment is serviced) Per-port locator and beacon LEDs Syslog Simple Network Management Protocol Versions 1, 2, and 3 (SNMP v1, v2, and v3) Enhanced SNMP MIB support XML (NETCONF) support Remote Monitoring (RMON) Cisco Discovery Protocol Versions 1 and 2 Cisco Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) source on server ports Power-on self-test (POST) Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD): Ethernet Comprehensive bootup diagnostic tests CiscoWorks Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM); the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series is managed through the parent Cisco Nexus switch using DCNM and standard SNMP, XML interface, and command-line interface (CLI)

Configuration MIBs

ENTITY-MIB IF-MIB FABRIC-EXTENDER MIB CISCO-ENTITY-EXT-MIB CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB CISCO-ETHERNET-FABRIC-EXTENDER-MIB

Monitoring MIBs

RMON-MIB

Industry standards

IEEE 802.1p: CoS prioritization IEEE 802.1Q: VLAN tagging IEEE 802.3: Ethernet IEEE 802.3ae: 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFF 8431 SFP+ support IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX specification IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T specification IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T 10GBASE-SR 10GBASE-LR RMON SFF-8461

Weight

18.5 kg

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Questions & Answers

What accessories are compatible with the Nexus 2232TM-E?

Compatible accessories include additional fabric extender transceivers, various power supply units, optional fan modules, and airflow direction kits.

How does the Nexus 2232TM-E compare to other Cisco Nexus 2000 Series switches?

The Nexus 2232TM-E offers enhanced port density and flexibility with its 10GBASE-T capabilities compared to other Nexus 2000 Series models, making it suitable for higher bandwidth needs.

What are the key benefits of using the Nexus 2232TM-E in a data center?

Key benefits include reduced latency, high port density, flexibility in airflow and power options, and the robust performance characteristic of Cisco Nexus 2000 Series switches.

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What is the difference between Nexus 2000 and 3000?

Both of them are designed for data centers but there are some differences. Please learn more differences here .

What are the unique features of the Nexus 2232TM-E?

The Nexus 2232TM-E offers 32x1/10GBase-T + 8x10GE modules, includes 16 Fabric Extender Transceivers, and allows a choice of airflow and power supply, enhancing flexibility and performance.

How cost-effective is the Nexus 2232TM-E for data centers?

The Nexus 2232TM-E is highly cost-effective for data centers due to its combination of high port density, scalability, and efficient power usage.

What application scenarios are best suited for the Nexus 2232TM-E?

The Nexus 2232TM-E is ideal for high-performance data centers, enterprise networking environments, and service providers needing robust 10GBASE-T connectivity and minimal latency.

How do I install the Nexus 2232TM-E Fabric Extender?

Installation involves mounting the chassis, connecting power supplies, ensuring proper airflow direction, and linking the fabric extender modules to the parent switch via supported cables.

Does the Nexus 2232TM-E require regular upgrades?

Regular software upgrades may be needed to maintain optimal performance and security. Cisco periodically releases updates that support new features and improvements.

Are there any alternative products to the Nexus 2232TM-E?

Alternative products include other models from the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series and switches from the Catalyst series that offer similar port configurations and features.

What common troubleshooting steps are available for Nexus 2232TM-E?

Common troubleshooting includes checking power supply connections, verifying airflow direction, ensuring up-to-date firmware, and reviewing port status using Cisco's diagnostics tools.