Managing the Switch
Module Terms
sup-1 and sup-2
sup-active and sup-standby
sup-local and sup-remote
Overview of I/O Module Support
The switch supports the following I/O modules in slots 1 through 8:
• 48-port, 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ with 4-port 10- and 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+
• 48-port, 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet BASE-T with 4-port 10- and 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+
• 36-port, 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ aggregation (N9K-X9636PQ)
These modules support the following Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders (FEXs) using SFP-10G-SR,
SFP-10G-LR, and FET transceivers:
• Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E FEX
• Cisco Nexus 2248TP FEX
• Cisco Nexus 2248PQ-E FEX
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Usage
Fixed
Relative
Relative
(N9K-X9564PX)
(N9K-X9564TX)
Description
• sup-1 refers to the supervisor module in slot 27.
• sup-2 refers to the supervisor module in slot 28.
• sup-active refers to the active supervisor
module—relative to the slot that contains the active
supervisor module.
• sup-standby refers to the standby supervisor
module—relative to the slot that contains the standby
supervisor module.
If you are logged into the active supervisor, the following
applies:
• sup-local refers to the active supervisor module.
• sup-remote refers to the standby supervisor module.
If you are logged into the standby supervisor, the following
applies:
• sup-local refers to the standby supervisor module (the
one that you are logged into).
• There is no sup-remote available from the standby
supervisor module (you cannot access a file system on
the active supervisor).
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