Fabric Interconnect Overview
The fabric interconnect is the core component of Cisco UCS. The Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects provide uplink access to LAN, SAN, and out-of-band management segment. Cisco UCS infrastructure management is through the embedded management software, Cisco UCS Manager, for both hardware and software management. The Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects are Top-of-Rack devices, and provide unified access to the Cisco UCS domain.
The Cisco UCS FIs provide network connectivity and management for the connected servers. The Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects run the Cisco UCS Manager control software and consist of expansion modules for the Cisco UCS Manager software.
For more information about Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects, see the Cisco UCS Manager Getting Started Guide.