Cisco UCS 6248UP Fabric Interconnect | 48-Port UCS Director — CON-C14HF-FI6248UP

Build a tighter UCS domain with a fabric interconnect designed to reduce network complexity at the chassis edge. The Cisco UCS 6248UP Fabric Interconnect provides 48 ports and 10 GbE uplinks, giving blade environments a centralized connectivity layer that supports consistent traffic handling and simpler administration. This model fits organizations that want to standardize server networking without adding unnecessary switching layers. In a blade architecture, the fabric interconnect becomes part of the operational core: it connects chassis, carries server traffic, and helps keep the environment organized as compute scales. That matters when uptime, change control, and repeatable deployment patterns are more important than raw feature count. For infrastructure teams, the value is in control and density. The 6248UP is well suited to UCS deployments where a compact fabric layer is preferred over a larger, more fragmented network design. It helps keep blade systems aligned with enterprise standards while supporting the kind of centralized management that makes UCS attractive in the first place. Ideal For Cisco UCS blade domains that need centralized fabric connectivity Virtualization environments requiring compact 10 GbE server networking Data center refresh projects standardizing on UCS architecture Enterprise infrastructure teams reducing switching layers at the chassis edge Why This Product 1 More centralized than adding standalone access switches to each chassis 2 48-port design supports dense UCS connectivity 3 10 GbE uplinks fit high-throughput blade environments 4 Compact fabric layer reduces operational complexity in UCS domains