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Figure 65: Nexus N5K-M1008 Expansion module for Nexus 50xx with 8 FC Ports
Note: The Ethernet Nexus ports on the base chassis as well as those on the expansion modules cannot be used to
support Fibre Channel functions. There are not colored like the 8 ports on the left-hand side of the N55-M8P8FP
expansion module.
Figure 66: Nexus 5548 connected to FlexFabric modules using Native FC ports from the N55-M8P8FP Expansion
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