Cisco N2200-FAN-R Full English Description

Product Overview

Important Note: All fan trays and power supplies installed within the same FEX chassismust maintain identical airflow direction. Mixing reverse (R) and forward (F) airflow modules creates thermal imbalance, hotspots and risks of equipment overheating and emergency shutdown. This tray integrates multiple independent fans. If one internal fan fails, limited temporary cooling remains available; the entire fan FRU requires full replacement upon tray-level fault. Standard ESD anti-static handling procedures are mandatory during removal and installation.

Key Features

1. Intelligent Variable-Speed Thermal Regulation

   The fan tray dynamically adjusts fan rotational speed based on real-time internal chassis temperature, operating altitude and thermal load of network traffic. Fans operate at low RPM under light workloads to reduce power consumption and acoustic noise, and automatically accelerate to increase airflow as internal temperatures rise. Thermal telemetry data is reported to the upstream parent Nexus switch running NX-OS for unified environmental monitoring.
2. Front-to-Back (Port-side Intake) Airflow Architecture

   Airflow Direction: Cool air enters from the front port panel of the FEX chassis; hot air exhausts toward the chassis rear. This airflow configuration fits standard data center rack deployments where the FEX port panel faces the cold aisle. Ensure intake and exhaust openings are not obstructed to guarantee rated cooling efficiency.
3. OIR (Online Insertion and Removal) Support

   Technicians can perform fan tray replacement without powering off the Fabric Extender or interrupting live data forwarding. Non-disruptive maintenance supports always-on data center server access fabrics. Operators must complete fan replacement within the chassis overheat protection timeout window.
4. Visual Status LED & Remote Monitoring

   Built-in status LED provides immediate local status indication:

• Solid Green: All internal fans operate normally
• Solid Amber: Fan failure or over-temperature alarm triggered
  NX-OS generates environmental syslog messages and sends SNMP traps to centralized monitoring platforms immediately once fan anomalies are detected.

1. Multi-Fan Internal Redundancy

   Several independent fan units are integrated into a single tray assembly. Single fan failure does not cause instant complete cooling loss, but administrators should arrange FRU replacement promptly to eliminate thermal operational risks.
2. Data Center-Grade Reliability

   Industrial brushless DC fan assembly engineered for 24/7 continuous operation within enterprise and cloud data center access fabrics, optimized for Nexus 2200 series 10GE FEX workloads.

Supported Hardware Platforms

Not compatible: Nexus 2248TP / 2224TP Gigabit FEX, Nexus 9000 fixed/modular switches, Nexus 5000/7000 standalone switches, Nexus 2300 FEX series and Catalyst switching platforms.

Typical Application Scenarios

• 10G server access fabric deployments using Nexus 2232PP / 2232TM / 2232TM-E FEX connected to Nexus 5500 / 7000 parent switches
• Spare replacement cooling fan tray for reverse airflow (port-side intake) configured Nexus 2200 10GE FEX
• Standard data center rack layout with FEX port panel facing cold aisle
• Enterprise and cloud infrastructure requiring hot-swappable non-disruptive hardware maintenance

Technical Specifications

• Form Factor: Integrated hot-swappable fan tray for 1RU Nexus 2200 10GE FEX
• Part Number: N2200-FAN-R
• Airflow Direction: Front-to-Back (Reverse Airflow / Port-side Intake)
• Forward Airflow Counterpart: N2200-FAN-F (Back-to-Front / Port-side Exhaust)
• Hot Swappable: Yes (OIR supported under NX-OS)
• Monitoring: Front panel status LED + NX-OS logging & SNMP traps
• Operating Ambient Temperature: 0°C ~ +40°C
• Compliance: UL60950-1, EN60950-1, FCC Class A, CE certified, RoHS compliant

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