Cable Cypher

Equipment Type Identification Codes EQ Type Unit ID

Separator Slot Separator Port
ID & Port Number Slot & Port Number
Cisco Equipment
UCS 61x0XP U6 Nexus 2K N2 && & - ## : ##
UCS C2xx UC Nexus 5K N5

( Values: 00-99, e0, PS[Power Supplies] )

Identification Code ( Values: See Chart )

Two Position Numeric Port Number

Two Position Numeric Slot Number
One Digit Unit Identification Code
Two Position Equipment Type

One Position Separator

One Position Separator

( Values: 00-99 )
( Values: A-Z, 0-9 )

( Value: : )
( Value: - )
UCS 5108 U5 Nexus 7K N7

MDS 9K M9 Catalyst 3K C3
Catalyst 4948 C4

EMC Equipment
SPE SP DPE DP
DAE DA DME DM
X-Blades XB Control Stations CS
SPS SB RPA RP
Storage Mgmt SM VNXe VX
Data Domain DD One Position Separator between Equipment-Port Ends ( Value: / )

Cable Label Example

Miscellaneous Equipment This is an example of the cable labels for a cable connecting Slot 1 Port 1 of
Cust. Patch Panel CP Intercon. P-Panel IP
the UCS 61x0XP to Slot 1 Port 1 of the UCS 5108 chassis.
POUs PU UCS 61x0XP End

U6A-01:01 / U5A-01:01
UCS 5108 End

U5A-01:01 / U6A-01:01
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