Nexus 6004 FC NPIV

[srooplal]

I am looking at replacing my MDS 9506 (2) with 4 nexus 6004.

FC will connect to the new 20 port UP cards on the nexus 6004

some info req.

Configurations simiilar to that of mDS

support for zoning

 npiv support

what lic is required NPIV - FC

vsan

dcns

optics from MDS 9506 will work on nexus 6004

fcoe support - lic req

[Walter Dey · Accepted solution]

Please look at

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-6000-series-switches/datasheet-c78-732277.html

which contains the hardware features as well as the licenses.

It is easy to migrate a configuration from MDS to Nexus 6004.

Be aware, that there might be features, which are not available on Nexus, e.g. IVR.

Also, the native FC speed limitation is 8 Gbps !

Cisco SFP's from MDS should work ok in Nexus 6004

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/storage-networking/mds-9000-series-multilayer-switches/product_data_sheet09186a00801bc698.html

[jihicks · Accepted solution]

The 9506 is a Director Class SAN switch.  A better replacement would be a 9706, which is also a Director Class SAN switch.