05-25-2018 10:59 AM - edited 03-01-2019 06:19 AM
I totally understand that the Nexus 7000 series of switches do not support native fiber channel, but if i were to connect a 2348UPQ fabric extender, can i convert the ethernet ports on the fabric extender to fc ports and be able to configure zoning/vfc etc
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05-25-2018 11:15 AM
Greetings.
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The Cisco Nexus 2300 fabric extenders provide a 1-rack-unit (1RU) energy-efficient platform with a choice of front-to-back (port-side exhaust) and back-to-front (port-side intake) airflow options that offer 100 Megabit Ethernet; 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet; Fibre Channel (on 2348UPQ with 5600 only starting 7.3 release); and FCoE for a broad range of traditional data center and large-scale virtualized cloud deployments.
The parent switch the fex is connected to would need to have native fiber channel capabilities, which the N7ks do not.
Thanks,
Kirk...
05-25-2018 11:15 AM
Greetings.
From
The Cisco Nexus 2300 fabric extenders provide a 1-rack-unit (1RU) energy-efficient platform with a choice of front-to-back (port-side exhaust) and back-to-front (port-side intake) airflow options that offer 100 Megabit Ethernet; 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet; Fibre Channel (on 2348UPQ with 5600 only starting 7.3 release); and FCoE for a broad range of traditional data center and large-scale virtualized cloud deployments.
The parent switch the fex is connected to would need to have native fiber channel capabilities, which the N7ks do not.
Thanks,
Kirk...
05-25-2018 01:22 PM
well that's unfortunate. luckily i have a pair of 5596UP's. Thank you.
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