Nexus 7K and Unified Port

[mohammedrafiq]

Hi, 

Can Nexus 7K support unified ports or separate fibre channel card ?. Currently we have Cisco 6509 as core and Nexus 5548 UP  to connect storage fibre channel connections.

We are planning to replace 6509 with 7K in core and if its cards support native fibre  channel connectivity like Nexus 5548UP , then we and get rid of 5548 and connect fibre channel direct to 7K.

Regards,

[Walter Dey · Accepted solution]

I believe that the 7k only supports FCoE, not native FC.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/models-comparison.html#~f-series

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/storage-networking/mds-9700-series-multilayer-directors/guide-c07-732733.html