.Part 1 Architecture HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785351-001

• Cisco Nexus 5596UP (2 RU)
Up to 96 ports—48 unified ports and 3 16-port expansion modules◦
◦ 48 unified ports can be configured as 1- and 10-GbE and FCoE, or 8/4/2/1 Gb/s FC
ports
• Optional expansion modules include:
16-port Unified Port Expansion Module—Up to 16 of 1/10 GbE FCoE ports or 16 of
8/4/2/1 Gb/s FC ports
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◦ 8-port FC (8/4/2/1-Gb) + 8-port Ethernet and FCoE (1/10 GB) module
Cisco Fabric Extender for HP BladeSystem
The Cisco Fabric Extender for HP BladeSystem (Model B22HP) provides an extension of the Cisco
Nexus switch fabric to the HP server edge (see Figure 41 (page 70)). Logically, it behaves like a
remote line card to a parent Cisco Nexus 5000 series or 5500 series switch, with the Fabric
Extender and the parent Nexus together forming a distributed modular system. When combined
with HP server embedded CNA or mezzanine adapters, it provides total network flexibility with
1Gb/10Gb Ethernet, Data Center Bridging (FCoE) and iSCSI network connections.
Features
• Sixteen 1Gb/10Gb downlinks
• Each Ethernet downlink supports Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Datacenter Bridging
(DCB), and iSCSI
• Each Ethernet downlink can autonegotiate to 1Gb to support legacy NICs and/or Wake On
LAN
• Eight 10Gb uplinks:
Each Fabric uplink carries both Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) traffic◦
◦ Fabric uplinks support .5m/1m/3m/5m/7m/10m twinax, Fabric Extender Transceiver
(FET-10G), 10Gbase-SR, and 10Gbase-LR optics
• Up to 24 Fabric Extenders can be managed by a single Nexus 5000 or 5500 series switch
• Ports support Ethernet, iSCSI and DCB protocols
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