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Table 19 C-series Nexus 5000 series and Cisco Nexus 5500 series switch high-availability feature comparison
Protocol support
Expansion
module support
Nondisruptive
code activation
Redundant
control
processor
Redundant/
hot-swappable
cooling
Redundant/
hot-swappable
powerSwitch
FCIEEE DCB
10-GbE FCoE
YesNoNoYes/YesYes/YesNexus 5020
YesNoNoYes/YesYes/YesNexus 5010
FCFCoECEE
compliant DCBX
YesNoNoYes/YesYes/YesNexus 5548UP
YesNoNoYes/YesYes/YesNexus 5596UP
Usage
The Nexus 5000 Series switches are intended for use as edge switches, providing a bridge between
10-GbE and Fibre Channel protocols. See “FCoE fabric topologies” (page 37).
FCoE Converged Network switch fabric rules
This section describes the fabric rules for C-series FCoE CN switches and other factors you should
consider when building C-series FCoE CN fabrics. For general C-series Fibre Channel switch fabric
rules, see “Fibre Channel switch fabric rules” (page 135).
Operating systems and storage products
For current operating system and storage system support, see the SPOCK website at www.hp.com/
storage/ spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
Boot from SAN support
BFS is supported for FC arrays attached to standard FC switches in a fabric that includes CN
switches. BFS is not supported for FC arrays attached to 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switches
at this time.
DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade supports BFS from the storage attached to any of the
other FC blades in the same director or to any Fibre Channel switch that is part of the same fabric
as the DC SAN Director that contains the 10/24 FCoE Blade.
This section provides information about installing BFS software.
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