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Appendix E: Connecting VC FlexFabric to Cisco Nexus 50xx
and 55xx series
Since VC 4.01, Virtual Connect provides the ability to pass FCoE (Dual Hop) to an external FCoE capable network
switch like the Nexus switches.
VC 3.70 and later allow you to connect VC FlexFabric modules to Nexus 50xx and 55xx series using Native Fibre
Channel.
For information about the FCoE integration between Virtual Connect and Nexus switches see Dual-Hop FCoE with HP
Virtual Connect modules Cookbook in the Related Documentation section.
For information about the Ethernet integration between Virtual Connect and Nexus switches see HP Virtual Connect
Flex-10 & FlexFabric Cisco Nexus 5000 & 2000 series Integration
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02656171/c02656171.pdf
Support information
Visit the “C-Series FCoE Switch Connectivity stream” from the SPOCK website to get the latest support information
for Virtual Connect. See http://h20272.www2.hp.com/Pages/spock2Html.aspx?htmlFile=hw_switches.html
Fibre Channel functions on Nexus
Support of native Fibre Channel functions on Nexus switches has the following options:
 You can configure all Unified ports as 8/4/2/1G Native Fibre Channel. The SPS (Storage Protocol Services) license
is required to enable the use of Native FC operations. Unified ports are identified by their orange color:
Figure 63: Nexus N55-M16UP Expansion module for Nexus 5548 with 16 Unified Ports
 The expansion module N55-M8P8FP for Nexus 55xx series provides eight ports as native Fibre Channel ports. The
N55-M8P8FP for Nexus 55xx series provides eight ports as native Fibre Channel ports. The SPS license is also
required to enable Native Fibre Channel operation. Fibre Channel ports are identified by their green color:
Figure 64: Nexus N55-M8P8FP Expansion module for Nexus 5548 with 8 FC Ports
1/10 GIGABIT ETHERNET 1/2/4/8G FIBRE CHANNEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
N55-M16UP