Comments on: Cisco and HP collaborate to deliver Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:18:35 +0000

Justin, thanks for your question.

For the B22 to work, it requires the parent switch be a Nexus 5000. Plus, daisy chaining of FEX switches (B22 to Nexus 2000) is currently not supported in the FEX architecture.

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By: Justin Holland

Justin Holland — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:30:23 +0000

Great questions and answers – thank you.

We purchased a Nexus 7000 and two Nexus 2000′s just this fall. I saw your answer regarding the 7000, but can I connect this to a parent Nexus 2000?

Regards,
Justin

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By: Peeling back the onion on HP-FEX | Yusuf Mangera

Peeling back the onion on HP-FEX | Yusuf Mangera — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:00:01 +0000

[...] HP and Cisco in collaboration released a FEX module for the HP C7000 chassis. See here and here to read about the release from both HP and Cisco’s perspective. This post is not to [...]

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By: Michael Du

Michael Du — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:56:18 +0000

Gosh, several days ago, romer had it that Cisco and Hp had a big battle on data center…but now, they…collaberate ??? how can we live in networks production market…

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By: Jon Halvorsen

Jon Halvorsen — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:38:12 +0000

Shashi, this is a great example of coopetition. Cisco definitely has more upside here and I suspect this won’t be the last one. Good luck with upcoming earnings.

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By: Shashi Kiran

Shashi Kiran — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:29:36 +0000

Bill, it would be best to connect with a Cisco account team or channel partner to discuss details about UCS or Cisco’s FEX technology. As far as we can tell, the article appears accurate.

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By: Bill Page

Bill Page — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:02:25 +0000

hi,

best wishes on the collaboration. I saw this link below.

http://virtualeverything.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/peeling-back-the-onion-on-hp-fex/

can you share what is possible wiht Cisco fex technology with UCS and what is capable with HP B22 fex? is the article correct?

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By: Peeling back the onion on HP-FEX « virtualeverything

Peeling back the onion on HP-FEX « virtualeverything — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:42:39 +0000

[...] HP and Cisco in collaboration released a FEX module for the HP C7000 chassis. See here and here to read about the release from both HP and Cisco’s perspective. This post is not to [...]

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By: Shashi Kiran

Shashi Kiran — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:24:36 +0000

Just wanted to share that there’s considerable interest in this technology with the global audience thus far, including China and Korea, based on enquiries we have received from the media and others thus far.

The concept of Fabric Extensibility and the Fabric Extender product line has also piqued the interest of a number of analysts and customers, and we are being asked for more information. Stay tuned for more blogs and focused outreach on this topic that will be educational in nature.

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By: Shashi Kiran

Shashi Kiran — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:07:35 +0000

IEEE 802.1BR replaced 802.1Qbh.
http://www.ieee802.org/1/pages/802.1br.html

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