[c-nsp] Nexus 5k dual sup design

[manderson]

Yes I guess Enhanced FEX is the official name for it.  I've just always
referred to it as a dual-sup design.

I like your idea of using another switch.

Thanks


On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Nick Adams <nanogreader at agitated.net>wrote:

> Evening,
>
> You're talking about an "Enhanced FEX" when you have a FEX attached to two
> 5ks.  I was looking into this a few months ago to solve a problem but it
> brought about some difficult to diagnose failure modes.  Also, it seems
> there's challenges with software upgrades.
>
> It might be easier to set up a VPC connected 1u switch (2960, 3750) for
> your singly-homed servers, but you'll lose the single management interface.
>
> Hope this helps,
> -Nick Adams