[c-nsp] Cisco Nexus and HP Flexfabric

[Thomason, Simon]

Do you know what the limit to vlans on flexfabric is? As we seem to be running into an issues with Vlan limits right now and depending on which person/website I ask depends on the limit.


-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Asbjorn Hojmark - Lists
Sent: Friday, 16 December 2011 10:42 AM
To: 'Pablo Espinosa'
Cc: 'cisco-nsp'
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Cisco Nexus and HP Flexfabric

We have customers running the Nexus B22HP (Cisco/HP FEX) and it works pretty
well.

Flex-Whatever sucks. Bowling balls through straws. It's a switch, but not a
switch. It doesn't do QoS. (Flex-NIC bandwidth-limitations work only in one
direction). It doesn't do multi-hop FCoE (no FCoE out of the rack), and thus
requires more FC ports = more expensive, it is limited in number of VLANs.
Management sucks. Server admins configure networking.

>From my experience I'd say

1st prio: B22HP -> N5500 (limited market exposure, but cool tech)
2nd prio: Pass-Through -> N2232 -> N5500
...
5th prio: CBS-3120X -> N5500
...
8th prio: barbed wired
...
Cth prio: VC FlexFabric -> N5500
...
Fth prio: VC Flex-10 -> N5500

Seriously.

-A

-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Pablo Espinosa
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 11:10 PM
To: cisco-nsp
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Cisco Nexus and HP Flexfabric

Actually, I mis-spoke on the HP Flexfabric question.

I've been asked to consider the HP Flexfabric product OR the
integrated Cisco Nexus 2K within an HP Blade server....If anyone has
deployed either solution, I would love some feedback

thanks
p-

_______________________________________________
cisco-nsp mailing list  cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/


Stuck for gift ideas? Check out racq.com/shop where you are sure to find something for everyone.

Please Note: If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this email as its use is prohibited.  RACQ does not warrant or represent that this email is free from viruses or defects.  If you do not wish to receive any further commercial electronic messages from RACQ please e-mail unsubscribe at racq.com.au or contact RACQ on 13 19 05.
Please Note: 
If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this email as its use is prohibited. 
RACQ does not warrant or represent that this email is free from viruses or defects.
If you do not wish to receive any further commercial electronic messages from RACQ
please e-mail unsubscribe at racq.com.au or contact RACQ on 13 19 05.