Q What is N2K-C2232PP?
A N2K-C2232PP is a Cisco Nexus 2000 Platform Chassis, offering 2 power supply, 1 Fan Modules, 32 x 1/10GE (req SFP/SFP+) + 8 x 10GE (req SFP+), and choice of airflow. Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders comprise a category of data center products designed to simplify data center access architecture and operations.
Q What is a Cisco Fabric Extender?
A The Cisco ® Fabric Extender architecture provides a highly scalable, unified server-access platform across a range of 100 Megabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, unified fabric, copper and fiber connectivity, rack and blade server, single OS, and virtual embedded bridge environments and directly ...
Q What is the difference between a switch and a fabric extender?
A Traditional Switching: A Comparison. A Fabric Extender (FEX) in Nexus is a technology that allows for the expansion of a traditional switch's ports and capabilities. It is essentially an extension of a parent switch, also known as a Fabric Interconnect, which provides centralized management and control.
Q How does switch fabric work?
A Multiple switches in a fabric usually form a mesh network, with devices being on the "edges" ("leaves") of the mesh. Most Fibre Channel network designs employ two separate fabrics for redundancy. The two fabrics share the edge nodes (devices), but are otherwise unconnected.