HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - C-Series Nexus Expansion Module Support Matrix; C-Series Nexus Switches for NX-OS; Features

• Nexus 5000 4-port 4Gb FC + 4-port 10GbE Module
• Nexus 5000 8-port 4Gb FC Module
• Nexus 5000 6-port 8Gb FC Module
For the latest information on supported C-series FCoE CN switches and firmware versions, see the HP
SAN Infrastructure website: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.
Table 54 lists the firmware version and port maximums for the C-series Nexus switches.
Table 54 C-series Nexus switches for NX-OS
Maximum number of
Ethernet ports
Maximum number of
Fibre Channel portsFirmware versionSwitch
5216NX-OS 4.1(3)N1(1),
4.0(1a)N1(1a),
4.0(1a)N1(1),
4.1(3)N2(1)
Nexus 5020
268Nexus 5010
Table 55 describes C-series Nexus expansion module support.
Table 55 C-series Nexus expansion module support matrix
Switch
Expansion module Nexus 5010Nexus 5020
YesYes
HP Nexus 5000 6-port 10GbE
Module
YesYes
HP Nexus 5000 4-port 4Gb FC +
4-port 10GbE Module
YesYes
HP Nexus 5000 8-port 4Gb FC
Module
YesYes
HP Nexus 5000 6-port 8Gb FC
Module
Features
Features of the C-series FCoE CN switches include:
• Unified fabrics
• I/O consolidation—Reduces capital and operating expense
• Application flexibility—Support a number of applications as access-layer switches co-located with
servers in data center racks or for middle-of-row deployments
• Consolidated resource management—Support existing configuration and management tools
• Energy efficiency
• PFC
• Bandwidth management
• DCBX Protocol
• Congestion management (BCN)
• Layer 2 multipathing (hardware capable)
• Convergence and compatibility with existing FC fabrics.
C-series switches and fabric rules152