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FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX Ethernet FEX 10Gbit/s 16/8 (Cisco Nexus B22F)
The PRIMERGY BX Ethernet FEX 10Gbit/s 16/8 is a Connection Blade for Fujitsu PRIMERGY Blade Servers and is an element of Fujitsu’s DynamicFabric approach to create a highly-flexible and optimized network infrastructure. The Connection Blade is part of the Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) portfolio, which provides a scalable unified server access platform supporting up to 10Gbit/s Ethernet over both fiber and copper and data center bridging protocols.
Features & Benefits
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Performance
- Sixteen 10Gbit/s downlinks: Each Ethernet downlink supports Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Datacenter Bridging (DCB), and iSCSI.
- Eight 10Gbit/s uplinks: Each Fabric uplink carries Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI traffic.
- Up to 24 PRIMERGY BX Ethernet FEX 10Gbit/s 16/8 can be managed by a single Cisco Nexus switch.
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- Ideal suited for customers using Cisco Nexus and looking to extend the Nexus architecture to the Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX Blade Server.
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Simplified operations
- Management by the parent Nexus switch eliminates multiple provisioning, programming and testing points.
- All security and traffic policies are managed by the Nexus switch eliminating security and traffic handling errors. Policies are uniformly applied across the entire domain.
- Supporting technologies like virtual Port-Channel (vPC) and Cisco FabricPath eliminate reliance on the Spanning Tree Protocol, enabling a large multipath, loop free topology.
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- Single point of network management: All network device configurations are managed on the Cisco Nexus parent switch, and configuration information is downloaded to the Connection Blade using in-band communication.
- Standardizing on the Cisco Nexus switches for both blade and rack servers allows data centers to support the same switch features across the entire access layer with a single point of management.
- Increased network bandwidth and resiliency, which is needed for delivering mission-critical applications running on multiple server links.
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Increased business benefits
- PRIMERGY BX Ethernet FEX 10Gbit/s 16/8 can pass Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) traffic over the same set of uplinks onto the Cisco Nexus fabric, reducing the total number of uplinks required.
- In combination with new server blades (BX920 S3 and BX924 S3), no additional mezzanine card is required, since all I/O traffic can be handled via the onboard dual-channel 10 Gbit/s Ethernet CNA.
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- Reduce operating expenses and capital expenditures by consolidation, cabling reduction, investment protection through feature inheritance from the parent switch, and the capability to add functions without the need for a major equipment upgrade of server-attached infrastructure.
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Technical details
Active power (max. configuration) | 70 W
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Weight | 1.3 K g
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Connection type | LAN Connection Blade Cisco Nexus B22 Series Blade Fabric Extender
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Supported system units | PRIMERGY BX400 S1, PRIMERGY BX900 S1, PRIMERGY BX900 S2
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Max. number per system unit | 4 in PRIMERGY BX400 S1, 4 in PRIMERGY BX900 S1/S2
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Supported Server Blades | PRIMERGY BX9xx S3/S4 Server Blades w. 10 Gbit/s CNA on Board PRIMERGY BX25xx Server Blades w. 10Gbit/s CNA on Board
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Supported Mezzanine Cards | PRIMERGY BX CNA Mezz Card 10 Gbit/s 2 port (MC-CNA112E)
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Down-link ports | 16 x 10 Gbit/s Eth
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Up-link ports | 8 x 10 Gbit/s Eth (SFP+)
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Recommended Service | X - 24x7 Onsite Service with 4h Onsite Response Time
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