Tag Archives: Fibre Channel

Dell MXL and FC Flex IOM: Enabling Network Convergence via FCoE [Video]

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Humair

As you know from my prior blog, blog, the Dell FC Flex IOM adds 4 x FC ports (8 x FC ports with 2 modules) to the Dell MXL/IOA blade switch and transforms it into a NPIV Proxy Gateway (NPG) … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Technology | Tagged converged network, Converged Network with Dell MXL and FC Flex IO Module, Dell FC Flex IO Module, Dell Fc Flex IOM, Dell IOA, Dell MXL, FC, FC Flex IO, FC Flex IO Module, FC Flex IOM, FCoE, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Flex IO, Flex IO Module, FTOS, IOA, LAN, LAN SAN convergence, LAN/SAN Convergence, MXL, MXL Blade Switch, network convergence, NPG, SAN, zoning | Leave a comment

Dell MXL/IOA with FC Flex IOM: Network and Infrastructure Convergence with NPIV Proxy Gateway

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Humair

Very exciting news from Dell today as they announced the availability of the Dell FC Flex IOM module which transforms the Dell M1000e MXL/IOA blade switch into a NPIV Proxy Gateway (NPG). This allows the MXL/IOA to bridge between Ethernet … Continue reading →

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LACP and Trunking Between Brocade FOS and Dell FTOS Switches

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Humair

In this short lab I’ll demonstrate creating a LACP LAG and trunking between Brocade switches running FOS and Dell switches running FTOS. I utilize two Brocade 8000 switches [FOS 6.3], one Dell S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.8], and one Dell PowerEdge … Continue reading →

Posted in Brocade, Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology | Tagged 802.1q, Brocade, Brocade 8000, Brocade 8000 Converged Switch, Brocade 8000 FCoE Switch, Brocade FOS, Brocade-proprietary LAG, Dell, Dell Force10 FTOS, Dell Force10 S5000, Dell Force10 S60, Dell FTOS, Dell PowerEdge 2950, Dell PowerEdge 2950 server, Dell S5000, Dell S5000 converged switch, Dell S5000 FCoE switch, Dell S60, Dynamic LAG, Ethernet, FC, Fibre Channel, Force10 FTOS, Force10 S5000, Force10 S60, LACP, LACP LAG, LAG, port channel, PowerEdge 2950, PowerEdge 2950 server, QLE8242, QLE8242 CNA, QLogic 8242, QLogic 8242 CNA, QLogic QLE8242, QLogic QLE8242 CNA, S5000, S60, Static LAG, Trunking, Trunking between Brocade and Dell, Trunking between Brocade and Dell Force10, Trunking between Brocade and Force10, vlans | Leave a comment

FCoE Transit with the Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator Blade Switch

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Humair

The Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator (IOA) blade switch is pretty cool. It looks similar to the Dell MXL blade switch and even uses the same FlexIO modules in its two FlexIO module slots. As with the Dell MXL switch, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell, Networking, Technology | Tagged CNA, Compellent, Compellent SC220, Compellent SC8000, Converged Network Adapter, Data Center Bridging, DCB, Dell Compellent, Dell Compellent SC220, Dell Compellent SC8000, Dell IOA, Dell IOA blade switch, Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator, Dell S5000, Dell S5000 converged switch, Dell S5000 FCoE switch, Dell S5000 switch, FC, FC storage, FC switches, FCF, FCoE, FCoE Transit, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel Forwarder, FIP-snooping, FIP-snooping bridge, FSB, IOA, IOA blade switch, plug-and-play, SC220, SC8000 | Leave a comment

Buying a Converged/FCoE Switch?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Humair

I felt the urge to write this article after receiving several inquiries about buying used Cisco Nexus 5010 and Nexus 5020 switches because they are available on some third-party site at large discounts – at least compared to the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Brocade, Cisco, Dell, Juniper, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Technology | Tagged Adapter-FEX, Brocade, Brocade 6720, Brocade 6730, Brocade converged switch, Brocade FCoE switch, Brocade VDX 6720, Brocade VDX 6730, Cisco, Cisco 5010, Cisco 5020, Cisco 5548UP, Cisco 5596UP, Cisco converged switch, Cisco FCoE switch, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Nexus 5010, Cisco Nexus 5020, Cisco Nexus 5548UP, Cisco Nexus 5596UP, Cisco Nexus switches, Converged switch, Data Center Bridging, DCB, Dell, Dell converged switch, Dell FCoE switch, Dell Force10, Dell S5000, Dell S5000 converged switch, Dell S5000 FCoE switch, Dell S5000 switch, FabricPath, FC, FCoE, FCoE-FC bridging, FCoE-FC bridging capabilities, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Juniper, Juniper converged switch, Juniper FCoE switch, Juniper QFX3500, Nexus 5010, Nexus 5020, Nexus 5548UP, Nexus 5596UP, QFX3500, S5000 converged switch, S5000 FCoE switch, TRILL, VDX 6720, VDX 6730, VM-FEX | 1 Comment