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• High availability (see Table 56) Table 56 provides a comparison of the high-availability features for C-series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switches. Table 56 C-series Nexus 5000 Series switch high-availability feature comparison Switch Nexus 5020 Nexus 5010 Redundant/ Redundant/ hot-swappable hot-swappable power cooling Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Redundant control nl processor No No Nondisruptive Expansion code activation module support No Yes No Yes Protocol nl support FC nl IEEE DCB nl 10 GbE FCoE Usage The Nexus 5000 Series switches are intended for use as edge switches, providing a bridge between 10 GbE and Fibre Channel protocols. (See "FCoE fabric topologies" on page 52.) FCoE Converged Network switch fabric rules This section describes the fabric rules for C-series FCoE CN switches and other factors you should consider when building C-series FCoE CN fabrics. For general C-series Fibre Channel switch fabric rules, see "Fibre Channel switch fabric rules" on page 146. Operating systems and storage products The fabric rules for C-series FCoE CN switches apply to SANs that include the operating systems and storage products listed in Table 57. Table 57 C-series FCoE CN switch operating system and storage system support Operating systems • Microsoft Windows • Linux • VMware ESX Storage products • EVA8400/6400 • EVA4400 • EVA8100/8000/6100/6000/4100/4000/ • MSA2000fc G2 (MSA2300fc)/MSA2000fc • P2000 G3 FC • XP24000/20000 • XP12000/10000 For operating system and storage product version support, see the HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel over Ethernet application note, available at http://www.hp.com/go/SDGmanuals. Fabric rules for C-series Nexus 5000 Converged Network Switches This section describes the fabric rules for the C-series FCoE Converged Network switches and other factors you should consider when building FCoE switch fabrics. SAN Design Reference Guide 153