User Guide

Table 8. Components used in an end-to-end FCoE solution with the CN4093 switch (Figure 6)
Diagram
reference
Description Part
number
Quantity
Flex System end-to-end FCoE solution
Flex System x240 Compute Node or other supported compute node Varies Varies
Flex System CN4054 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter 90Y3554 1 per node
Flex System CN4054 Virtual Fabric Adapter Upgrade 90Y3558 1 per VFA
Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch 00D5823 2
Flex System Fabric CN4093 Converged Scalable Switch (Upgrade 1)* 00D5845 1 per CN4093
Flex System V7000 Storage Node
RackSwitch G8264
* The Upgrade 1 might not be needed with flexible port mapping if the total number of the internal and external
ports used on the CN4093 is less or equal to 22.
Note: You also need SFP+ modules and optical cables or SFP+ DAC cables (not shown in Table 8, see Table
3 for details) for the external 10 Gb Ethernet connectivity.
CN4093 FCoE Virtual Fabric in the NPV Gateway mode
As part of an FCoE solution, the Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch can operate
as an integrated FC Forwarder in the NPV Gateway mode, providing the capability to connect to the external
Brocade or Cisco MDS storage networks, as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8.
Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch (withdrawn product) 21