Cisco UCS Implementation In Pictures: Part 1 Nexus 5010 And 2148 Fabric Extenders
Below is a collection of photos from phase 1 of our Cisco UCS implementation. This consisted of installing Nexus 5010′s with 2148 gigabit Ethernet fabric extenders to replace a few existing switches in the datacenter. In doing so, we were able to move our existing physical (IBM 3850M2) VMware cluster to 10gE and FCOE.
Doing so allowed us to free up fiber ports on our Cisco MDS 9124 switches needed later on in the UCS blade chassis implementation. I love pictures of equipment so I figured I would share.
Floor Jack Loader
Nexus 5010 Un-boxed
Nexus 5010s Racked
Nexus 5010s With Fabric Extenders
Nexus 5010s Racked Front - Cold Aisle
5010's Rear Wired - Hot Aisle
N2K-C2148T-1GE Fabric Extenders In Network Rack
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Do you know who makes that floor jack or what the “official” product name is? I’ve been looking for one of these but googling “floor jack” or “floor jack loader” does not produce anything useful. Thank you in advance.
Oleg Kio said this on June 8, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Sorry for the delay. Looks like they are called “Mobile Scissor Lifts”. I have a catalog that lists them. Here is a link to their site. Might want to check elsewhere. They are expensive on that site.
- Kevin
Kevin Goodman said this on June 9, 2010 at 4:03 pm
According to the install guide, you’ve got your fabric extenders mounted wrong.
http://www.fragmentationneeded.net/2011/03/hot-hot-hot-nexus-fexes.html
Mine are exactly the same way, and they’re running hot.
How are yours doing? Have you ever seen a FEX mounted flush with the cold side of the cabinet?
Frankly, I think it’s crazy to make the ports inaccessible, but it would solve the air intake problem.
chrismarget said this on April 1, 2011 at 11:42 am