Hi Tim, please see inline below:
At 08:35 AM 12/8/2011, Tim Durack submitted:
Trying to get something clear in my mind:
N7K, 2x FAB-2, fabric redundancy, 220G capacity.
N7K, 3x FAB-2, fabric redundancy, 330G capacity.
...
N7K, 5x FAB-2, fabric redundancy, 550G capacity.
Cisco recommend a minimum of 3 FAB-2 cards. Why?
The origin of this recommendation is around M1 10G modules, which are
80G/slot cards. So 2 fabrics give you full b/w & the 3rd gives you
N+1 redundancy. This rule however doesn't apply to some of the higher
performing cards (F1, F2).
If I choose to ignore this recommendation, what is the impact?
Is the fabric behavior different for M1/F1/F2 generation line cards?
The key is that Fab 2 in the chassis does not change the b/w
capabilities of modules with a local fab 1. M1 10G cards are still
80G/slot, F1 10G cards are still 230G/slot (with 5 fabrics).
I understand the implications of over-subscription. If a 2x FAB-2
chassis is not over-subscribed due to the mix of 1G and 10G ports,
will the fabric perform correctly? (I'm thinking yes, as this is a
simple math equation. There is no other fabric-magic going on.
Yes, you are correct - every card works and any port can talk to any
port in the system even with a *single* fabric module. You
(obviously) just won't get full bandwidth.
Hope that helps,
Tim
Sales-Engineering is trying to convince me otherwise :-)
Thanks for humoring me.
--
Tim:>
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