Cisco Cisco UCS C200 M2 High-Density Rack Server Fascicule
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Cisco Data Center VM-FEX Technology: Cisco Data Center VM-FEX technology extends fabric
interconnect ports directly to virtual machines, eliminating software-based switching in the hypervisor. Cisco
Data Center VM-FEX technology collapses virtual and physical networking infrastructure into a single
infrastructure that is fully aware of the virtual machines’ locations and networking policies (Figure 4). Cisco
infrastructure that is fully aware of the virtual machines’ locations and networking policies (Figure 4). Cisco
Data Center VM-FEX technology is implemented by Cisco VICs with an implementation of IEEE 802.1BR
Port Extender.
Figure 4. Cisco Data Center VM-FEX with Cisco UCS VIC 1225T