Americas Headquarters:Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USACisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP Getting Started GuideThis Getting Started Guide describes the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP and how to start usingit. This product is referred to by HP as the Cisco Fabric Extender for HP Bladeystem. This GettingStarted Guide includes the following sections:• Information about the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP, page 1• Shipping Box Contents, page 2• HP Blade System Architecture, page 3• Installing the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP, page 5• Updating NX-OS, page 6• Configuring the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP, page 7• Verifying the Configuration, page 19• NoteFor HP Integrity Superdome 2, the minimum F/W bundle is 2.51.102, page 20• Related Documentation, page 21• Technical Support, page 21Information about the Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HPThe Cisco Nexus product line simplifies datacenter operations in an efficient and cost-effective manner.The Cisco Nexus product line transforms the data center with innovative, standards-based, multilayer,multiprotocol, and multipurpose Ethernet-based fabric. These products enable any transport overEthernet, including Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic, and storage traffic, all on one common data center-classplatform.The Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extenders behave as remote line cards for a parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Seriesswitch. The Fabric Extenders are essentially extensions of the parent Cisco Nexus switch fabric, withthe Fabric Extenders and the parent Cisco Nexus switch together forming a distributed modular system.Up to 24 Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extenders can be connected to a single Nexus 5000 Series switch,allowing a single distributed modular system to scale to 384 HP blade servers.