Use Dell first Force10 product in a Cisco Network: Stakes and Opportunities around its advantages.

Following the release of Dell first Force10 product for the Dell M1000e Bladed system in the middle of 2012, this means the Force10 MXL 10/40GbE switch, henceforth it seems easy to incorporate this switch into your Cisco Nexus environment, with the release of
the “Deploying the Dell Force10 MXL on a Cisco Nexus Network” whitepaper. 

This guide aims to provide in depth detail how to use an MXL in a Cisco Network and its advantages.

  Therefore we can talk about some advantages of MXL like:

• The MXL provides same interoperability with Cisco Nexus 5500 Series ToR
• The MXL allows customers to connect to 32 server ports from a converged switch.
• The MXL provides a local switching/East-West advantage
• Reduced cables and components
• 40GbE uplinks/stacking with the MXL
• The MXL is built on a scalable architecture for growth
• The MXL is part of the Converged Blade Data Center, announced in June 2012
• Pre-certified architecture with proven Dell Servers & Storage