On 9/24/10 5:28 PM, Alex Rubenstein wrote: >> While this question has many dimensions and there is no real >> definition of either I suspect that what many people mean when they >> talk about a DC routers is: > >>From the datacenter operator prospective, it would be nice if some of these >>vendors would acknowledge the need for front-to-back cooling. I mean, it is >>2010. >
Well, if you look at the hardware it's dead obvious: airflow goes across the linecards. Nexus 7k 10-slot has front bottom to back top airflow because it uses vertically oriented cards. ~Seth
