The Cisco Nexus 2300 platform, with its Cisco fabric extender architecture, provides a highly scalable unified server-access platform across a range of connectivity options such as Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, unified fabric, copper, and fiber connectivity, and rack and blade server environments. The platform offers excellent support for migrating from traditional Gigabit Ethernet to 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet and virtual machine-aware unified fabric technologies.