Direct connect to UCS FI from EMC VNX 5300

Hi,
I'm looking for any configuration recommendations or best practices for configuring a VNX 5300 unified for direct connect to UCS Fabric Interconnects.
The direct connect wil be 10GB on both the file and block side.
Are their any guides or recommendations anyone may have?
I've looked and cannot find much.

Hi Manuel,
Two things:
1) Take a look at the following matrix for the supported version
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/interoperability/matrix/Matrix8.html
2) Currently the direct attch FC is supported under a restricted to topologies in which the zoning database is provided from an upstream Cisco MDS 9000 switch or Nexus 5000 or 5500 switch. Hence you would still have to conenct an MDS or a N5K to the FIs for the zoning info.
./Abhinav

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