Cisco Fabric Extenders

[larsen161]

Any idea if these might work for home use without a parent switch?
n2k-c2232tm-e-10ge
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-2232tm-e-10ge-fabric-extender/model.html

[larsen161]

Well that Introduction seems to answer the question quite well - No

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/layer2/513_n1_1/b_Cisco_n5k_layer2_config_gd_rel_513_N1_1_chapter_010100.pdf

[Reid Cooper]

As an "extender", you'd definitely need a parent of some sort.