Switch Overview
The switch is a complete access switching and I/O platform designed to consolidate and virtualize the switching infrastructure for server and storage systems deployed in high-performance enterprise clouds.
The virtualization switch can be configured many ways through I/O modules appropriate for your data center. Through I/O modules, the switch can support up to 48 4x IB ports, 24 16Gb FC ports, 48 10GBASE-T ports, 48 40G Ethernet ports, or a mixture of these ports to provide network and gateway capabilities.
Additionally, the switch has a dedicated port block, which also supports limited customization. Through the port block, the switch supports 4 12x IB ports, 4 1GBASE-T ports, and 2 4x IB/40GbE combination ports provide both network and gateway capabilities.
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If you configure the 2 4x IB/40GbE ports for IB, then the switch can support a maximum of 50 4x IB ports.
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If you configure the 2 4x IB/40GbE ports for GbE, then the switch can support a maximum of 50 40GbE ports.
For more information, see Rear Panel Components.
Separate, dedicated, and optimized on-board SP, ABD, and SCP manage chassis functionality, Ethernet traffic, and IB fabric respectively, through user-friendly CLIs and web interfaces.
The virtualization switch ships preconfigured for network management through DHCP. However, the procedures in this document are serial management focused, with instructions to configure static IP addresses if desired.