Specifications

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򐂰 Mini-USB to DB9 serial cable (3 m)
򐂰 Comes with an IBM limited 3-year hardware warranty and includes a 3-year software
license, providing entitlement to upgrades over that period
򐂰 Two power cords, depending on the country of purchase (Make sure that you include
these cords in your configuration.)
1.3.2 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052 features
The RackSwitch G8052 provides the following features:
򐂰 High performance: The RackSwitch G8052 provides up to 176 Gbps throughput and
supports four SFP+ 10 Gb uplink ports for a low oversubscription ratio, in addition to a low
latency of 1.7 ms.
򐂰 Lower power and better cooling: The RackSwitch G8052 typically consumes just 120 W of
power, a fraction of the power consumption of most competitive offerings. Unlike
side-cooled switches, which can cause heat recirculation and reliability concerns, the
G8052 rear-to-front or front-to-rear cooling design reduces data center air conditioning
costs by matching airflow to the server’s configuration in the rack. Variable speed fans
assist in automatically reducing power consumption.
򐂰 Layer 3 Functionality: The G8052 switch includes Layer 3 functionality, which provides
security and performance benefits, as inter-VLAN traffic can be processed at the access
layer. This switch also provides the full range of Layer 3 static and dynamic routing
protocols, including Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol
(BGP) for enterprise customers at no additional cost.
򐂰 VM-Aware Network Virtualization: IBM VMready® software on the switch simplifies
configuration and improves security in virtualized environments. VMready automatically
detects VM movement between physical servers and instantly reconfigures each VM’s
network policies across VLANs to keep the network up and running without interrupting
traffic or impacting performance. VMready works with all leading hypervisors, such as
VMware, Citrix Xen, KVM, and Microsoft.
򐂰 Fault tolerance: These switches learn alternative routes automatically and perform faster
convergence in the unlikely case of a link, switch, or power failure. The switch uses proven
technologies such as L2 trunk failover, advanced VLAN-based failover, VRRP, Hot Link,
Uplink Failure Detection (UFD), IGMP v3 Snooping, and OSPF.
򐂰 Seamless interoperability: IBM RackSwitch switches interoperate seamlessly with other
vendors' upstream switches.
1.3.3 Features and specifications
In this section, we list some of the hardware and software features and specifications of the
RackSwitch G8052. For more details about these features, see Chapter 2, “IBM System
Networking Switch 10Gb Ethernet switch features” on page 51.
Transceivers: Small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) transceivers are not included in
the purchase of the switch. All 1/10 Gb transceivers require LC-to-LC cables.