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Data Sheet
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CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME) offers automated inventory collection, software
deployment, easy tracking of network changes, views into device availability, and quick isolation of
error conditions.
Basic IP Routing
The Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 offers customers high-performance basic IP routing. It uses Cisco
Express Forwarding (CEF/dCEF) hardware routing architecture to deliver basic IP unicast routing
protocols that include static routing, Routing Information Protocol, and Cisco Enhanced Integrated
Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Stub. The switch does not support Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF) Protocol and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
Table 1 summarizes product features and benefits.
Table 1. Features and Benefits
Category Features and Benefits
Ease of use and ease of
deployment
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Integration with the chassis management controller (CMC) in the Dell PowerEdge
M1000e enclosure enables customers to configure IP address and access the console.
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Cisco Device Manager simplifies initial configuration using a Web browser.
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DHCP autoconfiguration of multiple switches through a boot server eases switch
deployment.
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Autosensing detects the speed of the upstream switch and automatically configures
each 10/100/1000 uplink port for 10-, 100-, or 1000-Mbps operation, easing switch
deployment in mixed 10, 100, and 1000BASE-T environments.
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Autonegotiation on 10/100/1000 ports automatically selects half- or full-duplex
transmission mode to optimize bandwidth.
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Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) enables dynamic trunk configuration across all switch
ports.
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Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) automates the creation of Cisco Fast EtherChannel
®
groups or Gigabit EtherChannel groups to link to the upstream switch or router or server
blades.
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Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) allows the creation of Ethernet channeling
with upstream switches that conform to IEEE 802.3ad. This feature is similar to Cisco
EtherChannel technology and PAgP.
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Auto-media-dependent interface crossover (MDIX) automatically adjusts transmit and
receive pairs if an incorrect cable type (crossover or straight-through) is installed on a
copper 10/100/1000BASE-T port.
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Combo ports support an auto-media detect feature. No special configuration is required
if a copper interface is used instead of the SFP.
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DHCP Relay allows a DHCP relay agent to broadcast DHCP requests to the network
DHCP server.
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The default configuration stored in flash memory helps ensure that the switch can be
quickly connected to the network and can pass traffic with minimal user intervention.
Availability and Scalability