Users Guide

10 | The S6000 Switch
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Figure 2-2. S6000 I/O-Side View
1 - System LED
2 - 32 QSFP+ Ports
3 - Serial Console
4 - Reset
5 - Stack ID
6 - USB-A
7 - USB-B Console
8 - Management
NOTE: For more information about LEDs, refer the Determine Switch Status section.
NOTE: The system light emitting diodes (LEDs) are on the I/O side. The fan tray power indicators are on the
PSU side.
The S6000 switch runs the Dell Networking operating system, providing switching, bridging, and routing
functionality for transmitting data, storage, and server traffic.
In a data center network, the S6000 switch provides converged network support and inter-operates with
Dell and third-party network devices. The switch supports
data center bridging (DCB) features and
optimizes
connectivity between servers using Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and internet small
computer system interface (iSCSI) links.
By providing increased 40GbE bandwidth for device interconnection in a shared network storage
environment (with the possibility of splitting 40GbE QSFP+ uplinks into four 10GbE SFP+ connections),
the S6000 switch is perfectly positioned to help transition a data center with multiple speed requirements.
Features
The S6000 has the following features:
• One universal serial bus (USB-A) port
• One USB-B console port
• Thirty-two 40Gbps QSFP ports for 40Gbps transceivers
• On-board high-performance central processing unit (CPU) system with large memory