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AS4600-54T-C
1GbE Data Center Switch
Powered By Cumulus® Linux®
Product Overview
The AS4600-54T-C is a high-performance Gigabit Ethernet switch, with 48 RJ-45 GbE ports, 4 x 10GbE SFP+
ports, and two module slots each with 40GbE bandwidth for additional uplinks. The switch provides the
high-availability features required in a data center top-of-rack switch, including redundant hot-swappable AC or
-48VDC PSUs, or 12VDC power input; hot-swappable redundant fans, and port-to-power or power-to-port airflow
options. The two expansion module slots accept 1 x 40G QSFP modules to provide two 40G ports or eight 10G
ports through breakout cables. This additional bandwidth makes the switch ideal for applications mixing 1GbE and
10 GbE nodes in a rack, or to support 40G uplinks to a spine network. The AS4600-54T-C comes with Cumulus
Linux — the leading network OS for data center switching systems.
Cumulus Linux
Cumulus Linux is a Linux operating system that runs on top of industry-standard networking hardware. It is a
software-only solution that accelerates robust networking functions at wire rate on a variety of platforms and is the
ultimate choice when it comes to flexibility and innovation, enabling the best-of-breed hardware ecosystem and
best-of-breed application ecosystem.
Cumulus Linux is Linux. It is not just based on Linux, it is Linux and offers the entirety of the Linux experience on
networking hardware. Existing open source and commercial Linux applications run natively on industry-standard
switches. New applications can be developed and integrated rapidly, enabling innovation cycles on par with
software and application cycles.
Modern Data Center Networking with Cumulus Linux
Cumulus Linux is first and foremost a networking-focused Linux distribution. It enables modern data center
architectures while providing a transition path for traditional data center architectures.
■ High-capacity IP fabrics enable scale, simplicity and rapid evolution
■ Automation: zero touch install and zero touch provisioning simplify operations
■ Modern data center orchestration, monitoring and troubleshooting provide operational efficiencies
■ Prescriptive Topology Manager simplifies operations from physical/logical topology consistency to simplified
configuration based on a user-specified network graph
■ Overlay networks enable flexibility and rapid provisioning of multi-tenant network
Broad Application Ecosystem
Cumulus Linux is the foundation for a rich application ecosystem. Being Linux, it is a platform that can leverage
existing Linux applications, and it is the foundation for development and rapid integration of third party applications.
Modern data center network orchestration tools such as Ansible, CFEngine, Chef and Puppet work on Cumulus
Linux. Modern data center monitoring tools such as collectd and Ganglia work on Cumulus Linux. Leverage scores
of applications across compute and network from the more than 40,000 Debian applications available. Customize
the platform and build applications for specific business needs to innovate faster!
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