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BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module for IBM BladeCente
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The BNT switch comes with a three-year software license that allows for the download of new features,
such as:
Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter : This new firmware allows for clients to implement and manage
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the Virtual Fabric solution via a graphical interface or CLI. It is through this that administrators can
perform tasks such as activating a Virtual Fabric, selecting the number of virtual NICs (vNICs),
dynamically allocating bandwidth, creating virtual groups to simplify management, and setting up the
failover and isolation capabilities to the vNICs for better availability and security.
VMready: VMready is a unique solution that enables the network to be virtual machine-aware. The
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network can be configured and managed for virtual ports (v-ports) rather than just for physical ports.
With VMready, as VMs migrate across physical hosts, so do their network attributes. Virtual machines
can be added, moved, and removed while retaining the same ACLs, QoS, and VLAN attributes.
VMready allows for a define-once-use-many configuration that evolves as the server and network
topologies evolve. VMready works with all virtualization products, including VMware, Hyper-V, Xen,
and KVM, without modification of virtual machine hypervisors or guest operating systems. Available
as part of the 6.1 software code.
Features and specifications
The BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module includes the following features and functions:
Form-factor
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Single-wide high-speed switch module
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Internal ports
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14 internal auto-negotiating ports: 1 Gb or 10 Gb to the server blades
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Two internal full-duplex 100 Mbps ports connected to the management module
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External ports
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Up to ten 10 Gb SFP+ ports (also designed to support 1 Gb SFP if required, flexibility of mixing 1
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Gb/10 Gb)
One 10/100/1000 Mb copper RJ-45 used for management or data
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An RS-232 mini-USB connector for serial port that provides an additional means to install
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software and configure the switch module
Scalability and performance
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Autosensing 1 Gb/10 Gb internal and external Ethernet ports for bandwidth optimization
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Non-blocking architecture with wire-speed forwarding of traffic and full line rate performance of
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480 Gbps full duplex
Media access control (MAC) address learning: automatic update, supports up to 32 Kb MAC
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addresses
Up to 128 IP interfaces per switch
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Static, EtherChannel, and LACP (IEEE 802.3ad) link aggregation, up to 100 Gb of total bandwidth
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per switch, up to 18 trunk groups, and up to eight ports per group
Support for jumbo frames (up to 12288 bytes)
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Broadcast/multicast storm control
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IGMP snooping for limit flooding of IP multicast traffic (IGMP V1, V2, and V3)
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