Datasheet

BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module for IBM BladeCente
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Configurable traffic distribution schemes over trunk links based on source/destination IP
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addresses, MAC addresses, or both
Fast port forwarding and fast uplink convergence for rapid STP convergence
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Availability and redundancy
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VRRP for Layer 3 router redundancy
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IEEE 802.1D STP for providing Layer 2 redundancy with PVRST+
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IEEE 802.1s Multiple STP (MSTP) for topology optimization, up to 128 STP instances supported
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by single switch
IEEE 802.1w Rapid STP (RSTP), providing rapid STP convergence for critical delay-sensitive,
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traffic-like voice or video
Layer 2 Trunk Failover to support active/standby configurations of network adapter teaming on
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blades
Interchassis redundancy (Layer 2 and Layer 3)
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Converged Enhanced Ethernet
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CEE support and connectivity to FCoE
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Connects to a top-of-rack switch for connectivity to a Fibre Channel SAN
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Supports the QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Module for IBM BladeCenter, which provides FCoE
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gateway functionality inside the BladeCenter Chassis.
VLAN support
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Up to 1024 VLANs supported per switch; VLAN numbers ranging from 1 to 4095 (4095 is used for
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the management module’s connection only.)
802.1Q VLAN tagging support on all ports
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Protocol-based VLANs
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Security
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VLAN-based, MAC-based, and IP-based access control lists (ACLs)
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802.1X port-based authentication
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Multiple user IDs and passwords
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User access control
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Radius, TACACS+, LDAP
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Quality of service (QoS)
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Up to eight queues per port
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Support for IEEE 802.1p, IP ToS/DSCP, and ACL-based (MAC/IP source and destination
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addresses, VLANs) traffic classification and processing
Traffic shaping and re-marking based on defined policies
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Eight weighted round robin (WRR) priority queues per port for processing qualified traffic
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Layer 3 functions
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IP forwarding
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IP filtering with ACLs (up to 4096 ACLs supported)
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VRRP for router redundancy
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Support for up to 128 static routes
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