Datasheet

BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module for IBM BladeCente
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Routing protocol support (Router Information Protocol (RIP) V1; RIP V2; OSPF V1, V2, and V3;
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BGP-4), up to 1024 entries in routing table
Support for DHCP Relay
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IPv6 management (full IPv6 support including routing is planned to be released in optional version
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of firmware in 2009)
Manageability
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP, V1, V2, and V3)
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HTTP/HTTPS browser GUI
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Industry-standard CLI and BLADEOS/AlteonOS CLI
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Telnet interface for CLI
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SSH V1/V2
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Serial interface for CLI
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Scriptable CLI
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Firmware image update (TFTP and FTP)
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Network Time Protocol (NTP) for switch clock synchronization
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BNT BLADEHarmony Manager support
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Monitoring
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Switch LEDs for external port status and switch module status indication
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Port mirroring for analyzing network traffic passing through switch
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Change tracking and remote logging with syslog feature
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POST diagnostics
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Special functions
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Serial over LAN (SOL)
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Future features
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Stacking support planned with 1H2010 firmware update
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The switch module supports the following IEEE standards:
IEEE 802.1D STP with PVRST+
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IEEE 802.1s MSTP
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IEEE 802.1w RSTP
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IEEE 802.1p Tagged Packets
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IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN (frame tagging on all ports when VLANs are enabled)
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IEEE 802.1x port-based authentication
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IEEE 802.2 Logical Link Control
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IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol
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IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex Flow Control
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IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
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IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-SR 10Gb Ethernet fiber optics short range
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IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-LR 10Gb Ethernet fiber optics long range
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IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet
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