Product Essentials


Features

Ethernet switch modules integrate with blade chassis

Easy-to-use, powerful, and flexible management user interface options

10K jumbo frames support

14 1-Gbit/sec internal Ethernet ports

6 1-Gbit/sec external Ethernet ports

IEEE 802.1Q & 802.1P Tagged VLAN support

10Gb uplinks

Multiple chassis are stackable using optional 10Gb uplinks


Benefits

Reduces clutter, realizes space savings, and simplifies deployment and management

Decreases resource requirements for network management operations by simplifying installation, configuration, and monitoring

Increases performance in data-transfer-intensive environments such as IP storage networks

Individual 1-Gbit/sec connections to each blade

Connection to up to six different external devices

Allows advanced network configuration for enhanced security and QoS management

Scales existing infrastructures to 10GbE networking today, at a dramatically lower price point than stand-alone 10GbE switches

Scales 10GbE networks at very low cost and manages stacked switches as a single unit, a pioneering capability within this equipment class