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Cisco SFS 3012R Multifabric Server Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch Overview
Features
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Fully Redundant System Architecture
The Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch can be used in a variety of networking environments, including
database tiers, application tiers, and Web tiers. The Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch provides 10 Gbps
per port connectivity to servers, 1 Gbps per port connectivity to Ethernet networks, and 2 Gbps per port
connectivity to Fibre Channel networks. You can also aggregate uplinks for greater bandwidth and
redundancy.
Scalability
You can populate the cable end of the Cisco SFS 3012R Server Switch with additional Fibre Channel
gateways, Ethernet gateways, and a second InfiniBand switch module to increase the port count of your
server switch. A second InfiniBand switch module adds 12 InfiniBand ports. Each additional Fibre
Channel gateway adds 2 Fibre Channel ports. Each additional Ethernet gateway adds 4 or 6 Ethernet
ports.
Ethernet
switches
Fibre Channel
switches
Fibre Channel
gateways
Ethernet
gateway
InfiniBand backplane
IB switch
IB switch
Host
Host
Management
workstation
180741
Controller
cards
Server Switch
