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BNT Layer 2/3 Copper and Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter

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Summary of Contents for 32R1860 - Nortel Layer 2/3 Copper GbE Switch...

Page 1: ...in two versions Copper and Fiber These versions provide reliability and flexibility and meet all the stringent requirements of both enterprise and telecom environments Figure 1 shows the two switch m...

Page 2: ...Modes of operation The switch module supports two unique operational modes that are determined by the firmware edition that is loaded onto the switch Standard shipped Layer 2 3 mode z SmartConnect mo...

Page 3: ...flatten the data center infrastructure and reduces the number of discrete devices management consoles and equipment that administrators must deal with helping to lower costs and simplify deployment La...

Page 4: ...C address learning automatic update supports up to 16 K MAC z addresses Up to 128 IP interfaces per switch z Static EtherChannel and LACP IEEE 802 3ad link aggregation up to 6 Gb of total bandwidth z...

Page 5: ...Robin WRR priority queues per port for processing qualified traffic z Layer 3 functions z IP forwarding z IP filtering with ACLs up to 4096 ACLs supported z VRRP for router redundancy z Support for up...

Page 6: ...Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules I O module Part number BNT Layer 2 3 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module 32R1860 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y BNT Layer 2 3 Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module 32R1861 Y Y Y...

Page 7: ...ard None Y Y N N N N N N N N Ethernet Expansion Card CFFv 39Y9310 N N Y Y N N N N N N Ethernet Expansion Card CIOv 44W4475 N N Y Y N N N N N N QLogic Ethernet and 4 Gb FC Card CFFh 39Y9306 N N N N N N...

Page 8: ...e 4 lists the components that are used in this configuration Table 4 Components used in two ports per server configuration Diagram reference Part number machine type Description Quantity Varies IBM Bl...

Page 9: ...rd 2 32R1860 or 32R1861 BNT Ethernet Switch Modules routing signals from the integrated controller 2 The expansion card can be installed in servers in the BladeCenter S 8886 However by doing so you lo...

Page 10: ...er HS22 or other supported server 1 to 14 None Ethernet controller on the system board of the server 1 per server Varies Compatible CFFv or CIOv expansion card see Table 3 1 per server 44W4479 2 4 Por...

Page 11: ...ort provides an additional means to install software and configure the z switch module This USB style connector enables connection of a special serial cable that is supplied with the switch module The...

Page 12: ...GR 58334 OFM with Nortel BNT Extensions User s Guide for Nortel L2 3 GbESM z http www ibm com support docview wss uid psg1MIGR 5074970 Alteon OS Application Guide z http www bladenetwork net userfiles...

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