IBM BladeCenter Management Module, Installation And User Manual

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For more information about the components of the information panel, see
Chapter 3, “Information panel LEDs and external ports” on page 15. For more
information about the MAC address, see “IP addresses and SNMP community
names” on page 19.
Specifications and features
This section provides a summary of the specifications and features for your IBM
BladeCenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module.
The IBM BladeCenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module features include:
v Ports
– Four external 1000BASE-T ports for making 10/100/1000 Mbps connections to
a backbone, end stations, and servers
– Fourteen internal full-duplex gigabit ports, one connected to each of the
BladeCenter blade servers
– Two internal full-duplex 10/100 Mbps ports connected to the management
module
v
Performance features
– Transmission method: Store-and-forward
– Random-access memory (RAM) buffer: 8 MB
– Packet filtering/forwarding rate:
- Full-wire speed for all connections. 148800 packets per second (pps) per
port (for 100 Mbps)
- 1488100 pps per port (for 1000 Mbps)
– Media access control (MAC) address learning: Automatic update. Supports 28
K MAC address
– Priority queues: Four priority queues per port
– Forwarding table age time: Maximum age: 17 to 2100 seconds. Default is 300
seconds.
– 802.1D Spanning Tree support. Can be disabled on the entire switch or on a
per-port basis
– 802.1Q Tagged virtual local area network (VLAN) support, including Generic
Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
– Support for 256 VLANs in total, including 128 static VLANs
– Internet group management protocol (IGMP) snooping support per VLAN
– Link aggregation with 802.3ad support on four external ports for up to two
static trunk groups or two link aggregation control protocol (LACP) 802.3ad
link aggregation groups
v
Management
– Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) protocol for creation of alternative backup
paths and prevention of network loops
– Simple network management protocol (SNMP) version 1
– Fully configurable either in-band or out-of-band control through SNMP based
software
– Flash memory for software upgrades. This can be done through trivial file
transfer protocol (TFTP) or hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) Web interface.
– Built-in SNMP management:
- Bridge management information base (MIB) (RFC 1493)
Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM BladeCenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module
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