IBM BNT RackSwitch G8124
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HPC topology: 308 1-GbE servers non-blocking design
Figure 6 shows the load distribution with BLADE’s Active Multipath (AMP) technology:
No spanning tree
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No blocked ports
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Figure 6. Load distribution with BLADE’s Active Multipath (AMP) technology
IP storage over 10-GbE: Changing the economics of storage
G8124 benefits for IP storage applications (Figure 7):
Lossless Ethernet Fabric
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Ultra-low latency for time-sensitive disk reads/writes
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Line-rate, high-bandwidth performance
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Low power consumption with fewer components
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Low-cost, pay-as-you-grow 10G storage network
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Figure 7. BNT G8124 benefits for IP storage over 10 GbE
