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BNT RackSwitch G8124 Installation Guide
Switch Components
This section describes the RackSwitch G8124 hardware components.
Hardware Options
The following list provides an overview of G8124 hardware:
Switch unit
Mounting hardware
Standard rack mounting brackets and screws
IBM iDataPlex
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rack mounting brackets and screws
4-post rack mounting brackets and screws
Switch Unit
Each RackSwitch G8124 series switch unit is a 1U rack-mountable 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch.
You can mount the G8124 in either the horizontal or vertical direction.
The RackSwitch G8124-E is a performance-enhanced switch with a faster management processor
for improved aggregation layer functionality. Both the RackSwitch G8124 and G8124-E have
identical Layer 2 and Layer 3 data plane performance characteristics.
The RackSwitch G8124 and G8124-E allow for flexible mounting of the switch, as follows:
Front-to-rear airflow
Rear-to-front airflow
The DC powered RackSwitch G8124 provides front-to-rear airflow.
Ports
The switch unit contains twenty-four 10Gb SFP+ slots, plus two management ports,
and one serial console port:
24 SFP+ slots
2 RJ-45 management ports
1 RS-232 console port (mini-USB)
Note –
Shielded twisted pair cables are recommended for use in the RJ-45 management ports.
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