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IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124E

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Part number information

Tables 1 and 2 list IBM System x® part numbers and IBM Power Systems™ MTMs and Feature 

Codes  for ordering the modules and additional options. Small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) and 
SFP transceivers are not included.

Table 1. IBM part numbers and feature codes for ordering

Description

System x part number

Power Systems MTM/FC

IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124DC

7309BD5

IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124E 

(Rear-to-Front)

7309BR6

1455-24E

IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124E 

(Front-to-Rear)

7309BF7

1 Gb options

IBM SFP RJ45 Transceiver

81Y1618

EB29

IBM SFP SX Transceiver 

81Y1622

EB2A

IBM SFP LX Transceiver 

90Y9424

ECB8

0.6 m Blue Cat5e Cable

40K5679

ECB0

1.5 m Blue Cat5e Cable

40K8785

ECB2

3 m Blue Cat5e Cable

40K5581

1111

10 m Blue Cat5e Cable

40K8927

1112

25 m Blue Cat5e Cable

40K8930

1113

10 Gb options

IBM SFP+ SR Transceiver

46C3447

EB28

IBM SFP+ LR Transceiver

90Y9412

ECB9

IBM SFP+ ER Transceiver 

90Y9415

ECBA

1 m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable

95Y0323

EN01

3 m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable

95Y0326

EN02

5 m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable

95Y0329

EN03

0.5 m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable 

00D6288

ECBG

1 m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable*

90Y9427

ECB4

3 m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable*

90Y9430

ECB5

5 m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable*

90Y9433

ECB6

7 m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable* 

00D6151 

ECBH

* Passive cables not supported for Power Systems 10Gb NICs. Used for switch to switch connectivity 

only.

Summary of Contents for G8124E

Page 1: ...d virtual pipes between the adapter and the switch for optimal performance plus higher availability and better security This functionality provides the ability to dynamically allocate bandwidth per vN...

Page 2: ...EB29 IBM SFP SX Transceiver 81Y1622 EB2A IBM SFP LX Transceiver 90Y9424 ECB8 0 6 m Blue Cat5e Cable 40K5679 ECB0 1 5 m Blue Cat5e Cable 40K8785 ECB2 3 m Blue Cat5e Cable 40K5581 1111 10 m Blue Cat5e C...

Page 3: ...nvironments For 10 Gb uplinks they have a choice of either SFP transceivers SR or LR for longer distances or more cost effective and lower power consuming options such as SFP direct attached cables DA...

Page 4: ...AC plug 10A 250 V OPT 39Y7920 Power Cord Europe Israel AC plug 10A 250 V OPT 39Y7922 Power Cord Europe South Africa AC plug 10A 250 V OPT 39Y7923 Power Cord UK AC plug 13A 250 V OPT 39Y7924 Power Cord...

Page 5: ...e 10G Low Latency as low as 570 nanoseconds switch provides the best combination of extremely low latency non blocking line rate switching and ease of management Lower power and better cooling The G81...

Page 6: ...ts can deploy a single server interface for multiple data types which can simplify both deployment and management of server network connectivity while maintaining the high availability and robustness...

Page 7: ...haring internal 48 V DC power supplies input voltage ranging from 42 V dc to 60 V dc per module The nominal power for the G8124E ranges from 115 W to 168 W depending on the speed of the port 1G 10G ty...

Page 8: ...id Spanning Tree 802 1w PVRST Fast Uplink Convergence BPDU guard Quality of service QoS 802 1p priority queues DSCP remarking Metering Routing protocols RIP v1 v2 OSPF BGP High availability Uplink fai...

Page 9: ...complexity and achieve better performance and more flexibility For example Reduce costs acquisition and operating by using fewer adapters cables and upstream switch ports Reduce complexity Fewer items...

Page 10: ...ation 10 GbE attached rack servers Aggregation and servers are as follows Concentration of rack optimized servers for example IBM 1U or 2U servers with a 10G adapter installed IBM BladeCenter using an...

Page 11: ...IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124E 11 Figure 3 shows a G8124E top of rack switch Figure 3 G8124E top of rack switch...

Page 12: ...sed Layer 2 3 protocols industry standard CLI Interoperates with existing network No learning curve Rack optimized server aggregation logical design The design goal is a G8124E 10GbE switch at Distrib...

Page 13: ...ollows Less than 600 ns port to port latency Link aggregation of trunk connections IEEE 802 3ad No STP uplink failure detection UFD to enable redundant paths Figure 5 10 GbE departmental cluster or se...

Page 14: ...bE Related publications For more information visit http www 947 ibm com support entry portal Documentation to see the following IBM RackSwitch G8124E product resources IBM RackSwitch G8052 Installatio...

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