IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000
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Summary: IBM System Networking RackSwitch G 8000
The IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000 offers the following benefits:
High performance: The G8000 provides up to 176 Gbps throughput and supports up to four 10 G
uplink ports for a very low oversubscription ratio.
Lower power and better cooling: The G8000 uses approximately 120 W, which is a fraction of the
power consumption of most competitive offerings. Unlike side-cooled switches, which can cause heat
recirculation and reliability concerns, the G8000 rear-to-front/front-to-rear cooling design reduces data
center air conditioning costs by matching airflow to the server’s configuration in the rack. Variable
speed fans assist in automatically reducing power consumption.
VM-Aware network virtualization: VMready software on the switch reduces configuration complexity
while significantly improving security levels in virtualized environments. VMready automatically
detects virtual machine movement from one physical server to another, and instantly reconfigures
each VM’s network policies across VLANs to keep the network up and running without interrupting
traffic or impacting performance. VMready works with all leading hypervisors, such as VMware, Citrix
Xen, RedHat KVM, Microsoft Hyper V, and IBM PowerVM
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hypervisor.
Layer 3 functionality: The switch includes Layer 3 functionality, which provides security and
performance benefits, plus static and dynamic routing protocols including Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for enterprise customers.
USGv6 Testing Program Report (USGv6-V1):
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http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/qcl12356usen/QCL12356USEN.PDF
Fault tolerance: These switches learn alternate routes automatically and perform faster convergence
in the unlikely case of a link, switch, or power failure. The switch uses proven technologies such as L2
trunk failover, advanced VLAN-based failover, VRRP, HotLink™, Uplink Failure Detection (UFD)™,
IGMP V3 snooping, and OSPF.
Seamless interoperability: Switches interoperate seamlessly with other vendors' upstream switches.
See the following resources:
Tolly Functionality and Certification: RackSwitch G8000, G8100, and G8124 and Cisco Catalyst
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Interoperability Evaluation:
http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=SA&subtype=WH&htmlfid=QCL123
70USEN#loaded
Tolly functionality and certification and Cooperative Interoperability Evaluation with the Cisco
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Nexus 5010:
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/qcl12346usen/QCL12346USEN.PDF
Stacking: Cluster virtualization, single IP, and stacking of up to six virtual switches allow configuration
of multiple switches as one, saving valuable time, IP addresses, and resources.
Features and specifications
This section lists the features and specifications.
Performance
The performance features are:
Full Line rate performance
176 Gbps (full duplex) switching architecture
132 million packets per second (mpps)
