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IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264

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For the options and their supported distances, see Figure 2.

Figure 2. Options and their supported distances 

The module part numbers include the following items: 

One IBM 

System Networking 

RackSwitch G8264

Generic Rail Mount Kit (2-post) 

IBM serial cable

Power cords, listed in Table 2, are shipped separately at an additional charge. 

Table 2. Power cords and descriptions: IBM System x

Power cord

Description

39Y7917

Power Cord Europe AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT

39Y7918

Power Cord Europe (Denmark) AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT

39Y7919

Power Cord Europe (Switzerland) AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT

39Y7920

Power Cord Israel AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT

39Y7922

Power Cord South Africa AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT 

39Y7923

Power Cord UK AC plug 13A/250 V; OPT

39Y7924

Power Cord Australia AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT

39Y7925

Power Cord Korea AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT

46M2593

Power Cord Japan AC plug 10A/125 V; OPT

39Y7927

Power Cord India AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT

39Y7928

Power Cord China AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT

39Y7929

Power Cord Brazil AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT

39Y7930

Power Cord Uruguay/Argentina AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT

46M2592

Power Cord US/Canada AC plug 10A/125 V; OPT

Summary of Contents for RackSwitch G8264

Page 1: ...rtual Fabric helps reduce the number of multiple I O adapters to a single dual port 10 G adapter and reduces the number of cables and required upstream switch ports By using Virtual Fabric you can car...

Page 2: ...ore NICs are needed per server An example is virtualization where clients often need up to eight NICs per server For more information see IBM Virtual Fabric at http www ibm com systems networking soft...

Page 3: ...288 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 1 m IBM Active DAC...

Page 4: ...d feature codes for ordering part 4 Miscellaneous options System x part number Power Systems feature code IBM System Networking Adjustable 19 4 Post Rail Kit 00D6185 EU27 Front to rear hot swappable p...

Page 5: ...10A 250 V OPT 39Y7918 Power Cord Europe Denmark AC plug 10A 250 V OPT 39Y7919 Power Cord Europe Switzerland AC plug 10A 250 V OPT 39Y7920 Power Cord Israel AC plug 10A 250 V OPT 39Y7922 Power Cord Sou...

Page 6: ...l OEM PDU 250V 10A 6680 Power Cord 2 7m 9 ft Drawer to Wall OEM PDU 250V 10A 6671 Power Cord 1 5m 5 ft Drawer to Wall OEM PDU 250V 10A 6672 Benefits The IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264 offers t...

Page 7: ...Mode or PIM Dense Mode Converged fabric The IBM switch supports CEE and connectivity to FCoE gateways CEE helps enable clients to combine storage messaging traffic VoIP video and other data on a commo...

Page 8: ...re Upgrade Entitlement is based on the switch s warranty or post warranty extension and service contracts Features and specifications Performance hardware and software features are described in the fo...

Page 9: ...s for reduced power draw o Figure 3 shows the rear view of the IBM RackSwitch G8264 Figure 3 Rear view of IBM RackSwitch G8264 Power Dual hot swap power modules 50 60Hz 100 240 VAC auto switching per...

Page 10: ...g o FCoE Lossless Ethernet 802 1 Data Center Bridging o Priority Based Flow Control PFC o Enhanced Transmission Selection ETS o Data Center Bridge Exchange protocol DCBX o FIP Snooping o Fibre Channel...

Page 11: ...ready with VI API support o vNIC MIB support for SNMP o OpenFlow OpenFlow v1 0 o OpenFlow hybrid mode o Clients IBM System Networking Switch Center SNSC o ISCLI Cisco like o Scriptable CLI o Browser b...

Page 12: ...lled o Most clients will have up to twenty 2U servers per rack With the G8264 switch being able to support up to 64 SFP ports a client can easily use a switch across three racks of severs and more lik...

Page 13: ...r and the IBM RackSwitch G8000 G8052 1 GbE at Edge Access The G8264 is also ideal at the distribution layer when you are looking to aggregate connections for access layer switches like the G8000 or G8...

Page 14: ...The following high level configuration is an example of how a configuration might look if the G8052 is used as leaf switches and the G8264 is used as a spine switch All active links Traffic load balan...

Page 15: ...itch ports Reduced complexity o Fewer items to manage based standards making management easier with the addition of high availability and better security Better performance o A significant amount more...

Page 16: ...the economics of storage G8264 benefits for IP Storage applications are as follows Lossless Ethernet Fabric Low latency ideal for HPC clusters cloud and financial applications Line rate high bandwidt...

Page 17: ...IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264 17 Figure 8 shows the iSCSI Figure 8 iSCSI...

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