RackSwitch G8264CS
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Improves performance and increases availability
The G8264CS is an enterprise-class and full-featured data center switch that offers high-bandwidth
performance with thirty-six 1/10 Gb SFP+ connections, 12 Omni Ports that can be used for 10-Gb
SFP+ connections, 4/8 Gb Fibre Channel connections, or both, plus four 40 Gb QSFP+ connections.
The G8264CS switch delivers full line rate performance on Ethernet ports, making it an ideal choice
for managing dynamic workloads across the network. This switch also provides a rich Layer 2 and
Layer 3 feature set that is ideal for many of today’s data centers. Combined with redundant
hot-swappable power and fans, along with numerous high availability features, this switch comes fully
equipped to handle the demands of business-sensitive traffic.
High performance
The 10-Gb/40-Gb switch provides the best combination of low latency, non-blocking line-rate
switching, and ease of management. It has a throughput of up to 1.28 Tbps.
Lower power and better cooling
The G8264CS uses as little as 330 W of power, 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 front-to-rear or rear-to-front cooling design of the G8264CS switch reduces the costs of
data center air conditioning by having airflow match the servers in the rack. In addition, variable
speed fans help to automatically reduce power consumption.
Support for Virtual Fabric
The G8264CS can help customers address I/O requirements for multiple NICs while reducing cost
and complexity. By using Virtual Fabric, you can carve a physical dual-port NIC into multiple vNICs
(between 2 - 8 vNICs) and to create a virtual pipe between the adapter and the switch for improved
performance, availability, and security. It is also important to know support for FCoE, as 2 vNIC cans
be configured as CNAs to allow for additional cost savings through convergence.
VM-aware networking
VMready software on the switch simplifies configuration and improves security in virtualized
environments. VMready automatically detects virtual machine movement between physical servers
and instantly reconfigures the network policies of each VM across VLANs to keep the network up and
running without interrupting traffic or impacting performance. VMready works with all leading VM
providers, such as VMware, Citrix, Xen, IBM PowerVM®, and Microsoft.
Layer 3 functionality
The G8264CS includes Layer 3 functionality, which provides security and performance benefits,
because inter-VLAN traffic stays within the switch. This switch also provides the full range of Layer 3
protocols from static routes for technologies, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP) for enterprise customers.
Seamless interoperability
RackSwitch switches perform seamlessly with other vendors' upstream switches.
Fault tolerance
RackSwitch switches learn alternative 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, and HotLink.
