IBM Redbooks G8264CS, Product Manual

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RackSwitch G8264CS 5
Software features and specifications
The software features, as of Version 6.8 plus Fibre Channel, are as follows:
Security
RADIUS
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SCP
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Wire Speed Filtering: Allow and Deny
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SSH v1, v2
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HTTPS Secure BBI
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Secure interface login and password
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MAC address move notification
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Shift B Boot menu (Password Recovery/ Factory Default)
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VLANs
Port-based VLANs
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4096 VLAN ids supported
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2048 Active VLANs (802.1Q)
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802.1x with Guest VLAN
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Private VLAN Edge
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Lossless Ethernet
802.1 Data Center Bridging
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Priority Based Flow Control (PFC)
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Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
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Data Center Bridge Exchange protocol (DCBX)
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FIP Snooping
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Converged Enhanced Ethernet
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Fibre Channel/FCoE
NPV Gateway
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FC Port Speeds: 4/8 Gb.
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Bridging to Fibre Channel SANs.
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Login load distribution.
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End-to-end FCoE (initiator to target). FCoE initiator /target can be attached to any port that is
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configured as Ethernet.
Direct attachment of FCoE targets.
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Manageable by using ISCLI or BBI .
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Full Fabric FC/FCoE
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FC Port Speeds: 4/8 Gb.
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FC-BB-5 Compliant Full Fabric FC/FCoE.
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Fabric Services: Name Server, Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), Login services,
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Zoning
WWN, FCID, or Alias based Zoning
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Login load distribution
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FC classes of service: Class 2 and Class 3.
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Manageable through ISCLI / BBI.
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