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Figure 6. HPC interconnect network with the EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch

The solution components that are used in the HPC configuration that is shown in Figure 6 are listed in

Table 7.

Table 7. Components that are used in the HPC interconnect with the EN6131 switch

Diagram
reference

Description

Part
number

Quantity

RackSwitch G8264

Flex System 10 Gb Virtual Fabric solution
Flex System Enterprise Chassis

8721-
A1x

Varies

Flex System x240 Compute Node with Embedded 10Gb Virtual
Fabric Adapter

8737-
x2x

Up to 14 per
chassis

Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch

95Y3309 2 per chassis

Flex System 40 Gb HPC interconnect
Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch

90Y9346 1 per chassis

Flex System EN6132 2-port 40Gb Ethernet Adapter

90Y3482 1 per server

Note: You also need QSFP+ modules and optical cables or QSFP+ DACs (not shown in Table 6; see Table

2 for details) for the external connectivity.

40 Gb production network

Lenovo Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch

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Summary of Contents for Flex System EN6131

Page 1: ...is shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Lenovo Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch Did you know The 40 Gb Ethernet solution that is offered by Lenovo Flex System can deploy more workloads per server without running into I O bottlenecks If there are failures or server maintenance clients can also move their virtual machines much faster by using 40 Gb interconnects within the chassis The 40 GbE switch and...

Page 2: ...onnect to the switch module locally for configuration tasks and firmware updates Supported cables and transceivers Table 2 lists the supported cables and transceivers Table 2 Supported transceivers and direct attach cables Description Part number Feature code Maximum quantity supported Serial console cables Flex System Management Serial Access Cable Kit 90Y9338 A2RR 1 QSFP transceiver and cables 4...

Page 3: ...gement One RS 232 serial port mini USB connector that provides an additional means to configure the switch module Scalability and performance 40 Gb Ethernet ports for extreme bandwidth and performance Non blocking architecture with wire speed forwarding of traffic and an aggregated throughput of 1 44 Tbps Support for up to 48 000 unicast and up to 16 000 multicast media access control MAC addresse...

Page 4: ...hrough the switch Change tracking and remote logging with the syslog feature Support for sFLOW agent for monitoring traffic in data networks separate sFLOW collector analyzer is required elsewhere POST diagnostic tests Standards supported The switch supports the following Ethernet standards IEEE 802 1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol IEEE 802 1D Spanning Tree Protocol STP IEEE 802 1p Class of Servi...

Page 5: ...o adapter ports can be used with the EN6131 switches one port per switch 8 port 10 GbE adapters 8 port 10 GbE adapters are not supported by the EN6131 See Table 5 for a list of supported adapters Table 3 shows compatibility information for the EN6131 and Flex System chassis Table 3 Flex System chassis compatibility Description Part number Enterprise Chassis with CMM Enterprise Chassis with CMM2 Ca...

Page 6: ... I O bay correspondence I O adapter slot in the server Port on the adapter Corresponding I O module bay in the chassis Bay 1 Bay 2 Bay 3 Bay 4 Slot 1 Port 1 Yes Port 2 Yes Slot 2 Port 1 Yes Port 2 Yes Slot 3 full wide compute nodes only Port 1 Yes Port 2 Yes Slot 4 full wide compute nodes only Port 1 Yes Port 2 Yes Table 5 lists the Ethernet I O adapters that are supported by the EN6131 40Gb Ether...

Page 7: ...Flex System EN4132 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter 90Y3466 A1QY Flex System EN4172 2 port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter 00AG530 A5RN The Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter is included in some models of the x240 x440 and X6 compute nodes With 4 port 10 GbE adapters only up to two adapter ports can be used with the EN6131 switches one port per switch The adapters are installed in slots in each compute node F...

Page 8: ... means to configure the switch module This mini USB style connector enables the connection of a special serial cable the cable is optional and it is not included with the switch See the Part number information section for details Network cabling requirements The network cables that can be used with the EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch are shown in Table 6 Table 6 EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch network cab...

Page 9: ...ing standards Safety US Canada cULus EU IEC60950 International CB Environmental Type I II EU IEC 60068 2 32 Fall Test Typical configurations A typical application of the end to end 40 Gb Ethernet connectivity includes high performance computing HPC interconnects and an enterprise data center s highly available production network HPC interconnect In this configuration there are two networks a produ...

Page 10: ...Enterprise Chassis 8721 A1x Varies Flex System x240 Compute Node with Embedded 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter 8737 x2x Up to 14 per chassis Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch 95Y3309 2 per chassis Flex System 40 Gb HPC interconnect Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch 90Y9346 1 per chassis Flex System EN6132 2 port 40Gb Ethernet Adapter 90Y3482 1 per server Note You also need QSFP mod...

Page 11: ...ts that are used in the enterprise data center network with the EN6131 switch Diagram reference Description Part number Quantity RackSwitch G8332 Flex System 40 Gb solution Flex System Enterprise Chassis 8721 A1x Varies Flex System x240 Compute Node 8737 x1x Up to 14 per chassis Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch 90Y9346 2 per chassis Flex System EN6132 2 port 40Gb Ethernet Adapter 90Y3482 1 ...

Page 12: ...ch http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd subtype ca htmlfid 897 ENUS113 133 Lenovo Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass thru Module http lenovopress com tips0865 Lenovo Press publication Flex System Products and Technology SG24 8255 http lenovopress com sg248255 Flex System Interoperability Guide http lenovopress com fsig Lenovo Press Product Guides for Flex System servers and opti...

Page 13: ...t intended for use in implantation or other life support applications where malfunction may result in injury or death to persons The information contained in this document does not affect or change Lenovo product specifications or warranties Nothing in this document shall operate as an express or implied license or indemnity under the intellectual property rights of Lenovo or third parties All inf...

Page 14: ...urrent list of Lenovo trademarks is available on the Web at http www lenovo com legal copytrade html The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States other countries or both Lenovo Flex System RackSwitch Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Lenovo Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch 14 ...

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