Manageability:
Industry-standard command line interface (isCLI)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP V1, V2, and V3)
Telnet interface for CLI
Secure Shell (SSH) v1 and v2 for CLI
Secure Copy (SCP) for uploading and downloading the configuration file via secure channels
Service Location Protocol (SLP)
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for discovering network devices
Serial interface for CLI
Scriptable CLI
Dual software images
Firmware image update via TFTP, FTP, Secure FTP (sFTP), or USB storage
Network Time Protocol (NTP) for switch clock synchronization
Lenovo XClarity (optional; sold separately) for discovery, inventory, monitoring and events
Third-party tools integration
Lenovo Networking Content Pack for VMware vRealize Log Insight (optional
download) for automated log management
Integration with Nutanix Prism management via Network Policy Agent
Lenovo Networking Neutron Plugin to automate VLAN provisioning and configuration
updates for OpenStack-based cloud environments
Integration with Ansible management
Ganglia plug-in for telemetry data analytics
Ethernet standards
The NE2572 RackSwitch supports the following Ethernet standards:
IEEE 802.1AB Data Center Bridging Capability Exchange Protocol (DCBX)
IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
IEEE 802.1p Class of Service (CoS) prioritization
IEEE 802.1s Multiple STP (MSTP)
IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN (frame tagging on all ports when VLANs are enabled)
IEEE 802.1Qbb Priority-Based Flow Control (PFC)
IEEE 802.1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
IEEE 802.1w Rapid STP (RSTP)
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet (Ethernet management port only)
IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T copper twisted pair Gigabit Ethernet (Ethernet management port only)
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol
IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-SR short range fiber optics 10 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-LR long range fiber optics 10 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-ER extended range fiber optics 10 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T copper twisted pair 10 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3ba 40GBASE-SR4 short range fiber optics 40 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3ba 40GBASE-CR4 copper 40 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3ba 100GBASE-LR4 long range fiber optics 100 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3bj 100GBASE-CR4 copper 100 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3bm 100GBASE-SR4 short range fiber optics 100 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-SR short range fiber optics 25 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-CR copper 25 Gb Ethernet
IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet (Ethernet management port only)
IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex Flow Control
SFF-8431 10 Gb SFP+ Direct attach copper cable
Cooling
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch
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