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IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264

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IBM® System Networking RackSwitch™ G8264 leveraging 10Gb SFP+ and 40Gb QSFP+ Ethernet 

technology is specifically designed for the data center. It is ideal for today's big data, cloud, and 
optimized workload solutions. It is an enterprise class Layer 2 and layer 3 full featured switch that 
delivers line-rate, high-bandwidth switching, filtering, and traffic queuing without delaying data. Large 
data-center grade buffers help keep traffic moving, while the redundant power and fans along with 
numerous high availability features help provide high availability for business sensitive traffic.

The RackSwitch G8264, shown in Figure 1, is ideal for latency sensitive applications such as high 

performance computing clusters and financial applications. In addition to the 10-Gb Ethernet (GbE) 
and 40-GbE connections, the G8264 also has the capability for legacy 1-GbE connections. The 
G8264 supports the newest protocols including Data Center Bridging/Converged Enhanced Ethernet 
(DCB/CEE) for support of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) in addition to iSCSI and 
network-attached storage (NAS). 

Figure 1. IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264

The G8264 also supports IBM Virtual Fabric, which helps clients significantly reduce cost and 

complexity related to I/O requirements of many virtualization deployments. Virtual 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 carve a dual-port 10 G 
server adapter into 8 virtual network interface cards (vNICs) and create dedicated virtual pipes 
between the adapter and switch for optimal performance, higher availability, and improved security. 
With Virtual Fabric IT, you can make dynamic changes and allocate bandwidth per vNIC so that you 
can adjust it over time without downtime. 

The RackSwitch G8264 is the first 10 GbE switch to offer benefits of OpenFlow. OpenFlow is the new 

open application programming interface (API) that enables the network administrator to easily 
configure and manage virtual networks that control traffic on a “per-flow” basis. It creates multiple 
independent virtual networks and related policies without dealing with the complexities of the 
underlying physical network and protocols. The G8264 is also the recommended switch to use with 
the network controller that is compliant with OpenFlow, which is the IBM Programmable Network 
Controller.

Did you know?

The RackSwitch G8264 supports several types of configurations: 1-Gb, 10-Gb, and 40-Gb, vNIC, 

Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE/DCB), NAS, and iSCSI.

The RackSwitch G8264 with SFP+ technology is the ideal solution for clients who are looking for 

low latency and low power consumption.

The IBM RackSwitch G8264 supports stacking for up to eight switches using a single switch 

image and configuration file that shares one IP address and one management interface.

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Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

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