Introduction; Product Description - Dell Force10 S4820T System Getting Started Manual

Introduction

This document provides basic information about the S4820T switch,
including how to install the switch and perform the initial configuration. For
information about how to configure and monitor switch features, refer to the
User's Configuration Guide, which is available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/support.
This document contains the following sections:
Hardware Overview
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Installation
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• Technical Specifications
• Performing the Initial Configuration

Product Description

S4820T is a top-of-rack (ToR) switch/router product for copper connections to
10G servers and 40Gbps uplinks to the 40G switching fabric in the core. The
S4820T has 48 ports of 10GBase-T and four ports of 40Gbps with features and
functions similar to the S4810 product.
The S4820T switch runs the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS), providing
switching, bridging, and routing functionality for transmitting data, storage, and
server traffic.
In a data center network, the S4820T switch provides converged network
support and interoperates with Dell and third-party ToR devices. The switch
supports data center bridging (DCB) features and optimizes connectivity
between servers and storage devices using Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) links.
By providing increased 40GbE bandwidth for device interconnection in a
shared network storage environment, with the possibility of splitting 40GbE
Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (QSFP+) uplinks into 10GbE SFP+
connections, the S4820T switch is perfectly positioned to help transition a
data center with multiple speed requirements.
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