Key Features - Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032 Product Manual

Key features

The NE1032 RackSwitch runs the Cloud NOS that provides a simple, open and programmable network
infrastructure designed to scale for your business needs. Its intelligent, cloud-scale performance delivers a
software-defined Ethernet solution that is simple to manage and easy to deploy using common
management tools. Cloud NOS is based on open, industry standards for better data center interoperability,
and it enables support of automation and orchestration applications for tight integration into the data
center ecosystem.
With its high-performance architecture and support for an extensive set of routing protocols, Cloud NOS
provides reliable, high-performance fabric for traditional, converged and hyperscale solutions. Cloud NOS
can help you consolidate server and storage networks into a single fabric. Converged Enhanced Ethernet
delivers value for your iSCSI and NAS enterprise storage environments.
The NE1032 RackSwitch is considered particularly suited for the following environments:
1 GbE or 10 GbE SFP+ connectivity for server, storage, or uplink switch connections
Cloud and virtualization solutions with VM-aware network automation and integration into Lenovo
and third-party IT and cloud infrastructure management tools
Converged SAN and LAN network via NAS and iSCSI storage connectivity
Reduced I/O cost (CAPEX) with fewer adapters and cables to purchase
Reduced complexity (OPEX) with fewer components to manage and lower energy cost
Hyperconverged solutions
Applications demanding better performance and lower latency
The NE1032 RackSwitch offers the following features and benefits:
High performance
The 10 Gb NE1032 RackSwitch provides a combination of low latency, non-blocking line-rate
switching, and ease of management with 640 Gbps throughput.
Lower power and better cooling
The front-to-rear or rear-to-front cooling design of the NE1032 RackSwitch reduces data center air
conditioning costs by having airflow match the servers in the rack. In addition, variable-speed fans
help reduce power consumption.
Layer 3 functionality
The NE1032 RackSwitch includes Layer 3 functionality, which provides security and performance
benefits, as inter-VLAN traffic stays within the switch. This switch also provides the full range of
Layer 3 protocols from static routes for technologies, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for enterprise customers.
Converged fabric
The NE1032 RackSwitch supports Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) which helps enable
customers to combine storage, messaging traffic, VoIP, video, and other data on a common data
center lossless Ethernet infrastructure. As a result, customers can deploy a single server interface
for multiple data types, which can simplify the deployment and management of server network
connectivity while maintaining the high availability and robustness that is required for storage
transactions.
Fault tolerance
The NE1032 RackSwitch offers redundant hot-swap hardware components, learns alternate routes
automatically, and performs faster convergence if there is a link, switch, or power failure.
Seamless interoperability
RackSwitch switches perform seamlessly with other vendors' upstream switches.
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