Table of Contents
Advertisement
10
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2552E Flex Switch: Installation Guide
The Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2552E Flex Switch supports a 10G/25G/50G flex
server connection and is capable of 10G, 25G, 50G, and 100G uplink connections.
The NE2552E supports eight 25G SFP28 ports, four 100G QSFP28 ports, and one
10/100/1000 Base‐T external management port on the faceplate as well as 28
25GBase‐KR internal links to the 14 IT Elements (commonly known as blade server
or flex server). The internal links are configurable and support line rates of
10GBase‐KR and 25GBase‐KR with support for 2x25G or 1x50G to an ITE Network
Adapter using physical/KR lane multiplexor. The external facing SFP28 ports
support 8x10G/25G line rates. The 100G QSFP ports are configurable as 100G,
2x50G, or 4x10G/25G ports.
The NE2552E provides support for the following:
A combination of either 28x10G/25G or 14x50G ports internally.
8x10G/25G SFP28 ports plus 4x100G QSFP+ ports, and 10/100/1000 Base‐T
management port externally. The 100G ports are capable of 4x10G/25G, or 2x50G
breakout configurations.
In addition to port flexibility, you can manage and configure the NE2552E through
the following interfaces:
A Secure Shell (SSH) version 2 or Telnet connection to the embedded
Command‐Line Interface (CLI)
A terminal emulation program connection to the serial port interface
A network management application using Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP)
Advertisement
Table of Contents
