Chapter 1. The Rackswitch G8264; Introduction - Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 Installation Manual

Chapter 1. The RackSwitch G8264

Introduction

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This Installation Guide provides information about the Lenovo
(referred to as G8264 throughout this document).
The G8264 is a 1U rack‐mountable aggregation switch with unmatched line‐rate
Layer 2 and Layer 3 performance. The G8264 uses a wire‐speed, non‐blocking
switching fabric that provides simultaneous wire‐speed transport of multiple
packets at low latency on all ports.
The G8264 contains the following switching ports:
 Forty‐eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Small Form Pluggable Plus (SFP+) ports
which also support legacy 1 GbE connections
 Four 40 GbE Quad Small Form Pluggable Plus (QSFP+) ports, each of which can
optionally be used as four 10GbE/FCoE SFP+ ports
QSFP+ ports can be populated with optical QSFP+ modules or passive Direct‐Attach
Cables (DACs), including those that allow the port to be used as four 10 GbE SFP+
ports.
SFP+ ports, when used in 10 GbE mode, can be populated with optical transceiver
modules or active or passive DACs. When used in legacy 1 GbE mode, the ports can
be populated with optical or copper transceiver modules.
The G8264 is 1U in height and can be mounted horizontally or vertically, depending
on your application. Mounting options are available for a variety of rack systems.
For superior reliability, the G8264 uses redundant, hot‐swap power supply modules
and four hot‐swap fan modules. Module options are available for either
front‐to‐rear airflow, or rear‐to‐front airflow.
You can manage the switch through the local console port, or through a remote
network connection, a Web browser‐based interface, or SNMP‐based network
management software.
Note: Other features supported on your switch depend on the specific firmware
installed. For more information, see the Application Guide and Command Reference
for your specific switch and its installed firmware.
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