Chapter 2: S4100-On Series Switch; Introduction - Dell PowerSwitch S4128F-ON Installation Manual

The following sections describe the Dell PowerSwitch S4100–ON Series (S4128F-ON, S4148F-ON, S4148FE-ON, S4128T-ON,
S4148T-ON, and S4148U-ON) switch:
Topics:
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Introduction

• Features
• Physical dimensions
• LED display
• Prerequisites
• S4100-ON Series configurations
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Introduction
The S4128F-ON, S4148F-ON, and S4148FE-ON switches are a one-rack unit (RU), full-featured fixed form-factor top-of-rack
(ToR) 10/25/40/50/100GbE switch for 10G servers with small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+), quad small form-factor
pluggable plus (QSFP+), and quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP28) ports. The S4148FE-ON also includes unified (Fiber
channel and Ethernet) 10 GbE SFP+ and QSFP28 ports.
The S4128T-ON and S4148T switches are a one-rack unit (RU), full-featured fixed form-factor top-of-rack (ToR)
10/25/40/50/100GbE switch for 10GBaseT servers with copper BaseT RJ45, small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+), quad
small form-factor pluggable plus (QSFP+), and quad small form-factor pluggable 28 (QSFP28) ports.
The S4148U-ON switch is a one rack unit (RU), full-featured fixed form-factor top-of-rack (ToR) 10/25/40/50/100GbE switch
for 10G servers with unified (Fiber channel and Ethernet) small form-factor pluggable plus (USFP+), Ethernet-only small
form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+), Ethernet-only quad small form-factor pluggable plus (QSFP+), and unified (Fiber channel
and Ethernet) quad small form-factor pluggable 28 (QSFP28) ports.
NOTE: For the S4148U-ON, for best optic performance, upgrade the Dell software to 10.4(0.0) or higher.
NOTE: For specific port profile details, see the OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide.
The S4100F-ON Series supports the following configurations:
Table 1. S4128F-ON, S4148F-ON, and S4148FE-ON supported configurations
S4128F-ON
28 x 10G + 2 x 100G
28 x 10G + 2 x 40G
28 x 10G + 4 x 50G
28 x 10G + 8 x 25G
36 x 10G
Table 2. S4128T-ON and S4148T-ON supported configurations
S4128T-ON
28 x 10GT + 2 x 100G
28 x 10GT + 2 x 40G
28 x 10GT + 4 x 50G
S4100–ON Series switch
S4148F-ON
48 x 10G + 4 x 100G
48 x 10G + 6 x 40G
48 x 10G + 8 x 50G
48 x 10G + 16 x 25G
72 x 10G
S4148T-ON
48 x 10GT + 4 x 100G
48 x 10GT + 6 x 40G
48 x 10GT + 8 x 50G
S4148FE-ON
48 x 10G + 4 x 100G
48 x 10G + 6 x 40G
48 x 10G + 8 x 50G
48 x 10G + 16 x 25G
72 x 10G
S4100–ON Series switch
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