Features And Benefits; Key Features - HP 12500 Series Specification

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Overview

Key features

Advanced architecture: midplane, CLOS
13.32 Tb switching capacity
High-density 10GbE with 288 1:1, 576 4:1 ports
40/100 GbE-ready
Redundant switching fabric, power supply, fan tray

Features and benefits

Data center optimized
NEW Multitenant Device Context (MDC)
is an innovative data center virtualization solution that enables multi-tenancy, giving customers the ability to virtualize a
physical switch into multiple logical devices, with each logical switch having its own tenants
NEW HP Ethernet Virtual Interconnect (EVI)
is an HP Virtual Application Network innovation that provides a Layer 2 extension across the data center to simplify the
interconnectivity of geographically disperse data centers
NEW In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
is a modular operating system that, together with a distributed architecture, provides an upgrade of the entire chassis or an
individual task/process without impacting hardware forwarding
Very high performance without compromise
leveraging the latest generation of ASICs, the 12500 switch series offers outstanding performance and density to build next-
generation data centers; delivers a routing/switching capacity of up to 13.32 Tb/s and a throughput of 4320 mpps (12518
switch), 6.12 Tb/s and 1920 mpps (12508 switch), or 3.24 Tb/s and 960 mpps (12504 switch)
Very high-density 10GbE connectivity
the 12518 switch supports up to 576 10GbE (4:1) or 288 10GbE (1:1) per physical rack (44RU); the 12508 switch supports up to
256 10GbE (4:1) or 128 10GbE (1:1); with two 12508 switches per physical rack (44RU), the density becomes 512 10GbE (4:1) or
256 10GbE (1:1); the 12504 switch supports up to 128 10GbE (4:1) or 64 10GbE (1:1)
Very high-density GbE connectivity
the 12518 switch supports up to 864 1-GbE (1:1) in a physical (44RU) rack; the 12508 switch supports up to 384 1-GbE (1:1); with
two 12508 switches per physical rack (44RU), the density becomes 768 1-GbE (1:1); the 12504 switch support up to 192 1-GbE
(1:1)
Four-chassis IRF
allows the building of large-scale nonblocking, loop-free, metro Layer 2 networks, providing more server access and ultrahigh
reliability
Scalable system design
the 12500 switch series is built using the latest switching architectures and technologies (CLOS architecture, midplane design),
providing the flexibility and scalability for future higher 10GbE density modules as well as 40GbE/100GbE interfaces
Ultramodern architecture
using the latest evolution in switching design, CLOS architecture, the 12500 switch series combines performance and ultimate
flexibility to provide a smooth evolution path to 25 Tb/s; no other switching architecture (shared memory/crossbar) scales to
these levels of performance
Jumbo frames
to accelerate the level of performances, the 12500 switch series supports jumbo frames for intra-data-center communication,
or for data center to data center traffic (disaster recovery), reducing the amount of time required for data backup and recovery
NLB Multicast ARP
Microsoft® NLB co-works with Multicast ARP to provide servers with load balancing and fault switchover, which lowers costs and
investment
Resiliency and high availability
DA - 13785 North America — Version 20 — January 16, 2014
HP 12500 Switch Series
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