Introduction; About This Document; Audience - Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Configuration Manual

Introduction

The Dell PowerConnect 8024 and 8024F switches are stackable Layer 2 and
Layer 3 switches that extend the Dell PowerConnect LAN switching product
range. These switches include the following features:
• 1U form factor, rack-mountable chassis design.
• Support for all data-communication requirements for a multi-layer switch,
including layer 2 switching, IPv4 routing, IPv6 routing, IP multicast,
quality of service, security, and system management features.
• High availability with hot swappable stack members.
Each PowerConnect 8024/8024F switch has 24 ports of 10-Gb Ethernet in
10GBase-T and redundant power supplies to provide high performance and
high availability. PowerConnect 8024 and 8024F switches can be stacked with
other PowerConnect 8024 and 8024F switches using only the 10G SFP+ fiber
ports.

About This Document

This guide describes how to configure, monitor, and maintain a Dell
PowerConnect 8024/8024F switch by using Web-based Dell OpenManage
Switch Administrator utility or the command-line interface (CLI).

Audience

This guide is for network administrators in charge of managing one or more
PowerConnect 8024 and 8024F switches. To obtain the greatest benefit from
this guide, you should have a basic understanding of Ethernet networks and
local area network (LAN) concepts.
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