Ethernet Switching - Dell PowerEdge M1000e User Manual

Blade Interconnects
M-Series Blade I/O Guide

Ethernet Switching

Models
10/40GbE Switch
High-performance blade
provides maximum
Overview
throughput, flexibility, and
iSCSI/FCoE convergence.
Performance
Speeds
Switch fabric capacity
Forwarding capacity (Mpps)
Buffer size
Latency (Microseconds)
Ports
Internal blade server ports
External 1/10GbE (Base-T)
8 ports using QSFP+
External 10GbE
(up to 24 using modules)
2 integrated QSFP+
External 40GbE (QSFP+)
(up to 6 using modules)
Native Fibre Channel support
Up to 8 FC ports (8Gb)
Expansion modules (FlexIO)
¹QSFP+ port on I/O Aggregator runs breakout mode 4x10GbE only
²Both devices limited to one Base-T module only. Populate second
Features
DCB: PFC, DCBx and ETS
FCoE
FCoE transit or direct connect
Converged iSCSI (LAN and SAN)
Stacking
up to 6 using QSFP ports
PVST+
Simplified Networking Mode
Accepts Cisco Twin-ax cables
Optical transceivers supported
Max L2 and L3 VLANs
Link Aggregation (Groups/Members)
Jumbo frames (Bytes)
Max Routes (IPv4/IPv6)
16000/IPv6 Future
IPv4 Routing
IPv6 Routing
Multicast Routing
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MXL I/O aggregator
10GbE Plug and Play
Converge infrastructure and
connect easily to third-party
networks with this flexible
Layer 2 blade.
1, 10 or 40GbE 1 and 10GbE
1.28Tbps 1.28Tbps
960 960
9MB 9MB
0.68 µs 0.68 µs
32 (10GbE) 32 (10GbE)
4 (using module) 4 (using module)
8 ports using QSFP+
breakout cables breakout cables
(up to 16 using modules)
2 integrated QSFP+ fixed
in breakout mode (up to 6
using modules)
Up to 8 FC ports (8Gb)
2 slots and 3 options (mix or match)
• 2 port QSFP+ (10/40GbE)¹
• 4 port SFP+ (1/10GbE)
• 4 port Base-T (1/10GbE)²
• 4 port FC8 (2/4/8Gb)
slot with another module of your choice.
Yes Yes
FCoE transit or direct connect
Yes Yes
2 via CLI only
Yes -
- Default
Yes
QSFP+ (SR only)
SFP+ (SR or LR)
SFP (SX, LX, and SFP to RJ45)
4094/511 4094 (Layer 2 only)
128/16 1/16
12000 12000
-
RIP, OSPF -
Future release -
IGMP IGMP Snooping only
Transform your Dell M1000e blade server enclosure.
M8024-k M8428-k
10GbE Basic Ethernet/FC Switch
Transition to 10GbE Connect directly to the Fibre
connectivity and extend an Channel SAN and Ethernet
available iSCSI/FCoE fabric LAN without the need for an
with this Layer 2/3 switch. FCoE forwarding device.
1 and 10GbE 10GbE and 2/4/8Gb FC
480Gbps 288Gbps
357 120
2MB 7MB
1.85 µs 0.6 µs
16 (10GbE) 16 (10GbE)
2 (using module) -
4 fixed SFP+ ports (1/10Gb)
(Add 4 more 10Gb ports 8 fixed SFP+
using module)
- -
- 4 integrated FC ports (8Gb)
1 slot and 3 options
• 4 port SFP+ (10Gb only)
• 2 port Base-T (1/10Gb)
-
Yes (PFC and DCBx) Yes
Transit Direct connect
Not suitable for iSCSI over
-
DCB
up to 6 using SFP+ ports
-
or SFP+ module
- -
Simple Mode AG Mode (NPIV) FC only
Yes Brocade cables only
SFP+ (SR, LR, LRM)
Brocade Short Wave and
SFP*: (SX, LX, or SFP to RJ45)
Long Wave Multi-mode
*Optics work in fixed ports only
1024/128 3583 (Layer 2 only)
12/8 28/8
9216 9048 Ethernet and 2112 FC
8160/4096 4000
RIP, OSPF -
OSPF -
IGMP, PIM, DVMRP IGMP Snooping only
M6348 M6220
1GbE High-density 1GbE Basic
Leverage existing Ethernet Flexible Layer 2/3 switch
cabling to enable broader with dual expansion slots
scalability in the data center allowing you to customize
with this Layer 2/3 switch. connectivity options.
1 and 10GbE 1 and 10GbE
184Gbps 128Gbps
160 95
4MB 768KB
3.6 µs 6.3 µs
32 (1GbE) 16 (1GbE)
16 fixed (1GbE) 4 fixed (1GbE)
2 fixed SFP+
4 (using modules)
and 2 fixed CX4
- -
- -
2 slots and 4 options (Mix or
match)
• 2 port SFP+ (1/10GbE)
• 2 port Base-T (10GbE only)
- • 2 port CX4 (1/10GbE)
• Stacking module (48Gbps)
- -
- -
- -
up to 12 using CX4 ports up to 6 using module
- -
Simple Mode Simple Mode
Yes Yes
SFP+ (SR, LR, LRM) SFP+ (SR, LR, LRM)
1024/128 1024/128
48/8 18/8
9216 9216
10000/3000 224/128
RIP, OSPF RIP, OSPF
OSPF OSPF
IGMP, PIM, DVMRP, MLD IGMP, PIM, DVMRP
10Gb pass-through
Direct connection
Transparently connect 16
Dell blade servers into the
LAN of your choice at 10Gb
speeds.
10GbE
-
-
-
0.1 µs
16 (10GbE)
-
16 fixed SFP+
(supports 10GbE only)
-
-
-
Supports DCB/CEE and FCoE
Transit
Yes
-
-
-
Yes
SFP+ (SR, LR)
-
-
-
-
-
-
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