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

Introduction

The Dell PowerConnect 8024, 8024F, 8132, 8132F, 8164, and 8164F switches
are stackable Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches that extend the Dell
PowerConnect LAN switching product range.
NOTE:
Throughout this document, the PowerConnect 8024 and 8024F switches
are referred to as the PowerConnect 8000-series switches, and the
PowerConnect 8132, 8132F, 8164, 8164F switches are referred to as the
PowerConnect 8100-series switches.
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 of the PowerConnect 8000-series and 8100-series switches has 24 or 48
ports of 10-Gb Ethernet in 10GBase-T or SFP+ with redundant power
supplies to provide high performance and high availability. PowerConnect
8000-series and 8100-series switches can be stacked with other PowerConnect
switches of the same model number using the 10G SFP+ or QSFP fiber
ports.

About This Document

This guide describes how to configure, monitor, and maintain a Dell
PowerConnect 8000-series and 8100-series switch by using web-based Dell
OpenManage Switch Administrator utility or the command-line interface
(CLI).
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