IBM Flex System offers high performance Ethernet and converged networking switches and adapters that can fit into your existing network and future IT environment. These highly flexible products coupled with on demand scalability offer an easy way to scale as your IT requirements grow.
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Ethernet switch modules
Product features
Provides unmatched Ethernet scalability and performance, while delivering innovations to help address a number of networking concerns today and providing capabilities that will better prepare companies for the future.
Ports:
- 42 internal 10Gb ports and 22 external 10Gb ports. Eight of these 10Gb uplinks can be used as two 40Gb uplink ports
Technology:
- 10Gb and 1Gb Ethernet
- Industry standards and seamless interoperability with existing networks
Provides unsurpassed convergence flexibility, scalability and performance, while delivering networking innovations to help clients address today’s converged networking requirement and their potential future needs.
Ports:
- 10 Gb Ethernet to each compute/storage node
- Upstream ability to connect at 1/10/40 Gb Ethernet or 4/8 Gb Fibre Channel
Technology:
- 4 Gb and 8 Gb Fibre Channel
- 40 Gb, 10 Gb and 1 Gb Ethernet
- System Networking
The Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module offers easy connectivity of the Flex System Chassis to any external network infrastructure. This unmanaged device enables direct connectivity of the compute node in the chassis to an external top-of-rack data center switch.
Ports:
- 14 internal 10 Gb links
- 14 external 10 Gb SFP+ uplinks
Technology:
- 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet
- 10Gb FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet)
This 1 Gb Ethernet Scalable switch provides outstanding flexibility allowing you to buy one switch today and enhance its functionality in the future. The switch also supports high availability with legendary IBM quality and switch-failover capability.
This switch is designed to help you address today’s networking requirements while providing advanced capabilities to address future needs.
Ports:
- Base configuration: 14 × 1 Gb server ports and 10 × 1 Gb uplinks
- Switch upgrade 1: Additional 14 × 1 Gb server ports and 10 × 1 Gb uplinks
- Switch upgrade 2: Enables 4 × 10 Gb uplinks
Technology:
- IBM Ethernet
Ethernet adapters
Product features
Supports multiple advanced protocols for Intel processor-based IBM Flex System compute nodes. It can run in a physical, virtual or switch independent modes, and helps provide a way to reduce data center costs by using a common infrastructure for Ethernet and storage networks.
Ports:
- Four 10 Gb ports
- Each port supports up to four virtual ports
- Upgrade to run FCoE or HW iSCSI
Technology:
- 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet
- 10Gb Ethernet, FCoE and HW iSCSI
- Based on Emulex BE3 ASIC
The IBM Flex System CN4058 10 Gb Converged Adapter supports multiple advanced protocols for POWER-based IBM Flex System compute nodes. It helps provide a way to reduce data center costs by using a common infrastructure for Ethernet and storage networks.
Power Systems feature EC24
Ports:
- Eight 10 Gb ports (six usable with today’s switches)
- Supports FCoE or CNA (Converged Network Adapter)
Technology:
- 1 Gb and 10 Gb Ethernet NIC
- 10 Gb Ethernet, 10 Gb FCoE
Designed to run on IBM Flex System POWER7®-based compute nodes, this adapter supports four ports of 10 Gb for highest performance and scalability.
Ports:
- Four 10Gb ports
Technology:
- 10Gb Ethernet
- Based on Emulex BE3 ASIC
Supports RDMA and RoCE technologies, helping provide application acceleration and low latency for specialized applications. This adapter will work with the 10 Gb Flex System Fabric Switch and the 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module.
Ports:
- Two 10Gb Ethernet ports
Technology:
- 10Gb Ethernet
- Based on Mellanox Connect X3 ASIC
The Flex System EN4132 10 Gb RoCE Adapter supports low latency DB2 applications, and commercial high performance clustering applications.
Power Systems feature EC26
Ports:
- Two 10 Gb ports
Technology:
- 10 Gb Ethernet NIC
- 10 Gb Ethernet, RoCE
Supports IO virtualization features like VMWare, NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ technologies. When combined with the Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch, you get an end-to-end 1 Gb solution on Flex System chassis.
Ports:
- Four 1 Gb ports
Technology:
- 1Gb Ethernet
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