IBM BladeCenter® Open Fabric includes industry-leading Ethernet switch modules that offer an easy way to manage high performance Ethernet networking capabilities for BladeCenter® systems. Compatible with BladeCenter® Open Fabric Manager software, these switch modules support 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet bandwidth and provide high performance Ethernet capabilities designed to help your business run better.
| Ethernet switch modules | Product features | Bandwidth | Compatibility | Management |
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| IBM BladeCenter Virtual Fabric 10Gb Switch Module
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Works with existing 1Gb or 10Gb infrastructures and when paired with the Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter, it can offer up to 8 virtual ports per adapter. | 10 external SFP+ based uplink ports. 14 10Gb ports to each Blade. | Supported on High Speed Chassis (H/HT) and compatible with BladeCenter® Open Fabric Manager. | Easy Management using SmartConnect tool. |
| IBM iFlow Director
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Provides a high-speed stateless statistical traffic load distribution system integrated into a wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch. | Ten 10 Gbps uplink ports and 14 non-blocking 10 Gbps internal ports. | Supported on high speed chassis (H/HT) and compatible with BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager. | Flexible and simple management via web browser, industry-standard CLI, SNMP or telnet. |
| IBM BladeCenter 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module
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Ideal for clients who require 1Gb today and 10Gb capability for future growth. | 6 external 1Gb and 3 external 10Gb ports. | Supported on all BladeCenter® chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter® Open Fabric Manager. | Easy to configure, use and manage via a web-based interface. |
| IBM BladeCenter Layer 2/3 Gb Ethernet Switch Modules
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Delivers complete Layer 2 and 3 functionality - routing, filtering, traffic queuing to better serve the processing demands of bandwidth -intensive applications. | 6 external 1Gb copper ports or 6 external 1Gb fiber ports. | Supported on all BladeCenter® chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter® Open Fabric Manager. | Flexible and simple management via web browser or industry-standard CLI. |
| IBM BladeCenter Layer 2-7 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module
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Integrates Layer 2/3 Ethernet connectivity with Layer 4-7 application and server load balancing in single switch module. | 4 external 1Gb ports. | Supported on all BladeCenter® chassis and Multi-switch interconnect modules and compatible with BladeCenter® Open Fabric Manager. | Flexible and simple management via web browser or industry-standard CLI. |
| Intelligent Copper Pass-Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter®
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Easy to install and ideal for customers deploying IBM BladeCenter® into an existing network environment. | 14 external 1Gb standard RJ45 ports. | Supported on all BladeCenter® chassis and multi-switch interconnect modules. Compatible with BladeCenter® Open Fabric Manager. | Secure Serial over LAN (SoL) allows users to access any server console via the serial port. |
| Server Connectivity Module for IBM BladeCenter®
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For small and midsized businesses where a separation between the server and networking domains is preferred. | 6 external 1Gb ports. | Supported on all BladeCenter® chassis and multi-switch interconnect modules. Compatible with BladeCenter® Open Fabric Manager. | Easy to install, configure and manage through an easy to use browser based interface. |
