| Flexibility for Fibre Channel |
- Supports native FC connectivity to a FC SAN helping reduce cost and complexity inside the chassis which allows for upstream connectivity to clients existing FC SAN.
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| Virtualization ready |
- Virtual Fabric capability allows for the carving up of a physical NIC into multiple virtual NICs
- VMready: Migrates network security policies along with virtual machine movement
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| Lower power and cooling cost |
- Typical power consumption of 330 watts
- Server-like directional cooling to maximize data center layout and provisioning. Reverse airflow model also available
- Superior airflow design complements the hot-aisle and cold-aisle data center cooling model
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| Easy to manage and deploy |
- Simplified configuration with an industry standard CLI
- IBM System Networking Switch Center provides centralized configuration and upgrade management
- Easy access to ports, plus shorter depth for more acceptable bend radius
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| Transparent Networking Capability |
- With a simple configuration change to Easy Connect Mode, the RackSwitch G8264CS becomes a transparent network device, invisible to the core, eliminating network administration concerns of Spanning Tree Protocol configuration/interoperability, VLAN assignments and avoids any possible loops.
- By emulating a host NIC to the data center core, it accelerates the provisioning of VMs by eliminating the need to configure the typical access switch parameters.
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| Performance |
- 1.28 Tbps non-blocking switching throughput
- Low latency
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| Cost of ownership |
- Low acquisition cost
- Software upgrade licenses for the life of the warranty
- Future-proofing with 4 × 40 Gb QSFP+ ports
- Hot-swappable redundant power supplies and fans come standard
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