Intel® Blade Server Ethernet Switch Module SBCEGBESW10

Features

Benefits

Ethernet switch modules integrate with blade chassis

Reduces clutter, realizes space savings, and simplifies deployment and management

Easy-to-use, powerful, and flexible management user interface options

Decreases resource requirements for network management operations by simplifying installation, configuration, and monitoring

10K jumbo frames support

Increases performance in data-transfer-intensive environments such as IP storage networks

14 1-Gbit/sec internal Ethernet ports

Individual 1-Gbit/sec connections to each blade

6 1-Gbit/sec external Ethernet ports

Connection to up to six different external devices

IEEE 802.1Q & 802.1P Tagged VLAN support

Allows advanced network configuration for enhanced security and QoS management

10Gb uplinks

Scales existing infrastructures to 10GbE networking today, at a dramatically lower price point than stand-alone 10GbE switches

Multiple chassis are stackable using optional 10Gb uplinks

Scales 10GbE networks at very low cost and manages stacked switches as a single unit, a pioneering capability within this equipment class

Chassis Specifications

Ports

SBCEGBESW10: Six external 1000BASE-T ports and two optional 10 Gbps connections for making connections to a backbone, end stations, and servers

Fourteen internal full-duplex gigabit ports to connect to blade servers

Two internal full-duplex 10/100 Mbps ports connected to the management module

Stacking

Stack up to 8 switches into one monolithic switch

Standard 10GbE fibre optic cables utilized for stacking

Fault tolerance and reliability

Daisy chain and ring topologies

Single IP management for a large number of systems

Quality of Service

8 Traffic classes per port

802.1p priority, DSCP/TOS marking, remarking capable

Advanced QoS capabilities including Three color Marking for min/max bandwidth guarantee

Management

Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) protocol for creation of alternative backup paths and prevention of network loops

Simple network management protocol (SNMP) v1, v2, v3

Fully configurable either in-band or out-of-band control through SNMP

Flash memory for software upgrades. Firmware upgrades can be done through trivial file (TFTP) or hypertext transfer protocol (HTTPS) Web interface.

HTML-based user interface allows administration from any PC

Built-in SNMP management

RFC 1213 – MIB-II

RFC 1493 – Bridge MIB

RFC 2233 – Interface MIB

RFC 2620 – RADIUS Accounting MIB

RFC 2674 – 802.1P/Q MIB

RFC 2819 – RMON Groups 1,2,3, & 9

RFC 2851 – Internet Addresses MIB

DHCP client support

Security

Enhanced system security and control plane protection

Ability to Schedule and Rate limit exception packets to CPU

Segment and prioritize control plane traffic without using up ACL rules

802.1X support with extensions for port-based access control and proprietary MAC based access control

Access Control

Flow awareness based on L2/L3/L4 headers based on user, QoS, and application information

Dual lookups on the packets for deterministic classification

Performance

Wire Speed Policy based switching

Line rate L2 switching support for Gb Ethernet or 10Gb Ethernet uplinks

Jumbo frame support (up to 10K) for server farm connectivity

Policy-based switching of any L2/L3/L4 field in the packet header—MAC SA/DA, VLAN, SIP/DIP, TCP/UDP or a combination on any port

Switching based on standard L2 bridging and switching