Networking RackSwitch G8316

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IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316IBM Redbooks Product Guide

TheIBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316provideslowlatency,losslessperformance,andafeature-richdesignwithkeyvirtualizationfeatures,suchasConvergedEnhanceEthernet(CEE)/DataCenterBridging(DCB),highavailability,andenterpriseclassLayer2andLayer3functions.Inaddition,theG8316alsodeliversexcellentcostsavingsasyouconsideracquisitioncosts,energycosts,operationalexpense,andeaseofuseandmanagementfora40Gbclassswitch.TheIBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316issuitableforclientsusing10Gbor40Gbconnectivity(orboth).

TheG8316Ethernetaggregationswitchenablescustomerstoownanend-to-endflat2-tiernetworkthatisbasedonindustrystandardsusingIBMswitchesandservers.Forexample,theG8316isanidealtiertwoswitchtousewhenconnectinganumberofRackSwitchG826440Gbuplinkportsattheaccesslayer.OtherclientsliketheG8316asaninvestmentprotectionswitch,astheycanuseitwiththeir10GbEthernetenvironmentstoday,butcanalsoleverageitinthefutureastheymoveto40GbEthernet.

Withlatencybelow1microsecond,theG8316isanindustryleader.Thisandthe1.28TbpsthroughputmakestheG8316anidealofferingforlatency-sensitiveapplications,suchashigh-performancecomputing,financialapplications,hostingenvironments,andclouddesigns.Inaddition,IBMVMreadywithVirtualVisionenablesthenetworktobeVirtualMachine(VM)aware,andprovidesthecapabilitytohaveavirtualizationenvironmentthatissimpler,lessexpensive,andprovidesexceptionalperformance.Figure1showstheIBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316.

Figure1.IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316

Did you know?HerearethekeyfeaturesoftheRackSwitchG8316:

Supportsseveraltypesofconfigurations:10Gb,and40Gb,VirtualNIC,ConvergedEnhancedEthernet(CEE/DCB),andiSCSI.

SupportsDataCenterBridging(DCB),whichistheIEEEsgroupofprotocolsthatprovidelossless

EthernetandallowsforclientstoreducethecostsofimplementingeitherNASoriSCSIconvergenceandpriority-basedflowcontrol.

UsesVMreadyon-switchsoftwarethathelpsreducethecomplexityofmanagingvirtualmachines(VMs)inthenetwork(thelicenseforthiscapabilitycomesstandardwiththepurchaseoftheswitchandispartoftheIBMNetworkingOperatingSystem).

TheRackSwitchG8316isOpenFlowenabled.WithOpenFlow,youcaneasilycreateuser-controlledvirtualnetworks,optimizeperformancedynamically,andminimizecomplexitywhenyouusetheswitchusedwithIBMProgrammableNetworkController.


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TheRackSwitchG8316includesastandardIBM1-yearhardwarewarranty,withNextBusinessDay(NBD),9x5,CustomerReplaceableUnit(CRU)warrantyservice.IBMalsoincludeoneyearofsoftwareupgrades.IBMServicePacsolutionsareavailable(inselectcountries)forhardwarewarrantyupgradeoptions.

Table1liststhepartnumbers(IBMSystemx)fororderingmodulesandadditionaloptionsforthem,includingServicePacsolutions.

Table1.IBMSystemNetworkingpartnumbersandfeaturecodes(part1)

Description System x part numbers IBM Power Systems MTM /FCIBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316(Rear-to-Front)

8036-ARX(HVEC)/8036-HC2(XCC)

1611-16E

IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316(Front-to-Rear)

8036-AFX(HVEC)/8036-HC1(XCC)

10 Gb options Break-out using40Gb port)1mIBMQSFP+DACBreakOutCable*

49Y7886 EB24

3mIBMQSFP+DACBreakOutCable*

49Y7887 EB25

5mIBMQSFP+DACBreakOutCable*

49Y7888 EB26

40 Gb optionsIBMQSFP+SR4Transceiver 49Y7884 EB27

IBMQSFP+LR4Transceiver 00D6222

1mIBMQSFP+-to-QSFP+Cable* 49Y7890 EB2B

3mIBMQSFP+-to-QSFP+Cable* 49Y7891 EB2H

5mIBMQSFP+-to-QSFP+Cable* 00D5810 ECBN

7mIBMQSFP+-to-QSFP+Cable* 00D5813 ECBP

10mIBMQSFP+MTPOpticalCable 90Y3519 EB2J

30mIBMQSPF+MTPOpticalCable 90Y3521 EC2K

*QSFP+DACBreakOutcablesandQSFP+toQSFP+cablesarenotsupportedforPowerSystems10GbNICs.Theyareusedforswitchtoswitchconnectivityonly.


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Table1.IBMSystemNetworkingpartnumbersandfeaturecodes(part2)

Miscellaneous optionsIBMSystemNetworkingAdjustable19"4PostRailKit

00D6185 EU27

IBMSystemNetworkingRecessed

19"4PostRailKit(NeXtScale)

00CG089

Hot-swappable,Rear-to-FrontFanAssemblySpare

88Y6026

Hot-swappable,Front-to-RearFanAssemblySpare

49Y7939

Hot-swappable,Rear-to-FrontPowerSupplySpare

49Y7938

Hot-swappable,Front-to-RearPowerSupplySpare

49Y7937

ConsoleCableKitSpare 90Y9462

ServicePacs available in selectcountries) System x part numbers Power Systems MTM/FC3-yearon-siterepair24x7two-hourresponse

67567P1

3-yearon-siterepair24x7four-hourresponse

67567P0


67567NZ

4-yearon-siterepair24x7two-hourresponse

67567P5

4-yearon-siterepair24x7four-hour

response

67567P4


67567P3

4-yearon-siterepair9x5nextbusinessday

67567P2

5-yearon-siterepair24x7two-hourresponse

67567P9


67567P8


67567P7

5-yearon-siterepair9x5nextbusinessday

67567P6


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WiththeflexibilityofIBMRackSwitch,clientscantakeadvantageofthetechnologiesthattheyrequireformultipleenvironments:

For10Gb,theycanuseDACbreak-outcables,whichconverts40Gbportsintofour10Gbportsandallowsconnectionfordistancesupto5m.

For40Gblinks,theycanuseQSFPtransceiversandMTPcables.

Figure2showsthecables.

Figure2.Cables

Themodulepartnumbersincludethefollowingitems:

OneIBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316R/G8316FGenericRailMountKit(2-post)Mini-USBConsoleportforserialaccess

Figure3showsa2-postRackMountKit.

Figure3.2-postRackMountKit


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Makesurethatyouincludepowercordsinyourconfiguration.Table2liststheappropriatepowercord,dependingoncountryofpurchaseforSystemx,andTable3listslinecordsavailablethroughIBMPowerSystemsandIBMSystemStorageAASorderingsystems.

Table2.PowercorddescriptionandIBMSystemxpartnumbers

Description IBM part numberPowerCordEuropeACplug10A/250V;OPT 39Y7917

PowerCordEurope(Denmark)ACplug10A/250V;OPT 39Y7918

PowerCordEurope(Switzerland)ACplug10A/250V;OPT 39Y7919

PowerCordEuropeAC(Israel)plug10A/250V;OPT 39Y7920

PowerCordEurope(SouthAfrica)ACplug10A/250V;OPT 39Y7922

PowerCordUKACplug13A/250V;OPT 39Y7923

PowerCordAustraliaACplug10A/250V;OPT 39Y7924

PowerCordKoreaACplug10A/250V;OPT 39Y7925

PowerCordJapanACplug10A/125V;OPT 46M2593

PowerCordIndiaACplug10A/250V;OPT 39Y7927

PowerCordChinaACplug16A/250V;OPT 39Y7928

PowerCordBrazilACplug16A/250V;OPT 39Y7929

PowerCordUruguay/ArgentinaACplug16A/250V;OPT 39Y7930

PowerCordUS/CanadaACplug10A/125V;OPT 46M2592

4.3m,10A/100-250V,C13toIEC320-C14RackPowerCable 39Y7932




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Table3.PowercordsdescriptionandIBMPowerSystemandIBMSystemStorageFeatureCodes

Description Feature CodePowerCord4.3m(14-ft),DrawertoWall/IBMPDU(250V/10A) 6458

PowerCord4.3m(14-ft),DrawertoWall/OEMPDU(250V/15A)U.S. 6469

PowerCord1.8m(6-ft),DrawertoWall(125V/15A) 6470

PowerCord2.7m(9-ft),DrawertoWall/OEMPDU(125V/15A) 6471



PowerCord2.7m(9-ft),DrawertoWall/OEMPDU,(250V/13A) 6474




PowerCord2.7m(9-ft),DrawertoWall/OEMPDU,(125V/15Aor250V/10A) 6488




PowerCord2.8m(9.2-ft),DrawertoWall/IBMPDU,(250V/10A) 6665




BenefitsTheIBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316offersthefollowingbenefits:

High performance:This10/40GbLowLatency(880nanoseconds)Switchwith1.28Tbpsthroughputprovidesthebestcombinationoflowlatency,non-blockingline-rateswitching,andeaseofmanagement.TheG8316isalsoasingleASICdesign,whichpromisesconsistentlowerport-to-portlatencycomparedwithothervendorswithmultiplechipdesigns,whichcausesport-to-portlatencytobeinconsistentandunpredictable.

Lower power and better cooling:TheRackSwitchG8316usesaslittleas330Wofpower,whichisafractionofthepowerconsumptionofmanycompetitiveofferings.Thefront-to-rearorrear-to-frontcoolingdesignreducesdatacenterairconditioningcostsbyhavingairflowmatchtheserversintherack.Inaddition,variablespeedfansassistinautomaticallyreducingpowerconsumption.

High Availability:TheG8316alsocomesstandardwithhot-swapredundantpowersuppliesandfans,makingtheswitchhighlyreliable,readytouse,andeasytoserviceintheunlikelyeventofafailure.


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VM-Aware Networking:VMreadysoftwareontheswitchsimplifiesconfigurationandimprovessecurityinvirtualizedenvironments.VMreadyautomaticallydetectsvirtualmachinemovementbetweenphysicalserversandinstantlyreconfigureseachVMsnetworkpoliciesacrossVLANstokeepthenetworkupandrunningwithoutinterruptingtrafficorimpactingperformance.VMreadyworkswithallleadingVMproviders,suchasVMware,Citrix,Xen,MicrosoftHyperV,RedHatKVM,andIBMPowerVM.

Layer 3 functionality:TheIBMswitchincludesLayer3functionality,whichprovidessecurityandperformancebenefits,asinter-VLANtrafficstayswithintheswitch.ThisswitchalsoprovidesthefullrangeofLayer3protocolsfromstaticroutesfortechnologies,suchasOpenShortestPathFirst(OSPF)andBorderGatewayProtocol(BGP)forenterprisecustomers.

Seamless interoperability:IBMswitchesinteroperateseamlesslywithothervendors'upstreamswitches.

Fault tolerance:TheseIBMswitcheslearnalternateroutesautomaticallyandperformfasterconvergenceintheunlikelycaseofalink,switch,orpowerfailure.TheswitchusesproventechnologieslikeL2trunkfailover,advancedVLAN-basedfailover,VRRP,andHotLink.

OpenFlow enabled:TheRackSwitchG8316offersbenefitsofOpenFlow.OpenFlowisthenewopenapplicationprogramminginterface(API)thatenablesthenetworkadministratortoeasilyconfigureandmanagevirtualnetworksthatcontroltrafficonaper-flowbasis.Itcreatesmultipleindependent

virtualnetworksandrelatedpolicieswithoutdealingwiththecomplexitiesoftheunderlyingphysicalnetworkandprotocols.TheG8316canalsobeusedwiththeIBMProgrammableNetworkController,whichistheIBMnetworkcontrollerthatiscompliantwithOpenFlow.

Multicast:ThissupportsIGMPSnoopingv1,v2,andv3with2KIGMPgroups,aswellasProtocolIndependentMulticast,suchasPIMSparseModeorPIMDenseMode.

Converged fabric:TheIBMswitchsupportsCEEandDataCenterBridging,whichisidealforstorageconnectivity(NASandiSCSI).CEEenablesclientstocombinestorage,messagingtraffic,VoIP,video,andotherdataonacommondatacenterEthernetinfrastructure.DataCenterBridginghelpswithiSCSIandFCoEwithfeaturessuchasPriority-basedFlowControl,EnhancedTransmissionSelection,andCongestionNotifications.FCoEenableshighlyefficientblockstorageoverEthernetforconsolidatingservernetworkconnectivity.Asaresult,clientscandeployasingleserverinterfaceformultipledatatypes,whichcansimplifybothdeploymentandmanagementofservernetworkconnectivity,whilemaintainingthehighavailabilityandrobustnessrequiredforstoragetransactions.

Features and specificationsThissectionliststhekeyfeaturesandspecificationsoftheG8316.

PerformanceTheperformancefeaturesareasfollows:

Single-switchASICdesign100%linerateperformance1.28Tbpsnon-blockingswitchingthroughput(fullduplex)

Submicrosecondslatency960millionpacketspersecond(mpps)


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Hardware featuresThehardwarefeaturesareasfollows:

Models

IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316Rear-to-Front.Forportsintherearoftheracktoo

matchSystemxandIBMBladeCenterdesigns.IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316Front-to-Rear.ForportsinthefrontoftheracktoomatchairflowofIBMiDataPlexandNeXtScalesystems.

Interfaceoptions

SixteenQSFP+ports(40GbE),supportforoptionalbreak-outcableforsixty-four10Gboconnections.

One10/100/1000EthernetRJ45portforout-of-bandmanagement.o

OneUSBportformassstoragedeviceconnection.o

Onefixedmini-USBConsoleportforconfigurationandcodechangesbythumbdrive,orbootofromUSBdrivewithnewcode.

Server-likeportorientations,enablingshortandsimplecabling.oDimensions:17.3wide,19deep,1RUhigh

Weight:9.98kg(22lb)

RackInstallationKit

GenericRackMountKit(2-post).o

Optionalversatile4-postmountingoptionsfor19-inchserverrackordatacomrack.o

Canbemountedverticallyorhorizontallyo

LEDs

SystemLEDstoindicatelinkstatus,fan,andpower.o

StackingLEDstoindicatemaster/member(futuresupport).oAirflow

Front-to-rearorrear-to-frontcooling.o

Redundantvariablehot-swapspeedfansforreducedpowerdraw.o


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Figure4showstheadjustable4-postrailkit.

Figure4.Adjustable4-postrailkit

Figure5showstherear.

Figure5.Rear

Power

Dualload-sharinghot-swapinternalpowermodules,50-60Hz,100-240Vacauto-switchingopermodule

Typicalpowerconsumptionof330wattso


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Environmentalspecifications

Temperature:Ambientoperating:0-40Co

Relativehumidity:Non-condensing,operating10-90%o

Altitude:Operating3,050m(10,000feet)o

Heatdissipation:1127BTU/hour(typical)oMeantimebetweenfailures(MTBF):165,990hours@40Co

Software featuresForthemostcurrentupdates,seetheIBMNetworkingOperatingSystemdatasheet,foundat:http://ibm.biz/Bdx4gn

Herearethesoftwarefeatures:

SecurityRADIUS,TACACS+,andLDAPoSCPo

WireSpeedFiltering:AllowandDenyoSSHv1,v2oHTTPSSecureBBIoSecureinterfaceloginandpasswordo

ManagementMACaddressmovenotificationoSNMPv1,v2c,andv3oRMONoDualNTPSupportoAcceptDHCPIPaddressassignmentoDHCPSnooping,DHCPOption82oDualsoftwareimagesoNetconf(XMLConfig)oSyslogConfigurationtrackingoShiftBBootMenu(PasswordRecovery/FactoryDefault)oManagementACLsoIPLoopbackoIPv6BaseRFCsoIpsecoIKEoIPv6RFCsupportacceptableforNISTcertificationoNetbooto

VLANsPort-basedVLANso2048VLANIDssupportedo1KPort-basedVLANs(802.1Q)oPrivateVLANEdgeo

LosslessEthernet802.1DataCenterBridgingoPriorityBasedFlowControl(PFC)oEnhancedTransmissionSelection(ETS)oDataCenterBridgeExchangeprotocol(DCBX)oFIPSnoopingoConvergedEnhancedEtherneto


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LinkAggregationStaticTrunks(EtherChannel)andLACP(802.3ad)oConfigurableTrunkHashalgorithmoEnhancedreportingofstatisticso

SpanningTreeMultipleSpanningTree(802.1s)oRapidSpanningTree(802.1w)oPVRST+oAutoassignmentofVLANstoSTGoBPDUGuardoRootguardoLoopguardo

QualityofserviceQoS802.1p(priorityqueues)oDiffServIPV4andIPv6oACL,IGMPProfilesoDSCPremarkingoMeteringo9MBsharedpacketbufferoWeightedrandomearlydetectionwithexplicitcongestionnotification(WRED/ECN)o

CPUprioritypolicies(CoPP)oUserconfigurablebufferso

RoutingprotocolsRIP/v2oOSPFv2,v3oBGPoBGPenhancementsforMD5hash,ECMP,andPassivemodesupportoDynamicBGPpeerso

HighavailabilityLayer2failoveroHotLinksoVirtualRouterRedundancysupport(VRRP)o

MulticastOpenFlowoMLDv2oIGMPSnoopingv2andv3oIGMPQuerieroProtocolIndependentMulticast(PIMSparseMode/DenseMode)o

MonitoringPortmirroringoACL-basedmirroringoACLloggingoCPUloggingoVersion5oUDLDo

VirtualizationVMreadyo

ClientsSystemNetworkingSwitchCenter(SNSC)oisCLI(Cisco-like)oScriptableASCIIBasedCLIoBrowser-basedclientorTelneto

StandardprotocolsDHCPClientoDHCPRelayoLLDPo128KMACTableo


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9KJumboFrameso802.3XFlowControlo

Popular configurationsThissectiondescribestwopopularconfigurations.

40G aggregation switch for east -west trafficAsmoreclientslooktoflattentheirnetworkingtoexploitmoreofaneast-westtrafficflowthatisrequiredbyanumberoftodaysapplicationsandespeciallyvirtualizedenvironments,theRackSwitchG8316isanidealtier-twoswitchforconnectingmultipleRackSwitchG8264switches,whicharelikelybeingusedattheedgetoconnecttomultiple10Gbportsonservers,asshowninFigure6.

Figure6.Aggregationswitchforeast-westtraffic


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Using the RackSwitch G8316 as an edge switch for servers using 40G Ethernet adaptersForenvironmentssuchasHPCandotherswhereI/Operformanceisimportant,40Gbisincreasinginpopularity.Asmore40GbEthernetadaptersappearandcostsfallinline,andapplicationsstartlookingforthenextstepbeyond10Gb,theRackSwitchG8316istheidealsolutionforconnectingmultipleserversperrack,asshowninFigure7.

Figure7.Aggregationswitchforeast-westtraffic

Related publications and linksIBMOfferingInformationpage(tosearchonannouncementletters,salesmanuals,orboth):http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss?request_locale=en

Onthispage,enterG8316 for System x and iDataPlex,selecttheinformationtype,andthen

clickSearch.Onthenextpage,narrowyoursearchresultsbygeographyandlanguage.


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IBMSystemNetworkingRackSwitchG8316productpublications:http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/documentation

ApplicationGuideoIndustry-StandardCLIReferenceoBrowser-BasedInterface(BBI)QuickGuideoMenu-basedCLICommandReferenceo

IBMVMready:http://www.ibm.com/systems/networking/software/vmready


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