Cisco Nexus B22Dell Blade Fabric Extender The B22DELL Blade Fabric Extender extends the Cisco Nexus switch fabric to the Dell M1000e Blade enclosure for a scalable, unified server access platform. | Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator Simplify network management and increase server bandwidth with the PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator, enabling easy, plug-and-play data center convergence. | PowerConnect M8024-k Ethernet Switch High performance, managed 10Gb Ethernet switch for PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosures. Connectivity for up to 24 ports with support for the latest KR-based 10GbE network adapters. | Dell M8428-k Converged 10GbE Switch Module for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Modular Blade Enclosure | PowerConnect M6348 48 Port Gigabit Ethernet Blade I/O Switch Module | Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Through I/O Module for M-Series Blades 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Pass-Through for M1000e Blade Enclosure | PowerConnect M8024 All 10Gb Ethernet performance and bandwidth Layer 3 Managed Switch for for M1000e-Series Blade Enclosures | PowerConnect M6220 High Performance Layer 3, Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch with resilient stacking and 10Gigabit Ethernet capabilities for the PowerEdge M1000e Modular Server Enclosure | Cisco® Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 20 Port Cisco Managed Ethernet Switch for the PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure | Cisco® Catalyst Blade Switch 3130G 20 Port Cisco Managed Ethernet Switch for the PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure | Cisco® Catalyst Blade Switch 3130X 20 Port Cisco Managed Ethernet Switch for the PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure | Ethernet Pass-Through 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Pass-Through for M1000e Blade Enclosure |
GREAT FOR Network administrators using Cisco Nexus 5000 switches or those in environments where M1000e blade servers are used.
| GREAT FOR IT specialists seeking a scalable, easily deployed network solution to maximize server performance, consolidate network elements and simplify management.
| GREAT FOR Data center demanding increased I/O performance and bandwidth driven by virtualization or high performance computing (HPC).
Protecting legacy 1Gb Ethernet infrastructure while flexibly preparing for future transitions to 10Gb Ethernet.
Connecting to the latest KR-based 10Gb network adapters (NICs), featuring NPAR, SR-IOV and iSCSI offload
Deploying and managing 10Gb-based blade configurations simply, with minimal network configuration.
| GREAT FOR Enterprise server farms, large enterprise data centers and virtualized environments
Infrastructure optimization and connectivity for existing storage investments
Extending benefits of server virtualization to the network and storage
| GREAT FOR Data centers deploying blade servers requiring fewer switch modules in conjunction with increased server networking ports
Standardization of increased blade switch ports without sacrificing beneficial features, functions, and capabilities common to all Dell PowerConnect switches
Reduced management and integration complexity utilizing stacking and 10Gb aggregation uplinks
| GREAT FOR Directly connecting individual 10 Gigabit blade servers to external 10 Gigabit networking resources
Connects to short distances like top-of-rack or end-of-row switches as well as extended distances using SR and LRM optical transceivers
| GREAT FOR Data centers deploying Dell blade servers with increasing I/O performance and bandwidth requirements driven by technologies such as HPCC and virtualization.
| GREAT FOR Server Administrators wishing to auto deploy network settings for blade switches
Resilient, highly available data center blade server connectivity
Comprehensive routing and switching protocol support with high performance stacking and 10Gigabit Ethernet capabilities
| GREAT FOR Existing Dell M1000e customers seeking to use existing network investment to help reduce operating expenses
iSCSI storage connectivity
Dramatic reduction in cable complexity
| GREAT FOR Support for up to 8 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports: 4 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and 4 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Gigabit Ethernet ports
iSCSI storage connectivity
Scalable, high-performance, highly resilient connectivity while supporting ongoing IT initiatives
| GREAT FOR Support for up to 4 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and 2 X2-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
iSCSI storage connectivity
Scalable, high-performance, highly resilient connectivity while supporting ongoing IT initiatives
| GREAT FOR Integrating M-Series blades into the Ethernet infrastructure of your choice
Ease of management with 10/100/1000 speed auto-negotiation without a firmware upgrade
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