BNT Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module (10-port)

Power your blade-based architecture with latest in 10Gb Ethernet switching for IBM BladeCenter. This switch is the ideal choice for converging data and storage onto a single 10Gb Ethernet fabric, in additon to the IBM BladeCenter Virtual Fabric offering.
 

BNT Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module

Choose this switch:

• for bandwidth intensive applications and HPC environments. With up to ten 10G uplink ports, it is ideal for financial analytics, medical imaging, rendering, VOIP, VOD, Cloud/Web 2.0, NGN and more.
• for virtualized environments where you want the flexibility of carving of a NIC, while also simplifying management with out compromising performance, security or availability.
• for fabric convergence: this is the industry's first converged fabric (CEE/FCoE) blade switch.
• for long-term flexibility: this is the industry's first blade switch to offer 1 and 10G Ethernet from the blade and 1 and 10G uplinks.
• for more network traffic control and high availability: Enterprise-class Layer 2 and 3 features come standard

Features	Benefits
Virtual	Part of IBM BladeCenter Virtual Fabric Solution. Support for VMready software will provide network virtualization: grouping and stacking, network mobility, NMotion, plus automatic discovery and configuration for virtual machines.
Cooler	Consumes up to 75% less power than external 1U switches and up to 25% less than some competitors' 10G blade switches.* Industry leading performance: up to 6.4Gbps/watt.**
Easier	Reduces cable clutter (no cables from server to switch). Supports multiple CLIs: allows IT staff to select the CLI they are most comfortable with. Integrates seamlessly with 3rd party switches.
Performance	480 Gbps throughput Latency starting at 1.6μsec
Cost of Ownership	Outstanding price/performance versus external switches. Up to 60% savings with 10Gb Ethernet using blades compared to rack server implementations*** SFP+ Direct Attach Cables can save up to 85% vs. 10G transceivers cost

* Compared to Cisco 4900M & HP VC Flex-10
** Based on estimated 75W per switch using 10 SFP+ DAC
** Considers the cost of adapters, switch, XFP's and cables.