FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX Ethernet Switch/IBP 10Gbit/s 18/8

The PRIMERGY Ethernet Switch/IBP 18/8 is an integrated 10 Gbit/s Ethernet connection blade with DCB mode for use in the PRIMERGY BX400 and BX900 blade server chassis. Collaboration with Top of Rack (ToR) switches enables for operation of converging FCoE, extending usage areas comprehensively.

Features & Benefits

Features	Benefits
Variable operation 10 Gbit/s Ethernet connection blade operable as standard Layer 2 switch, as End Host Mode (EHM) enabled switch, or as Intelligent Blade Panel (IBP)	Effortless selection of pure switch, EHM, or IBP functionality allows flexible use responding to demand
Flexible connectivity Installation up to 4 (6) times in connection bays 1 to 4 (1 to 6) of BX400 (BX900), at the rear side of the blade server chassis	Perfect transmission of data from Mezzanine cards to various external networks
Performance is key - 8 x 1/10 Gbit/s SFP/SFP+ uplink port - low latency of 300ns	Variable connection to external networks with extremely high bandwidth. Operational with today's wide spread 1 Gbit/s Ethernet backbones and also with the growing number of 10 Gbit/s ones
Carefree operation Features supported: IBP mode: Uplink Sets, Port Grouping, Standard Port Group, VLAN Port Group, Service LAN Group, Service VLAN Group, VLAN transparency EHM and IBP make Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) needless	IBP mode as well as EHM avoid protocol compatibility issues (e.g. Cisco compatibility) and offer a large number of add-on functions compared to standard switch mode

Technical details

Active power (max. configuration)	40 W
Weight	1.5 K g
Connection type	Ethernet Connection Blade Layer 2+, 10 Gb Ethernet Switch, Intelligent Blade Panel (IBP) or End Host Mode (EHM)
Supported system units	PRIMERGY BX400 S1, PRIMERGY BX900 S1, PRIMERGY BX900 S2
Max. number per system unit	4 in PRIMERGY BX400 S1, 6 in PRIMERGY BX900 S1/S2
Supported Server Blades	all PRIMERGY BX9xx and BX25xx Server Blades
Supported Server Blade I/O Solutions	PRIMERGY BX9xx Server Blade w. 1 Gbit/s LAN on board, PRIMERGY BX9xx Server Blade w. 10 Gbit/s LAN on board, PRIMERGY BX9xx S3 Server Blades w. 10 Gbit/s CNA on Board, PRIMERGY BX9xx S4 Server Blades w. 10 Gbit/s CNA on Board, PRIMERGY BX25xx M1 Server Blades w. 10Gbit/s CNA on Board, PRIMERGY BX Eth Mezz Card 1 Gbit/s 4 port, PRIMERGY BX Eth Mezz Card 10 Gbit/s 2 port, PRIMERGY BX CNA Mezz Card 10 Gbit/s 2 port (MC-CNA102E), PRIMERGY BX CNA Mezz Card 10 Gbit/s 2 port (MC-CNA112E)
Down-link ports	18 x 1/10 Gbit/s Eth
Up-link ports	8 x 1/10 Gbit/s Eth (SFP/SFP+)
Recommended Service	24x7 Onsite Service with 4h Onsite Response Time