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environments,eliminatingtheneedtoconfigureeachdeviceorindividualportsthusreducingthenumberofmanagementpoints.
Thedeviceprovidesalowlatency,loop-freeinterfacethatdoesnotrelyuponspanningtreeprotocols,therebyremovingoneofthegreatestdeploymentandmanagementcomplexitiesofatraditionalswitch.
SimplifyconnectivityandinteroperabilitychallengeswithapreconfiguredinterconnectmoduleLENOVOFLEXSYSTEMFABRICSI4093SYSTEMINTERCONNECTMODULETodayyourITdepartmentfacesanumberofchallengesprepar-ingforthefuture.
Someofthosekeyareasincludereducingcostandcomplexity,whileretainingscalabilityandperformance.
Atthesametimeyouneedtechnologiesthataremoretightlyintegrated,whilealsoprovidinginvestmentprotection.
SIMPLEMANAGEMENTTheLenovoFlexSystemFabricSI4093SystemInterconnectModuleenablesasimplifiedintegrationoftheFlexSystemintoyourexistingnetworkinginfrastructure.
ThedefaultconfigurationoftheSI4093requiresnomanagementformostdatacenter2TheSI4093offersadministra-torsasimplifieddeploymentexperiencewhilemaintainingtheperformanceofintra-chassisconnectivity,yetprovidesthesimplicityofasingleaggregatedconnectiontotheupstreamnetwork.
EASILYCONNECTTheSI4093isalow-touch,simple-to-usedevicethatpro-videsatransparentnetworkinterfaceconnectingtheupstreamnetworkinginfrastruc-turetotheFlexSystemchassiscomputeandstoragenodes.
Inadditiontosimplifyinginterop-erability,theSI4093providesacleardivisionofrolesandresponsibilitiesbetweennetworkandsystemadministrators.
Clientscanrealizesavingsupto60percent1incablingandupstreamswitchingCAPEXcostsandsignificantpowerreductionOPEXcostswhencomparingtheSI4093tothearchitectureassociatedwithatraditionalpass-thrudevice.
ThisalsoincreasesreturnoninvestmentbyreducingthequalificationcycleandincreasingthespeedofdeploymentwhileprovidinginvestmentprotectionforscalingI/Obandwidthrequirementsintothefuture.
FLEXIBILITY,SCALABILITYTheSI4093providesextremescalabilitywhichcanhelpreducecost,complexityandenablerapiddeploymenttodayorinthefuture.
FlexSystem'pay-as-you-grow'scalabilityallowsclientstoeasilyandcosteffectivelyactivateadditionalportsthroughthepurchaseofasimplesoft-warelicensekey.
Additionally,thenewflexibleportmappingfeatureoffersunmatchedconfigurationcustomizationbyallowinganyactiveportontheSI4093tobedesignatedaseitheraninternalorexternalport.
ThisportmobilitycapabilityenablesI/OconnectivityoptimizationwithintheFlexSystemchassis.
Withthiscapability,aclientcandeployapairofSI4093modulestosupportanapplicationrequiringsix10Gbnodeports.
SupportingthisapplicationwouldrequiresomevendorstodeployuptosixEthernetmodules.
Consequently,thisprovidesclientswithupto66percent2fewerdevicestomanage,therebyloweringacqui-sitionandoperationalcosts,plusreducingpowerrequirements.
TheSI4093isakeyelementoftheFlexSystemInterconnectFabric,whichprovidesadatacenterarchitecturesolutiondesignedtooffergreatereffi-ciencyandautomationinnetworkenvironments.
TheFlexSystemInterconnectFabricoffersasolidfoundationofcompute,network,storage,andsoftwareresourcesinaFlexSystempointofdelivery(POD).
Thesolutioncomponentsinclude;theLenovo3RackSwitchG8264CStop-of-rackproductsandLenovoFlexSystemSI4093SystemInterconnectModulesfordatacenterEthernetandFibreChannelnetworkaccessandfabricinterconnect.
Asatightlyintegratedsolution,theFlexSystemInterconnectFabricpresentsonlyonemanageableelement.
AllprovisioningisaccomplishedthroughtheprimaryRackSwitchG8264CS.
Onceachangeisimplemented,theprimaryG8264CSswitchmanagesimplementationofprovisioningupdatestoallswitchesacrosstheentireFlexSystemInterconnectFabric.
Nomanualinterventionrequired.
Inasystemthatcanfeatureupto20I/Odevices,thisresultsina95percent3reductioninthenumberofelementsthatmustbemanaged.
INCREASEPERFORMANCEWiththegrowthofvirtualizationandtheevolutionofcloud,manyoftoday'sapplicationsrequirelowlatency,securityandhigh-bandwidthperformance.
TheSI4093supportssub-microsecondlatency,afractionofsomecompetitors,allowingenduserstoquicklyaccesstheirdataandmakecriticalbusinessdecisionsfasterwhileassistingthemingainingacompetitiveedge.
Inadditiontosupporting10Gbports,theSI4093alsocansupport40Gbexternaluplinkportstherebyenablingforward-thinkingclientstoconnecttotheiradvanced40Gbnetworkorasinvestmentprotectionforthefuture.
Thishelpsreducecablecomplexitywhileprovidingfourtimeslargerexternaluplinkbandwidth.
EachSI4093moduledeliversfullline-rateperformanceofupto1.
28Tbpsthroughput—uptothreetimesmorethrough-putthanothervendors.
4TheSI4093alsooffersincreasedsecurityandperformanceadvantagewhenconfiguredinVLAN-awaremode,bynotforcingcommunicationsupstreamintothenetwork—addinglatencyandcreatingmorenetworktraffic.
1Basedonfullchassis,redundantconnectivityandlistpriceofSI4093,EN4091,SFP+SRtransceiversonthemoduleandtheupstreamswitchplusaveragecostperportofaCiscoNexus5548.
Minimumof2perSI4093andupstreamCisco,plus28onEN4091andupstreamCisco.
2Clientswanting6portsof10GbEthernetsimplyneedtwoSI4093interconnectmoduleswithflexibleportmapping,whilewithHP,clientswillrequiresixHPVirtualConnectFlexFabric10Gb/10DModules.
3ManageoneLenovoNetworkingG8264CStop-of-rackswitchversus20devices(twoG8264CSswitchesand18SI4093modules)4BasedonspecsheetforSI4093(1.
2Tbps)vs.
HPVirtualConnect(480Gbps)LINK—http://h18004.
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com/products/quickspecs/13127_div/13127_div.
pdf*Requiresadapterabletosupport6portslikeCN4058oruseallSI4093ports.
MTBFiscalculatedusingtheTelcordiaTechnologiesReliabilityPredictionProcedureforElectronicEquipment,(SR-332issue2)PartsCount(method1case1)failureratedata.
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Learnmoreatibm.
com/lenovo-acquisitionSPECIFICATIONSINTERFACES:Flexibleportmappingprovidesuserstheabilitytoassignportsbasedontheirneeds.
Eachinternal10Gbportorexternal10GbSFP+portcountsasasingle10Gbportlicense.
Itispossibletoexchangeanycombinationoffour10Gbinternaland/or10Gbexternalportlicensesintoasingleexternal40GbQSFP+portlicense.
Asingleexternal40GbQSFP+portlicensecanalsobebrokenoutintofour10Gbportlicenses.
40Gbportscanonlybeusedasexternalports.
Upgradesmustbedoneinorder.
BASEMODULE(PN00FM518)14x10Gbinternaland10x10GbexternaluplinksWithflexibleportmapping,clientshave24portlicensesthatcanbeappliedtotheinternalandexternalports.
UPGRADE1LICENSE—REQUIRESBASEMODULE(PN95Y3318)Enablesadditional14x10Gbinternaland2x40GbexternaluplinksWithflexibleportmapping,clientenablesanadditional22portlicenses(totalof46withthebase)thatcanbeappliedtotheinternalandexternalports.
UPDATE2LICENSE—REQUIRESBASEMODULEANDUPGRADE1(PN95Y3320)Enablesallports42*x10Gbinternaland14x10Gbplustwox40GbexternaluplinksPERFORMANCE100%linerateperformanceLessthan1microsecondlatency1.
28Tbpsnon-blockingthroughput(fullduplex)960MbpsPOWERCONSUMPTIONTypicalpowerconsumptionof95WWARRANTYTakesonthewarrantyofthechassis(nextbusinessdayreplacementwithphonesupportandsoftwareupgrades)ENVIRONMENTALSPECIFICATIONSHEATDISSIPATION1127BTU/hour(typical)MEANTIMEBETWEENFAILURES(MTBF)236,805hours@40°CFormoreproductdetailsandassociatedoptionsrefertotheSI4093ProductGuidehttp://lenovopress.
com/tips1294WHYLENOVOLenovoistheleadingproviderofx86systemsforthedatacenter.
Theportfolioincludesrack,tower,blade,denseandconvergedsystems,andsupportsenterpriseclassperformance,reliabilityandsecurity.
Lenovoalsooffersafullrangeofnetworking,storage,softwareandsolutions,andcomprehensiveservicessupportingbusinessneedsthroughouttheITlifecycle.
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