Specifications

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Provides load balanced external
connectivity for internal servers
3 3
External network sees multiple
MAC addresses on pNICs
(VMware) or VC Uplinks
3
(from VMs)
3
(from blade servers)
Can be configured to isolate
internal servers into separate
Layer 2 domains (broadcast
domains)
3 3
Can be configured to allow
internal servers to communicate
directly
3 3
pNICs\VC Uplinks can be
configured as Port Trunks
(EtherChannel)
3 3
pNICs\VC Uplinks can be
configured as VLAN Trunks
3 3
Does NOT transmits BPDUs to
external network
3 3
Does NOT participates in the
Datacenter Spanning Tree
3
(uses internal
loop
prevention)
3
(uses internal
loop prevention)
Uses a virtual (software)
component to pass frames
between internal servers and
external network
3
2
Uses a hardware component to
pass frames between internal
servers and external network
2
3
Is Operating System Independent
2
3
Supports both Itanium and x86
platforms
2
3