Specifications

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IPX, AppleTalk, etc.?
A25: Virtual Connect only supports IP (IPv4) on its management interfaces (Web, SSH CLI, or SNMP). In
reference to Virtual Connect’s bridging functionality, VC supports any layer 3 or higher protocol in use on blade
servers. Since Virtual Connect is a layer 2 device, it is layer 3 protocol agnostic. Meaning, the blade servers
can communicate through VC using any upper layer protocol (e.g. IPv4, IPv6, IPX, AppleTalk, etc.) that’s
carried within an Ethernet frame.
Q26: Does Virtual Connect support jumbo frames?
A26: Yes, VC-Enet supports Ethernet frames sizes up to 9216 bytes.
Q27: Does Virtual Connect support EtherChannel\802.3ad\SLB on the downlinks to the server NICs? Can I use
LACP port trunking on the server NICs connected to Virtual Connect?
A27: No, Virtual Connect does not support EtherChannel\802.3ad on the downlinks to server NIC ports.
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