User guide

OmniSwitch 6450 Feature Overview
OmniSwitch 6450 Hardware Users Guide page 1-3
OmniSwitch 6450-48L: Provides 48 10/100 BaseT ports upgradeable to 10/100/1000BaseT, 2 fixed
SFP+ ports and one expansion slot for optional stacking or uplink modules. The chassis provides three
fans and internal AC power with optional internal AC or DC backup power.
OmniSwitch 6450-P48L: Provides 48 PoE 10/100 BaseT ports upgradeable to 10/100/1000BaseT, 2
fixed SFP+ ports and one expansion slot for optional stacking or uplink modules. The chassis provides
four fans and internal AC power with optional external AC backup power. (The backup power supply
is installed on a separate 1 RU tray for an overall 2 RU configuration.)
Note. The 10/100BaseT “L” models have the same hardware characteristics as the other models but can be
upgraded to support 10/100/1000BaseT via software license upgrade.
Combo Ports
Combo ports are individually configurable to be 10/100/1000BaseT or 100FX/1000X that can support
SFP transceivers for short, long and very long distances.
Non-combo Fiber Ports
The non-combo SFP ports provide uplink capability through the use of supported SFP transceivers.
OmniSwitch 6450 Feature Overview
Security Features
OmniSwitch 6450 switches offer extensive security features for network access control, policy
enforcement and attack containment, enabling fully secure networks and OmniVista Network
Management System (NMS) support.
Availability Features
OmniSwitch 6450 switches incorporate advanced Alcatel-Lucent Operating System (AOS) protocols to
ensure high availability for mission critical applications. Availability features are hardware- and software-
based safeguards that help to prevent the loss of data flow in the unlikely event of a subsystem failure.
In addition, some availability features allow users to maintain or replace hardware components without
powering off the switch or interrupting switch operations. Combined, these features provide added
resiliency and help to ensure that the switch or virtual chassis is consistently available for high-impact
network operations.
Hardware-related availability features include:
• Software Rollback
• Hot Swapping
• Hardware Monitoring