Owners Manual

Figure 19. Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender Module

1. external network ports (8)

2. port LED indicator

3. status indicator

4. identification indicator

Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator Switch

The PowerEdge I/O Aggregator is a layer 2 switch blade with two fixed 40 GbE ports on the base module and provides support for two

optional plug-in modules. The Aggregator runs the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS) and autoconfigures as an unmanaged switch

with bridging and multiplexing features.

This module provides:

• Thirty-two 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet internal ports-each port can operate in either 1 GbE or 10 GbE mode.

• An internal Ethernet interface for switch management.

• Two fixed 40 GbE ports on the base module. These ports operate in 4 x 10 GbE mode with breakout cables and support up to eight 10

GbE uplink ports. The 40 GbE ports can be configured as stacking links.

• FlexIO plug-in modules in two expansion slots:

• Four-port 10 GbE module using SFP+ optics or direct-attach cables (1 m, 3 m, or 5 m DAC)

• Four-port 10GBASE-T module using RJ-45 connector (copper) cables

• Two-port 40 GbE QSFP+ module for 10 GbE SFP+ connections using 4 x 10 GbE breakout cables.

For additional information about the PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator switch module, see the documentation that shipped with the module.

Configuring The I/O Modules