BladeIO Guide

• Easy Deployment
– Simplified layer 2 connectivity (no spanning tree)
– Faster Deployment: All VLANs on all ports with the option to set VLANs
– No touch DCB and no touch FCoE
› DCB and FCoE settings detected from top of rack switch through DCBx protocol
• Simple GUI Integrated into Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
(Note: CMC GUI will not function if the IOA is stacked. IOA must be managed through CLI
when stacked. Maximum stacking capability is 2)
• High Port Count:
– 32x 10GbE internal server ports
– Up to 16 external 10GbE ports (4 QSFP+ ports with breakout cables)
• Two FlexIO bays enable choice
– 2-port 40GbE QSFP+ module (converts to 8-port 10GbE SFP+ using breakout cables)
– 4-port 10GbE SFP+ module
– 4-port 10GBASE-T module
(If running Base-T module then second IO slot must be of different type due to power constraints)
• Converged
• Supports DCB (protocols PFC, ETC and DCBx)
• Converged iSCSI with EqualLogic and Compellent
• FCoE Transit Switch via FIP Snooping Bridge
• Industry standard CLI. Standard troubleshooting commands via CLI
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Two
FlexIO
Modules
Two
QSFP+
ports
Converged
PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator
Plug & Play
Dell M-Series Blade I/O Guide