BladeIO Guide

M8024-k

• Fully modular full wire-speed 10GbE managed

Layer 2/3 Ethernet switching

• Converged

• Supports DCB (protocols PFC and DCBx)

• FCoE Transit Switch via FIP Snooping Bridge

(not supported in Simple Switch Mode)

• Stack up to 6 devices using SFP+ fixed ports or SFP+

module (not supported in Simple Switch Mode)

• 24 port design features:

– 16 internal 10Gb server ports

– 4 integrated external SFP+ ports (multi-speed 1/10Gb)

– Up to 4 additional external ports via FlexIO modules

• FlexIO fully modular design enables connectivity choices

including SFP+, CX4, and 10GBASE-T

• Default mode of operation is Simple Switch Mode (port

aggregator); user-configurable to full switch mode

• Provides connectivity for the latest 10Gb-KR NICs and

CNAs, including those supporting Switch Independent

Partitioning

3-port

CX4

4-port

SFP+

2-port

10GBASE-T

One

FlexIO

Module

Four

SFP/SFP+

ports

Dell M-Series Blade I/O Guide