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Data Sheet

ExtremeSwitching™ SLX 9140

Next-Generation Programmable Leaf Switch

As data centers and cloud service providers embrace new

high-performance servers that support higher workload

densities, they increasingly need dense 25/100 GbE

switches in leaf-and-spine topologies. The SLX® 9140

switch is designed to help organizations stay ahead of this

application- and data-driven networking challenge with a

broad choice of interface speeds to seamlessly evolve from

existing 1/10/40 GbE to 25/100 GbE capabilities.

The SLX 9140 enables organizations to design networks that

accommodate a variety of applications and east-west trac

patterns. And with its high-density, scale-out architecture

and low-power design, the SLX 9140 delivers a cost-

eective solution that optimizes power, cooling, and data

center space. With a rich set of Layer 2 and Layer 3 features

and advanced visibility and automation capabilities, the SLX

9140 is built to address dynamic growth in Virtual Machines

(VMs), distributed applications, and digital transformation.

Highlights

• Delivers agility at all layers

of the data center stack

• Provides native 25 GbE server

connectivity with ﬂexible 25/40/100

GbE uplink options in a ﬁxed 1U

form factor

• Includes a programmable ASIC to

accelerate adoption of new protocols

and technologies

• Utilizes the SLX Insight Architecture

and SLX Visibility Services for

ﬂexible, real-time monitoring of

virtualized, dynamic workloads to

streamline troubleshooting

• Provides payload timestamping to

more accurately set and measure

performance SLAs

• Incorporates turnkey and

customizable cross-domain

workﬂow automation for the

entire network lifecycle through

Extreme Workﬂow Composer

and Extreme Workﬂow Composer

Automation Suites

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Data Sheet Highlights • Delivers agility at all layers of the data center stack • Provides native 25 GbE server connectivity with flexible 25/40/100 GbE uplink options in a fixed 1U form factor • Includes a programmable ASIC to accelerate adoption of new protocols and technologies • Utilizes the SLX Insight Architecture and SLX Visibility Services for flexible, real-time monitoring of virtualized, dynamic workloads to streamline troubleshooting • Provides payload timestamping to more accurately set and mea
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SLX 9140 Overview High Availability and Reliability The SLX 9140 is a fixed 25/100 GbE top-of-rack leaf switch with 24 MB of packet buffer and an overall throughput of 1.8 Tbps in and out/1.2 Bpps non-blocking switching capacity. It offers forty-eight 25 GbE SFP-28 ports and six 100 GbE QSFP-28 ports. The SLX 9140 delivers the high performance and reliability required by modern data centers. It is designed for high availability from both a software and hardware perspective.
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Extreme SLX Insight Architecture Management Module Incoming Traffic Guest VM Dedicated Flash Storage Packet Processor Analytics Path Control Path System VM Flexible Streaming Options Outgoing Traffic Interface Module Figure 1: The Extreme SLX Insight Architecture..
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SLX Visibility Services are embedded into SLX switches, reducing the operational complexity of managing network visibility at scale (see Figure 2). Extreme Visibility Services Figure Multi-layer Classification Rule-based Actions Virtual Network Data Path Workload Further Analysis Mirror Count Drop platforms, and policies to provide split-second, reliable execution of service provisioning and remediation.
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Extreme Management Center for Insights, Visibility and Control Speed Up Time to Value with Turnkey Automation Suites The SLX family of switches and routers, including SLX 9140 can be managed by Extreme Management Center (XMC). XMC includes a suite of applications, empowering administrators to deliver a superior quality experience to end users through a single pane of glass and a common set of tools to provision, manage and troubleshoot the network.
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SLX 9140 Switch Specifications Switch Specifications Form factor 1U Switching bandwidth (data rate, full duplex) 1.8 Tbps in and 1.8 Tbps out for a sum total of 3.6 Tbps Forwarding capacity (data rate, full duplex) (L2) 1.2 Bpps, (L3) 600 Mpps line-rate performance Dimensions and weight 44.0 cm; 17.3 in. (Width), 44.5 cm; 17.5 in. (Depth), 4.37cm; 1.72 in. (Height) 9.00 kg; 19.8 lb Port-to-port latency 2.
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SLX 9140 Software Specifications Software Specifications Connector options • • • • • • • 10/1 GbE SFP+ 40 GbE QSFP+ 25 GbE SFP-28 100 GbE QSFP-28 Out-of-band Ethernet management: 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Console management: RJ45 serial port and USB type-C port with serial communication device class support Storage: USB port, standard-A plug Maximum MAC addresses Up to 96,000 Maximum VLANs 4,096 Maximum routes (in hardware) Up to 80,000 Maximum ACLs 2,000 Maximum members in a standard LAG 36 Maxim
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• RFC 2385 Protection of BGP Sessions with the TCP MD5 Signature Option • RFC 2439 BGP Route Flap Damping • RFC 2460 Internet Protocol, Version 6 (v6) Specification (on management interface) • RFC 2462 IPv6 Stateless Address Auto-Configuration • RFC 4456 BGP Route Reflection • RFC 4510 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Technical Specification Road Map • RFC 4724 Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP • RFC4750 OSPFv2.
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Virtualization Support • IPv6 ACL packet filtering • VXLAN Routing • BGP Additional-Path • VXLAN Bridging • BGP-Allow AS • VXLAN Tunnel End Point • BGP Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM) • VXLAN Multi-VNI • BGP Peer Auto Shutdown Layer 2 Switching • IPv6 routing • Conversational MAC Learning • OSPF Type-3 LSA Filter • Virtual Link Aggregation Group (vLAG) spanning • Layer 2 Access Control Lists (ACLs) • Wire-speed routing for IPv4 and IPv6 using any routing protocol • Address Resoluti
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Management and Monitoring • Range CLI support • 1588v2 PTP • Python • Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) • DHCP Option 82 Insertion • IPv4/IPv6 management • DHCP Relay • Industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI) • Timestamping • NETCONF API Security • REST API with YANG data model • Port-based Network Access Control 802.1X • SSH/SSHv2 • Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) IEEE 802.