Specifications

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Detailed information about I/O module configuration can be found in IBM
PureFlex System and IBM Flex System Products & Technology, SG24-7984.
The available Ethernet switches and pass-through modules are listed in
Table 5- 2.
Table 5-2 Available switch options for the chassis
Table 5-3 lists the common selection considerations that might be useful when
selecting a switch module.
Table 5-3 Switch module selection criteria
Feature Code Description
3593 IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switch
3598 IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch
3700 IBM Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru
Suitable switch module  EN2092 1Gb
Ethernet
Switch
EN4093 10Gb
Scalable
Switch
Requirement
Gigabit Ethernet to nodes/10 Gb Ethernet uplinks Ye s Ye s
10 Gb Ethernet to nodes/10 Gb Ethernet uplinks
Ye s Ye s
Basic Layer 2 switching (VLAN and port aggregation)
Ye s Ye s
Advanced Layer 2 switching: IEEE-based features (Spanning Tree
Protocol and QoS)
Ye s Ye s
Layer 3 IPv4 switching (forwarding, routing, and ACL filtering)
Ye s Ye s
Layer 3 IPv6 switching (forwarding, routing, and ACL filtering)
Ye s Ye s
10 Gb Ethernet CEE/FCoE No
Ye s
Switch stacking No
Ye s
vNIC support No
Ye s
IBM VMready®
Ye s Ye s