Specifications

Chapter 3. Introduction to IBM Flex System 53
The following Ethernet switches were announced at the time of writing:
򐂰 IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switch
– 42x internal ports, 14x 10 Gb and 2x 40 Gb (convertible to 8x
10 Gb) uplinks
– Base switch: 10x external 10 Gb uplinks, 14x 10 Gb internal 10 Gb ports
– Upgrade 1: Adds 2x external 40 Gb uplinks and 14x internal 10 Gb ports
– Upgrade 2: Adds 4x external 10 Gb uplinks, 14x internal 10 Gb ports
򐂰 IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch
– 28 Internal ports, 20 x 1 Gb and 4 x 10 Gb uplinks
– Base: 14 internal 1 Gb ports, 10 external 1 Gb ports
– Upgrade 1: Adds 14 internal 1 Gb ports, 10 external 1 Gb ports
– Uplinks upgrade: Adds four external 10 Gb uplinks
򐂰 IBM Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru
– 14x 10 Gb internal server ports
– 14x 10 Gb external SFP+ ports
The following Fibre Channel switches were announced at the time of writing:
򐂰 IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru
– 28 internal and six external ports: 2, 4, and 8 Gb capable
򐂰 IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
– 28 internal and six external ports: 2, 4, and 8 Gb capable
򐂰 IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch and IBM Flex System
FC5022 24-port 16Gb ESB SAN Scalable Switch
– 28 internal and 20 external ports; 4, 8, and 16 Gb capable
– FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch: Any 12 ports
– FC5022 16Gb ESB Switch: Any 24 ports
The following InfiniBand switches were announced at the time of writing:
򐂰 IBM Flex System IB6131 InfiniBand Switch
– 14 internal QDR ports (up to 40 Gbps)
– 18 external QDR ports
– Upgradeable to FDR speeds (56 Gbps)