IBM 12.1(22)EA6 User Manual
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Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules for the IBM BladeCenter, Software Configuration Guide
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Overview
This chapter provides these topics about the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module:
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Note
In this document, IP refers to IP version 4 (IPv4). Layer 3 IP version 6 (IPv6) packets are treated as
non-IP packets.
non-IP packets.
Features
This section describes the features supported in this release.
Ease of Use and Ease of Deployment
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User-defined Smartports macros for creating custom switch configurations for simplified
deployment across the network.
deployment across the network.
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Embedded device manager GUI for configuring and monitoring a single switch through a web
browser. For information about launching the device manager, see the switch hardware installation
guide. For more information about the device manager, see the switch online help.
browser. For information about launching the device manager, see the switch hardware installation
guide. For more information about the device manager, see the switch online help.
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Real-time status monitoring of a switch from the LEDs on a front-panel image from the device
manager.
manager.
Performance
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Autosensing of speed on the 10/100/1000 ports and autonegotiation of duplex mode on the external
ports for optimizing bandwidth
ports for optimizing bandwidth
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Fast EtherChannel and Gigabit EtherChannel for enhanced fault tolerance and for providing up
to 4 Gbps of bandwidth among switches, routers, and servers
to 4 Gbps of bandwidth among switches, routers, and servers
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Support for frame sizes from 64 to 9216 bytes