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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3030 for Dell
The Cisco
®
Catalyst
®
Blade Switch 3030 (Figure 1) is an integrated switch for Dell PowerEdge Blade Server customers
that
extends Cisco infrastructure services to the server edge and uses existing network equipment to help reduce
operational
expenses.
Figure 1. Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3030 for Dell
Designed for the Dell Power Edge Blade Server Enclosure, the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3030 helps ensure consistency across the network for
advanced services such as security and resiliency. It also allows customers to use the end-to-end Cisco Systems
®
management framework to simplify
ongoing operations.
CONFIGURATION
The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3030 provides the following hardware configuration:
•
10 internal 1000BASE ports connected to servers through the PowerEdge enclosure backplane
•
4 external 10/100/1000 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)–based ports; it supports copper and fiber (SX) modules from Cisco Systems
•
2 external 10/100/1000BASE-T ports
•
1 external console port
Available with LAN base Cisco IOS
®
Software, the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3030 offers a complete set of intelligent services to deliver security,
quality of service (QoS), and availability in the server farm access environment.
INTELLIGENCE IN THE SERVER ACCESS NETWORK
As companies increasingly rely on the network as the strategic business infrastructure, and with servers having Gigabit Ethernet capabilities, it is
more important than ever to consistently help ensure network security, high availability, and QoS—from the server edge out to the clients at the
network edge.