Cisco Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3032 for Dell M1000E Data Sheet
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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell M1000e
The Cisco Catalyst
®
Blade Server 3130 represents the next-generation networking solution for blade server
environments. Built on the market-leading Cisco
®
hardware and Cisco IOS
®
Software, the Cisco Catalyst Blade
Switch 3130 (Figure 1) is engineered with unique technologies specifically designed to meet the rigors of blade
server–based application infrastructure. Specifically, the switch is designed to deliver scaleable, high-performance,
highly resilient connectivity while supporting ongoing IT initiatives to reduce server infrastructure complexity and total
cost of ownership (TCO).
Figure 1. Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell M1000e
Configurations
The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 for Dell M1000e has two configurations and SKUs. One configuration allows
customers to connect the switch to the existing network fabric using Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, and the other
configuration allows customers to connect the switch to the existing network fabric using Gigabit and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet uplinks.
Configuration 1: Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130G for Dell M1000e
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Supports up to 8 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports: 4 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and 4 Small Form-Factor
Pluggable (SFP) Gigabit Ethernet ports (using Cisco TwinGig Converter Modules in the X2 slots)
Configuration 2: Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130X for Dell M1000e
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Supports up to 4 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and 2 X2-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
Virtual Blade Switch (VBS) Technology
With the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130, Cisco introduces a unique technology called the Virtual Blade Switch
(VBS). This switch virtualization technology treats the interconnected physical switches within a rack as one logical
switch (Figure 2). This innovation is the foundation of the switches’ capability to deliver increased performance and
resilience while simplifying operations and management.
The VBS delivers a number of specific advantages:
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By significantly simplifying data center design and operations, the VBS reduces infrastructure complexity,
improves network resiliency, and increases the operational manageability of the blade-switching environment.
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By providing up to160 Gbps upstream, the VBS provides exceptional performance. In addition, the VBS can
double the bandwidth available to a server.
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Because the VBS appears as a single node, both the Layer 2 and Layer 3 topologies are greatly simplified,
increasing fabric stability and reducing convergence times after a topology change. The VBS offers several
layers of link virtualization, which increases redundancy and available bandwidth.