DELL Cisco 3130X 210-41300 User Manual
Product codes
210-41300
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Model
Dell MXL
Switch
Dell PowerEdge M
I/O Aggregator
Cisco Nexus
B22DELL FEX
Dell M8024-k
Dell M8428-k
Overview
10/40GbE Switch
10GbE Plug & Play
10GbE Extender
10GbE Basic
Ethernet / FC
Server Ports Supported
32 (10GbE)
32 (10GbE)
16 (10GbE)
16 (10GbE)
16 (10GbE)
External 40G Ports
(QSFP+)
(QSFP+)
2 Fixed – 6 Total
2 Fixed – 6 Total
(Note: QSFP+ ports run in
breakout mode 4x10GbE only)
None
None
None
External 10G Ports
24 (16 per LAG)
16 (in a single LAG)
8
8
8
Flex I/O Expansion
Modules
Modules
Two slots and three options (Mix or match)
• 2 port QSFP+ (10/40GbE)
• 2 port QSFP+ (10/40GbE)
1
• 4 port SFP+ (1/10GbE)
• 4 port Base-T (1/10GbE)
• 4 port Base-T (1/10GbE)
2
• 4 port FC *2/4/8Gb)
1
QSFP+ port on I/O Aggregator runs breakout mode 4x10GbE
2
Both devices limited to one Base-T module only. Populate
second slot with another module of your choice.
None
One slot & 3 options
• 4 port SFP+ (10Gb only)
• 2 port Base-T (1/10Gb)
None
Stacking
6
2
n/a
6
No
East-west traffic
support
support
Yes
Yes
No
(All traffic is forwarded
to Nexus Top-of-Rack
to Nexus Top-of-Rack
/ End-of-Row)
Yes
Yes
Support for M420
Quarter-Height Blades
on Fabric A
Quarter-Height Blades
on Fabric A
Yes
Yes
Not in a
redundant manner
Not in a
redundant manner
Not in a
redundant manner
Support for MLAG
(vLT/vPC)
(vLT/vPC)
Yes
Yes
(Enabled via CLI)
Yes
No
No
Support for quad-port
GbE and 10Gb
LOM/Mezz
GbE and 10Gb
LOM/Mezz
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Comparison of Converged Blade options