Cisco 4001I Nexus Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter

Built for IBM’s BladeCenter H and HT chassis, the Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module allows your organization to take advantage of the benefits of a Unified Fabric. The unified switch ASIC is at the heart of this module, and is a purpose-built, high performance, line rate switch providing very low and dependable latency across all packet sizes regardless of the configured networking features.

The unified switch ASIC supports Ethernet and Priority Flow Control (PFC) and Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS), required for lossless Ethernet transmission. This switch module offers many impressive benefits, including a reduced TCO, high performance, and enhanced server virtualization.

Cisco N4K-4001i Features:

Fourteen fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet server-facing downlinks (autosensing ports; can also operate in Gigabit Ethernet mode)
Six fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) uplinks (autosensing ports; can also operate in Gigabit Ethernet mode)
Three management interfaces: one external 10/100/1000BASE-T port (mgmt 0), one internal port for advanced management module (AMM) connectivity (mgmt 1), and one in-band management interface using the interface-vlan feature
One RS-232 serial console port

Vibrant offers complete configurations as well as individual parts and upgrades for this model. For pricing on new or used Cisco Nexus switches, upgrades or parts, please contact Vibrant sales at sales@vibrant.com or call 888-443-8606 or 952-653-1700.