Dell PowerEdge M1000e Force10 MXL 10Gbps I/O Aggregator Module for Network Switches Part #: 04W2J4 / 225-3610 / TC3V1
- Brand: Dell
- Dell Part #: 04W2J4
- Alt Part #(s): 01C01H / 0V554H / 0WKCFR / 1C01H / V554H / WKCFR
- Model: DF10MXL
- Specs:-
- :: Type: Layer 2-Switch-Blade
- :: Form Factor: Plug-in-Module
- :: Interfaces: 40 Gbps FC Ports (2) / internal 1/ 10-Gigabit-Ethernet-Ports (32) / Flex IO-Plug-in (2) / USB (1)
- :: Compatibility: Dell M1000e Chassis Enclosure
- :: Condition: New
- :: MPN: 04W2J4
- Warranty: 1 (one) year Tekmart Africa warranty
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Key points to note on these 04W2J4 Dell I/O Aggregator Modules:-
In short, an I/O Aggregator is a zero-touch, layer 2 switch blade with two fixed 40GbE ports on the base module and support for two optional plug-in modules. The Aggregator operates in a Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis, which can support up to 32 servers and six I/O Aggregator blade switches.
The I/O Aggregator (IOA) is intended to act very similar to a pass-through module providing connectivity to the CNA/Network adapters internally and externally to upstream network devices. Internally the IOA provides thirty-two (32) connections.
The connections are 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections for basic Ethernet traffic, iSCSI storage traffic or FCoE storage traffic. In a typical M1000e configuration of 16 half-height blade servers ports 1-16 are used and 17 -32 disabled.
However if quad port adapters or quarter-height blade servers are used the 17-32 will be enabled. Integrated External Ports The IOA includes two (2) integrated 40Gb Ethernet ports on the base of the module.
These ports can be used in a default configuration with a 4 X 10Gb breakout cable to provide 4 (four) 10Gb links for network traffic. Alternatively the ports can be used as 40Gb links for stacking.
FlexIO Expansion:
The Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator supports three (3) different types of add-in expansion modules, which are called FlexIO Expansion modules.
The modules available are:
- :: 4-port 10Gbase-T FlexIO module,
- :: 4-port 10G SFP+ FlexIO module, and the
- :: 2-port 40G QSFP+ FlexIO module.
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Note: Only 1 (one) 4-port 10Gbase-T module may be used in the IOA at a time, however 2 (two) or a pair of the other types of modules may be used in the IOA at the same time.
Also note on the below>
- Figure 1. Dell PowerEdge M I/0 Aggregator Add-in 40 Gb FlexIO Expanision Module USB storage port 40 Gb QSFP+ ports Console Port.
- Figure 2. 10Gbase-T four-port FlexIO expansion module 10GBASE-T MODULE LNK ACT
- Figure 3. 40G QSFP+ two-port FlexIO expansion module QSFP+ MODULE ACT LNK ACT LNK .
- Figure 4. 10G SFP+ four-port FlexIO expansion module 10G SFP+ MODULE LNK
The ease of use with this new Dell product enables for basic management to occur through the PowerEdge M1000e CMC (Chassis Management Controller) browser based management.
Through the CMC management pages the IP address of the device can be set statically or by DHCP. The out-of-band management port on the IOA is reached by connection through the CMC’s management port. This one management port on the CMC allows for management connections on all the IOM’s within the chassis.
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