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Lenovo Networking Family Portfolio

2015 Lenovo. All rights reserved.

Andy Wright, WW Networking Product Marketing Manager

June 16, 2015 @andywright826


Outline

• Lenovo Networking Introduction & Strategy• About the Lenovo Networking Family of Products• Product Details• Customer References & Summary


Introduction & Strategy

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Lenovo Networking

• Data center networking – Rack / Embedded Ethernet switches, SAN switches

• Integrated and optimized systems – chassis, rack, multi-rack or PODs– Connecting server-to-server, server-to-storage (NAS/iSCSI/FCoE), storage-to-storage

• Proven operating system with over 18 million ports in production

Embedded Top of Rack Network OS Networking Tools

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• Over a decade of experience with integrated systems– Over 50% of blade users are already using our Ethernet products

• Attractive alternative to Cisco– Deliver low latency, lower power and lower cost

Our Heritage & Clients

6 of the Top 10 largest global companies

3 of the Top 5entertainment companies

14 of the Top 25global banks

17 of the Top 20global telecommunications companies

6 of the Top 10US aerospace and defense companies

7 of the Top 10global electronics companies

3 of the Top 5food and drug stores


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OPENCLOUD READY

Simple, transparent upstream

connectivity LAN & SAN Convergence Simple Scalability

• Flex System – up to 9 chassis

• Roll out rack/multiple racks

Networking – Key Value

Automatic network provisioning VM aware networking, vNIC/UFP Cloud Management Integration SDN ready:

• Integrated VXLAN Gateway

Exploit high volume product curve Separation of hardware & software

• Example: plug-ins Interoperability, industry standards OpenStack Neutron OpenFlow

SIMPLICITY


Lenovo Networking Products


Lenovo Networking Value

Top of Rack (ToR) and Embedded products providing:

• Reduce CAPEX– Less expensive than most Cisco,

HP or Juniper alternatives

• Reduce OPEX– Designed to use a fraction of the

power of most competitors

• Increase Performance– Low Latency

Lenovo RackSwitch G8272

Lenovo Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch


Lenovo RackSwitch (ToR) FamilyPositioning G7000 and G8000 lines

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G7000 Family provides:• Entry level low cost• Layer 2 features • Availability: external redundant power• Energy efficient: rear-to-front airflow

G8000 Family provides:• Low competitive price, richer features• Layer 2 and 3 features• Availability: Internal, hot-swap redundant power & fans* • Cloud ready features: VMready, OpenFlow* and VXLAN*• Energy efficient: choice of front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow modules

• Proven Network Operating System

• 3 year warranty and 3 year software license*




* Select Models


Lenovo Embedded Switch Family

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Scalability • Unmatched scalability through “pay as you grow” Features on Demand (FoD)1

Flexibility

• Unmatched flexibility through flexible port mapping2 - any active port can be designated as either an internal or external port.

• Ability to reduce bottlenecks between nodes & up stream network by up to 25%*

• Up to 33% lower latency can improve responsiveness*

Performance

Lenovo Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch

Lenovo Flex System Fabric SI4091 System Interconnect Module

* Compared to HP VC Flex10/10D for support of 6x10Gb node ports

1, 2 Select Models


Lenovo Networking Ethernet Data Center Switches

Lenovo RackSwitch G826410Gb switch ideal for big data, cloud and optimized workloads

Mainstream 10Gb Deployments

40Gb Aggregation

Datacenter Consolidation

ConvergenceEthernet + FC

Lenovo RackSwitch G80521Gb connectivity with standard10Gb uplinks

Lenovo RackSwitch G8264CS10Gb converged switch with flexible Ethernet

and Fibre Channel portsLenovo Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged

Scalable Switch with full Fibre Channel fabric service

Lenovo RackSwitch G8124E10Gb switch with Virtual Fabric support

Lenovo Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb scalable switch with support for

stacking, partitioning, and FCoE

Mainstream 1Gb Applications

Lenovo Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet scalable switch with optional 10Gb uplinks

Lenovo Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module

Flexible, end host mode, simple management,10/40 Gb scalability

Lenovo RackSwitch G7028 & G7052Affordable entry-level enterprise class 1Gb datacenter switch

Lenovo RackSwitch G833240Gb Ethernet aggregation

switch with support for up to 96 10Gb ports

Cisco Nexus B22 FEX for Flex SystemEasy 10GbE connectivity

to Cisco networks

Lenovo Flex System EN4023 10Gb Scalable Switchwith connectivity to Brocade VDX

Lenovo Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switchhigh performance, ultra low latency

Lenovo Flex System SI4091 10 Gb System Interconnect Module

Low cost end host mode, simple management,10Gb

Lenovo RackSwitch G827210Gb/40Gb switch ideal for Cloud, Software

Defined Data Centers or virtualization

Lenovo RackSwitch G82962U 10Gb/40Gb switch ideal for large port

count, multi-rack solutions


Milestones

• OpenFlow production switch• 10Gb for blade servers• FCoE for blade servers• 10Gb under $500/port• Rack switch with > 1Tb bandwidth

•G8272 compared to Dell S4810

33% Lower latency vs. Dell*

Up to 30% lower cost than Cisco, Dell, Juniper*

* G8272 compared to Cisco Nexus 5672/6001, Dell N4064F/S4810, Juniper QFX5100 and SFP+ SR transceivers per port cost– MSRP


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Product Benefits• Features on Demand Scalability –

upgrade to additional ports

• Exceptional price/performance

• Investment protection – pay-as-you-grow design

• VM aware & VM mobility with VMready

• Multi-Tenancy – Switch Partitioning (SPAR)

• Warranty & software upgrade licenses match the chassis

Scalable 1Gb Ethernet with 1/10Gb Uplinks

Flex System EN2092 1Gb Scalable Switch

Total Ports1Gb Internal

1Gb External

10Gb External

Base System (PN 49Y4294) 14 10

Upgrade #1 (PN 90Y3562) +14 +10

Upgrade #2 (PN 49Y4298) +4

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*Upgrade in ANY order

Base 10 x 1GbE ports Add 10x1GbE Add 4x10GbE

Flexible port mapping allows any reassignment up to license entitlement


Product Benefits• Features on Demand Scalability – upgrade

to additional ports• FCoE convergence as a transit switch• Easy connectivity to reduce deployment

time• Low Touch – default mode or VLAN mode• Virtualization – VMready, Virtual Fabric

(UFP)• Multi-Tenancy – Switch Partitioning

(SPAR)• Alternative to: Pass-thru, HP Cisco FEX or

HP VC Flex

Scalable 10Gb Ethernet with 10/40Gbexternal uplinks. Simple, transparentupstream connectivity.

Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module

Total Ports10Gb

internal10Gb

external40Gb

external

Base System (PN 95Y3313) 14 10

Upgrade #1 (PN 95Y3318) +14 +2

Upgrade #2 (PN 95Y3320) +14 +4

Base & Upgrade #1 & #2 42 14 2

*Upgrade in sequential order

Base 10 x 10GbE SFP+ #2 = 4x10GbE #1 = 2x40GbE



Product Benefits• Investment protection – scalable pay-

as-you-grow • FCoE convergence as a transit switch• Stacking or vLAG• Virtualization – VMready, Virtual

Fabric (UFP)• Multi-Tenancy – Switch Partitioning

(SPAR)• Seamless interoperability with other

vendors switches• Warranty & software upgrade licenses

match the chassis• OpenFlow enabled

Scalable 10Gb Ethernet with 10/40Gb external uplinks

Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch

Total Ports10Gb

Internal10Gb

External40Gb

External

Base System ( PN 95Y3309) 14 10

Upgrade #1 (PN 49Y4798) +14 +2

Upgrade #2 (PN 88Y6037) +14 +4

Base & Upgrade #1 & #2 42 14 2

*Upgrade in sequential order

Base 10 x 10GbE SFP+ #2 = 4x10GbE #1 = 2x40GbE



Product Benefits• Features on Demand Scalability – upgrade to

additional ports• Hybrid Stacking reduces cost up to 28% less

than a traditional converged stack*• Reduce management configuration and set

up • 2 CN4093’s with up to 2 – 6 EN4093R’s

• Stand alone FCoE LAG – increase uplink throughput • Ability to aggregate uplink groups 10Gb

=> 40Gb• Omni Ports allow flexibility 10GbE or 8Gb FC• Low cost Ethernet and Fibre channel

connectivity• Virtualization – VMready and Virtual Fabric

(UFP)• Multi-Tenancy – Switch Partitioning (SPAR)• Full private VLAN• Seamless interoperability with other vendors

Converged 10Gb Ethernet with 10/40Gb Ethernet and 4/8Gb Fibre Channel Uplinks

Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch

Total Ports10Gb

DownlinksSFP+ Ports

OmniPorts

QSFP+ Ports

Base System (PN 00E5823) 14 2 6 0

Upgrade #1 (PN 00D5845) +14 +2

Upgrade #2 (PN 00D5847) +14 +6

Base & Upgrade #1 & #2 42 2 12 2

*Upgrade in ANY order

12 x 10GbE OmniPorts (6 in base + 6 #2)#1 = 2x40GbE2X10Gb SFP+



Product Benefits• Lowest cost 10Gb Ethernet

module

• Supports CEE and FCoE

• No intelligence

• Warranty matches the chassis

Simple 1/10Gb Pass-through forseamless connectivity to upstream networks

Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru

14 x 1/10Gb server port & 14 x 1/10Gb uplink ports

Total Ports10Gb

internal10Gb

external

Base System ( PN 88Y6043)

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Product Benefits• FCoE convergence as a transit switch• Easy connectivity to reduce

deployment time• Multi-Tenancy• Easy interoperability with other

vendors switches• No need for network administrators to

manage• Alternative to: Pass-thru, HP Cisco

FEX or HP VC Flex

Low cost 10Gb Ethernet Interconnect Module. Simple connectivity to upstream networks

Flex System SI4091 10Gb System Interconnect Module

Total Ports10Gb

internal10Gb

external

Base System ( PN 00FE327) 14 10

Base 10 x 10GbE SFP+


Product Benefits• Allows clients to implement an

unmanaged device inside the chassis.

• Acts as a port aggregator for compute nodes inside the chassis.

• Managed via the Nexus 5000/6000 top of rack switch.

• 14 internal 10Gb ports and 8 10Gb Ethernet fabric interfaces (SFP+)

• Ethernet and FCoE protocol supported

Cisco Nexus B22 designed for Flex System Enterprise Chassis

Cisco ® Nexus ® B22 Fabric Extender for Flex System

Total Ports10Gb

internal10Gb

external

Base System ( PN 94Y5350) 14 8


Product Benefits• Integrate into existing Ethernet or

Brocade VDX networks (Brocade NOS 4.0+)

• Allocate ports for internal or external use

• Base Switch provides 24 10Gb ports• Upgrades for additional 10Gb

Ethernet and 2 x 40Gb QSFP+ • 16/8Gb FC or 10Gb FCoE external

Flex Ports• Maximum of 58 ports• VMware NSX with VxLAN gateway

support

10Gb Ethernet Fabric with 10/40Gb Ethernet and Dynamic Ports-on-Demand (DPOD)

Flex System EN4023 10Gb Scalable Switch

1GbE MgmtSelect any SFP+ ports with Dynamic POD 2 QSFP+

Total Ports10Gb

Internal10Gb

External40Gb

External

Base System 24 Dynamic Ports on Demand

Upgrade #1 38 Dynamic Ports on Demand 2

Upgrade #2 42 14 2

Upgrade #3 Support FC external (8/16Gb)


Product Benefits• High performance end to end 40Gb

connectivity with ultra low latency

• Non blocking throughput that is highly suited for High-Performance Computing, High Frequency Trading and Enterprise Data Centers.

• Enables clients to maximize compute utilization by removing IO bottleneck

• Reduces cabling by 4 is to 1 for applications requiring 40Gb throughput

End to end 40Gb enables highest performance

Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch

Total Ports40Gb

internal40Gb

external

Base System ( PN 90Y9346)

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Product Details – Top of Rack

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Lenovo RackSwitch G7028• 24 ports 1G, RJ-45• 4 ports 10G, SFP+• Redundant external power

1/10Gb

Lenovo RackSwitch G7052• 48 ports 1G, RJ-45• 4 ports 10G, SFP+• Redundant external power

1/10Gb

Lenovo RackSwitch G7000 Family (Layer 2)


Product Benefits• 24 x 1Gb RJ45 ports• 4 x 10GbE SFP+ uplink ports

(standard)• Port orientation matches traditional

racks servers, Flex System & BladeCenter airflow

• Optional external power source providing redundancy

• Non-blocking, cut-through architecture, wire-speed

Cost Effective 1GbE Layer 2 Switch

RackSwitch G7028


Product Benefits• 48 x 1Gb RJ45 ports• 4 x 10GbE SFP+ uplink ports

(standard)• Port orientation matches traditional

racks servers, Flex System & BladeCenter airflow

• Optional external power source providing redundancy

• Non-blocking, cut-through architecture, wire-speed

Cost Effective 1GbE Layer 2 Switch

RackSwitch G7052


Lenovo RackSwitch G8332• 32 ports 40G QSFP+ • Low Latency - ~1ms• HS redundant fans & power• SDN – VXLAN Gateway

Lenovo RackSwitch G8272• 48 ports 10G SFP+ • 6 ports 40G QSFP+• Low Latency – Sub 600ns• HS redundant fans & power• SDN – VXLAN Gateway

10Gb SFP+ / 40Gb

Lenovo RackSwitch G8264CS

• 12 Omni Ports: 10GbE or 8Gb Fibre Channel • 36 ports 10G SFP+ • 4 ports 40G QSFP+• HS redundant fans & power

Converged - 10/40GbE, 4/8G FC

Lenovo RackSwitch G8052• 48 ports 1G, RJ-45• 4 ports 10G, SFP+• HS redundant fans & power

1/10Gb

Lenovo RackSwitch G8124E• 24 ports 10G, SFP+• Ultra low latency 570ns• Fixed Redundant fans & power

10Gb

Lenovo RackSwitch G8000 Family (Layer 2 / 3)

Lenovo RackSwitch G8264• 48 ports 10G SFP+ • 4 ports 40G QSFP+• Low Latency – 880ns• HS redundant fans & power• Stacking Support

10Gb SFP+ / 40Gb

Lenovo RackSwitch G8296• 84 ports 10G SFP+ • 10 ports 40G QSFP+• Low Latency – Sub 600ns• HS redundant fans & power• SDN – VXLAN Gateway

10Gb SFP+ / 40Gb 40Gb


Product Benefits• 48 x 1Gb RJ45 ports and four

standard 10Gb SFP+ uplink ports• Exceptional value / performance• Network Virtualization with

VMready™ included standard • Full Line rate layer 2/3 performance• Front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow• Standard redundant hot-swappable

fans and power supplies• Simplified configuration with industry

standard (Cisco®-like) Command Line Interface (CLI)

1 and 10Gb switch specifically designed for the data center

RackSwitch G8052


Product Benefits• 24 x 10Gb SFP+ ports• Designed for Performance – 570 ns• Full Line rate layer 2/3 performance• Standard redundant fans and power

supplies• Simplified configuration with industry

standard (Cisco®-like) Command Line Interface (CLI)

Ultra-low-latency, high-performance

10Gb top-of-rack switch

RackSwitch G8124E


Product Benefits• 48 x SFP+ 10Gb ports plus 6 x

QSFP+ 40Gb ports• Support up to 72 x 10Gb connections

using break-out cables• 1.44 Tbps non-blocking throughput

with very low latency (~ 600 ns)

• Supports network virtualization through overlays as a hardware gateway (VXLAN)*

• OpenFlow enabled allows for easily created user-controlled virtual networks

Low latency 10/40Gb Cloud-ready switch

RackSwitch G8272

* Planned future testing with VMware NSX


Product Benefits• Up to 64 SFP+ ports in a ultra dense 1U form factor

• Future proofed with 4x QSFP+ 40GbE ports or as 16 additional SFP+ ports

• 1280 Gbps non-blocking throughput• OpenFlow Support • Stacking Support

Optimized for High-Performance Computing and other applications requiring the highest bandwidth and lowest latency

RackSwitch G8264


Product Benefits• Flexible 12 Omni Ports allowing for choice of 10GbE and/or 4/8Gb FC uplinks

• High availability via enterprise –class features like failover

• Seamless integration with third party switches

• Acquisition cost is less than separate Ethernet and FC adapters / switches

• Ability to reduce number of adapters, cables, transceivers and switches

• Support for FC connectivity to existing FC SAN or FC Storage

Harness the power of convergence through industry leading flexibility & performance

RackSwitch G8264CS


Product Benefits• 86 x SFP+ 10Gb ports plus 10 x

QSFP+ 40Gb ports• Support up to 94 x 10Gb

connections using break-out cables• 2.56 Tbps non-blocking throughput

with very low latency (sub 600 ns)• Supports network virtualization

through overlays as a hardware gateway (VXLAN)*

• OpenFlow enabled allows for easily created user-controlled virtual networks

• Unified Fabric Port (UFP) helps improve performance and availability when using virtual NIC’s

Large 10/40Gb top of rack switch specifically designed for clients needing a large port count

RackSwitch G8296

* Planned future testing with VMware NSX


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SummaryLenovo Networking products provide features you’ve come to expect at a surprising

competitive price point. Our products are compatible with your current network and help lower your Total Cost of Ownership without increasing your network complexity.


Useful Links

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For more information contact your Lenovo sales

representative

Networking Product Catalog: lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/datasheets/lenovo_networking_catalog_ds.pdf

http://www.lenovo.com/networking

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