Lenovo Flex System EN2092 Product Manual

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Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch 1Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable SwitchLenovo Press Product GuideThe Flex System® EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch enables administrators to offer full Layer 2 and 3switching and routing capability with combined 1 Gb and 10 Gb external ports in a Flex System Enterprise Chassis.Such consolidation simplifies the data center infrastructure and helps reduce the number of discrete devices,management consoles, and management systems while leveraging the 1 Gb Ethernet infrastructure. In addition, thenext-generation switch module hardware supports IPv6 Layer 3 frame forwarding protocols. This Scalable Switchdelivers cost savings with flexible port mapping and Features on Demand upgrades, efficient traffic management,increased external bandwidth, and strong Ethernet switching price/performance.Figure 1 shows the switch module.Figure 1. Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable SwitchDid you know?The base switch configuration comes standard with 24x 1 GbE port licenses that can be assigned tointernal or external 1 GbE connections or even external SFP+ ports with flexible port mapping. Forexample, this feature allows you to trade off one external 1 GbE RJ-45 port for one internal 1 GbE port (orvice versa) or trade off ten 1 GbE ports for one 10 GbE port. You then have the flexibility of turning onmore ports when you need them using Lenovo's Features on Demand upgrade licensing capabilities thatprovide “pay as you grow” scalability without the need to buy additional hardware.Delivering advanced virtualization awareness and cloud readiness helps simplify management andautomates VM mobility by making the network VM aware with VMready® which works with all the majorhypervisors.