Lenovo Flex System EN6131 Product Manual

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Lenovo Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet SwitchProduct GuideThe Lenovo Flex System™ EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch in conjunction with the EN6132 40Gb EthernetAdapter offer the performance that you need to support clustered databases, parallel processing,transactional services, and high-performance embedded I/O applications, which reduces task completiontime and lowers the cost per operation.This switch offers 14 internal and 18 external 40 Gb Ethernet ports that enable a non-blocking networkdesign. It supports all Layer 2 functions so servers can communicate within the chassis without going to aTop-of-Rack (ToR) switch, which helps improve performance and latency.The EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch is shown in Figure 1.Figure 1. Lenovo Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet SwitchDid you know?The 40 Gb Ethernet solution that is offered by Lenovo Flex System can deploy more workloads per serverwithout running into I/O bottlenecks. If there are failures or server maintenance, clients can also move theirvirtual machines much faster by using 40 Gb interconnects within the chassis.The 40 GbE switch and adapter are designed for low latency, high bandwidth, and computing efficiencyfor performance-driven server and storage clustering applications. They provide extreme scalability forlow-latency clustered solutions with reduced packet hops.The Flex System 40 GbE solution offers the highest bandwidth without adding any significant powerimpact. It can also help increase the system usage and decrease the number of network ports for furthercost savings.Lenovo Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch 1