Dell Networking Z9000 Core and Fabric Switch

Overview:

High-density 32-port 40 GbE Core Router/Switch in 2RU form factor; line rate, non-blocking, low-latency and lower power switch enabling a greener, faster data center; feature-rich Dell Networking Operating System (FTOS); and hardware support for TRILL and DCB.

Highly available, high performance distributed core

The Dell Networking Z9000 is a compact next generation switch/router product designed to meet the requirements for high density 10/40 GbE aggregation in a data center core network. The Z9000 switch is designed to address data center 10/40 GbE aggregation requirements through Centralized Core or Distributed Core architectures for High Performance Enterprise data centers, High Performance Computing Cores, Cloud Computing Cores, Provider Hosted data centers and Enterprise LAN Cores. The Z9000 switch can be positioned as a Core switch or End-of-Row switch within a data center. The Z9000 product can support 32 ports of 40 GbE QSFP+ or 128 ports of 10 GbE SFP+ realized through breakout cables. Z9000 supports a full suite of Ethernet switching and Routing protocols in the hardened FTOS operating system to enable layer 2 or layer 3 network architectures.

A distributed core design with Z9000 switches can enable build out of massively scalable, high performance data center networks with 10/40 GbE ToR, 10/40 GbE End of Row and 40 GbE Core network connections. A distributed control plane in a CLOS based leaf-spine architecture can be leveraged to build highly scalable data center switching fabric. Distribution of traffic between the leaf and spine trunks can be achieved through ECMP at layer 3. Resiliency in a distributed core model is much improved compared to centralized core architectures as the failure of a single node within a CLOS network cannot bring down the entire switching fabric. A single switching element can be restarted or replaced in the event of a failure versus an entire chassis reboot would be required in a centralized design.

Key applications

Containerized Data Centers
Provider Hosted Data Centers
Cloud Computing Cores
High performance Computing Cores

Key features

2RU high-density 10/40 GbE Aggregation/Core Switch with 32 x 40 GbE ports expandable to 128 x 10GbE ports using QSFP+ to SFP+ breakout cables
2.5 Tbps (full-duplex) non-blocking, fabric delivers line-rate performance under full load
Scalable L2 and L3 Ethernet switching with QoS and a full complement of standards-based IPv4 for unicast and multicast applications
Modular Force10 Operating System (FTOS) software delivers inherent stability as well as advanced monitoring and serviceability functions
Data Center Bridging (DCB) hardware support enables a lossless Ethernet fabric for iSCSI storage and NFS traffic
128 link aggregation groups with up to 8 members per group, using advanced hashing with random seed values
Supports jumbo frames for high-end server connectivity
Reversible front-to-back or back-to-front airflow
Total aggregated packet buffer memory of 54MB
Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans
Hardware support for TRILL, EVB, DCB
Low power consumption

Dell Networking Z-Series:

Dell Networking Switches
Dell Networking Z-Series
	Dell Networking Z9500 Ethernet Fabric Switch This powerful, high-density core switch offers pay-as-you-grow pricing and built-in Dell support for your network virtualization initiatives. Key features include: 1/10/40GbE core switch with 132 40GbE ports Expandable to 528 10GbE ports with breakout cables License 36, 84, or 132 ports according to your business needs Line-rate performance under full load, at 10.5Tbps Includes tool-less Enterprise ReadyRails™ Low power consumption at 4.7W per 10GbE port
	Dell Networking Z9000 Core and Fabric Switch Enables data center networks with distributed core design and 10/40GbE network connections. Key features include: 1/10/40GbE core switch with 32 40GbE ports Expandable to 128 10GbE ports with breakout cables Line-rate performance under full load, at 2.5Tbps Low power consumption at 4.9W per 10GbE port Traffic routing between leaf and spine trunks through equal-cost multipath routing (ECMP) at Layer 3

Dell Networking Switches

Dell Networking Z-Series

Dell Networking Z9500 Ethernet Fabric Switch

This powerful, high-density core switch offers pay-as-you-grow pricing and built-in Dell support for your network virtualization initiatives.

Key features include:

1/10/40GbE core switch with 132 40GbE ports
Expandable to 528 10GbE ports with breakout cables
License 36, 84, or 132 ports according to your business needs
Line-rate performance under full load, at 10.5Tbps
Includes tool-less Enterprise ReadyRails™
Low power consumption at 4.7W per 10GbE port