Dell PowerSwitch S4128F-ON | NetSolutionWorks.com

Overview:

High-performance open networking top-of-rack switches with multirate Gigabit Ethernet and unified ports

The S4100-ON 10GbE switches comprise DellTechnologies’ latest disaggregated hardware and software data center networking solutions, providing state-of-the-art 100GbE uplinks, fibre channel connectivity and a broad range of functionality to meet the growing demands of today’s data center environment. These innovative, next-generation top-of-rack open networking switches offer optimum flexibility and cost-effectiveness for the enterprise, midmarket and tier 2 cloud service providers with demanding compute and storage traffic environments.

The compact S4100-ON models provide industry-leading density with up to 48 ports of 10GbE or up to 48 ports of 10GBaseT ports, 2 ports of 40GbE and 4 ports of 100GbE in a 1RU form factor. The S4148U-ON model can support up to 28 8/16G fibre channel ports, or 16 ports of 32G* fibre channel ports. The S4112-ON is a half-rack width model that supports up to 12 ports of 10GbE or 12 ports 10GBaseT, and 3 ports of 100GbE.

Using industry-leading hardware and a choice of Dell SmartFabric OS10 or select 3rd party network operating systems and tools, the S4100-ON Series offers flexibility by provision of configuration profiles and delivers non-blocking performance for workloads sensitive to packet loss. The compact S4100-ON models provide multirate speed, enabling denser footprints and simplifying migration to 100Gbps. Also unique to the S4100- ON series is the ability to meet the demands of converged and virtualized data centers by offering unified ports (S4148U) and hardware support for L2 and L3 VXLAN Gateway. Priority-based flow control (PFC), data center bridge exchange (DCBX) and enhanced transmission selection (ETS) make the S4100-ON ideally suited for DCB environments. Dell PowerSwitch S4100-ON switches support the open source Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) for zero touch installation of Dell SmartFabric OS10 networking operating system, as well as of alternative network operating systems.

Maximum performance and functionality

The S4100-ON series are high-performance, multifunction, 1/10/25/40/50/100 GbE and 8/16/32G FC top-of-rack (ToR) switches purpose-built for applications in high-performance data center, cloud and computing environments. Architectural features to optimize data center network flexibility, efficiency and availability include IO panel to PSU airflow or PSU to IO panel airflow for hot/cold aisle environments and redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans.

Key applications

Dynamic data centers ready to make the transition to softwaredefined environments

Organizations looking to enter the software-defined data center era with a choice of networking technologies designed to maximize flexibility
Multi-functional 1/10/25/40/50/100 GbE switching in High Performance Computing Clusters or other business-sensitive deployments requiring the highest bandwidth. High-density 1/10 GbE ToR server access in high-performance data center environments
iSCSI and FC storage deployment, including DCB converged lossless transactions
Small-scale data center fabric implementation via the S4100-ON switch in leaf and spine along with S-Series 1/10GbE ToR switches
VXLAN layer 2/layer 3 gateway support

Optimized for the open networking era

Get more agility, more choices and lower costs than proprietary networks with select, open-standards-based ON (open networking) switches.

Disaggregated-hardware/software solutions bring new levels of freedom and flexibility to your data center.
Support for Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) enables zero-touch installation of alternate network operating systems.
Your choice of network operating system helps simplify data-center fabric orchestration and automation.
A broad ecosystem of open-source and Linux-based applications and tools provides more options to optimize and manage your network.

Developed for flexibility

The Dell Networking S-Series 10/40GbE switches offer a family of products that enable you to find the ideal solution for your specific needs.

Line-rate performance from 1/10G BASE-T to 40GbE and port densities from 28 to 48
Efficient stacking offered in many S-Series models
Industry-hardened and feature-rich operating system for maximum dependability and uptime with select third-party OS options
Full support for iSCSI storage area networks, including DCB

Features:

Key Features

1RU high-density 10/40/100 GbE ToR switches with up to 28 ports of 8/16 fibre channel, two ports of 40 GbE (QSFP+), and up to four ports of 100GbE (QSFP28) or four ports of 8/16/32G fibre channel
Multi-rate 100GbE ports support 10/25/40/50 GbE. 40GbE ports support 10GbE. 10GbE ports support 1GbE. Up to four different simultaneous speeds are possible in a given profile.
960Gbps (full-duplex) non-blocking, cut-through switching fabric delivers line-rate performance under full load on S4128F-ON and S4128T-ON
VXLAN gateway functionality support for bridging and routing the non-virtualized and the virtualized overlay networks with line rate performance
Converged Network support with DCB
IO panel to PSU airflow or PSU to IO panel airflow
Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans

Key Features with Dell SmartFabric OS10

Consistent DevOps framework across compute, storage and networking elements
Standard networking features, interfaces and scripting functions for legacy network operations integration
Standards-based switching hardware abstraction via Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI)
Pervasive, unrestricted developer environment via Control Plane Services (CPS)
OS10 Enterprise Edition software enables Dell Technologies layer 2 and 3 switching and routing protocols with integrated IP services, quality of service, manageability and automation features
OS10 supports Precision Time Protocol (PTP, IEEE 1588v2) to synchronize clocks on network devices.
Leverage common open source tools and best practices (data models, commit rollbacks)
Increase VM Mobility region by stretching L2 VLAN within or across two DCs with unique VLT capabilities
Scalable L2 and L3 Ethernet Switching with QoS, ACL and a full complement of standards based IPv4 and IPv6 features including OSPF, BGP and PBR
Enhanced mirroring capabilities including local mirroring, Remote Port Mirroring (RPM), and Encapsulated Remote Port Mirroring (ERPM)
Converged network support for Data Center Bridging, with priority flow control (802.1Qbb), ETS (802.1Qaz), DCBx and iSCSI TLV Enhanced mirroring capabilities including local mirroring, Remote Port Mirroring (RPM), and Encapsulated Remote Port Mirroring (ERPM)
Converged network support for Data Center Bridging, with priority flow control (802.1Qbb), ETS (802.1Qaz), DCBx and iSCSI TLV

Specifications:

	S4112F-ON	S4112T-ON	S4128F-ON	S4128T-ON	S4148F-ON	S4148FE	S4148T-ON	S4148U
Ports	12xSFP+ 3xQSFP28	12x10GbT 3xQSFP28	28xSFP+ 2xQSFP28	28x10GbT 2x QSFP28	48xSFP+ 2xQSFP+ 4xQSFP28	48xSFP+ 2xQSFP+ 4xQSFP28	48x10GbT 2xQSFP+ 4xQSFP28	48xSFP+ 2xQSFP+ 4xQSFP28
Unified port	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Support
Max 10GbE density	24 (12 SFP+ and 12 via QSFP28 breakout)	24 (12 10GbT and 12 via QSFP28 breakout)	36 (28 SFP+ and 8 via QSFP28 breakout)	36 (28 10GbT and 8 via QSFP28 breakout)	72 (48 SFP+ and 24 via QSFP28 breakout)	72 (48 SFP+ and 24 via QSFP28 breakout)	72 (48 10GbT and 24 via QSFP28 breakout)	72 (48 SFP+ and 24 via QSFP28 breakout)
Max 25GbE density	12 via QSFP28 breakout	12 via QSFP28 breakout	8 via QSFP28 breakout	8 via QSFP28 breakout	16 via QSFP28 breakout	16 via QSFP28 breakout	16 via QSFP28 breakout	16 via QSFP28 breakout
Max 40GbE density	3	3	2	2	6	6	6	6
Max 50GbE density	6	6	4	4	8	8	8	8
Max 100GbE density	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4
Max FC 8G/16G ports (oversubscribed)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40
Max FC 16G line rate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Max FC 32G ports (oversubscribed)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16
Max FC 32G line rate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Switching capacity	840Gbps	840Gbps	960Gbps	960Gbps	1.76Tbps	1.76Tbps	1.76Tbps	1.76Tbps
Throughput	630Mpps	630Mpps	720Mpps	720Mpps	1320Mpps	1320Mpps	1320Mpps	1320Mpps
LRM optics support	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
1588v2 PTP timing	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Max power consumption	180W	200W	260W	300W	370W	400W	440W	460W
Typical operating power	90W	120W	160W	250W	200W	240W	320W	300W
Number of fan trays	Fixed	Fixed	4	4	4	4	4	4
Fans per fan tray	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2
Weight	8.30lbs	8.45lbs	19.66 lbs (8.92 kg)	20.67 lbs (9.38 kg)	20.15 lbs (9.14 kg)	20.85 lbs (9.46 kg)	22.37 lbs (10.15 kg)	20.52 lbs (9.31 kg)
Max thermal output	614 BTU/h	682 BTU/h	886 BTU/h	1,023 BTU/h	1261 BTU/h	1,364 BTU/h	1,500 BTU/h	1,568 BTU/h

Product Specifications
Chassis
Redundant power supplies (not applicable to S4112)	S4100, AC Power Supply, IO Panel to PSU Airflow S4100, AC Power Supply, PSU to IO Panel Airflow S4100, DC Power Supply, IO Panel to PSU Airflow (available as custom kit) S4100, DC Power Supply, PSU to IO Panel Airflow (available as custom kit) S4100, HV DC Power Supply, IO Panel to PSU Airflow S4100, HV DC Power Supply, PSU to IO Panel Airflow
Fans (not applicable to S4112)	S4100 fan module, IO Panel to PSU Airflow S4100 fan module, PSU to IO Panel Airflow
Optics	Transceiver, 1000Base-T, 1GbE (SFP to RJ45) Transceiver, 10GbE, SR SFP+, short reach Transceiver, 10GbE, LR SFP+, long reach Transceiver, 10GbE, ER SFP+, extended reach Transceiver, 10GbE, ZR SFP+ extra extended reach 10G, Transceiver, 10GbE, USR, SFP+ Transceiver, 10GbE, LRM, SFP+ (for S4148FE only) Transceiver, 10GBASE-T use with QSA in QSFP+ port, 30m reach on CAT6a/7 Transceiver, 40GbE, SR4 optic QSFP+ Transceiver, 40GbE, eSR4 optic QSFP+ Transceiver, 40GbE, LR4 optic QSFP+ Transceiver, 40GbE, ER4 optics QSFP+ Transceiver, 40GbE, PSM4-LR MPO 10Km QSFP+ to LC Transceiver, 40GbE, LM4 / SM4 Duplex QSFP+ Transceiver, 100GbE, SR4 QSFP28 Transceiver, 100GbE, LR4 QSFP28 Transceiver, 100GbE, LR4Lite QSFP28 Transceiver, 100GbE, CWDM4 2Km QSFP28 Transceiver, 100GbE, PSM4 500m QSFP28 Transceiver, 100GbE, PSM4-IR, QSFP28 Transceiver, SFP+, 16Gbps Fibre Channel, SWL, 850nm, LC Duplex (S4148U model only) Transceiver, SFP+, 16Gbps Fibre Channel, LWL, 1310nm, LC SMF (S4148U model only) Transceiver, QSFP+, 4x16Gbps Fibre Channel, SW4, 850nm, MPO MMF (S4148U model only) Transceiver, QSFP28, 4x32Gbps Fibre Channel, SW4, 850nm, MPO MMF (S4148U model only)
Cables	40GbE, QSFP+ to QSFP+, active optical 40GbE, QSFP+ to QSFP+, passive DAC 40GbE, MTP to 4xLC optical breakout 40GbE, 4x10GbE, QSFP+ to 4xSFP+, passive DAC 100GbE, 4x25GbE, QSFP28 to 4xSFP28, passive DAC 100GbE, QSFP28 to QSFP28, active optical 100GbE, QSFP28 to QSFP28, passive DAC 100GbE, 2x50GbE, QSFP28 to 2xQSFP28, passive DAC, breakout

Physical

1 RJ45 console/management port with RS232 signaling
1 RJ45 micro-USB-B console port
1 RJ45 10/100/1000Base-T management Ethernet port
Size: 1 RU, 1.75”(h) x 17”(w) x 18”(d) (4.4cm (h) x 43.1cm (w) x 45.7cm (d))
S4112: 1.7”(h) x 8.28”(w) x 18”(d) (4.125cm (h) x 20.9cm (w) x 45cm (d)
Power supply: 100–240 VAC 50/60 Hz
Power supply (DC), applicable to S4412: rated -40 to -72 VDC
Max. current draw per system: 6A/5A at 100/120V
AC; 3A/2.5A at 200/240V AC
- S4112: 2A/1.7A at 100/120V AC; 1A/0.8A at 200/240V AC
- S4112 (DC): -40V/5A, -48V/4.2A, -72V/2.8A
Max. operating specifications:
- Operating temperature: 41° to 104° F (5° to 40° C)
- Operating humidity: 5 to 85% (RH), non-condensing
Max. non-operating specifications:
- Storage temperature: -40° to 149°F (-40° C to 65° C)
- Storage humidity: 5 to 95% (RH), non-condensing
Redundancy
- Hot swappable redundant power (not applicable to S4112)
- Hot swappable redundant fans (not applicable to S4112)
- Fixed, redundant power supply and fan for S4112
Performance
- Packet buffer memory: 12MB
- CPU memory: 4GB
- MAC addresses: 272K (in Scaled L2 mode)
- PVST: 128 instances
- ARP table 200K (in Scaled L3 host mode)
- IPv4 routes: 200K (in Scaled L3 routes mode)
- IPv6 hosts: 64K IPv6 routes: 130K (in Scaled L3 routes mode)
- Multicast hosts: 8KLink aggregation: 32 links per group, 128 groups
- Layer 2 VLANs: 4K
- Layer 3 VLANs: 500
- MSTP: 32 instances
- LAG load balancing: Based on layer 2, IPv4 or IPv6 headers
- L2 Ingress ACL: 6K
- L2 Egress ACL: 1K
- IPv4 Ingress ACL: 6K
- IPv4 Egress ACL: 1K
- IPv6 Ingress ACL: 3K
- IPv6 Egress ACL: 500
- Storage performance parameters iSCSI Sessions: 255
- iSCSI Target: 16
- F-Port: Max F-Port Sessions: 526
- F-Port: Max members in a zone: 526

Regulatory compliance

Safety
- UL/CSA 60950-1, Second Edition
- EN 60950-1, Second Edition
- IEC 60950-1, Second Edition Including All National Deviations and Group Differences
- EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products Part 1: Equipment Classification Requirements and User’s Guide
- EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products Part 2: Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems
- FDA Regulation 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11
Emissions
- Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 32: Class A
- Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A
- Europe: EN 55032: 2015+A1:2007 (CISPR 32), Class A
- Japan: VCCI V3/2009 Class A
- USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B:2009, Class A
Immunity
- EN 300 386 V1.4.1:2008 for Network Equipment
- EN 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003
- EN 61000-3-2: Harmonic Current Emissions
- EN 61000-3-3: Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker
- EN 61000-4-2: ESD EN 61000-4-3: Radiated Immunity
- EN 61000-4-4: EFT EN 61000-4-5: Surge
- EN 61000-4-6: Low Frequency Conducted Immunity
RoHS
- All S-Series components are EU RoHS compliant
Certifications
- Japan: VCCI V3/2009 Class A
- USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B:2009, Class A Warranty
- 1 Year Return to Depot

Dell SmartFabric OS10 Software Specifications

IEEE Compliance
- 802.1AB LLDP TIA-1057 LLDP-MED
- 802.1s MSTP
- 802.1w RSTP
- 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T)
- 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
- 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-X)
- 802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBase-X)
- 802.3i Ethernet (10Base-T)
- 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100Base-TX)
- 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BaseX)
- 802.1D Bridging, STP
- 802.1p L2 Prioritization
- 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, GVRP
- 802.1Qbb PFC
- 802.1Qaz ETS
- 802.1s MSTP
- 802.1w RSTP PVST+ 802.1X Network Access Control
- 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T) or breakout
- 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
- 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
- 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-X)
- 802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBase- SR4, 40GBase-CR4, 40GBase-LR4, 100GBase-SR10, 100GBase-LR4, 100GBase-ER4) on optical ports
- 802.3bj 100 Gigabit Ethernet
- 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100Base-TX) on mgmt ports
- 802.3x Flow Control 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-X) with QSA
- ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED
- Jumbo MTU support 9,216 bytes
Layer2 Protocols
- 802.1D Compatible
- 802.1p L2 Prioritization
- 802.1Q VLAN Tagging
- 802.1s MSTP
- 802.1w RSTP
- 802.1t RPVST+
- 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
VLT (Virtual Link Trunking)
- VLT Enhancements
- Minloss Upgrades
- VLT Proxy Gateway
- RVPST over VLT
- DCB, FSB, iSCSI over VLT
- RSPAN over VLT
RFC Compliance
- 768 UDP
- 793 TCP
- 854 Telnet
- 959 FTP
- 1321 MD5
- 1350 TFTP
- 2474 Differentiated Services
- 2698 Two Rate Three Color Marker
- 3164 Syslog
- 4254 SSHv2
General IPv4 protocols
- 791 IPv4
- 792 ICMP
- 826 ARP
- 1027 Proxy ARP
- 1035 DNS (client)
- 1042 Ethernet Transmission
- 1305 NTPv3
- 1519 CIDR
- 1588v2 PTP support
- 1812 Requirements for IPv4 Routers
- 1858 IP Fragment Filtering
- 3021 31-bit Prefixes
- 3046 DHCP Option 82 (Relay)
- 1812 Requirements for IPv4 Routers
- 1918 Address Allocation for Private Internets
- 2474 Diffserv Field in IPv4 and Ipv6 Headers
- 2597 Assured Forwarding PHB Group
- 3195 Reliable Delivery for Syslog
- 3246 Expedited Forwarding PHB
- 4364 VRF-lite (IPv4 VRF with OSPF and BGP)
- COPP: Control Plane Policing
- Policy Based Routing

General IPv6 Protocols
- 1981 Path MTU Discovery
- 2460 IPv6
- 2461 Neighbor Discovery
- 2462 Stateless Address AutoConfig
- 2463 ICMPv6
- 2464 Ethernet Transmission
- 2675 Jumbo grams
- 3587 Global Unicast Address Format
- 4291 IPv6 Addressing
- 2464 Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
- 2711 IPv6 Router Alert Option
- 4007 IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture
- 4213 Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
- 4291 IPv6 Addressing Architecture
- 5095 Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6
- IPv6 Management support (telnet, FTP, TACACS, RADIUS, SSH, NTP)
OSPF
- 1587 NSSA
- 1745 OSPF/BGP interaction
- 1765 OSPF Database overflow
- 2154 MD5
- 2328 OSPFv2
- 2370 Opaque LSA
- 3101 OSPF NSSA
- 3623 OSPF Graceful Restart (Helper mode)
Security
- 2865 RADIUS
- 3162 Radius and IPv6 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254 SSHv2
- 4301 Security Architecture for IPSec
- 4302 IPSec Authentication Header
- 4303 ESP Protocol
BGP
- 1997 Communities
- 2385 MD5
- 2439 Route Flap Damping
- 2796 Route Reflection
- 2842 Capabilities
- 2918 Route Refresh
- 3065 Confederations
- 4271 BGP-4
- 4360 Extended Communities
- 4893 4-byte ASN
- 5396 4-byte ASN Representation
- 5492 Capabilities Advertisement
Linux Distribution
- Debian Linux version 8.4
- Linux Kernel 3.16
MIBS
- IP MIB– Net SNMP
- IP Forward MIB– Net SNMP
- Host Resources MIB– Net SNMP
- IF MIB – Net SNMP
- LLDP MIB
- Entity MIB
- LAG MIB
- Dell-Vendor MIB
- TCP MIB – Net SNMP
- UDP MIB – Net SNMP
- SNMPv2 MIB – Net SNMP
Network Management
- SNMPv1/2
- SSHv2
- FTP, TFTP, SCP
- Syslog
- Port Mirroring
- RADIUS
- 802.1X
- Support Assist (Phone Home)
- Netconf APIs
- XML Schema
- CLI Commit (Scratchpad)
- sFlow
- Automation Control Plane Services APIs
- Linux Utilities and Scripting Tools
- Quality of Service
- Access Control Lists
- Prefix List
- Route-Map
- Rate Shaping (Egress)
- Rate Policing (Ingress)
- Scheduling Algorithms
  - Round Robin
  - Weighted Round Robin
  - Deficit Round Robin
  - Strict Priority
- Weighted Random Early Detect
Data center bridging
- 802.1Qbb Priority-Based Flow Control
- 802.1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
- Data Center Bridging eXchange (DCBx)
- DCBx Application TLV (iSCSI, FCoE)
- Fibre Channel (applicable only to S4148U-ON)
- FCF F-Port
- FC Zoning

Documentation:

Download the Dell PowerSwitch S4100 Series Switch Datasheet (PDF).

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