Virtual, Cooler and Easier Ethernet switches for top-of-rack applications in enterprise and cloud datacenters.

1. RackSwitch Overview
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2. BLADE’s Strong Position in Switch Market
1G Fixed, Managed Ethernet 10G Fixed, Managed Ethernet
Rank Vendor Q4’08 Ports Q4’08 Share Rank Vendor Q4’08 Ports Q4’08 Share
1 CISCO 9,273.5 56.0% 1 CISCO 89.4 55.1%
2 HP PROCURVE 1,417.3 8.6% 2 HP PROCURVE 13.3 8.2%
3 3COM/H3C 1,041.9 6.3% 3 BLADE 12.9 7.9%
4 NORTEL 810.5 4.9% 4 3COM/H3C 12.0 7.4%
5 BLADE 461.7 2.8% 5 NORTEL 7.2 4.5%
6 LINKSYS 434.9 2.6% 6 ALCATEL-LUCENT 4.0 2.5%
7 EXTREME 327.2 2.0% 7 EXTREME 2.4 1.5%
8 ALCATEL-LUCENT 325.3 2.0% 8 DLINK 2.2 1.4%
9 DLINK 301.7 1.8% 9 FOUNDRY 2.0 1.2%
10 FOUNDRY 296.2 1.8% 10 ALLIED TELESYN 1.9 1.1%
11 ALLIED TELESYN 279.5 1.7% 11 FORCE10 1.4 0.9%
12 JUNIPER 276.4 1.7% 12 JUNIPER 1.0 0.6%
13 ENTERASYS 250.2 1.5% 13 ENTERASYS 0.4 0.3%
14 HUAWEI 218.3 1.3% 14 NETGEAR 0.3 0.2%
15 NETGEAR 121.2 0.7% 15 HUAWEI 0.2 0.1%
16 FORCE10 26.4 0.2% OTHERS 7.3%
OTHERS 4.2%
Source: Ethernet Switch Report, 4Q08, Dell’Oro Group, February 2009
Note: Ports shown in 1000s
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3. Growing Pressures on Data Centers
Busier servers
• Virtualization
• Multicore CPUs
• Multiple fabrics
More servers
• Consolidation
• Scale-out
• Web 2.0
• Clustering
Vanishing resources
• Shrinking IT budgets
• Power & cooling squeeze
• Management complexity
The answer is Rackonomics
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4. Rackonomics
SmartConnect
SmartConnect:with BladeHarmony Manager:
Virtualizes the network for a row of servers
an entire datacenter
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5. Designed for Data Centers
Airflow that matches servers and storage
• Most switches pull hot air from server exhaust creating “hot loops”
• Driving up cooling costs
• BLADE’s RackSwitches match the airflow of servers
Using general- Using BLADE
purpose switch RackSwitch
Cold Aisle Hot Aisle Cold Aisle
Server Server
74°
90°
Server Server
73°
85° Server Server
Server Server 72°
Traditional Switch BLADE RackSwitch
95° Hot
Side Cooled Switch
Loops
BLADE RackSwitch 71°
Storage Device Storage Device
83°
Storage Device Storage Device 70°
72° Storage Device Storage Device
70°
Storage Device Storage Device
70° 70°
Storage Device Side View Storage Device
Hot/Cold Aisle
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6. Software Designed For Data Centers
Simple High Availability - Quick Failover
Uplink Failure Detection (UFD):
Core
Network
• High Availability in the Data Center
• Different that wiring closets
• Extends NIC teaming on Servers
RackSwitches
• Loop-Free topology without Spanning Tree
• Sub-second failover
Active Backup
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7. RackSwitch G8000
Data Center Access Layer Switch
• Flexible Port Configuration • Server Matching Airflow
• 48x Gigabit Ethernet ports • Front-to-back
• 4x 10G Ethernet Ports • Back-to-front
SFP+ or CX4 • Redundant Fans
• Low Power • Variable speed to automatically
• 120W average power reduce power draw
consumption • Redundant Power
• Line rate performance • Dual internal power modules
• Full Mesh
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8. RackSwitch G8124
24 Port 10GbE Switch - All SFP+ ports
• 24x SFP+ 10Gigabit Ports • Server Matching Airflow
• Fiber or Copper • Front-to-back
• 10GbE or 1 Gigabit Ethernet • Back-to-front
• Low Power • Redundant Fans
• 165W average power • Variable speed to automatically
consumption reduce power draw
• Low Latency • Redundant Power
• 650 nanoseconds • Dual internal power modules
• Line rate performance
• Full Mesh
*CX4 version with 350ns latency also available
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9. SFP+ Gaining Industry Momentum
• Flexibility in every port
– Copper cable – perfect for in-rack connections
• Known as “Direct Attach Cable” or “Twinax”
– Longer distance using proven optical transceivers
– Mix and match – 1G, 10G, copper, fiber
• Superior to 10GBase-T
– SFP+ is less expensive, less power, lower latency
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10. Introducing VMready™
Virtual Machine aware networking
Old Switches VMready Switches
Server Server Server Server Server Server
10G 10G 10G CNA 10G CNA
physical ports v-ports
10’s of Physical ports 1000’s of Virtual ports
Physical ports are the old switching unit Virtual ports are the new switching unit
• Not aware of Virtual Machines (VMs) • Fully aware of Virtual Machines
• Configuration per physical port only • Configuration per virtual port
•No flexibility for unique VM needs • Automated Network mobility
• No flexibility to handle VM migrations •Configuration follows Virtual Machines
in real-time during migration
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11. Cloud Ready Network Architecture
Addresses network requirements in five critical areas:
1. High bandwidth / low latency
2. Convergence to Ethernet
3. Support for agile workloads
4. Build-out and management
5. Green / low power
Cloud Ready “Truths”:
• Solutions should be OPEN – with
multi-vendor support
• Customers prefer incremental
deployment, not rip and replace
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12. Rack Virtualization =
Virtual, Cooler, Easier Networking
BLADE RackSwitch Virtualization Software
SmartConnect™
& VMready™
Virtualized
Rack
BLADEHarmony™ Manager
BLADE Embedded Switches
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13. Disclaimer
• BLADE makes no warranties regarding the accuracy of this information. BLADE does not warrant or
represent that it will introduce any product to which the information relates. It is presented for discussion
purposes only.
• All statements regarding BLADE’s future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal
without notice, at BLADE’s sole discretion.
• Prices, delivery dates and technical specifications are subject to change without notice.
• Copyright 2009 BLADE Network Technologies. BLADE Network Technologies, the BLADE
logo, BLADEHarmony, RackSwitch, SmartConnect and VMready are trademarks of BLADE Network
Technologies. All other names or marks are property of their respective owners.
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