Lenovo Flex System network switches
A variety of network switches are available for use with the Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
You can install a combination of up to four Ethernet or Fibre Channel scalable switches in the input/output (I/O) bays of the Enterprise Chassis. These scalable network switches provide the internal and external connectivity for the nodes and management devices in the chassis. If you need to verify that the switch is compatible with the chassis, go to the Lenovo ServerProven website.
Important:
- The network switches in the chassis also must be compatible with the network adapters and ports in the nodes.
- See SIOM mode Switch credentials for accessible credential requirements.
📄️ Lenovo Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch
The CN4093 is a converged, scalable switch that supports 10 Gb/40 Gb Ethernet, or 4 Gb/8 Gb Fibre Channel (FC), or both. The flexible, reliable, and high-performance features of this switch are designed to meet the demands of today's converged environments.
📄️ Lenovo Flex System Fabric EN4093 and EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switches
The EN4093 and EN4093R 10 Gb scalable switches provide flexible, reliable, and high-performance features that meet the demands of today's highly virtualized environments.
📄️ Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Flex System
The Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Flex System provides a transparent fabric extension from a Cisco Nexus 5000 or 6000 Series Switch to the compute nodes that are installed in the Flex System chassis.
📄️ Lenovo Flex System EN4023 10Gb Scalable Switch
The Flex System EN4023 10Gb Scalable Switch design is based on the Brocade VDX switch technology, and it enables you to deploy the new Brocade Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS) fabric to devices that are installed in the Flex System chassis. The high-performance features of this switch are designed to meet the demands of today's highly virtualized environments and cloud-based architectures.
📄️ Lenovo Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch
The EN6131 40 Gb Ethernet switch includes a wide variety of networking and application performance features that excel in many data center environments.
📄️ Lenovo Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch
The industry-leading design of the Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch, Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch, and Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb ESB SAN Scalable Switch provides flexible, reliable, and high-performance features that meet the demands of highly virtualized environments and cloud-based architectures.
📄️ Lenovo Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch
The EN2092 1 Gb Ethernet scalable switch provides support for L2/L3 switching and routing. This switch has passed IPv6 USGv6 certification, so it also can support IPv6 functions.
📄️ Lenovo Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
The FC3171 8 Gb SAN switch provides a fully interoperable solution that can integrate Fibre Channel initiators with any existing external fabric. For maximum flexibility, you can deploy this switch in either full-fabric or transparent mode.
📄️ Lenovo Flex System IB6131 InfiniBand Switch
The base model of the IB6131 switch has thirty two 4x Quad Data Rate (QDR) ports. Fourteen of the ports are connected internally through the chassis to the InfiniBand adapters in the compute nodes. You can use the remaining eighteen external Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) ports to connect the switch to a larger topology or to connect external nodes to the internal chassis subnet.
📄️ Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2552E Flex Switch
The Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2552E Flex Switch is part of the Lenovo Flex System embedded blade solution family, paired with ThinkSystem QLogic Ethernet adapters, providing the high-speed network connectivity needed for Data Warehouse, SAP, Cloud, and Virtual Desktop solutions.