IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264/G8264T
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Table 2. Power cords and descriptions
Power cord
Description
39Y7917
Power Cord Europe AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
39Y7918
Power Cord Europe (Denmark) AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
39Y7919
Power Cord Europe (Switzerland) AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
39Y7920
Power Cord Israel AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
39Y7922
Power Cord South Africa AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
39Y7923
Power Cord UK AC plug 13A/250 V; OPT
39Y7924
Power Cord Australia AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
39Y7925
Power Cord Korea AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
39Y7926
Power Cord Japan AC plug 10A/125 V; OPT
39Y7927
Power Cord India AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
39Y7928
Power Cord China AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT
39Y7929
Power Cord Brazil AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT
39Y7930
Power Cord Uruguay/Argentina AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT
39Y7931
Power Cord US/Canada AC plug 10A/125 V; OPT
Benefits
The IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264 offers the following benefits:
High performance: The 10 Gb/40 Gb switch provides the best combination of low latency,
non-blocking line-rate switching, and ease of management. It has a throughput of 1.28 Tbps.
Lower power and better cooling: The IBM RackSwitch G8264 uses as little as 275 W of power,
which is a fraction of the power consumption of most competitive offerings. Unlike side-cooled
switches, which can cause heat recirculation and reliability concerns, the G8264’s front-to-rear or
rear-to-front cooling design reduces data center air conditioning costs by having airflow match the
servers in the rack. In addition, variable speed fans help to automatically reduce power
consumption.
Virtual Fabric: Can help customers address I/O requirements for multiple NICs while reducing cost
and complexity. Virtual Fabric for IBM allows you to carve a physical NIC into multiple virtual NICs
(between 2 - 8 vNIC) and to create a virtual pipe between the adapter and the switch for improved
performance, availability, and security.
VM-Aware Networking: VMready™ software on the switch simplifies configuration and improves
security in virtualized environments. VMready automatically detects virtual machine movement
between physical servers and instantly reconfigures each VM’s network policies across VLANs to
keep the network up and running without interrupting traffic or impacting performance. VMready
works with all leading VM providers, such as VMware, Citrix, Xen, PowerVM and Microsoft.
Layer 3 functionality: The G8264 includes Layer 3 functionality, which provides security and
performance benefits, as inter-VLAN traffic stays within the switch. This switch also provides the
full range of Layer 3 protocols from static routes for technologies such as Open Shortest Path
First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for enterprise customers.
Seamless interoperability: IBM switches perform seamlessly with other vendors' upstream
switches.
Fault tolerance: These IBM switches learn alternate routes automatically and perform faster
convergence in the unlikely case of a link, switch, or power failure. The switch uses proven
