Dell PowerEdge XL 5133-4 Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator Getting Started Guide - Page 8

Hardware Overview This section contains information about device characteristics and modular hardware configurations for the Aggregator. Internal Ports The Aggregator provides thirty-two 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet internal ports. The internal ports are connected to server blades through the M1000e chassis midplane. Each port can operate in either 1GbE or 10GbE mode. The Aggregator also provides an internal Ethernet interface-the out-of-band (OOB) interface-which is dedicated to switch management. Traffic on this port is segregated from operational network traffic on the switch ports and cannot be switched or routed to the operational network. Front Panel Figure 1-1 shows the Aggregator front panel: Figure 1-1. I/O Aggregator Front Panel USB Storage Port Activity and Link Status LEDs Expansion Slot 1 Expansion Slot 0 USB Console Port 40GbE QSFP+ Ports Base Module with 40GbE Ports The Aggregator provides two fixed 40-Gigabit Ethernet ports on the base module. By default, these ports operate in 4x10GbE mode with breakout cables and support up to eight 10GbE uplinks. You can also use the base-module ports as 40GbE links for stacking. 8 Hardware Overview