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Chapter 1. ThinkSystem NE1032T Rackswitch
ThisInstallationGuideprovidesinformationabouttheLenovoThinkSystem
NE1032TRackSwitch(referredtoasNE1032Tthroughoutthisdocument).
TheNE1032Tusesawire‐speed,non‐blockingswitchingfabricthatprovides
simultaneouswire‐speedtransportofmultiple packetsatlowlatencyonallports.
Port Configuration
TheNE1032Tcontainsthefoll owingethernetports:
Twenty‐four100/1000/10GBASE‐TRJ45ports
Eight10GSFP+Uplinks.
TenGigabitEthernet(GbE)SmallFormPluggablePlus(SFP+)portswhichalso
supportlegacy1GbEconnections
Transceiver Configuration
The10GBASE‐TRJ45ports,whenusedin10GbEmode,mustuseCAT6copper
cabling.Whenusedin100/1000baseTmode,theportscanbepopulatedwith
CAT5Ecoppercabling.
SFP+ports,whenusedin10GbEmode,canb
epopulatedwithopticaltransceiver
modulesoractiveorpassiveDirect‐AttachCables(DACs).Whenusedinlegacy
1GbEmode,theportscanbepopulatedwithopticalorcoppertransceivermodules.
Orientation, Airflow, and Redundancy
TheNE1032Tis1Uinheightand canbemountedhorizontallyorvertically,
dependingonyourapplication.Mountingop tions areavailableforavarietyof
racksystems.
Forsuperiorreliability,theNE1032Tusesredundant,hot‐swappowersupply
modulesandthreehot‐swapfanmodules.Moduleoptionsareavailableforeither
front‐to‐rearairflow,orrear‐to‐frontairflow.
Management
Youcanmanagetheswitchthroughthelocalconsoleport,orthrougharemote
networkconnection,aWebbrowser‐basedinterface,orSNMP‐basednetwork
managementsoftware.
Additional Features
Otherfeaturessupportedonyourswitchdependonthespecificfirmware
installed.Formoreinformation,seetheApplicationGuideandCommandReference
foryourspecificswitchanditsinstalledfirmware.