DATA CENTER NETWORKING

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Last update: February 2017

Series 10/25/40/50/100GbE 10GbE/8GbFC 40GbE 10/25/40/50/100GbE

Overview Fixed form factor switch for high-

performance data center and Fully modular converged fabric switch to Maximum bandwidth for large scale Latest generation 40GbE TOR switch 10/25/40/50/100GbE fully modular open
computing environments. unify the SANand LAN. virtualized data centers. based on Broadcom Trident2+ chip networking top-of-rack switch

Models Z9100-ON S5000 S6000-ON+ S6010-ON+ S6100-ON

Performance
Switching capacity (full duplex) 6.4Tbps 1.28Tbps 2.56Tbps 2.56Tbps 6.4Tbps
Forwarding capacity (Mpps) >4400 960 1462 1462 >4400
Buffer size 16MB 9MB 12MB 16MB 16MB
Latency L2: 300ns, L3: 400ns 800ns Sub 600ns Sub 600ns L2: 300ns, L3: 400ns

Ports
1/10GBase-T 2 fixed 1/10GbE SFP+ ports — — — —
Up to 48 using modules
1GbE (SFP) — — 96 (breakout cable) —
(Multi-speed 1/10Gb)
10GbE 128 (breakout cable) 48 or 64 (breakout cable) Up to 96 (breakout cable) — —
25GbE 128 (breakout cable) — — — —
40GbE 32 4 (QSFP+) 32 32 fixed 40GbE QSFP+ ports —
50GbE 64 (breakout cable) — — — —
100GbE 32 — — — —
4 slots and 2 modules 4 slots and 3 modules.
Choose from: Choose from:
Expansion module slots — • 12 port 10GbE SFP+ • 12 port — — 8 x QSFP28
(Modules support speed indicated) 1/10GBase-T • 12 port combo (SFP+ or 16 x QSFP+
12 port FC 2/4/8Gbps) 4 x QSFP48 + 4 x CXP
Power and cooling
Power consumption (W) 606 (max)/288 (nominal) 550 371 411 (max)/274 (normal) 896 (max)/343 (nominal)
Power options AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC AC AC
Redundant power (hot-swappable) 2 2 2 2 2
Airflow Reversible

Features
Dell Networking OS9, Cumulus Linux OS, Big Switch Networks Switch Light™ OS, IP Infusion OCNOS, Pluribus NetVisor, as well as Big Switch Networks Big Tap™ Monitoring Fabric application. Consult
Operating Systems the Dell Open Networking 3rd Party OS Ordering Guide for up-to-date details.
Industry-standard CLI (Console, Telnet, SSHv1/v2) Dell Networking and several 3rd party OS
iSCSI aware (detect and prioritize iSCSI traffic into pre-defined QoS); iSCSI Auto-Configuration
iSCSI optimization (switch configuration routine for automated setup and optimal performance with Dell EqualLogic or Compellent arrays)
Max VLANs (Configured) 4096 4096 1K 4K 4096
Max MAC entries 136K 128K 160K 160K 136k
Link aggregation (Groups/Members) 128/16 128/8 128/8 128/16 128/16
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 136K/68K 16K/8K 16K/8K 128K/8K 136k/68k
IPv4 routing RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS
IPv6 routing OSPFv3, BGP-4, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS BGP-4, IS-IS OSPFv3, IS-IS, GBP
Multicast routing IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MTU IGMP, PIM, MTU IGMP, PIM, MTU IGMP, PIM, MTU
+Some features differ for Open Networking (ON) versions.
Series 1GbE 10GbE

Overview Power-efficient and resilient Open networking switch for

1 GbE switching solution with copper connections providing
High-density 1GbE open integrated 10GbE uplinks for High-density 10GbE open choice, cost-effectiveness and High-performance switches designed to deliver non-blocking
networking switch. advanced L3 switching networking switch. ultra low-latency performance throughput for dense traffic environments.

Models (all sized 1RU) S3048-ON+ S3148/S3124 S4048-ON+ S4048T-ON S4810/ S4820T
S4810-ON+
Performance
Switching capacity (full duplex) 520Gbps 520Gbps 1.44Tbps 2.88Tbps 2.56Tbps
Forwarding Capacity (Mpps) 131 193 1080 1080 960
Buffer size 4MB 4MB 12MB 16MB 9MB
Latency (microseconds) 3.7 microseconds 4.2 microseconds Sub 600ns 2.8 microseconds 700ns 3.3 microseconds
Ports
1/10GBase-T 48 — — 48 fixed 10GBase-T RJ-45 ports — 48 (Multi-speed 1/10Gb)
Up to 48 RJ45 10/100/1000MB
1GbE (SFP) 4 autosensing POE+, — — 48 (Multi-speed 1/10Gb) —
2 SFP+
48 (SFP+) 72 total (breakout
10GbE 4 (using SFP+ module) 2 10GbE SFP+ 24 (breakout cable) 48 or 64 (breakout cable)
cable)
40GbE (QSFP+) — — 6 — 4
Expansion module slots — 1 — 6 fixed 40GbE QFSP+ ports —
(Modules support speed indicated)
50GbE 64 (breakout cable) — — — —
100GbE 32 — — — —
4 slots and 2 modules 4 slots and 3 modules.
Choose from: Choose from:
Expansion module slots — • 12 port 10GbE SFP+ • 12 port — — 8 x QSFP28
(Modules support speed indicated) 1/10GBase-T • 12 port combo 16 x QSFP+
(SFP+ or 12 port FC 2/4/8Gbps) 4 x QSFP48 + 4 x CXP
Power and cooling
Max. power consumption (W) 87 2145 (max)/ 44(normal) 234.35 460 (max)/338 (normal) 350 420
Power options AC or DC AC AC or DC AC AC or DC
Redundant power supplies 2 hot-swappable 2 2 hot-swappable 2 2 hot-swappable
Airflow Normal Reversible
Features
Stacking Up to 6 units Up to 12 units Up to 6 units Up to 6 using front ports
Operating system See Ordering Guide Dell OS9 Consult the Dell Open Networking 3rd Party OS Ordering Guide for up-to-date details
Industry-standard CLI Dell Networking and several 3rd party OS
iSCSI aware (detect and prioritize iSCSI traffic into pre-defined QoS); iSCSI Auto-Configuration
iSCSI optimization No Yes (switch configuration routine for automated setup and optimal performance with Dell EqualLogic or Compellent arrays)
Max L2 VLANs and L3 VLANs 4096/1000 4K 4096/1000 4K 4096/511
Max MAC entries 64K 56K 160K 160K 128K
Link aggregation (groups/Members) 128/16 128/16 128/16 128/16 128/8
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 16K/8K 16K/8K 128K/64K 128K/64K 16K/8K
Jumbo frames (Bytes) 12K 12K 9.252 12K 12K
IPv4 routing RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS
IPv6 routing OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGP-4, IS-IS Static, OSPFv3, BGP, IS-IS Static, BGP, IS-IS
Multicast routing IGMP, PIM IGMP, MDSP, PIM IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MTU, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MTU

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February 2017 | Version 5.6
Dell EMC Data Center Quick Reference Guide