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Last update: April 2019

Series 10/25/40/50/100GbE

Programmable, high-performance
Overview Fixed form factor switch for open networking top-of-rack switch
High-performance, high-density high-performance data center and 10/25/40/50/100GbE fully modular open with native 25G server/ ports and High-performance switch with native
100GbE multi-rate aggregation switch computing environments networking top-of-rack switch 100G network fabric connectivity 25G ports and 100G fabric ports

Models Z9264F-ON Z9100-ON S6100-ON S5148-ON S5048-ON

Performance
Switching capacity (full duplex) 12.8Tbps 6.4Tbps 6.4Tbps 3.6Tbps 3.6Tbps
2900Mpps for 64 < packet size
< 250 bytes
Forwarding capacity (Mpps) >4400 >4400 In process 2678 Mpps
4200Mpps when average size
> 250 bytes
Buffer size 42MB 16MB 16MB 16MB 22MB
Latency 300ns L2/400ns L3 L2: 300ns, L3: 400ns L2: 300ns, L3: 400ns In process In process

Ports
1/10GBase-T N/A 2 fixed 1/10GbE SFP+ ports N/A N/A NA
1GbE (SFP) 128 — 2 N/A NA
10GbE 128 128 (breakout cable) Up to 128 54 54
25GbE 128 128 (breakout cable) Up to 128 72 72
40GbE 64 32 Up to 64 6 6
50GbE 128 64 (breakout cable) Up to 64 6 6
100GbE 64 32 Up to 32 6 6
4 slots and 3 modules. Choose from:
Expansion module slots — — 8 x QSFP28; 16 x QSFP+; N/A NA
(Modules support speed indicated) 4 x QSFP48 + ; 4 x CXP
Power and cooling
Power consumption (W) 1104 606 (max)/288 (normal) 896 (max)/343 (normal) 516 (max)/421 (normal) 288(max)/573(normal)
Power options AC or DC AC or DC AC AC or DC AC or DC
Redundant power (hot-swappable) 2 2 2 2 2
Airflow Reversible Reversible Reversible

Features
Dell EMC Networking OS9 (OS10 for S5148-ON), Cumulus Linux OS, Big Switch Networks Switch Light™ OS, IP Infusion OCNOS, Pluribus NetVisor,
Dell EMC OS10 and
Operating Systems as well as Big Switch Networks Big Tap™ Monitoring Fabric application. Consult the Dell Open Networking 3rd Party OS Ordering Guide for up-to-date
select 3rd party OS deta
Industry-standard CLI (Console, Telnet, Dell EMC Networking and several 3rd party OS
SSHv1/v2)
iSCSI aware (detect and prioritize iSCSI traffic into pre-defined QoS); iSCSI Auto-Configuration (switch configuration routine for automated setup and optimal performance with Dell EqualLogic or Compellent
iSCSI optimization arrays)
Max VLANs (Configured) 4K per port 4096 4096 In process 4K
Max MAC entries 160K 136K 136k Up to 512K Up to 512K
Unlimited links per group 128 groups, 32 members per LAG
Link aggregation (Groups/Members) 16 links per group, 128 groups 128/16 128/16 up to 36 groups group
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 128K/64K 136K/68K 136k/68k Up to 128K/64K Up to 128K/64K
IPv4 routing RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP
IPv6 routing BGP-4 OSPFv3, BGP-4, IS-IS OSPFv3, IS-IS, GBP OSPFv3 OSPFv3
Multicast routing IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MTU In process Yes
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Some features differ for Open Networking (ON) versions.
Series 10/25/40/50/100GbE

Overview
Build a high-performance, cost-efficient Provide optimum flexibility and cost- Double the amount of direct 25GbE
data center leaf/spine fabric with this effectiveness for demanding compute ports with a ToR switch that features 96 Low-density 1RU, half-width switch ideal Low-density 1RU, full-width switch ideal
spine fabric switch and storage traffic environments x 25GbE SFP28 for high-performance HCI connectivity for high-performance HCI connectivity
Models S5232F-ON S5248F-ON S5296F-ON S5212F-ON S5224F-ON
Performance
Switching capacity (full duplex) (Tbps) 3.2 2.0 3.2 2.16Tbps 2.16Tbps
Forwarding capacity (Mpps) 4761Mpps 2976Mpps 4761Mpps 892Mpps 1488Mpps
Buffer size 32MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 32MB
Latency TBD TBD TBD 906 881

Ports
1/10GGBase-T N/A N/A N/A NA NA
1GbE (SFP) N/A N/A N/A NA NA
10GbE 128 80 128 24 40
25GbE 128 80 128 24 40
40GbE 32 8 8 3 4
50GbE 64 16 16 6 8
100GbE 32 8 8 3 4
Expansion module slots N/A N/A N/A NA NA

Power and cooling

Power consumption (W) 635 602 835 304W 455W
Power options AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC AC
Redundant power (hot-swappable) 2 2 2 NA 2
Airflow Reversable Reversable Reversable Reversable Reversable

Features
Operating Systems Dell EMC OS10 and select 3rd party OS
Industry-standard CLI (Console, Telnet, Dell EMC networking and several 3rd party OS
SSHv1/v2)
iSCSI optimization iSCSI optimization and FSB iSCSI optimization and FSB iSCSI optimization and FSB iSCSI optimization and FSB iSCSI optimization and FSB
Max VLANs (Configured) 4K per port 4K per port 4K per port 4K per port 4K per port
Max MAC entries 160K 160K 160K 160K 160K
Link aggregation (Groups/Members) 16 links per group, 128 groups 16 links per group, 128 groups 16 links per group, 128 groups 16 links per group, 128 groups 16 links per group, 128 groups
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 128K/64K 128K/64K 128K/64K 128K/64K 128K/64K
IPv4 routing RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP
IPv6 routing BGP-4 BGP-4 BGP-4 BGP-4 BGP-4
Multicast routing IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MSDP
Series 10GbE/8GbFC 10GbE

Overview
Latest generation 40GbE TOR switch based on Broadcom Full function high-performance switch with 10/40GbE ports and High-performance switch with 10/40Gbe ports, multi-rate
Trident2+ chip multi-rate 100GbE ports with deep buffers 100GbE ports and deep buffers and tables
Models S6010-ON+ S4248FB-ON S4248FBL-ON
Performance
Switching capacity (full duplex) (Tbps) 2.56 1.6 1.6
Forwarding capacity (Mpps) 1462 720 720
Buffer size 16MB 6GB 6GB
Latency Sub 600ns 1.9 to 10.0 micro sec 1.9 to 10.0 micro sec

Ports
1/10GBase-T — NA NA
1GbE (SFP) 96 (breakout cable) NA NA
10GbE — 72 72
25GbE — 24 24
40GbE 32 fixed 40GbE QSFP+ ports 8 8
50GbE — 12 12
100GbE — 6 6
Expansion module slots — NA NA
(Modules support speed indicated)

Power and cooling

Power consumption (W) 411 (max)/274 (normal) 420 (max)/150 (normal) 470 (max)/180 (normal)
Power options AC AC or DC AC or DC
Redundant power (hot-swappable) 2 2 2
Airflow Reversible

Features
Operating Systems Dell EMC Networking OS10 and several 3rd party OS
Industry-standard CLI (Console, Telnet, SSHv1/v2) Dell EMC Networking OS10 and several 3rd party OS
iSCSI optimization Yes
Max VLANs (Configured) 4K 4K 4K
Max MAC entries 160K 750K 750K
Link aggregation (Groups/Members) 128/16 32 links per group, 128 groups 32 links per group, 128 groups
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 128K/8K 130K / 64K 2 Million / 400K
Jumbo frames In process 9216 bytes 9216 bytes
IPv4 routing RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP
IPv6 routing BGP-4, IS-IS OSPFv3 OSPFv3
Multicast routing IGMP, PIM, MTU In process In process

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Some features differ for Open Networking (ON) versions.
Series 10GbE

Overview

Next generation open networking switches for enterprise, mid-market and Tier2 cloud service providers with demanding compute and storage traffic environments
Models (all sized 1RU) S4128F-ON S4128T-ON S4148F-ON S4148T-ON S4148FE-ON S4148U-ON
Performance
Switching capacity (full duplex) 960 Gbps 960 Gbps 1.76 Tbps 1.76 Tbps 1.76 Tbps 1.76 Tbps
Forwarding Capacity (Mpps) 720 720 1320 1320 1320 1320
Buffer size 12MB 12MB 12MB 12MB 12MB 12MB
Latency (microseconds) <800 n sec <2.3 u sec <800 n sec <2.3 u sec <850 n sec <800 n sec

Ports
FC8/FC16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A unified SFP+/SFP28
FC8/FC16/FC32 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A unified QSFP28
1/10GBase-T N/A 28 N/A 48 N/A N/A
10GbE 36 36 72 72 72 72
25GbE (QSFP+) 8 8 16 16 16 16
40GbE 2 2 6 6 6 6
50GbE 4 4 8 8 8 8
100GbE 2 2 4 4 4 4
Expansion module slots N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(Modules support speed indicated)

Power and cooling

Max. power consumption (W) 260 (max)/160 (normal) 300 (max)/250 (normal) 370 (max)/200 (normal) 440 (max)/320 (normal) 400(max)/240 (normal) 460 (max)/300 (normal)
Power options AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC
Redundant power supplies 2 2 2 2 2 2
Airflow Normal or Reverse

Features
Stacking Not currently available
Operating system Dell EMC Networking OS10 and select 3rd party OS
Industry-standard CLI Dell EMC Networking OS10 and several 3rd party OS
iSCSI optimization, FSB, NPIV
iSCSI optimization storage features iSCSI optimization and FSB Proxy gateway, F_Port, FCoE/
FC hosts, FC zoning
Max L2 VLANs and L3 VLANs 500 L3 VLANs
Max MAC entries 272K
Link aggregation (groups/Members) 32 links per group, 128 groups
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 200K/130K
Jumbo frames (Bytes) 9,416
IPv4 routing RIP, OSPF, BGP
IPv6 routing OSPFv3
Multicast routing In process
Series 10GbE 1GbE

Overview Open networking switch for Power-efficient and resilient

copper connections providing 1 GbE switching solution with
Low density ToR switch for 10GE/25GE storage High-density 10GbE open choice, cost-effectiveness and integrated 10GbE uplinks for High-density 1GbE open
arrays and servers in a compact form factor networking switch ultra low-latency performance advanced L3 switching networking switch
Models (all sized 1RU) S4112F-ON S4112T-ON S4048-ON+ S4048T-ON S3148/S3124 S3048-ON+
Performance
Switching capacity (full duplex) 840Gbps 840Gbps 1.44Tbps 2.88Tbps 520Gbps 520Gbps
Forwarding Capacity (Mpps) 630Mpps 630Mpps 1080 1080 193 131
Buffer size 12MB 12MB 12MB 16MB 4MB 4MB
Latency (microseconds) 800 <2.5us Sub 600ns 2.8 microseconds 4.2 microseconds 3.7 microseconds
Ports
48 fixed 10GBase-T RJ-45
1/10GBase-T NA 12 — — 48
ports
Up to 48 RJ45 10/100/1000MB
1GbE (SFP) NA NA — — autosensing POE+, 4
2 SFP+
48 (SFP+) 72 total (breakout
10GbE 12, 24 with breakout cables 12 with breakout 24 (breakout cable) 2 10GbE SFP+ 4 (using SFP+ module)
cable)
25GbE 12 with breakout 12 with breakout — — — —
40GbE (QSFP+) 3 3 6 — — —
50GbE 6 6 — — — 64 (breakout cable)
100GbE 3 3 — — — 32
2 modules, choose from:
• 12 port 10GbE SFP+ • 12 port
Expansion module slots — — — 6 fixed 40GbE QFSP+ ports 1/10GBase-T —
(Modules support speed indicated) • 12 port combo (SFP+ or 12
port FC 2/4/8Gbps)
Power and cooling
Max. power consumption (W) 180 (max) / 90 (normal) 200 (max) / 120 (normal) 234.35 460 (max)/338 (normal) 2145 (max)/ 44(normal) 87
Power options Fixed power supply AC or DC AC AC AC or DC
Redundant power supplies Redundant Fixed fans 2 hot-swappable 2 2 2 hot-swappable
Airflow Normal or reverse air flow Reversible Normal
Features
Stacking Not currently available Up to 6 units Up to 12 units Up to 6 units
Dell EMC OS10 and select 3rd Dell EMC OS10 and select 3rd Consult the Dell EMC Open Networking 3rd Party OS Ordering
Operating system Dell EMC OS9 See Ordering Guide
party OS party OS Guide for up-to-date details
Industry-standard CLI Dell EMC networking and several 3rd party OS Dell EMC Networking OS9 and several 3rd party OS
iSCSI optimization storage features iSCSI optimization and FSB No
Max L2 VLANs and L3 VLANs 4KL2/500L3 4096/1000 4K 4K 4096/1000
Max MAC entries 272K 160K 160K 56K 64K
Link aggregation (groups/Members) 32 links per group, 128 groups 128/16 128/16 128/16 128/16
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 200K/130K 128K/64K 128K/64K 16K/8K 16K/8K
Jumbo frames (Bytes) 9,416 9.252 12K 12K 12K
IPv4 routing RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS
IPv6 routing OSPFv3 OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGP-4, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS
Multicast routing In process IGMP, PIM, MTU, MSDP IGMP, MDSP, PIM IGMP, PIM

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