40 and 100GbE 10GbE/8GbFC 40GbE

Data center
switching
Quick Reference Guide

Models Z9100-ON Z9500 S5000 S6000-ON+

10/25/40/50/100GbE Massively scalable, 10/40GbE
fixed form factor switch for high- Fully modular converged fabric switch Maximum bandwidth for large scale
Overview switch delivers high-density and high
performance data center and to unify the SANand LAN. virtualized data centers.
performance in a 3RU footprint.
computing environments.
Performance
Switching capacity 3.2Tbps 10.4Tbps 1.28Tbps 2.56Tbps
Forwarding capacity (Mpps) >4400Mpps 7,850 960 1,462
Buffer size 16MB 204MB 9MB 12MB
Latency (microseconds) L2: 300ns, L3: 400ns 600 ns to 2us 0.8 µs 0.6 µs
Ports
1/10GBase-T 2 fixed 1/10GbE SFP+ ports — — —
Up to 48 using modules
1GbE (SFP) — — —
(Multi-speed 1/10Gb)
10GbE 128 (breakout cable) 528 (breakout cable) 48 or 64 (breakout cable) Up to 96 (breakout cable)
—
25GbE 128 (breakout cable) — —

40GbE 32 132 (QSFP+) 4 (QSFP+) 32

50GbE 64 (breakout cable) — — —
100GbE 32 — — —
4 slots and 2 modules
Choose from:
Expansion module slots — — • 12 port 10GbE SFP+ • 12 port —
(Modules support speed indicated) 1/10GBase-T • 12 port combo (SFP+
or 12 port FC 2/4/8Gbps)
Power and cooling
Power consumption (W) 605 3100 (max)/2000 (nominal) 550 371
Power options AC AC AC or DC AC or DC
Redundant power (hot-swappable) 2 hot-swappable Yes 2 hot-swappable 2 hot-swappable
Airflow
Features
Dell Networking OS9 (ON versions offer the choice of Cumulus Linux OS or Big Switch Networks Switch Light™ OS, as well as Big Switch Networks Big
Dell Networking OS Tap™ Monitoring Fabric application)
Yes, Dell Networking OS uses a full-featured industry standard Command Line Interface, so your staff can configure Layer 2 and 3 switch and routing
Industry-standard CLI (Console, Telnet, SSHv1/v2) without special training.
iSCSI aware (detect and prioritize iSCSI traffic into pre-defined QoS); iSCSI Auto-Configuration (switch configuration routine for automated setup and
iSCSI optimization optimal performance with Dell EqualLogic or Compellent arrays)
Max VLANs (Configured/Choices) 4,096/511 4096/4096 4,096/511 1K/511
Max MAC entries 160K 160K 128K 160K
Link aggregation (Groups/Members) 128/16 128/8 - 128/16 128/8 128/8
Jumbo frames (Bytes) 12K 12K 12K 12K
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 128K/64K 48K/24K 16K/8K 16K/8K
IPv4 routing OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS
IPv6 routing OSPF, BGP4 OSPFv3, BGP, IS-IS Static, BGP, IS-IS Static, BGP, IS-IS
Multicast routing IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MSDP IGMP, PIM, MTU IGMP, PIM, MTU

+Some features differ for Open Networking (ON) versions.

 Data center 1GbE 10GbE
switching
Quick Reference Guide

S4810/
Models (all sized 1RU) S55 S60 S3048-ON+ S4048-ON+ S4820T
S4810-ON+
High throughput switch Deep buffer switch to High-density 1GbE open High-density 10GbE open High-performance switches designed to deliver non-
Overview for demanding apps. smooth out traffic spikes. networking switch. networking switch. blocking throughput for dense traffic environments.
Performance
Switching capacity 176Gbps 176Gbps 260Gbps 1.44Tbps 1.28Tbps
Forwarding Capacity (Mpps) 131 131 131 720Gbps 960
Buffer size 4MB 1.25GB 4MB 12MB 9MB
Latency (microseconds) < 5 µs < 9 µs 3.7 μs Sub 600 ns 0.8 µs 3.3 µs
Ports

1/10GBase-T 44 44 48 — — 48 (Multi-speed 1/10Gb)

1GbE (SFP) 4 4 4 — 48 (Multi-speed 1/10Gb) —

48 (SFP+) 72 total
10GbE 4 (using SFP+ module) 4 (using SFP+ module) 4 (using SFP+ module) 48 or 64 (breakout cable)
(breakout cable)
40GbE (QSFP+) — — — 6 4
2 slots and 3 modules
2 slots and 2 modules
Expansion module slots Choose from:
Choose from:
(Modules support speed • 2-port 10GbE SFP+ — — —
• 2-port 10GbE SFP+
indicated) • 2-port 12Gbps stacking
• 2-port 12Gbps stacking • 1-port 24Gbps stacking
Power and cooling
Max. power consumption (W) 130 225 87 234.35 350 420
Power options AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC AC or DC
Redundant power supplies 2 hot-swappable 2 hot-swappable 2 hot-swappable 2 hot-swappable 2 hot-swappable
Airflow Hot-swappable fans move air from IO Panel to PSU or PSU to IO Panel (direction must be selected upon ordering)
Features
Stacking Up to 12 using modules Up to 12 using modules Up to 6 units Up to 6 units Up to 6 using front ports
Operating system Dell Networking OS9 (ON versions offer the choice of Cumulus Linux OS or Big Switch Networks Switch Light™ OS, as well as Big Switch Networks Big Tap™ Monitoring Fabric application)
Yes, Dell Networking OS uses a full-featured industry standard Command Line Interface, so your staff can configure Layer 2 and Layer 3 switch and routing without any
Industry-standard CLI special training.
(Console, Telnet, 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
iSCSI optimization or Compellent arrays)
Max L2 VLANs and L3 VLANs 4,096/1,000 4,096/1,000 4,096/1,000 4,096/1,000 4,096/511
Max MAC entries 32K 32K 64K 64K 128K
Link aggregation (groups/Members) 128/8 128/8 128/16 128/16 128/8
Jumbo frames (Bytes) 9,252 9,252 12K 9.252 12K
Max routes (IPv4/IPv6) 16K/8K 16K/8K 16K/8K 16K/8K 16K/8K
IPv4 routing RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS
IPv6 routing Static Static OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS OSPFv3, BGPv6, IS-IS Static, OSPFv3, BGP, IS-IS Static, BGP, IS-IS
Multicast routing IGMP, PIM IGMP, PIM IGMP, PIM IGMP, PIM IGMP, PIM, MTU

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+ Some features differ for Open Networking (ON) versions.
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