- Independent of external Ethernet switches
- Flexible and easy to adapt
- Comprehensive connection options
- Compatible and functional
The PRIMERGY Ethernet Switch/IBP 36/12 is an integrated 1 Gb connection blade. It can be installed in all connection blade bays and provides 36 downlink ports each with 1 Gb to the midplane to connect with the server blades.
The Intelligent Blade Panel mode combines the advantages of a switch regarding cable and port consolidation with the pass-thru advantage of total transparency without protocol compatibility problems occurring. Server blade LAN ports may be grouped together with one or more external ports, into independent named port groups. Using the so-called management VLAN grouping feature, a separate VLAN-based management access can be assigned to each server blade.