Dell PowerEdge MX8116n Fabric Expander Module
Low latency 100 Gigabit Ethernet fabric expansion for the PowerEdge MX platform
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Overview:
The Dell Networking MX8116n Fabric Expander Module is a key component on the PowerEdge MX Platform for 100GbE Solution. This module transparently extends the networking capabilities of the Dell PowerSwitch Z9432FON to multiple PowerEdge™ MX7000 chassis, providing high performance networking at a low TCO.
Maximum scalability
The MX8116n extends the capabilities of the PowerSwitch Z9432F-ON to a total of fourteen MX7000 chassis and 112 PowerEdge MX compute sleds.
In addition to 8 internal 100GbE ports and 16 internal 25GbE ports, the MX8116n provides two QSFP56- Double Density uplink ports. Each QSFP56-DD port provides capacity for four 100GbE connections from PowerEdge MX compute sleds for a total of 400GbE of bandwidth per QSFP56-DD port, and 800GbE bandwidth per MX8116n.
Performance and latency
The non-blocking switching architecture in the PowerSwitch Z9432F-ON provides line-rate 100GbE L2 and L3 forwarding capacity to all connected servers. The MX8116n extends that capability to additional MX7000 chassis with a very low latency between any two compute sleds in a Multichassis group.
The design of the MX Scalable Multichassis group Architecture also allows for zero oversubscription between any two compute sleds in the fabric.
Zero touch management
The MX8116n runs a basic Linux UBoot operating system and have firmware that requires updating to keep “in sync” with the Fabric Switching Engine. It is transparently managed by the user to update through Command Line Interface on an MX7000 infrastructure.
Pricing Notes:
- Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.