<s>
The	O
current	O
portfolio	O
of	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
switches	O
are	O
now	O
being	O
offered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
brand	O
:	O
information	O
on	O
this	O
page	O
is	O
an	O
overview	O
of	O
all	O
current	O
and	O
past	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
switches	O
as	O
per	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
but	O
any	O
updates	O
on	O
current	O
portfolio	O
will	O
be	O
detailed	O
on	O
the	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
Dell	O
series	O
of	O
network	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
"	O
classic	O
"	O
switches	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Broadcom	O
or	O
Marvell	O
Technology	O
Group	O
fabric	O
and	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
acquired	O
Force10	O
Networks	O
in	O
2011	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
switch	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
also	O
offers	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
M-series	O
which	O
are	O
switches	O
for	O
the	O
M1000e	B-Application
blade-server	O
enclosure	O
and	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
W-series	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
platform	O
based	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2013	O
Dell	O
will	O
re-brand	O
their	O
networking	O
portfolio	O
to	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
which	O
covers	O
both	O
the	O
legacy	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
products	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Force10	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
PowerConnect	I-Operating_System
line	O
is	O
marketed	O
for	O
business	O
computer	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brand	O
name	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2001	O
,	O
as	O
traditional	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
sales	O
were	O
declining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
switches	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
pre-configured	O
web-managed	O
models	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
expensive	O
managed	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
there	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
single	O
underlying	O
operating	O
system	O
:	O
the	O
models	O
with	O
a	O
product-number	O
up	O
to	O
5500	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
proprietary	O
OS	O
made	O
by	O
Marvell	O
while	O
the	O
Broadcom	O
powered	O
switches	O
run	O
on	O
an	O
OS	O
based	O
on	O
VxWorks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
8100	O
series	O
the	O
switches	O
will	O
run	O
on	O
DNOS	B-Protocol
or	O
Dell	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
Operating	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel	O
for	O
DNOS	B-Protocol
5.x	O
and	O
6.x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
W-series	O
Dell	O
offers	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
Aruba	O
WiFi	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Powerconnect-J	O
(	O
Juniper	O
Networks	O
)	O
and	O
B	O
(	O
Brocade	O
)	O
series	O
are	O
not	O
longer	O
sold	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
B8000e/PCM8428	O
-K	O
full	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
page	O
is	O
about	O
the	O
legacy	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
PowerConnect	I-Operating_System
switches	O
that	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
current	O
portfolio	O
please	O
see	O
the	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Dell	O
switches	O
will	O
be	O
re-brand-ed	O
to	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
and	O
will	O
then	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
naming-system	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
letter	O
and	O
a	O
4	O
digit	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
current	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
rack-switches	O
will	O
keep	O
their	O
current	O
name	O
until	O
they	O
reach	O
'	O
end-of	O
'	O
sales	O
 '	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
(	O
new	O
)	O
8100	O
series	O
:	O
these	O
will	O
be	O
renamed	O
to	O
DN	O
N-40xx	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Models	O
2216	O
and	O
2224	O
were	O
unmanaged	O
,	O
10/100	B-Protocol
Mbit/s	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
twisted	I-Protocol
pair	I-Protocol
switches	O
,	O
with	O
16	O
and	O
24	O
ports	O
each	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
2324	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
2224	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
2	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
ports	O
for	O
uplink	B-Application
or	O
server	B-Application
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
2600	O
series	O
included	O
the	O
2608	O
,	O
2616	O
and	O
2624	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
un-managed	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
workgroup	O
switches	O
with	O
all	O
ports	O
at	O
10/100/1000	B-Protocol
MBit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2624	O
model	O
features	O
an	O
SFP	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
for	O
fiber	O
uplinks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
27xx	O
series	O
of	O
switchers	O
were	O
Web	O
managed	O
all-Gigabit	O
workgroup	O
switches	O
(	O
10/100/1000	B-Protocol
)	O
with	O
eight	O
,	O
16	O
,	O
24	O
,	O
or	O
48	O
ports	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switches	O
shipped	O
in	O
a	O
plug-n-play	O
un-managed	O
mode	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
managed	O
via	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
2808	O
,	O
2816	O
,	O
2824	O
,	O
and	O
2848	O
are	O
dual-mode	O
unmanaged	O
or	O
Web	O
managed	O
all-Gigabit	O
workgroup	O
switches	O
(	O
10/100/1000	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
2824	O
and	O
2848	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
an	O
additional	O
2	O
small	B-Protocol
form-factor	I-Protocol
pluggable	I-Protocol
transceiver	I-Protocol
(	O
SFP	O
)	O
modules	O
,	O
for	O
fiber-optic	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switches	O
ship	O
in	O
a	O
plug-n-play	O
un-managed	O
mode	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
managed	O
via	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
3424	O
,	O
3424P	O
,	O
3448	O
,	O
and	O
3448P	O
were	O
fully	O
managed	O
10/100	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
with	O
gigabit	O
uplinks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3424	O
and	O
3424P	O
have	O
24	O
10/100	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
the	O
3448	O
and	O
3448P	O
have	O
48	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3424P	O
and	O
3448P	O
provide	O
power	B-Device
over	I-Device
Ethernet	I-Device
on	O
all	O
10/100	B-Protocol
ports	O
(	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
3448P	O
requires	O
EPS-470	O
for	O
full	O
15.4W	O
on	O
all	O
ports	O
simultaneously	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
3524(P )	O
and	O
3548(P )	O
are	O
managed	O
10/100	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
with	O
gigabit	O
uplinks	B-Application
and	O
Power	B-Device
over	I-Device
Ethernet	I-Device
options	O
for	O
[	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
,	O
denoted	O
on	O
the	O
models	O
denoted	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
P	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
part	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
5316M	O
was	O
similar	O
in	O
software	O
and	O
function	O
to	O
other	O
53xx	O
series	O
switches	O
but	O
physically	O
designed	O
to	O
fit	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
IO	O
bays	O
in	O
the	O
1855/1955	O
blade	O
chassis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
5324	O
was	O
a	O
24	O
port	O
,	O
all-Gigabit	O
,	O
fully	O
managed	B-Protocol
switch	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
5400	O
series	O
reached	O
'	O
end	O
of	O
sales	O
 '	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
are	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
5500	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
5400	O
are	O
now	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
5500	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
where	O
the	O
5400	O
were	O
certified	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
EqualLogic	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
arrays	O
,	O
the	O
5500	O
never	O
passed	O
the	O
acceptance	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5400	O
series	O
offered	O
4	O
SFP	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
for	O
1G	O
fiber	O
uplinks	B-Application
to	O
a	O
core	O
or	O
distribution	O
layer	O
and	O
the	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
RJ45	O
ports	O
are	O
either	O
'	O
normal	O
 '	O
1G	O
ethernet	O
or	O
1G	O
ethernet	O
with	O
PoE	B-Device
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
see	O
also	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
-	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
5500	O
for	O
details	O
on	O
current	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
5500	O
series	O
switches	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
5400	O
series	O
,	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Marvell	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
offer	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
ports	O
with	O
(	O
-P	O
series	O
)	O
or	O
without	O
PoE	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5500	O
have	O
built-in	O
stacking	O
ports	O
,	O
using	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
cables	O
and	O
the	O
range	O
offers	O
standard	O
two	O
10Gb	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
for	O
uplinks	B-Application
to	O
core	O
or	O
distribution	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5500	O
series	O
uses	O
standard	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
cables	O
(	O
specification	O
1.4	O
category	O
2	O
or	O
better	O
)	O
to	O
stack	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
bandwidth	O
of	O
40	O
Gbit/s	O
per	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5500P	O
series	O
are	O
mainly	O
client	O
access	O
switches	O
connecting	O
VOIP	B-Application
phones	O
and	O
(	O
daisy	O
chained	O
or	O
directly	O
connected	O
)	O
workstations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
standard	O
features	O
are	O
enhanced	O
VOIP	B-Application
support	O
where	O
the	O
switch	O
automatically	O
recognizes	O
connected	O
VOIP	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
configure	O
VOIP	B-Application
quality	O
of	O
service	O
and	O
a	O
VOIP-VLAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
will	O
only	O
work	O
optimally	O
in	O
small	O
VOIP	B-Application
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
optimization	O
and	O
auto-configuration	O
,	O
though	O
Dell	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
them	O
with	O
their	O
EqualLogic	O
family	O
of	O
storage	O
arrays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
can	O
work	O
in	O
small	O
EQL	O
(	O
and	O
other	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
)	O
SAN	O
networks	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
campus-access	O
switches	O
and	O
not	O
as	O
SAN	O
switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
see	O
also	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
-	O
Managed	O
Multi-layer	O
gigabit	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
for	O
details	O
on	O
current	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
6024	O
with	O
24	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
twisted	I-Protocol
pair	I-Protocol
ports	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
6024F	O
was	O
a	O
24	O
port	O
,	O
layer	O
3	O
,	O
all-Gigabit	O
,	O
fiber-optimized	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
24	O
SFP	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
eight	O
of	O
which	O
doubled	O
as	O
copper	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
switch	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
routing	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
static	O
routes	O
,	O
Routing	B-Protocol
Information	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
RIP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Open	B-Protocol
Shortest	I-Protocol
Path	I-Protocol
First	I-Protocol
(	O
OSPF	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
6224/6248	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
PowerConnect	I-Operating_System
offered	O
"	O
combination	O
"	O
ports	O
:	O
the	O
last	O
4	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
switch	O
are	O
either	O
copper	O
(	O
UTP/RJ	O
-45	O
)	O
or	O
fiber	O
(	O
SFP	O
)	O
ports	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
the	O
PC6224	O
offers	O
20	O
copper	O
only	O
interfaces	O
while	O
ports	O
21-24	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
twice	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
switch	O
:	O
as	O
standard	O
UTP	O
ports	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
SFP	O
slots	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
can	O
only	O
use	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
:	O
by	O
default	O
the	O
UTP	O
port	O
is	O
enabled	O
but	O
when	O
one	O
inserts	O
a	O
SFP	B-Protocol
module	I-Protocol
in	O
port	O
21-24	O
it	O
switches	O
over	O
to	O
fibre	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
UTP	O
link	O
goes	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
include	O
24/48	O
ports	O
,	O
Layer	O
3	O
routing	B-Protocol
,	O
all-gigabit	O
,	O
fully	O
managed	O
(	O
web+cli	O
)	O
,	O
stackable	O
switch	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
10Gb	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
availability	O
routing	B-Protocol
,	O
edge	O
connectivity	O
,	O
traffic	O
aggregation	O
and	O
VOIP	B-Application
applications	O
all	O
supported	O
in	O
the	O
62xx	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
other	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
switches	O
based	O
on	O
Broadcom	O
hardware	O
have	O
firmware	O
versions	O
4.x	O
,	O
the	O
6200	O
series	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
version	O
3.x	O
and	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
4.x	O
firmware	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
6200	O
series	O
switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
see	O
also	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
-	O
Managed	O
Multi-layer	O
gigabit	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
for	O
details	O
on	O
current	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
7024	O
and	O
7048	O
were	O
introduced	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
ports	O
as	O
the	O
6224/6248	O
,	O
QoS	O
features	O
for	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
incorporate	O
802.3az	O
Energy	O
Efficient	O
Ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variant	O
with	O
reversible	O
air	O
flow	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
top	O
of	O
rack	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PCT7000	O
series	O
also	O
offer	O
an	O
out-of-band	B-Application
management	I-Application
ethernet	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
can	O
configure	O
the	O
switch	O
to	O
allow	O
both	O
in-band	O
as	O
out-of-band	B-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
the	O
oob	O
interface	O
allows	O
management	O
per	O
webgui	O
(	O
http	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
telnet	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
https	B-Protocol
and	O
ssh	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
on	O
both	O
in-band	O
as	O
out-of-band	B-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
8024	O
and	O
8024F	O
were	O
rack-mounted	O
switches	O
offering	O
10	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
on	O
copper	O
or	O
optical	O
fiber	O
using	O
enhanced	B-Protocol
small	I-Protocol
form-factor	I-Protocol
pluggable	I-Protocol
transceiver	I-Protocol
(	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
)	O
modules	O
on	O
the	O
8024F	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
8024	O
the	O
last	O
4	O
ports	O
(	O
21-24	O
)	O
are	O
combo-ports	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
4	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
slots	O
to	O
use	O
fiber	O
optic	O
connections	O
for	O
longer-distance	O
uplinks	B-Application
to	O
core	O
switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PCT8024	O
series	O
also	O
offers	O
out-of-band	B-Application
management	I-Application
via	O
an	O
extra	O
ethernet-port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8024	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
pure	O
layer-2	O
switch	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
layer-3	B-Application
switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
firmware	O
4.2.0.4	O
and	O
later	O
available	O
from	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Powerconnect	B-Operating_System
8024(-F )	O
and	O
the	O
blade-versions	O
PCM8024-k	O
(	O
thus	O
NOT	O
the	O
discontinued	O
PCM8024	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
stacked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
that	O
firmware	O
the	O
switches	O
now	O
also	O
support	O
Fibre	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
via	O
the	O
added	O
functionality	O
FIP	O
Snooping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
see	O
also	O
Dell	B-Application
Networking	I-Application
-	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
8100	O
for	O
details	O
on	O
current	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
8100	O
series	O
switches	O
announced	O
in	O
2012	O
offered	O
24	O
or	O
48	O
ports	O
on	O
10Gb	O
and	O
0	O
or	O
2	O
built-in	O
ports	O
for	O
40	O
Gb	O
QSFP	B-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
also	O
have	O
one	O
extension-module	O
slot	O
with	O
either	O
two	O
QSFP	B-Protocol
40Gb	O
ports	O
,	O
4	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
10Gb	O
ports	O
or	O
4	O
10GbaseT	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PCT8100	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
multi-layer	O
"	O
switch	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
"	O
pure	O
"	O
layer-2	O
ethernet-switch	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
layer-3	O
"	O
switch	O
with	O
extensive	O
IP	O
routing	B-Protocol
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
routing	B-Protocol
is	O
done	O
in	O
hardware	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
at	O
(	O
near	O
)	O
wire-speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Management	O
is	O
possible	O
via	O
HTTP(s )	O
,	O
telnet	O
,	O
SSH	B-Protocol
or	O
even	O
serial	O
console	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
8100	O
is	O
initially	O
released	O
with	O
firmware	O
5.0	O
of	O
the	O
switch-firmware	O
which	O
offers	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
7000	O
and	O
8024	O
rack-switches	O
and	O
the	O
different	O
M-series	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
underlying	O
operating	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
PCT8100	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
2.6	O
where	O
all	O
other	O
'	O
Broadcom	O
powered	O
 '	O
PowerConnects	B-Operating_System
run	O
on	O
VxWorks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
M-series	O
switches	O
are	O
classic	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Broadcom	O
fabric	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
blade	B-Architecture
server	I-Architecture
enclosure	O
M1000e	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internal	O
interfaces	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
mezzanine	O
card	O
of	O
the	O
blade-servers	O
in	O
the	O
M1000e	B-Application
enclosure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M8024	O
series	O
offer	O
10Gb	O
on	O
all	O
interfaces	O
:	O
the	O
M8024-k	O
has	O
16	O
internal	O
10Gb	O
ports	O
,	O
4	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
slots	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
FlexIO	O
module	O
that	O
can	O
offer	O
4	O
SFP+	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
3	O
CX-4	O
or	O
2	O
10GBaseT	O
copper	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
firmware	O
upgrade	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
M8024-k	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Fibre	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
(	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
)	O
transit	O
switch	O
that	O
can	O
extend	O
an	O
available	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
fabric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M8024-k	O
uses	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
Initialization	O
Protocol	O
(	O
FIP	O
)	O
to	O
perform	O
functions	O
of	O
FC_BB_E	O
device	O
discovery	O
,	O
initialization	O
and	O
maintenance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FIP	O
snooping	O
feature	O
enables	O
the	O
M8024-k	O
to	O
link	O
Dell	O
M-Series	O
blades	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
top-of-rack	O
or	O
end-of-row	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
forwarding	O
switch	O
and	O
provides	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
to	O
the	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Internet	B-Protocol
SCSI	I-Protocol
optimization	O
,	O
iSCSI	B-Protocol
TLV	O
,	O
and	O
DCBx	O
discovery	O
and	O
monitoring	O
,	O
enables	O
seamless	O
10GbE	O
performance	O
in	O
an	O
end-to-end	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	B-Operating_System
PowerConnect	I-Operating_System
switches	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Marvell	O
technologies	O
or	O
Broadcom	O
hardware	O
and	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
offer	O
entirely	O
different	O
firmware-types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
layer-2	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
have	O
a	O
family	O
or	O
model-number	O
below	O
the	O
6000	O
and	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Marvell	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
model	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
family	O
of	O
firmware	O
with	O
different	O
CLI	O
and	O
GUI	B-Application
(	O
the	O
PCT5500	O
series	O
offer	O
very	O
limited	O
layer-3	O
options	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
mainly	O
a	O
layer-2	O
switch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Powerconnect	B-Operating_System
switches	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
8100	O
series	O
,	O
have	O
both	O
bootcode	O
and	O
operational	O
code	O
where	O
one	O
can	O
run	O
older	O
firmware	O
versions	O
on	O
later	O
bootcode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
management	O
level	O
Tacacs+	B-Protocol
accounting	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Powerconnect	B-Operating_System
switches	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
via	O
either	O
a	O
built-in	O
web-GUI	O
or	O
the	O
command	B-Application
line	I-Application
interface	I-Application
or	O
CLI	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
entry-level	O
layer	O
2	O
Powerconnects	B-Operating_System
that	O
only	O
offer	O
web-based	O
configuration	O
or	O
can	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
un-managed	O
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Web	O
GUI	B-Application
uses	O
by	O
default	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
on	O
port	O
80	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
can	O
configure	O
them	O
to	O
support	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
and/or	O
change	O
the	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
port-number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
one	O
can	O
also	O
access	O
the	O
CLI	O
via	O
telnet	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
support	O
SSH	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authentication	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
via	O
either	O
the	O
local	O
user-database	O
,	O
RADIUS	B-Protocol
or	O
TACACS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
switches	O
do	O
also	O
support	O
SNMP	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
with	O
each	O
firmware	O
release	O
an	O
up-to-date	O
MIB	O
is	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
SNMP	B-Protocol
based	O
management	O
tool	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
also	O
releases	O
their	O
own	O
management-platform	O
Open	O
Manage	O
Network	O
Manager	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Dorado	O
's	O
RedCell	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Force10	O
all	O
the	O
PowerConnect-J	O
series	O
and	O
nearly	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
PowerConnect	B-Operating_System
B-series	O
have	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Brocade-based	O
PC-B8000e	O
and	O
the	O
blade	O
version	O
PCM	O
8428-k	O
)	O
full	O
FCoE	B-Protocol
switches	O
are	O
still	O
available	O
(	O
as	O
are	O
pure	O
Fibre	B-Architecture
Channel	I-Architecture
switches	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
the	O
Cisco	O
Catalyst	O
3xxx	O
switches	O
for	O
the	O
M1000e	B-Application
enclosure	O
are	O
still	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
Dell	O
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Force10	O
Networks	O
,	O
another	O
company	O
that	O
designed	O
and	O
marketed	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
speculation	O
that	O
relationships	O
with	O
other	O
vendors	O
such	O
as	O
Cisco	O
and	O
Brocade	O
would	O
change	O
because	O
they	O
overlap	O
the	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
market	O
.	O
</s>
