- By significantly simplifying data center design and operations, the Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 reduces infrastructure complexity, improves network resiliency and increases the operational manageability of the blade switching environment
- Advanced operations and troubleshooting tools reduce overall datacenter operational expenses
- The stacking feature of the Catalyst 3120 switches provides automated provisioning of new blade switches to allow true plug-and-play functionality
- The Catalyst 3120 switches provide a high-speed conduit for inter-server traffic, which is especially important for financial type applications that generate increased inter-server communications
- Support of redundant active downlinks to the server, this provides redundant pathways and eliminates any access delay related to active / passive failover
- At the hardware level, the Catalyst 3120 offers full Online Insertion and Removal (OIR), which allows switch modules to be added or removed without disrupting the fabric or impacting other switch modules
The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 represents the next generation networking solution for blade server environments. Built upon Cisco's proven hardware and IOS software, the Cisco Catalyst 3120 is engineered with unique technologies specifically designed to meet the rigors of the blade server infrastructure. Both switches are designed to deliver scalable, high performance, highly resilient connectivity while supporting ongoing data center initiatives to reduce server infrastructure complexity, management and TCO.
With the Cisco CBS 3120 series switches, HPE and Cisco introduce a technology unique to blade server enclosures that allows multiple switches to act as a single entity. This switch stacking technology takes the individual physical switches within a rack and treats them as one logical switch. This innovation is the foundation of the switches' ability to simplify operations and management. Multiple IOS upgrade options make the CBS 3120 extremely versatile.