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Abstract

The Lenovo RackSwitch™ G8264 delivers exceptional performance, being both lossless and low latency. The G8264 also delivers excellent cost savings as you consider acquisition costs, energy costs, operational expenses, and ease of use and management. It has a feature-rich design with key virtualization features, such as CEE/FCoE, high availability, and enterprise class Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionalities.

The RackSwitch G8264 supports 10 Gb and 40 Gb Ethernet. It is suggested for clients who are using 10 Gb today with plans to include 40 Gb uplinks in the future. With 1.2 Tbps throughput, the G8264 provides massive scalability and low latency ideal for latency-sensitive applications, such as high-performance computing clusters and financial applications.

This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the structure of the RackSwitch G8264 offering, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines.

This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the RackSwitch G8264 and consider its use in IT solutions.

Notes:

  • This Product Guide describes models of the Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 that support Networking OS version 8.x onwards.
  • For models of the RackSwitch G8264 that support Networking OS up to version 7.x, see the Lenovo Press Product Guide RackSwitch G8264.

Product availability: The G8264 is withdrawn and no longer available for ordering.

Introduction

The Lenovo RackSwitch™ G8264 that uses 10Gb SFP+ and 40Gb QSFP+ Ethernet technology is designed for the data center. It is ideal for today's big data, cloud, and optimized workload solutions. It is an enterprise class Layer 2 and Layer 3 full featured switch that delivers line-rate, high-bandwidth switching, filtering, and traffic queuing without delaying data. Large data center grade buffers help keep traffic moving, while the redundant hot-swap power supplies and fans and numerous availability features help provide high availability for business sensitive traffic.

The RackSwitch G8264 is ideal for latency sensitive applications, such as high-performance computing clusters and financial applications. In addition to the 10 Gb Ethernet (GbE) and 40 GbE connections, the G8264 also can use traditional 1 GbE connections. The G8264 supports the newest protocols, including Data Center Bridging/Converged Enhanced Ethernet (DCB/CEE) for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI and network attached storage (NAS).

The RackSwitch G8264 is shown in the following figure.

Lenovo RackSwitch G8264
Figure 1. Lenovo RackSwitch G8264

Did you know?

The RackSwitch G8264 supports Lenovo Virtual Fabric, which helps clients significantly reduce the cost and complexity that is related to I/O requirements of many virtualization deployments. Virtual Fabric helps reduce the number of multiple I/O adapters to a single dual-port 10 G adapter and reduces the number of cables and required upstream switch ports. By using Virtual Fabric, you can carve a dual-port 10 G server adapter into eight virtual network interface cards (vNICs) and create dedicated virtual pipes between the adapter and switch for optimal performance, higher availability, and improved security. With Virtual Fabric, you can make dynamic changes and allocate bandwidth per vNIC so that you can adjust it over time without downtime.

The RackSwitch G8264 offers the benefits of OpenFlow. OpenFlow is the new open application programming interface (API) that enables the network administrator to easily configure and manage virtual networks that control traffic on a “per-flow” basis. It creates multiple independent virtual networks and related policies without dealing with the complexities of the underlying physical network and protocols. With OpenFlow, clients can easily create user-controlled virtual networks, optimize performance dynamically, and minimize complexity when it is used with an industry compliant OpenFlow controller.

Key features

The RackSwitch G8264 is considered particularly suited for the following environments:

  • The G8264 supports several types of configurations: 1 GbE, 10 GbE, 40 GbE, vNIC, Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE/DCB), NAS, and iSCSI.
  • The G8264 with SFP+ technology is the ideal solution for clients who want low latency and low power consumption.
  • The G8264 supports stacking for up to eight switches by using a single switch image and configuration file that shares one IP address and one management interface for simplified management.
  • The G8264 supports Data Center Bridging (DCB), the group of protocols from IEEE that provide lossless Ethernet and with which clients can reduce the costs of implementing the following features:
    • NAS or iSCSI convergence and priority-based flow control
    • FCoE by aggregating switch ports before connecting to more costly upstream Fibre Channel gateway devices
  • The G8264 can be configured in easy connect mode to allow for transparent and simple connectivity to the upstream network, which enables easy connectivity to upstream Cisco, Juniper, or other networks without changing those networks.
  • Lenovo offers the on-switch VMready® software that reduces the complexity of managing virtual machines (VMs) in the network.
  • The G8264 is SDN ready with its OpenFlow support. With OpenFlow, you can easily create user-controlled virtual networks, optimize performance dynamically, and minimize complexity when it is used with an OpenFlow controller.
  • The G8264 plays a vital role with Virtual Fabric, which reduces costs and complexity in environments in which four or more NICs are needed per server. An example is virtualization, where clients often need up to eight NICs per server.

The RackSwitch G8264 offers the following features and benefits:

  • High performance

    The 10 Gb/40 Gb switch provides the best combination of low latency, non-blocking line-rate switching, and ease of management. It has a throughput of 1.28 Tbps.

  • Lower power and better cooling

    The RackSwitch G8264 typically uses 330 W of power, which is a fraction of the power consumption of most competitive offerings. Unlike side-cooled switches, which can cause heat recirculation and reliability concerns, the front-to-rear or rear-to-front cooling design of the G8264 reduces data center air conditioning costs by having airflow match the servers in the rack. In addition, variable speed fans help to automatically reduce power consumption.

  • Stacking

    With the G8264, a single switch image and configuration file can be used for up to eight switches, which shares only one IP address and one management interface.

  • Lenovo Virtual Fabric

    The G8264 can help customers address I/O requirements for multiple NICs while reducing cost and complexity. By using Virtual Fabric, you can carve a physical NIC into multiple virtual NICs (2 - 8 vNIC) and create a virtual pipe between the adapter and the switch for improved performance, availability, and security.

  • VM-aware networking

    VMready software on the switch simplifies configuration and improves security in virtualized environments. VMready automatically detects VM movement between physical servers and instantly reconfigures each VM’s network policies across VLANs to keep the network up and running without interrupting traffic or affecting performance. VMready works with all leading VM providers, such as VMware, Citrix Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V.

  • Layer 3 functionality

    The G8264 includes Layer 3 functionality, which provides security and performance benefits as inter-VLAN traffic stays within the switch. This switch also provides the full range of Layer 3 protocols from static routes for technologies, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for enterprise customers.

  • Seamless interoperability

    RackSwitch switches perform seamlessly with other vendors' upstream switches.

  • Fault tolerance

    RackSwitch switches learn alternative routes automatically and perform faster convergence if there is a link, switch, or power failure. The switch uses proven technologies, such as L2 trunk failover, advanced VLAN-based failover, VRRP, and Hot Links.

  • Multicast

    The G8264 supports IGMP Snooping v1, v2, and v3 with 2 K IGMP groups. It also supports Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), such as PIM Sparse Mode or PIM Dense Mode.

  • Converged fabric

    The G8264 switch supports CEE and connectivity to FCoE gateways. CEE helps enable clients to combine storage, messaging traffic, VoIP, video, and other data on a common data center Ethernet infrastructure. FCoE helps enable highly efficient block storage over Ethernet for consolidating server network connectivity. As a result, clients can deploy a single server interface for multiple data types, which can simplify deployment and management of server network connectivity while maintaining the high availability and robustness that is required for storage transactions.

  • OpenFlow enabled

    The RackSwitch G8264 is the first 10 GbE switch to offer benefits of OpenFlow. OpenFlow is the new open API that enables the network administrator to easily configure and manage virtual networks that control traffic on a “per-flow” basis. It creates multiple independent virtual networks and related policies without dealing with the complexities of the underlying physical network and protocols. The G8264 is also the ideal switch to use with industry compliant OpenFlow controllers.

  • Transparent networking capability

    With a simple configuration change to Easy Connect Mode, the RackSwitch G8264 becomes a transparent network device that is invisible to the core and eliminates network administration concerns of Spanning Tree Protocol configuration and interoperability and VLAN assignments and avoids any possible loops.

    By emulating a host NIC to the data center core, it accelerates the provisioning of VMs by eliminating the need to configure the typical access switch parameters.

Components and connectors

The front panel of the RackSwitch G8264 is shown in the following figure.

Front panel of the RackSwitch G8264
Figure 2. Front panel of the RackSwitch G8264

The front panel of the G8264 includes the following components:

  • One Mini-USB RS-232 console port that provides another means to configure the switch.
  • One USB port for mass storage devices.
  • 48x SFP/SFP+ ports to attach SFP/SFP+ transceivers for 1 GbE or 10 GbE connections or DAC cables for 10 GbE  connections.
  • 4x QSFP+ ports to attach QSFP+ transceivers or DAC cables for 40 GbE or 4x 10 GbE connections.
  • One RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port for out-of-band management.

The rear panel of the RackSwitch G8264 is shown in the following figure.

Rear panel of the RackSwitch G8264
Figure 3. Rear panel of the RackSwitch G8264

The rear panel of the G8264 includes the following components:

  • Two redundant hot-swap AC power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector)
  • Four hot-swap fan assemblies with N+1 redundancy

System specifications

The following table lists the RackSwitch G8264 system specifications.

Table 1. System specifications
Attribute Specification
Form factor 1U rack mount
Ports
  • 48x SFP/SFP+ ports
  • 4x QSFP+ ports
Media types 40 Gb Ethernet QSFP+:
  • 40 GbE short-range (SR) QSFP+ bi-directional (BiDi) transceivers
  • 40 GbE short-range (SR4/iSR4/eSR4) QSFP+ transceivers
  • 40 GbE long-range (LR4) QSFP+ transceivers
  • 40 GbE QSFP+ to QSFP+ active optical cables (AOCs)
  • 40 GbE QSFP+ to 4x 10 GbE SFP+ active optical breakout cables
  • 40 GbE QSFP+ to QSFP+ direct attach copper (DAC) cables
  • 40 GbE QSFP+ to 4x 10 GbE SFP+ DAC breakout cables
10 Gb Ethernet SFP+:
  • 10 GbE short-range (SR) SFP+ transceivers
  • 10 GbE long-range (LR) SFP+ transceivers
  • 10 GbE extended-range (ER) SFP+ transceivers
  • 10 GbE SFP+ active optical cables
  • 10 GbE SFP+ DAC cables
1/10 Gb Ethernet SFP+:
  • 1/10 GbE SX/SR SFP+ transceivers
1 Gb Ethernet SFP:
  • 1 GbE short-wavelength (SX) SFP transceivers
  • 1 GbE long-wavelength (LX) SFP transceivers
  • 1 GbE RJ-45 SFP transceivers
Port speeds
  • 40 GbE QSFP+ SR BiDi/SR4/LR4 transceivers: 40 GbE
  • 40 GbE QSFP+ iSR4/eSR4 transceivers, DAC cables and AOCs: 40 GbE or 4x 10 GbE
  • 10 GbE SFP+ transceivers, DAC cables and AOCs: 10 Gbps
  • 1/10 GbE SFP+ transceivers: 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps
  • 1 GbE SFP transceivers: 1 Gbps
Switching method Cut-through.
Data traffic types Unicast, multicast, broadcast.
Software features

Lenovo Networking OS:

Layer 2 switching, Layer 3 switching, virtual local area networks (VLANs), VLAN tagging, spanning tree protocol (STP), link aggregation (trunk) groups (LAGs), virtual LAGs (vLAGs), Hot Links, Layer 2 failover, quality of service (QoS), stacking, Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB), VMready, OpenFlow, IPv4/IPv6 management, IPv4/IPv6 routing, IPv4 virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP), IPv4 policy-based routing (PBR), virtual NICs, Unified Fabric Port (UFP), Converged Enhanced Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) transit switch operations.
Performance Non-blocking architecture with wire-speed forwarding of traffic:
  • Up to 1.28 Tbps aggregated throughput
  • As low as 880 nanoseconds switching latency
  • Up to 960 Million packets per second (Mpps)
  • Up to 9,216-byte jumbo frames
Scalability
  • MAC address forwarding database entries: 128,000
  • VLANs: 4,095
  • Per VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree (PVRST) instances: 256
  • Multiple STP (MSTP) instances: 32
  • Link aggregation groups: 64
  • Ports in a link aggregation group: 32
Cooling Four 3+1 redundant hot-swap fans. Rear (non-port side) to front (port side) or front to rear airflow.
Power supply Two load-sharing, redundant hot-swap 450 W AC (100 - 240 V) power supplies (1x IEC 320-C14 connector on each power supply).
Hot-swap parts SFP/SFP+/QSFP+ transceivers, SFP+/QSFP+ DAC cables, power supplies, fans.
Management ports 1x 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port (RJ-45); 1x RS-232 port (Mini-USB); 1x USB port (for additional firmware, log, and configuration files storage).
Management interfaces Industry standard command line interface (isCLI); SNMP v1 and v3; Netconf (XML). Optional Lenovo XClarity for discovery, inventory, monitoring and events.
Security features Secure Shell (SSH); Secure Copy (SCP); Secure FTP (sFTP); user level security; Role-based Access Control (RBAC); LDAP/LDAPS, RADIUS, and TACACS+ authentication; access control lists (ACLs); port-based network access control (IEEE 802.1x).
Hardware warranty Three-year Customer Replaceable Unit limited warranty with 9x5 Next Business Day Parts Delivered. Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo: onsite service, 24x7 coverage, 2-hour or 4-hour response time, 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions, Premier support, and basic installation services.
Software maintenance Three-year software support and subscription is included in the base warranty. Optional 1-year and 2-year warranty extensions include software support and subscription.
Mean Time Between Failures 165,990 hours with ambient operating temperature of 40° C.
Dimensions Height: 44 mm (1.7 in.); width: 439 mm (17.3 in.); depth: 513 mm (20.2 in.)
Weight 10.5 kg (23.1 lb).

Models

The following table lists the G8264 switch models.

Table 2. G8264 switch models
Description Part number Machine Type-Model Feature code
Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 (Rear to Front) 7159G64 7159-HC3 AT0D
Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 (Front to Rear) 715964F 7159-HC4 AT0E

The part numbers for the G8264 switches include the following items:

  • One Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 with two power supplies and four fan assemblies
  • Generic Rack Mount Kit (2-post)
  • Console Cable Kit:
    • RJ-45 (plug) to RJ-45 (plug) serial cable (1 m)
    • Mini-USB to RJ-45 (jack) adapter cable (0.2 m) with retention clip
    • DB-9 to RJ-45 (jack) adapter
  • Documentation Package

Configuration notes:

  • Power cables are not included and must be ordered together with the switch (see "Power supplies and cables" for details).
  • QSFP+ and SFP/SFP+ transceivers and cables are not included and should be ordered together with the switch (see "Transceivers and cables" for details).

Transceivers and cables

With the flexibility of the G8264 switch, customers can choose the following connectivity technologies:

  • For 1 GbE links, customers can use RJ-45 SFP transceivers with UTP cables up to 100 meters. Customers that need longer distances can use a 1000BASE-SX transceiver, which can drive distances up to 220 meters with 62.5 µ multimode fiber (OM1) and up to 550 meters with 50 µ multimode fiber (OM2), or the 1000BASE-LX transceivers that support distances up to 10 kilometers with single-mode fiber (1310 nm).
  • For 10 GbE links, customers can use SFP+ direct-attached copper (DAC) cables for in-rack cabling for distances up to 7 meters or SFP+ active optical cables (AOCs) for distances up to 20 meters. These cables have SFP+ connectors on each end, and they do not need separate transceivers.

    For longer distances, the 10GBASE-SR transceiver supports distances up to 300 meters over OM3 multimode fiber or up to 400 meters over OM4 multimode fiber. The 10GBASE-LR transceivers can support distances up to 10 kilometers on single mode fiber. For extended distances, the 10GBASE-ER transceivers can support distances up to 40 kilometers on single mode fiber.

    To increase the number of available 10 GbE ports, customers can split out four 10 GbE ports for each 40 GbE port by using QSFP+ to 4x SFP+ DAC or active optical breakout cables for distances up to 5 meters. For distances up to 100 meters, the 40GBASE-iSR4 QSFP+ transceivers can be used with OM3 optical MPO-to-LC breakout cables or up to 150 meters with OM4 optical MPO-to-LC breakout cables. For longer distances, the 40GBASE-eSR4 transceivers can be used with OM3 optical MPO-to-LC breakout cables for distances up to 300 meters or OM4 optical MPO-to-LC breakout cables for distances up to 400 meters.

  • For 40 GbE to 40 GbE connectivity, customers can use the affordable QSFP+ to QSFP+ DAC cables for distances up to 7 meters or QSFP+ to QSFP+ active optical cables for distances up to 20 meters. These DAC cables and AOCs have QSFP+ connectors on each end, and they do not need separate transceivers.

    With multimode fiber LC cables, customers can use the 40GBASE QSFP+ bi-directional transceivers for distances up to 100 meters with OM3 MMF LC cables or up to 150 meters with OM4 MMF LC cables.

    With multimode fiber MPO cables, customers can use the 40GBASE-SR4/iSR4 QSFP+ transceivers for distances up to 100 meters with OM3 MMF MPO cables or up to 150 meters with OM4 MMF MPO cables. For distances up to 300 meters, the 40GBASE-eSR4 QSFP+ transceiver can be used with OM3 MMF MPO cables or up to 400 meters with OM4 MMF MPO cables.

    For distances up to 10 kilometers, the 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ transceiver can be used with single mode fiber LC cables.

The supported cables and transceivers are listed in the following table.

Table 3. Supported transceivers and DAC cables
Description Part number Feature code Maximum quantity supported
SFP transceivers - 1 GbE
Lenovo 1000BASE-T (RJ-45) SFP Transceiver (no support for 10/100 Mbps) 00FE333 A5DL 48
Lenovo 1000BASE-SX SFP Transceiver 81Y1622 3269 48
Lenovo 1000BASE-LX SFP Transceiver 90Y9424 A1PN 48
SFP+ transceivers - 10 GbE
Lenovo Dual Rate 1/10Gb SX/SR SFP+ Transceiver 00MY034 ATTJ 48
Lenovo 10Gb SFP+ SR Transceiver (10GBASE-SR) 46C3447 5053 48
Lenovo 10Gb SFP+ LR Transceiver (10GBASE-LR) 90Y9412 A1PM 48
Lenovo 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Transceiver 00FE331 B0RJ 48
Lenovo 10Gb SFP+ ER Transceiver (10GBASE-ER) 90Y9415 A1PP 6
Optical cables for 1 GbE SX SFP, 10 GbE SR SFP+, and 40 GbE SR QSFP+ BiDi transceivers
Lenovo 0.5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN499 ASR5 48
Lenovo 1m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN502 ASR6 48
Lenovo 3m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN505 ASR7 48
Lenovo 5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN508 ASR8 48
Lenovo 10m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN511 ASR9 48
Lenovo 15m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN514 ASRA 48
Lenovo 25m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN517 ASRB 48
Lenovo 30m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 00MN520 ASRC 48
SFP+ active optical cables - 10 GbE
Lenovo 1m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL634 ATYX 48
Lenovo 3m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL637 ATYY 48
Lenovo 5m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL640 ATYZ 48
Lenovo 7m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL643 ATZ0 48
Lenovo 15m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL646 ATZ1 48
Lenovo 20m SFP+ to SFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL649 ATZ2 48
SFP+ passive direct-attach cables - 10 GbE
Lenovo 0.5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 00D6288 A3RG 48
Lenovo 1m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 90Y9427 A1PH 48
Lenovo 1.5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 00AY764 A51N 48
Lenovo 2m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 00AY765 A51P 48
Lenovo 3m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 90Y9430 A1PJ 48
Lenovo 5m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 90Y9433 A1PK 48
Lenovo 7m Passive SFP+ DAC Cable 00D6151 A3RH 48
SFP+ active direct-attach cables - 10 GbE
Lenovo 1m Active DAC SFP+ Cable 00VX111 AT2R 48
Lenovo 3m Active DAC SFP+ Cable 00VX114 AT2S 48
Lenovo 5m Active DAC SFP+ Cable 00VX117 AT2T 48
QSFP+ transceivers - 40 GbE
Lenovo 40GBase QSFP+ Bi-Directional Transceiver 00YL631 ATYW 4
Lenovo 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ Transceiver 49Y7884 A1DR 4
Lenovo 40GBASE-iSR4 QSFP+ Transceiver 00D9865 ASTM 4
Lenovo 40GBASE-eSR4 QSFP+ Transceiver 00FE325 A5U9 4
Lenovo 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ Transceiver 00D6222 A3NY 4
Optical cables for 40 GbE QSFP+ SR4/iSR4/eSR4 transceivers
Lenovo 10m QSFP+ MPO-MPO OM3 MMF Cable 00VX003 AT2U 4
Lenovo 30m QSFP+ MPO-MPO OM3 MMF Cable 00VX005 AT2V 4
Optical breakout cables for 40 GbE QSFP+ iSR4/eSR4 transceivers
Lenovo 1m MPO-4xLC OM3 MMF Breakout Cable 00FM412 A5UA 4
Lenovo 3m MPO-4xLC OM3 MMF Breakout Cable 00FM413 A5UB 4
Lenovo 5m MPO-4xLC OM3 MMF Breakout Cable 00FM414 A5UC 4
QSFP+ active optical cables - 40 GbE
Lenovo 1m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 7Z57A04256 AX42 4
Lenovo 3m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL652 ATZ3 4
Lenovo 5m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL655 ATZ4 4
Lenovo 7m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL658 ATZ5 4
Lenovo 15m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL661 ATZ6 4
Lenovo 20m QSFP+ to QSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL664 ATZ7 4
QSFP+ active optical breakout cables - 40 GbE to 4x10 GbE
Lenovo 1M QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL667 ATZ8 4
Lenovo 3M QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL670 ATZ9 4
Lenovo 5M QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ Active Optical Cable 00YL673 ATZA 4
QSFP+ DAC cables - 40 GbE
Lenovo 1m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable 49Y7890 A1DP 4
Lenovo 3m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable 49Y7891 A1DQ 4
Lenovo 5m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable 00D5810 A2X8 4
Lenovo 7m Passive QSFP+ DAC Cable 00D5813 A2X9 4
QSFP+ DAC breakout cables - 40 GbE to 4x10 GbE
Lenovo 1m Passive QSFP+ to SFP+ Breakout DAC Cable 49Y7886 A1DL 4
Lenovo 3m Passive QSFP+ to SFP+ Breakout DAC Cable 49Y7887 A1DM 4
Lenovo 5m Passive QSFP+ to SFP+ Breakout DAC Cable 49Y7888 A1DN 4
Spare console cables
Console Cable Kit Spare (RJ-45/DB9) 90Y9462 A2MG 1

The network cables that can be used with the switch are listed in the following table.

Table 4. G8264 network cabling requirements
Transceiver Standard Cable Connector
40 Gb Ethernet
40Gb SR QSFP+ BiDi (00YL631) 40GBASE-SR BiDi Up to 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by Lenovo (see Table 3); up to 100 m with OM3 or up to 150 m with OM4 multimode fiber optic cables LC
40Gb SR4 QSFP+ (49Y7884) 40GBASE-SR4 10 m or 30 m MPO fiber optic cables supplied by Lenovo (see Table 3); up to 100 m with OM3 or up to 150 m with OM4 multimode fiber optic cables MPO
40Gb iSR4 QSFP+ (00D9865) 40GBASE-SR4 10 m or 30 m MPO fiber optic cables or MPO-4xLC breakout cables up to 5 m supplied by Lenovo (see Table 3); up to 100 m with OM3 or up to 150 m with OM4 multimode fiber optic cables MPO
40Gb eSR4 QSFP+ (00FE325) 40GBASE-SR4 10 m or 30 m MPO fiber optic cables or MPO-4xLC breakout cables up to 5 m supplied by Lenovo (see Table 3); up to 300 m with OM3 or up to 400 m with OM4 multimode fiber optic cables MPO
40Gb LR4 QSFP+ (00D6222) 40GBASE-LR4 1310 nm single-mode fiber optic cable up to 10 km LC
Active optical cable 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ to QSFP+ active optical cables up to 20 m; QSFP+ to 4x SFP+ active optical break-out cables up to 5 m for 4x 10 GbE SFP+ connections out of a 40 GbE port (see Table 3) QSFP+
Direct attach copper cable 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ to QSFP+ DAC cables up to 7 m; QSFP+ to 4x SFP+ DAC break-out cables up to 5 m for 4x 10 GbE SFP+ connections out of a 40 GbE port (see Table 3) QSFP+
10 Gb Ethernet
10Gb SR SFP+ (46C3447)
1/10Gb SFP+ (00MY034)
10GBASE-SR Up to 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by Lenovo (see Table 3); up to 300 m with OM3 or 400 m with OM4 multimode fiber optic cables LC
10Gb LR SFP+
(90Y9412, 00FE331)
10GBASE-LR 1310 nm single-mode fiber optic cable up to 10 km LC
10Gb ER SFP+ (90Y9415) 10GBASE-ER 1310 nm single-mode fiber optic cable up to 40 km LC
Active optical cable 10GBASE-SR SFP+ active optical cables up to 20 m (see Table 3) SFP+
Direct attach copper cable 10GSFP+Cu SFP+ DAC cables up to 7 m (see Table 3) SFP+
1 Gb Ethernet
1Gb RJ-45 SFP (00FE333) 1000BASE-T UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters RJ-45
1Gb SX SFP (81Y1622)
1/10Gb SFP+ (00MY034)
1000BASE-SX Up to 30 m with fiber optic cables supplied by Lenovo (see Table 3); 850 nm multimode fiber optic cable 50 µ (OM2) up to 550 m or 62.5 µ (OM1) up to 220 m LC
1Gb LX SFP (90Y9424) 1000BASE-LX 1310 nm single-mode fiber optic cable up to 10 km LC
Management ports
1 GbE management port 1000BASE-T UTP Category 5, 5E, and 6 up to 100 meters RJ-45
RS-232 management port RS-232 DB-9/RJ-45-to-Mini-USB (comes with the switch) Mini-USB

Software features

Note: The features and specifications that are listed in this section are based on Networking OS 8.4.

The RackSwitch G8264 includes the following features and specifications:

  • Scalability and performance:
    • Media access control (MAC) address learning with automatic updates
    • Up to 128 IP interfaces per switch
    • Static and LACP (IEEE 802.3ad) link aggregation
    • Broadcast and multicast storm control
    • IGMP snooping to limit flooding of IP multicast traffic
    • IGMP filtering to control multicast traffic for hosts participating in multicast groups
    • Configurable traffic distribution schemes over trunk links based on source or destination IP or MAC addresses, or both
    • Fast port forwarding and fast uplink convergence for rapid STP convergence
  • Availability and redundancy:
    • IEEE 802.1D STP for providing L2 redundancy
    • IEEE 802.1s Multiple STP (MSTP) for topology optimization
    • IEEE 802.1w Rapid STP (RSTP) provides rapid STP convergence for critical delay-sensitive traffic, such as voice or video
    • Per-VLAN Rapid STP (PVRST) enhancements
    • Layer 2 Trunk Failover to support active/standby configurations of network adapter teaming on servers
    • Hot Links provides basic link redundancy with fast recovery for network topologies that require Spanning Tree to be turned off
  • VLAN support:
    • Up to 4095 VLANs supported per switch, with VLAN numbers 1 - 4095 (VLAN 4095 is used by the management network.)
    • Port-based and protocol-based VLANs
    • 802.1Q VLAN tagging support
    • Ingress VLAN tagging support to tunnel packets through a public domain without altering the original 802.1Q tagging information
    • Private VLANs support as defined in RFC 5517
  • Security:
    • VLAN-based, MAC-based, and IP-based access control lists (ACLs)
    • 802.1x port-based authentication
    • Multiple user IDs and passwords
    • User access control
    • Radius, TACACS+, and LDAP/LDAPS authentication and authorization
    • NIST 800-131A Encryption
    • Selectable encryption protocol
    • Secure Input/Output Module (SIOM) policy: Secure and Legacy modes
  • Quality of Service (QoS):
    • Support for IEEE 802.1p, IP ToS/DSCP, and ACL-based (MAC/IP source and destination addresses, VLANs) traffic classification and processing
    • Traffic shaping and re-marking that is based on defined policies
    • Eight output Class of Service (CoS) queues per port for processing qualified traffic
    • Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED) with Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to help avoid congestion
    • IPv4/IPv6 ACL metering
  • IP v4 Layer 3 functions:
    • Host management
    • IP forwarding
    • IP filtering with ACLs; up to 256 IPv4 ACLs supported
    • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for router redundancy
    • Up to 128 static routes
    • Routing protocols (RIP v1, RIP v2, OSPF v2, and BGP)
    • Policy-based routing (PBR)
    • DHCP Relay
    • IGMP snooping and IGMP relay
    • Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) in Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) and Dense Mode (PIM-DM).
  • IPv6 Layer 3 functions:
    • IPv6 host management
    • IPv6 forwarding
    • Up to 128 static routes
    • Support for OSPF v3 routing protocol
    • IPv6 filtering with ACLs, up to 128 IPv6 ACLs supported
  • OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.3.1 support
  • Virtualization:
    • Virtual NICs (vNICs) with Ethernet, iSCSI, or FCoE traffic on vNICs
    • Unified Fabric Port (UFP):
      • Up to 8 UFP vPorts per 10 GbE physical port with supported Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapters (VFAs)
      • Up to 4 UFP vPorts per 10 GbE physical port with supported QLogic VFAs
      • Ethernet and storage (NAS, iSCSI, and FCoE) traffic on UFP vPorts (adapter specific)
      • Up to 1,024 VLAN for the virtual ports
      • VMready or 802.1Qbg Edge Virtual Bridging (not both) on the same physical port
      • Integration with L2 Failover
      • Private VLANs
    • Virtual link aggregation groups (vLAGs)
      • Two switches (vLAG peers) act as a single virtual entity for a multi-port aggregation
      • vLAG Peer Gateway for improved usage of the link between the vLAG peers
      • Two-tier vLAGs with VRRP enables active/active VRRP to reduce routing latency
    • 802.1Qbg Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) is an emerging IEEE standard for allowing networks to become virtual machine (VM)-aware:
      • Virtual Ethernet Bridging (VEB) and Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) are mechanisms for switching between VMs on the same hypervisor.
      • Edge Control Protocol (ECP) is a transport protocol that operates between two peers over an IEEE 802 LAN that provides reliable, in-order delivery of upper layer protocol data units.
      • Virtual Station Interface (VSI) Discovery and Configuration Protocol (VDP) allows centralized configuration of network policies that persist with the VM, independent of its location.
      • EVB Type-Length-Value (TLV) is used to discover and configure VEPA, ECP, and VDP.
    • VMready support:
      • Up to 4,096 virtual entities (VEs)
      • Automatic VE discovery
      • Up to 4,093 local or distributed VM groups for VEs
      • NMotion® feature for automatic network configuration migration
  • Converged Enhanced Ethernet:
    • Priority-Based Flow Control (PFC) (IEEE 802.1Qbb) extends 802.3x standard flow control to allow the switch to pause traffic that is based on the 802.1p priority value in each packet’s VLAN tag.
    • Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) (IEEE 802.1Qaz) provides a method for allocating link bandwidth that is based on the 802.1p priority value in each packet’s VLAN tag.
    • Data Center Bridging Capability Exchange Protocol (DCBX) (IEEE 802.1AB) allows neighboring network devices to exchange information about their capabilities.
  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE):
    • FC-BB5 FCoE specification compliant
    • FCoE transit switch operations
    • FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) support for automatic ACL configuration
    • FCoE Link Aggregation Group (LAG) support
    • Supports 2,048 FCoE sessions with FIP Snooping by using Class ID ACLs
  • Stacking:
    • Up to eight switches in a stack; single IP management
    • 802.1Qbg support
    • vNIC or UFP support
    • Support for UFP with 802.1Qbg
  • Manageability:
    • Industry-standard command line interface (isCLI)
    • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP V1 and V3)
    • Telnet interface for CLI
    • Secure Shell (SSH) v1 and v2 for CLI
    • Secure Copy (SCP) for uploading and downloading the switch configuration via secure channels
    • Service Location Protocol (SLP)
    • Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for discovering network devices
    • Serial interface for CLI
    • Scriptable CLI
    • Dual software images
    • Firmware image update via TFTP, FTP, Secure FTP (sFTP), or USB storage
    • Network Time Protocol (NTP) and Precision Time Protocol (PTP) for switch clock synchronization
    • Netconf (XML)
    • Lenovo XClarity (optional) for discovery, inventory, monitoring and events
  • Monitoring:
    • Switch LEDs for port status and switch status indication
    • Remote Monitoring (RMON) agent to collect statistics and proactively monitor switch performance
    • Port mirroring for analyzing network traffic passing through switch
    • Change tracking and remote logging with syslog feature
    • sFLOW agent for monitoring traffic in data networks (separate sFLOW analyzer required elsewhere)

The following features are not supported with IPv6:

  • Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) and DHCP
  • RADIUS, TACACS+ and LDAP
  • Stacking
  • VMware Virtual Center (vCenter) for VMready
  • Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
  • Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  • Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
  • sFLOW

The following features are not supported with Stacking (for a full list of features, see the Networking OS Application Guide):

  • FCoE
  • IGMP Relay, IGMP Querier, and IGMPv3
  • IPv6
  • Policy-based routing
  • Routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP)
  • sFLOW
  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

Ethernet standards

The switch supports the following Ethernet standards:

  • IEEE 802.1AB Data Center Bridging Capability Exchange Protocol (DCBX)
  • IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  • IEEE 802.1p Class of Service (CoS) prioritization
  • IEEE 802.1s Multiple STP (MSTP)
  • IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN (frame tagging on all ports when VLANs are enabled)
  • IEEE 802.1Qbg Edge Virtual Bridging
  • IEEE 802.1Qbb Priority-Based Flow Control (PFC)
  • IEEE 802.1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
  • IEEE 802.1x port-based authentication
  • IEEE 802.1w Rapid STP (RSTP)
  • IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T copper twisted pair Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol
  • IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-SR short range fiber optics 10 Gb Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-LR long range fiber optics 10 Gb Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-ER extended range fiber optics 10 Gb Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3ba 40GBASE-SR4 short range fiber optics 40 Gb Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3ba 40GBASE-CR4 copper 40 Gb Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex Flow Control
  • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX short range fiber optics Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-LX long range fiber optics Gigabit Ethernet

Cooling

The G8264 switch supports up to four variable speed, hot-swap fan assemblies (four fan assemblies come standard with the switch and they provide N+1 redundancy). Spare fan assemblies can be ordered, if required (see the following table). Each option contains one hot-swap fan assembly (rear-to front or front-to-rear).

Table 5. Fan assembly spare options
Description Part number Feature code
Rear to front airflow (7159-HC3)
Lenovo RackSwitch Hot-Swap, Rear-to-Front Fan Assembly 00D6071 A54K
Front to rear airflow (7159-HC4)
Lenovo RackSwitch Hot-Swap, Front-to-Rear Fan Assembly 00D6073 A54J

Power supplies and cables

The G8264 switch supports up to two load-sharing, hot-swap 450 W power supplies (two power supplies come standard with the switch). Spare power supplies can be ordered, if required (see the following table). Each option contains one hot-swap power supply (rear-to-front or front-to-rear).

Table 6. Power supply spare options
Description Part number Feature code
Rear to front airflow (7159-HC3)
Lenovo RackSwitch Hot-Swap, Rear-to-Front 450W Power Supply 49Y7938 A2MH
Front to rear airflow (7159-HC4)
Lenovo RackSwitch Hot-Swap, Front-to-Rear 450W Power Supply 49Y7937 A2MJ

The G8264 switch ships standard without any AC power cables. The part numbers and feature codes to order the power cables (two power cables are required per switch) are listed in the following table.

Table 7. AC power cable options
Description Part number Feature code
Rack power cables
1.5m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 39Y7937 6201
1.8m, 10A/100-250V, 2xC13PM to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable None* 6568
2.8m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable None* 6311
2.8m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C20 Rack Power Cable 39Y7938 6204
4.3m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 39Y7932 6263
Line cords
Argentina 10A/250V C13 to IRAM 2073 2.8m line cord 39Y7930 6222
Australia/NZ 10A/250V C13 to AS/NZ 3112 2.8m line cord 39Y7924 6211
Brazil 10A/125V C13 to NBR 6147 2.8m line cord 39Y7929 6223
China 10A/250V C13 to GB 2099.1 2.8m line cord 39Y7928 6210
Denmark 10A/250V C13 to DK2-5a 2.8m line cord 39Y7918 6213
European 10A/230V C13 to CEE7-VII 2.8m line cord 39Y7917 6212
India 10A/250V C13 to IS 6538 2.8m line cord 39Y7927 6269
Israel 10A/250V C13 to SI 32 2.8m line cord 39Y7920 6218
Japan 12A/125V C13 to JIS C-8303 2.8m line cord 46M2593 A1RE
Korea 12A/250V C13 to KETI 2.8m line cord 39Y7925 6219
South Africa 10A/250V C13 to SABS 164 2.8m line cord 39Y7922 6214
Switzerland 10A/250V C13 to SEV 1011-S24507 2.8m line cord 39Y7919 6216
United Kingdom 10A/250V C13 to BS 1363/A 2.8m line cord 39Y7923 6215
United States 10A/125V C13 to NEMA 5-15P 4.3m line cord 39Y7931 6207
United States 10A/250V C13 to NEMA 6-15P 2.8m line cord 46M2592 A1RF

* Available for factory-built custom configurations and solutions only.

Rack installation

The G8264 switch includes a 2-post rack mount kit.

For 4-post rack installations, the G8264 switch supports the optional adjustable 19-inch, 4-post rail kit and the air inlet duct (optional for the 4-post rail kit; supported only with the models with rear to front airflow).

When the G8264 switch (front to rear airflow) is installed in the Intelligent Cluster Rack (Machine Type 1410) or Enterprise Rack (Machine Type 9363) as a part of a NeXtScale System solution, the recessed 19-inch 4-post rail kit is required.

The following table lists rack installation options for the G8264 switches with rear to front and front to rear airflow.

Table 8. Rack installation options
Description Part number Feature code
Rear to front airflow (7159-HC3)
Lenovo RackSwitch Adjustable 19" 4 Post Rail Kit 00D6185 A3KP
Air Inlet Duct for 483 mm RackSwitch 00D6060 A3KQ
Front to rear airflow (7159-HC4)
Lenovo RackSwitch Adjustable 19" 4 Post Rail Kit 00D6185 A3KP
Lenovo RackSwitch Recessed 19" 4 Post Rail Kit 00CG089 A51M

Physical specifications

The G8264 switch features the following approximate dimensions and weight:

  • Height: 44 mm (1.7 in.)
  • Width: 439 mm (17.3 in.)
  • Depth: 513 mm (20.2 in.)
  • Weight: 10.5 kg (23.1 lb)

Operating environment

The G8264 switch is supported in the following operating environment:

  • Temperature: 0 - 40 ºC (32 to 104 ºF).
  • Relative humidity: Non-condensing, 10 - 90%
  • Altitude: up to 1,800 m (6,000 feet)
  • Acoustic noise: Less than 65 dB
  • Airflow: Front-to-rear or rear-to-front cooling with variable speed fans for reduced power draw
  • Electrical input: 50 - 60 Hz, 100 - 240 V AC auto-switching
  • Electrical power
    • Typical: 330 W
    • Maximum: 375 W
  • Heat dissipation
    • Typical: 1,127 BTU/hour
    • Maximum: 1,280 BTU/hour

Warranty and maintenance

The RackSwitch G8264 comes with a 3-year Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) hardware limited warranty with 9x5 Next Business Day (NBD) Parts Delivered and includes a 3-year software license, which provides entitlement to upgrades over that period. The options that are installed in the switch assume the switch’s base warranty and any Lenovo warranty service upgrade for the switch. Lenovo also allows one no-charge support call within 90 days of purchase to get assistance and help resolve problems with the configuration of recently purchased Lenovo network switches.

Some regions might have different warranty terms and conditions than the standard warranty. This is due to local business practices or laws in the specific region. Local service teams can assist in explaining region-specific terms when needed. Examples of region-specific warranty terms are second or longer business day parts delivery or parts-only base warranty.

If warranty terms and conditions include onsite labor for repair or replacement of parts, Lenovo will dispatch a service technician to the customer site to perform the replacement. Onsite labor under base warranty is limited to labor for replacement of parts that have been determined to be field-replaceable units (FRUs). Parts that are determined to be customer-replaceable units (CRUs) do not include onsite labor under base warranty.

If warranty terms include parts-only base warranty, Lenovo is responsible for delivering only replacement parts that are under base warranty (including FRUs) that will be sent to a requested location for self-service. Parts-only service does not include a service technician being dispatched onsite. Parts must be changed at customer’s own cost and labor and defective parts must be returned following the instructions supplied with the spares parts.

Also available are Lenovo Services warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements, with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

Lenovo warranty service upgrade offerings are region-specific. Not all warranty service upgrades are available in every region. For information about Lenovo warranty service upgrade offerings that are available in your region, refer to the following resources:

In general, the following Lenovo warranty service upgrades are available:

  • Warranty and maintenance service upgrades:
    • 3, 4, or 5 years of warranty service coverage
    • 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions
    • Foundation Service: 9x5 service coverage with next business day onsite response
    • Essential Service: 24x7 service coverage with 4-hour onsite response or 24-hour committed repair (available only in select regions)
    • Advanced Service: 24x7 service coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (available only in select regions)
  • Premier Support

    Premier Support service offers direct access to Lenovo’s most advanced technicians for faster troubleshooting with single point of contact for end-to-end problem resolution and collaborative third-party software support.

  • Basic Hardware Installation Services

    Lenovo experts can seamlessly manage the physical installation of your server, storage, or networking hardware. Working at a time convenient for you (business hours or off shift), the technician will unpack and inspect the systems on your site, install options, mount in a rack cabinet, connect to power and network, check and update firmware to the latest levels, verify operation, and dispose of the packaging, allowing your team to focus on other priorities.

For service definitions, region-specific details, and service limitations, please refer to the following documents:

Regulatory compliance

The switch conforms to the following regulations:

  • Safety certifications:
    • UL-UL60950-1 (First Edition)
    • C-UL to CAN/CSA 22.2 No.60950-1 (First Edition)
    • TUV/GS to EN 60950-1, Amendment A1-A4, A11
    • CB-IEC60950-1, all country deviations
  • Electromagnetic compatibility certifications:
    • FCC 47CFR Part 15 Class A
    • EN 55022 Class A
    • ICES-003 Class A
    • VCCI Class A
    • AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class A
    • CISPR 22 Class A
    • EN 55024
    • EN 300386
    • CE
  • Environmental: Reduction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS) 6

Network connectivity

The following table lists the network switches with rear-to-front airflow that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RackSwitch G8264 network connectivity solutions for System x, ThinkServer, and Flex System hosts.

Table 9. Network switches (rear-to-front airflow)
Description Part number
1 Gb Ethernet switches
Lenovo RackSwitch G7028 (Rear to Front) 7159BAX
Lenovo RackSwitch G7052 (Rear to Front) 7159CAX
Lenovo RackSwitch G8052 (Rear to Front) 7159G52
10 Gb Ethernet switches
Lenovo RackSwitch G8124E (Rear to Front) 7159BR6
Lenovo RackSwitch G8272 (Rear to Front) 7159CRW
Lenovo RackSwitch G8296 (Rear to Front) 7159GR6
10 Gb Converged switches
Lenovo RackSwitch G8264CS (Rear to Front)* 7159DRX
40 Gb Ethernet switches
Lenovo RackSwitch G8332 (Rear to Front) 7159BRX

* The RackSwitch G8264 supports FCoE transit switch operations when connected to the RackSwitch G8264CS.

The following table lists the network switches with front-to-rear airflow that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RackSwitch G8264 network connectivity solutions for NeXtScale System hosts.

Table 10. Network switches (front-to-rear airflow)
Description Part number
1 Gb Ethernet switches
Lenovo RackSwitch G8052 (Front to Rear) 715952F
10 Gb Ethernet switches
Lenovo RackSwitch G8124E (Front to Rear) 7159BF7
Lenovo RackSwitch G8272 (Front to Rear) 7159CFV
Lenovo RackSwitch G8296 (Front to Rear) 7159GF5
10 Gb Converged switches
Lenovo RackSwitch G8264CS (Front to Rear)* 7159DFX
40 Gb Ethernet switches
Lenovo RackSwitch G8332 (Front to Rear) 7159BFX

* The RackSwitch G8264 supports FCoE transit switch operations when connected to the RackSwitch G8264CS.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Top-of-rack Switches category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/switches

Storage connectivity

The following table lists the external storage systems that are currently offered by Lenovo that can be used with the RackSwitch G8264 for external NAS, iSCSI, or FCoE SAN storage connectivity.

Table 11. External storage systems
Description Part number
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Storage (iSCSI host connectivity)
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE2000H 10GBASE-T Hybrid Flash Array LFF 7Y70A003WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE2000H 10GBASE-T Hybrid Flash Array SFF 7Y71A002WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE2000H iSCSI Hybrid Flash Array LFF 7Y70A004WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE2000H iSCSI Hybrid Flash Array SFF 7Y71A003WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000H iSCSI Hybrid Flash Array 4U60 7Y77A000WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000H iSCSI Hybrid Flash Array LFF 7Y74A002WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000H iSCSI Hybrid Flash Array SFF 7Y75A001WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000F iSCSI All Flash Array SFF 7Y76A002WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000H iSCSI Hybrid Flash Array 4U60 7Y80A002WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000H iSCSI Hybrid Flash Array SFF 7Y78A002WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F iSCSI All Flash Array SFF 7Y79A002WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series Storage (NAS or iSCSI host connectivity)
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM3000H Hybrid Storage Array (2U12 LFF, CTO only) 7Y42CTO1WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H Hybrid Storage Array (2U24 SFF, CTO only) 7Y57CTO1WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000F Flash Storage Array (2U24 SFF, CTO only) 7Y41CTO1WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000H Hybrid Storage Array (3U, CTO only) 7Y56CTO1WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000F Flash Storage Array (3U, CTO only) 7Y40CTO1WW
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series Storage (iSCSI host connectivity)
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS2200 LFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (US English documentation) 4599A31*
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS2200 LFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Simplified Chinese documentation) 4599A3C^
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS2200 LFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Japanese documentation) 4599A3J**
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS2200 SFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (US English documentation) 4599A11*
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS2200 SFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Simplified Chinese documentation) 4599A1C^
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS2200 SFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Japanese documentation) 4599A1J**
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 LFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (US English documentation) 4617A31*
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 LFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Simplified Chinese documentation) 4617A3C^
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 LFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Japanese documentation) 4617A3J**
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 SFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (US English documentation) 4617A11*
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 SFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Simplified Chinese documentation) 4617A1C^
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 SFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Japanese documentation) 4617A1J**
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 SFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (US English documentation) 4619A11*
Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 SFF FC/iSCSI Dual Controller Unit (Simplified Chinese documentation) 4619A1C^
Lenovo Storage V Series (iSCSI or FCoE host connectivity)
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 LFF Control Enclosure 6535C1D
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 LFF Control Enclosure (TopSeller) 6535EC1
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 SFF Control Enclosure 6535C2D
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 SFF Control Enclosure (TopSeller) 6535EC2
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP LFF Control Enclosure 6535C3D
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP LFF Control Enclosure (TopSeller) 6535EC3
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP SFF Control Enclosure 6535C4D
Lenovo Storage V3700 V2 XP SFF Control Enclosure (TopSeller) 6535EC4
Lenovo Storage V5030 LFF Control Enclosure 3Yr S&S 6536C12
Lenovo Storage V5030 LFF Control Enclosure 5Yr S&S 6536C32
Lenovo Storage V5030 SFF Control Enclosure 3Yr S&S 6536C22
Lenovo Storage V5030 SFF Control Enclosure 5Yr S&S 6536C42
Lenovo Storage V5030F SFF Control Enclosure 3Yr S&S 6536B1F
Lenovo Storage V5030F SFF Control Enclosure 5Yr S&S 6536B2F
IBM Storwize for Lenovo (iSCSI or FCoE host connectivity)
IBM Storwize V3500 3.5-inch Dual Control Storage Controller Unit 6096CU2^
IBM Storwize V3500 2.5-inch Dual Control Storage Controller Unit 6096CU3^
IBM Storwize V7000 SFF Control Enclosure, 3YR SWMA 6195C32†
IBM Storwize V7000 SFF Control Enclosure, 3YR SWMA, LA 6195C3L‡
IBM Storwize V7000 SFF Control Enclosure, 5YR SWMA 6195C52†
IBM Storwize V7000 SFF Control Enclosure, 5YR SWMA, LA 6195C5L‡

* Available worldwide (except China and Japan).
^ Available only in China.
** Available only in Japan.
† Available worldwide except Latin America.
‡ Available only in Latin America.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following categories:

Rack cabinets

The following table lists the rack cabinets that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RackSwitch G8264 solutions.

Table 12. Rack cabinets
Description Part number
25U S2 Standard Rack (1000 mm deep; 2 sidewall compartments) 93072RX
25U Static S2 Standard Rack (1000 mm deep; 2 sidewall compartments) 93072PX
42U S2 Standard Rack (1000 mm deep; 6 sidewall compartments) 93074RX
42U 1100mm Enterprise V2 Dynamic Rack (6 sidewall compartments) 93634PX
42U 1100mm Enterprise V2 Dynamic Expansion Rack (6 sidewall compartments) 93634EX
42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Rack (6 sidewall compartments) 93604PX
42U 1200mm Deep Static Rack (6 sidewall compartments) 93614PX
42U Enterprise Rack (1105 mm deep; 4 sidewall compartments) 93084PX
42U Enterprise Expansion Rack (1105 mm deep; 4 sidewall compartments) 93084EX

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks?rt=product-guide

Power distribution units

The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RackSwitch G8264 solutions.

Table 13. Power distribution units
Description Part number
0U Basic PDUs
0U 36 C13/6 C19 24A/200-240V 1 Phase PDU with NEMA L6-30P line cord 00YJ776
0U 36 C13/6 C19 32A/200-240V 1 Phase PDU with IEC60309 332P6 line cord 00YJ777
0U 21 C13/12 C19 32A/200-240V/346-415V 3 Phase PDU with IEC60309 532P6 line cord 00YJ778
0U 21 C13/12 C19 48A/200-240V 3 Phase PDU with IEC60309 460P9 line cord 00YJ779
Switched and Monitored PDUs
0U 20 C13/4 C19 Switched and Monitored 24A/200-240V/1Ph PDU w/ NEMA L6-30P line cord 00YJ781
0U 20 C13/4 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A/200-240V/1Ph PDU w/ IEC60309 332P6 line cord 00YJ780
0U 18 C13/6 C19 Switched / Monitored 32A/200-240V/346-415V/3Ph PDU w/ IEC60309 532P6 cord 00YJ782
0U 12 C13/12 C19 Switched and Monitored 48A/200-240V/3Ph PDU w/ IEC60309 460P9 line cord 00YJ783
1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored DPI PDU (without line cord) 46M4002
1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored 60A 3Ph PDU with IEC 309 3P+Gnd cord 46M4003
1U 12 C13 Switched and Monitored DPI PDU (without line cord) 46M4004
1U 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 60A 3 Phase PDU with IEC 309 3P+Gnd line cord 46M4005
Ultra Density Enterprise PDUs (9x IEC 320 C13 + 3x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
Ultra Density Enterprise C19/C13 PDU Module (without line cord) 71762NX
Ultra Density Enterprise C19/C13 PDU 60A/208V/3ph with IEC 309 3P+Gnd line cord 71763NU
C13 Enterprise PDUs (12x IEC 320 C13 outlets)
DPI C13 Enterprise PDU+ (without line cord) 39M2816
DPI Single Phase C13 Enterprise PDU (without line cord) 39Y8941
C19 Enterprise PDUs (6x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
DPI Single Phase C19 Enterprise PDU (without line cord) 39Y8948
DPI 60A 3 Phase C19 Enterprise PDU with IEC 309 3P+G (208 V) fixed line cord 39Y8923
Front-end PDUs (3x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
DPI 30amp/125V Front-end PDU with NEMA L5-30P line cord 39Y8938
DPI 30amp/250V Front-end PDU with NEMA L6-30P line cord 39Y8939
DPI 32amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd line cord 39Y8934
DPI 60amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd line cord 39Y8940
DPI 63amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd line cord 39Y8935
Universal PDUs (7x IEC 320 C13 outlets)
DPI Universal 7 C13 PDU (with 2 m IEC 320-C19 to C20 rack power cord) 00YE443
NEMA PDUs (6x NEMA 5-15R outlets)
DPI 100-127V PDU with fixed NEMA L5-15P line cord 39Y8905
Line cords for PDUs that ship without a line cord
DPI 30a Line Cord (NEMA L6-30P) 40K9614
DPI 32a Line Cord (IEC 309 P+N+G) 40K9612
DPI 32a Line Cord (IEC 309 3P+N+G) 40K9611
DPI 60a Cord (IEC 309 2P+G) 40K9615
DPI 63a Cord (IEC 309 P+N+G) 40K9613
DPI Australian/NZ 3112 Line Cord (32A) 40K9617
DPI Korean 8305 Line Cord (30A) 40K9618

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Power Distribution Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu

Uninterruptible power supply units

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RackSwitch G8264 solutions.

Table 14. Uninterruptible power supply units
Description Part number
Worldwide models
RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC) (8x NEMA 5-15R 12A outlets) 55941AX
RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC) (8x IEC 320 C13 10A outlets) 55941KX
RT2.2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC) (8x NEMA 5-20R 16A outlets) 55942AX
RT2.2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC) (8x IEC 320 C13 10A, 1x IEC 320 C19 16A outlets) 55942KX
RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC) (6x NEMA 5-20R 16A, 1x NEMA L5-30R 24A outlets) 55943AX
RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC) (8x IEC 320 C13 10A, 1x IEC 320 C19 16A outlets) 55943KX
RT5kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC) (8x IEC 320 C13 10A, 2x IEC 320 C19 16A outlets) 55945KX
RT6kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC) (8x IEC 320 C13 10A, 2x IEC 320 C19 16A outlets) 55946KX
RT8kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC) (4x IEC 320-C19 16A outlets) 55948KX
RT11kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC) (4x IEC 320-C19 16A outlets) 55949KX
RT8kVA 6U 3:1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS (380-415VAC) (4x IEC 320-C19 16A outlets) 55948PX
RT11kVA 6U 3:1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS (380-415VAC) (4x IEC 320-C19 16A outlets) 55949PX
ASEAN, HTK, INDIA, and PRC models
ThinkSystem RT3kVA 2U Standard UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A, 2x GB 10A, 1x C19 16A outlets) 55943KT
ThinkSystem RT3kVA 2U Long Backup UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A, 2x GB 10A, 1x C19 16A outlets) 55943LT
ThinkSystem RT6kVA 5U UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A outlets, 1x Terminal Block output) 55946KT
ThinkSystem RT10kVA 5U UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A outlets, 1x Terminal Block output) 5594XKT

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Uninterruptible Power Supply Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups#rt=product-guide

Lenovo Financial Services

Lenovo Financial Services reinforces Lenovo’s commitment to deliver pioneering products and services that are recognized for their quality, excellence, and trustworthiness. Lenovo Financial Services offers financing solutions and services that complement your technology solution anywhere in the world.

We are dedicated to delivering a positive finance experience for customers like you who want to maximize your purchase power by obtaining the technology you need today, protect against technology obsolescence, and preserve your capital for other uses.

We work with businesses, non-profit organizations, governments and educational institutions to finance their entire technology solution. We focus on making it easy to do business with us. Our highly experienced team of finance professionals operates in a work culture that emphasizes the importance of providing outstanding customer service. Our systems, processes and flexible policies support our goal of providing customers with a positive experience.

We finance your entire solution. Unlike others, we allow you to bundle everything you need from hardware and software to service contracts, installation costs, training fees, and sales tax. If you decide weeks or months later to add to your solution, we can consolidate everything into a single invoice.

Our Premier Client services provide large accounts with special handling services to ensure these complex transactions are serviced properly. As a premier client, you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life, from first invoice through asset return or purchase. This specialist develops an in-depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements. For you, this dedication provides a high-quality, easy, and positive financing experience.

For your region specific offers please ask your Lenovo sales representative or your technology provider about the use of Lenovo Financial Services. For more information, see the following Lenovo website:
http://www.lenovofs.com

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