Dell Networking, this week expanded its open networking program data center portfolio with the new Z9100, S4048, and the S3048 data center switches, bringing to market connectivity speed up to 100GbE to help enterprises and service providers to shift to the Software-Defined Networks (SDN) environment. Dell also announced the addition of IP Infusion as a new partner on its open networking ecosystem.
According to Dell, all the new switches support the Open Network Install Environment, which provides a zero-touch installation capability for all pre-qualified operating systems, including Dell Networking OS 9 and third-party platforms including Cumulus Linux and Big Switch Networks.
The Dell Networking Z9100 is a state-of-the-art 100GbE fabric switch in a 1RU fixed form factor for aggregation and access layers, and offers multi-rate switching (10/25/40/50/100GbE). The Z9100 is designed for cloud, HPC and Web 2.0 applications that require a range of options in switching rates in high-density environments and excels in Big Data analysis and where high performance, low latency requirements exist. The Dell Networking S4048 is a low-latency 10/40GbE Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch designed for the software-defined data center. With advanced features supporting large hardware tables, VXLAN and expanding buffering, it is designed for Web and Cloud service providers with Linux and open source-heavy environments. The Dell Networking S3048 is built for efficiency and performance and is useful for enterprise and mid-market customers with an existing 1GbE installed base. It is Dell’s first entry into 1GbE open networking switching.
Arpit Joshipura, Vice President, Product Management and Strategy, Dell Networking
These advancements are another example of Dell helping our customers to future proof and accelerate the financial and performance rewards the software-defined data center promises. The new products announced today offer customers complete flexibility to take advantage of open networking environments and new computing models as well as the revenue streams these network infrastructures will allow.
Kiyo Oishi, CEO and President, IP Infusion
As enterprises and service providers see the promise of SDN-based network data centers, they are requiring the flexibility, extensive enterprise and data center feature sets, high degree of scalability and modularity that OcNOS provides. By collaborating with Dell, customers will have a key tool in their toolbox to create large-scale data centers which are much faster, simpler and more affordable than current solutions.
