Extreme Networks BlackDiamond X8 certified with VCE Vblock Systems

Designed for large, virtualized data centres and clouds, the Extreme Networks BlackDiamond X8 switch is designed to provide low latency of 2.3 microseconds, high density 10GbE, 40GbE and is designed for 100GbE. With massive scalability, the BlackDiamond X8 is designed to offer more than 20Tbps total switching capacity with 768 ports of line rate, no frame-loss 10GbE or 192 ports of line rate, no frame-loss 40GbE in a single chassis already shipping. The BlackDiamond X8 was built with green operations in mind, resulting in low per port power consumption, which when combined with high density, can result in a lower Total Cost of Ownership.

Extreme Networks BlackDiamond X8 is certified to cluster Vblock systems locally so as to enable VMware Vmotion capabilities and provide disaster recovery and avoidance over Ethernet. Vblock systems integrate leading Cisco networking and server, EMC storage and VMware cloud infrastructure technologies into a single intelligent converged infrastructure system with seamless support. This certification provides customers with the assurance that Extreme Networks BlackDiamond X8 will interoperate with Vblock systems.

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