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Data sheet HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series Key features • onblocking, lossless Clos architecture N • arge Layer 2 scaling with TRILL and HP IRF L • CB and FCoE convergence D • nhanced modularity with control and data plane separation E • igh 10GbE, 40GbE, and 100 GbE density across 36 Tb/s switch fabric H Product overview The HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series is a next-generation modular data center core switch designed to support virtualized data centers and the evolving needs of private and public cloud deployments. The HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series delivers unprecedented levels of performance, buffering, scale, and availability with high density 10GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE. The HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series includes 10-slot and 16-slot chassis.

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series Ready for software-defined networking (SDN), the switch supports full Layer 2 and 3 features, including advanced features such as TRansparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) and Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF), which provides the ability to build large, resilient switching fabrics. The HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series also supports fully redundant and hotswappable components to complement its other enterprise-class capabilities. Features and benefits Product architecture • Modern scalable system architecture Provides...

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series • Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) with Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) Provides connectivity into the virtualization-ready data center environment • Data Center Bridging (DCB) protocols Provides support for IEEE 802.1Qaz Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX), Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS), and IEEE 802.1Qbb Priority Flow Control (PFC) for converged fabrics • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) features Deliver support for FCoE, including expansion, fabric, trunk VF and N ports, and aggregation of E-port and N-port virtualization •...

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series • Passive design system Delivers increased system reliability as the backplane has no active components • Ultrafast protocol convergence (subsecond) with standard-based failure detection— Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) enables link connectivity Monitoring and reduces network convergence time for RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, VRRP, MPLS, and IRF Layer 2 switching • VLAN Supports up to 4,094 port-based or IEEE 802.1Q-based VLANs • Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) tunneling Transmits Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) BPDUs transparently, allowing...

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Uses BGP to advertise routes across Label Switched Paths (LSPs), but uses simple labels to forward packets from any Layer 2 or Layer 3 protocol, which reduces complexity and increases performance; supports graceful restart for reduced failure impact; supports LSP tunneling and multilevel stacks • Dual IP stack Maintains separate stacks for IPv4 and IPv6 to ease the transition from an IPv4-only network to an IPv6-only network design • Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) Enables multiple equal-cost links in a...

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series • MPLS Layer 2 VPN Establishes simple Layer 2 point-to-point VPNs across a provider network using only MPLS Label Distribution Protocol (LDP); requires no routing and therefore decreases complexity, increases performance, and allows VPNs of non-routable protocols; uses no routing information for increased security; supports Circuit Cross Connect (CCC), Static Virtual Circuits (SVCs), Martini draft, and Kompella-draft technologies • Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Establishes point-to-multipoint Layer 2 VPNs across a provider network • IPv6...

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Simplifies the management of large IP networks and supports client and server; DHCP Relay enables DHCP operation across subnets Management • Management interface control Enables or disables each of the following interfaces depending on security preferences: console port, telnet port, or reset button • Industry-standard CLI with a hierarchical structure Reduces training time and expenses, and increases productivity in multivendor installations • SNMPv1, v2, and v3 Provide complete support of SNMP;...

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series Connectivity • Jumbo frames Allows high-performance backups and disaster-recovery systems with a maximum frame size of 9K bytes • Loopback Supports internal loopback testing for maintenance purposes and an increase in availability; loopback detection protects against incorrect cabling or network configurations and can be enabled on a per-port or per-VLAN basis for added flexibility • Ethernet operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) Detects data link layer problems that occurred in the “last mile” using the IEEE 802.3ah OAM standard;...

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series • ARP attack protection Protects against attacks that use a large number of ARP requests, using a host-specific, userselectable threshold • Port security Allows access only to specified MAC addresses, which can be learned or specified by the administrator Multicast support • IGMP Utilizes Any-Source Multicast (ASM) or Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) to manage IPv4 multicast networks; supports IGMPv1, v2, and v3 • Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Defines modes of Internet IPv4 and IPv6 multicasting to allow one-to-many and many-tomany...

Data sheet | HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series HP FlexFabric 12900 Switch Series Specifications HP FlexFabric 12910 Switch AC Chassis (JG619A) 16 I/O module slots Supports a maximum of 768 Gigabit Ethernet ports or 768 1/10GbE ports or 384 40GbE ports or 64 100GbE ports, or a combination 10 I/O module slots Supports a maximum of 480 Gigabit Ethernet ports or 480 1/10GbE ports or 240 40GbE ports or 40 100GbE ports, or a combination Additional ports and slots 2 MPU (for management modules) slots 6 switch fabric slots 2 MPU (for management modules) slots 6 switch fabric slots Power supplies 12...