DCS500 is a Top-of-Rack (TOR) or spine switch for high-performance data centers. The switch provides line-rate L2 and L3 switching across the 64 x QSFP28 ports, each supporting 1 x 100 GbE or 1x 40 GbE, or via breakout cables 4 x 25 GbE or 4 x 10 GbE to a maximum of 128 logical ports. The DCS500 can be deployed as a TOR switch supporting 10/25 GbE to servers with 40/100 GbE uplinks, or as a spine switch supporting 40/100 GbE spine interconnects. This open network switch is loaded with the Open Network Install Environment (ONIE), which supports the installation of compatible Network Operating System (NOS) soſtware, including the open source plus commercial NOS offerings.
Flexible Ports: 64 x QSFP28, each supporting 100G/40G, or breakout to 4 x 25G/10G for up to 128 logical ports.
High-Performance Silicon: Built on Broadcom StrataXGS Tomahawk II with Intel® Xeon® D-1518 CPU.
Deployment Options: Ideal for TOR with 10/25G server access & 40/100G uplinks, or spine with 40/100G interconnects.
Efficient Design: 2RU chassis, hot-swappable 850W PSUs, 3+1 redundant fan modules, front-access ports, rear-access PSUs/fans.
Cooling Flexibility: Front-to-back and back-to-front airflow SKUs.
Open Networking: Ships with ONIE for easy installation of open source or commercial NOS.
Modern Management: Supports Redfish API, meeting OCP requirements.
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