7309G52 - IBM RackSwitch G8052R Layer 3 Switch 48 Port Manageable 48 x RJ-45 Stack Port 4 x Expansion Slots 10/100/1000Base-T

The IBM BNT RackSwitch G8052 is an Ethernet switch specifically designed for the data center, providing a virtual, cool and easy network solution.The BNT RackSwitch G8052 is virtual'providing rack-level virtualization of networking interfaces for a rack full of server and storage systems'decoupling the scaling of networking and computing capacity via on-switch VMready software. VMready enables the movement of virtual machines'providing matching movement of VLAN assignments, ACLs, and other networking and security settings. VMready works with all leading VM providers (VMware, Citrix Xen, Microsoft, etc.).The RackSwitch G8052 is cool'implementing a choice of directional cooling to maximize data center layout and provisioning. Its superior airflow design complements the hot-aisle and cold-aisle data center cooling model.