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IBM Systems and Technology
Data Sheet

IBM System Networking
RackSwitch G8052
Purpose-built for the data center

Highlights
48 × 1 GbE RJ45 ports and 4 standard
10 GbE SFP+ ports

The IBM System Networking RackSwitch™ G8052 is an Ethernet
switch specifically designed for the data center, providing a virtualized,
cool and easy network solution.

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Choice of airflow direction, allowing for
significant savings in cooling costs

Low 130 W power rating and variable
speed fans help reduce power
consumption

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Network virtualization—VMready
automatically detects virtual machine
movement from one physical server
to another

The RackSwitch G8052 is virtualized—supporting IBM VMready®
technology, an innovative, standards-based solution to manage
virtual machines (VMs) in small to large-scale data center and cloud
environments. VMready works with all leading VM providers.
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.
The RackSwitch G8052 is easy—with server-oriented provisioning via
point-and-click management interfaces, along with the optional System
Networking Switch Center software package for updating large groups
of switches.
The RackSwitch G8052 offers 48×1 Gigabit Ethernet ports and four
standard (no uplink module necessary) 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a
1U footprint. Designed with top performance in mind, the G8052 provides line-rate, high-bandwidth switching, filtering, and traffic queuing
without delaying data, and large data-center-grade buffers to keep
traffic moving. Redundant power and fans, along with numerous
high-availability features, mean that the G8052 is always available for
business-sensitive traffic.