Dell PowerConnect 8100, PowerConnect 8132, PowerConnect 8132F, PowerConnect 8164, PowerConnect 8164F Specifications

Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series

The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 8100 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches are high-density Layer 3 core and
aggregation switches engineered to deliver unprecedented performance, and accelerate workloads
in demanding campus and business environments. Purpose-built to deliver advanced functionality
and energy-e cient operation for small and large enterprises, these switches feature high density up

to 384 10-Gigabit ports, 40GbE uplinks, High Availability (HA) stacking and simplifi ed manageability.

Purpose-built for next generation campus
environments

The PowerConnect 8100 Series are line-rate, high density 10/40Gb
Ethernet switches designed for Enterprise campus and mid-market
core and aggregation deployments requiring high throughput and
availability. These high density 24-port and 48-port 10Gb switches
are ready for converged Ethernet environments supporting
virtualization, iSCSI storage, and 10Gb tra c aggregation. Together
with the PowerConnect 1 GbE switch portfolio, the 8100 switches
enable a campus fabric composed of 1 and 10GbE ports o ering
full routing functionality. Up to six switches can be stacked and
managed with a single IP address to deliver network performance
and resiliency for enterprise networks.

Enabling network convergence

The PowerConnect 8100 Series support converged fabric
requirements for SAN and LAN networks with loss-less operation
for iSCSI environments with DCB (Data Center Bridging). iSCSI
tra c can also be monitored at the fabric level, allowing the
administrator to track active iSCSI sessions. In addition, these
switches deliver simplifi ed connectivity with Dell EqualLogic™
arrays. The iSCSI Auto-Confi guration feature automatically detects
the arrays and confi gures the switch for optimal throughput. This
feature is enabled by default, streamlining the process to just
connecting a cable.

10 Gb performance and high availability

The PowerConnect 8100 Series brings the benefi ts of 10 and
40Gb Ethernet to a compact and reliable switching platform, with
the quality and great service of Dell. Operating at wire speed, the
8100 switches can deliver up to 960 Mpps throughput and a data
rate of up to 1.2Tbps (full duplex) for both Layer 2 and Layer 3
environments for wire-speed 10Gb and 40Gb Switching.

The PowerConnect 8100 Series is designed for non-stop
networking with high availability stacking, 10- and 40GbE
capabilities, dual hot-swap, redundant power supplies, and
removable fan modules. Up to 384 10GbE ports can be
managed from a single screen using the highly-available stacking
architecture, and the entire stack can be redundantly linked back
to the rest of the network at 40Gb via the QSFP+ stacking ports.

Fast stack failover enables sub-50ms failover scenarios within the
same stack. These switches also incorporate dual fi rmware images
to allow for image promotions or image redundancy in a network.

• IPv4 and IPv6 routing, including OSPFv1/2/3 and
routing enhancements

• Private VLAN extensions and Private VLAN Edge support

• Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD) support

• AAA Authorization, TACACS+ Accounting, and RADIUS
Support for comprehensive secure access support

• Pre-defi ned Administrative profi les/roles for switch access to
management functions

• USB auto-confi guration rapidly deploys the switches in
minutes without setting up complex TFTP confi gurations or
sending technical sta to remote o ces.

• Manage via a standard command line interface (CLI),
embedded Web server, third party SNMP-based management
console applications (including Dell OpenManage Network
Manager), Telnet, or serial connections.

• Designed to be easy on campus budgets with energy savings
from the power cord to the ports

• Energy E cient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) ports reduce per port
power consumption when link is idle or if ports are inactive

• E cient power supplies and multi-speed fan operation help
decrease cooling and power costs

• Tool-less Enterprise ReadyRails™ mounting kits reduces time
and resources for switch rack installation

• Operation in environments up to 50°C, helps reduce cooling
costs in temperature constrained deployments

Lifetime Warranty*

Select PowerConnect switches are backed a
Lifetime Limited Warranty with Basic Hardware
(repair or replacement) for life. Details at

Dell.com/LifetimeWarranty

Scalable high density,
Layer 3 10/40Gb Ethernet
switches for aggregation

Other key features

• Up to 64 10GbE ports of copper or fi ber with module options
in a 1RU form factor

• Non-stop forwarding and fast failover in stack confi gurations

• Converged network support for DCB, with Priority Flow
Control (802.1Qbb), ETS (802.1Qaz), DCBx, iSCSI TLV Support

*Select PowerConnect products carry a Lifetime Limited Warranty with Basic Hardware Service (repair or replacement) for life. Repair or replacement does not include troubleshooting,
confi guration, or other advanced service provided by Dell ProSupport
vary by region. Contact customer service to verify if your product qualifi es. For more details see www.Dell.com/Warranty.

and core switching in a
compact 1U form factor.

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Services. The warranty does not apply to products purchased before fi rst announcement in Spring 2011. Dates

Technical
specifi cation

Port
types

Port
confi guration

Management

Quality of
service

Security

VLAN

Dell™ PowerConnect™ 8132 Dell™ PowerConnect™ 8132F Dell™ PowerConnect™ 8164 Dell™ PowerConnect™ 8164F

24x 10GBASE-T auto-sensing
GbE switching ports;
upgradable QSFP+/4x10GbE/
stacking ports

Resilient HA stacking with up to 6 switches

Auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode and fl ow control

Auto MDI/MDIX Port mirroring

Flow-based port mirroring

Broadcast storm control

Supports DCB requirements including PFC (802.1Qbb), ETS (802.1Qaz), DCBx, iSCSI TLV 2.2, iSCSI Optimization

Up to 8,160 Routes Supported

Ease-of-Use Compellent Macro for setting up storage connections

Ports support 1Gb and 10Gb transceivers for SFP/SFP+ and 100Mb, 1Gb and 10GBASE-T for RJ-45 environments and
40Gb transceivers for QSFP environments

sFlow

UDLD

Web-based management interface; Industry-standard CLI accessible via Telnet, Out-of-Band Ethernet or Local Serial
Port SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 supported; LLDP-MED; SNTP; iSCSI Auto Confi guration; Multiple confi guration
fi le upload/download supported; TFTP transfers of fi rmware and confi guration fi les; Dual fi rmware images on-board;
Four RMON groups supported (history, statistics, alarms and events); Statistics for error monitoring and performance
optimization including port summary tables; BootP/DHCP IP address management supported; Syslog remote logging
capabilities; Pre-defi ned roles for simplifi ed administration of the switch

Layer 2 Trusted Mode (IEEE 802.1p tagging); Layer 3 Trusted Mode (DSCP); Layer 4 Trusted Mode (TCP/UDP); Advanced
Mode using Layer 2/3/4 fl ow-based Policies, including metering/rate limiting, marking and bandwidth guarantees;
8 Priority Queues per Port; Adjustable Weighted-Round-Robin (WRR) and Strict Queue Scheduling; Port-based QoS
Services Mode; Flow-based QoS Services Mode;IPv4 and IPv6 support

Switch access password protection and strong password support; User-defi nable settings for enabling or disabling Web, SSH,
Telnet, SSL management access; IP Address fi ltering for management access via Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH and SNMP;
RADIUS and TACACS+ remote authentication for switch management access; SSLv3 and SSHv2 encryption for switch
management tra c; Management access fi ltering via Management Access Profi les; IEEE 802.1x-based edge authentication;

802.1x monitor mode to aid in.1x troubleshooting; Up to 100 Access Control Lists (ACLs) supported with up to 1k rules per
ACL; TACACS+ per-command authorization; TACACS+ accounting

IEEE 802.1Q tagging and port-based, up to 4,000 user-confi gurable VLANs (up to 1000 simultaneous); Private VLAN and
edge extensions

24x SFP+ 10Gb/1Gb ports;
upgradable QSFP+/4x10GbE/
stacking ports

48x 10GBASE-T auto-sensing
GbE switching ports; 2 fi xed
QSFP+ ports; upgradeable
QSFP+/4x10GbE/stacking ports

48x SFP+ 10Gb/1Gb ports;
2 fi xed QSFP+/4x10GbE/
stacking ports

Layer 2
multicast

Other switching
features

Availability

Layer 3
routing
protocols

IGMP v1/v2/v3 snooping; IGMP snooping for IP multicast support; IGMP Querier PIM-SM, PIM-DM

Link Aggregation with support for up to 72 link aggregation groups (LAGs) per switch and up to 8 member ports per LAG (IEEE

802.3ad); LACP support (IEEE 802.3ad); Support for unicast NLB (multicast NLB not supported); Jumbo frame support up to 9K

Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1D) and Rapid Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1w) with Fast Link Support; Multiple spanning trees (IEEE 802.1s);
Spanning Tree optional features – STP root guard, BPDU guard, BPDU fi ltering; Dual fi rmware images; Supports Virtual Redundant
Routing Protocol (VRRP); Cable diagnostics; SFP/SFP+ transceiver diagnostics

Static routes; Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v1/v2; Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v1/v2/v3; Virtual Redundant Routing
Protocol (VRRP); Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR); Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP); ICMP Router Discover
Protocol (IRDP); Address Resolution Protocol (ARP); Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v1/v2/v3; Distance-Vector
Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP); DHCP – Helper/Relay

Layer 3 routing performance

Up to 512 RIP Routes

Up to 8K IPv4/4K IPv6 OSPF Routes

Up to 2,000 Multicast Forwarding Entries

Up to 4,000 ARP entries