Extreme Networks VSP 8600 User Manual

Highlights

Stats

- Flexible multi-rate Gigabit Ethernet
support: up to 48 ports of 100G, up
to 128 ports of 40G, or up to 192 ports
of 10 G

- High port density, reduced footprint

- Innovative design, reduced hardware
requirements

- Future-ready architecture,
pay-as-you-grow software licensing

- Leverages full-featured, tried and tested
VSP Operating System Software

- Supports both conventional Routed IP
and/or Fabric-based network
deployments

Benefits

- Engineered from the ground up to
deliver must-have capabilities

- Enterprise-ready with battle-tested
software

- Pioneering design delivers
next-generation capabilities

- Revolutionary and evolution-ready

- Get more from less

- Pay-as-you-grow, literally

Features and Capabilities

- Support for 10/ 25/40/ 10 0 Multi-Rate
Gigabit Ethernet

- Raw system capacity of up to 21.6Tbps

- Extreme Fabric Connect

- Extreme Switch Cluster

- Broad support for IP Routing techniques

- Hot-swappable & IPv6-optimized
hardware

- MACsec and Enhanced Security
Mode options

Data Sheet

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VSP 8600 Series

The demands on IT have never been greater: do more, do it quicker, and
reduce costs. The Virtual Services Platform 8600 Series is engineered
from the ground up to deliver against a checklist of must-have
capabilities. Innovative design re-imagines how the modular Ethernet
Switch should be architected, but more importantly, it?s been engineered
to solve the most demanding challenges.

Network infrastructure needs to be both agile and powerful and
decade-old products aren?t up to the job of delivering what?s needed. One
platform, multiple solutions: the new Virtual Services Platform 8600 Series
is powerful enough to be at the heart of the Campus or Data Center,
versatile enough to deliver multi-rate Ethernet ranging from 1 to 100
Gigabit, and compact enough to be deployed as an end- or middle-of-row.
The network foundation, re-imagined with network operators in mind.

An innovative architecture empowers the Virtual Services Platform
860 0 Series to deliver more of what you need - ports and performance ­while consuming less of what?s finite - money, space, time, and power.
The multi-terabit Switch Fabric capacity enables a fully non-blocking
switching architecture.

Leveraging today?s most efficient switching chipset designs, the VSP 860 0
provides more of the crucial 1/ 10/ 25/40/ 100 Gigabit Ethernet speeds that
you need for agile service delivery. All this while consuming less precious
real estate. At just 7RU, the product boasts an industry-leading ultra-low
profile form-factor and a best-in-class Port/ RU ratio.

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VSP 860 8 Chassis wit h 8 IOC Slots

(with Switch Fabrics and Power Supplies Installed)

The VSP 8600 also supports the Extreme Networks
Fabric Connect architecture, which greatly simplifies
network operations. With Fabric Connect, it's possible for
the network to handle once-manual functions
automatically. This reduces the potential for error and
accelerates time-to-service. It also allows IT to quickly
respond to changing business requirements with precision
and flexibility.

Product Overview

The VSP 8600 is a modular chassis system, supporting a
field-replaceable, hot-swappable capability on all system
hardware components: Power Supplies, Fan Trays, Switch
Fabric and Interface Modules. Ethernet connectivity is
delivered by the addition of one or more Interface
Modules, referred to as IOC Modules. The VSP 8600 runs
Extreme Network's feature-rich VSP Operating System
Software (VOSS).

VSP 860 8 - Rear View

8600SF Switch Fabric Module

8606CQ 6-Port 10 0 Gigabit QSFP28

IOC Module

8616QQ 16-Port 40 Gigabit QSFP+

IOC Module

8624XS 24-Port 10 Gigabit SFP+

IOC Module

8624XT 24-Port 10 Gigabit RJ45

IOC Module

The VSP 8608 Chassis features eight slots for IOC Modules,
plus three central slots reserved for Switch Fabric Modules;
all are accessible from the front of the chassis. These slots
are all vertically-orientated and organized such that,
left-to-right, Slots 1-4 and 5-8 are available for IOC
Modules, with the three central slots reserved for Switch
Fabric (SF) Modules. The VSP 860 8 Chassis is very
low-profile, given the capacity and density, occupying just
seven RU of height in a standard 19? rack.

Normally, in a modular chassis design, there is a hardware
component dedicated to the control plane functionality:
often referred to as a Supervisor or Controller. However,
with the VSP 8600, the control plane function has been
decentralized and seamlessly integrated into the design of
the IOC Modules themselves. This delivers an enhanced
level of hardware efficiency and helps to reduce the overall
system complexity, physical profile, and cost. All IOC
Modules support this role, although it?s the two IOC
Modules installed in Slots 1 and 2 that actively perform this
task.

The front of the chassis also provides access for the Power
Supply bays. Up to four independent load-sharing PSUs
are supported, and both 3,000 W AC or 2,500 W DC
models are available. It should be noted that while the
system supports both AC and DC power, all PSUs must be
of the same type; that is, either all AC or all DC. Typically,
the VSP 8600 will be operated in a N+1 PSU configuration
to ensure power resiliency.

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And, finally, five Fan Trays are installed into the rear of the
chassis and deliver front-to-back cooling airflow. By
default, the system ships with all five Fan Modules installed,
and spare units can be purchased to provide for on-site
replacement to cover any failure eventualities.

The VSP 8608 supports up to three 8600SF Modules in a
load-sharing, high-availability configuration, providing a
raw system capacity of up to 21.6Tbps of aggregate
throughput. At least one Switch Fabric Module is required
for the VSP 8600 to operate, and depending upon the mix
of IOC Modules installed, additional Switch Fabric Modules
provide extra per-IOC slot switching capacity and/or
resiliency. The first-generation IOC Modules can access up
to 1,440Gbps of aggregate Switch Fabric capacity.

The VSP 8600 supports high-density 10, 40, and 100
Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with flexible multi-rate
capabilities. IOC Modules leverage the latest generation
high-performance ASIC, delivering full network
classification and pipelining functionalities. Available VSP
8600 Series IOC modules are as follows:

- 8606CQ 6-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet in QSFP28
format

- 8616QQ 16-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet in QSFP+ format

- 8624XS 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet in SFP+ format

- 8624XT 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet in RJ45 format

It should also be noted:

- 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports support
Channelization and can, therefore, be individually
subdivided as 4x25Gbps or 4x10Gbps channels with
QSFP28 and QSFP+ transceivers respectively.

- 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports can also operate at
a 40Gbps data rate using QSFP+ transceivers.

- 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ Ports 1-4 support
Channelization and can, therefore be individually
sub-divided as 4x10Gbps channels.

- 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports also support a wide
range of 1 Gigabit Ethernet SFP Transceivers.

- 10 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports also support
100/ 1000Mbps connectivity.

Please refer to the product technical documentation for
further details.

System Performance

Each 8600 Switch Fabric Module provides 7.2Tbps in terms
of aggregate bandwidth, or 3.6Tbps of Full-Duplex
bandwidth. This capacity is evenly distributed across the
eight IOC Module slots. As each additional 8600SF Module
is added to the system, additional per-IOC slot bandwidth
is introduced, increasing the overall capacity and
performance levels.

Therefore, a fully loaded system, with three 8600SF
Modules installed, delivers a raw system capacity of
aggregate 21.6Tbps (10.8Tbps Full Duplex). The
first-generation IOC Modules can access 480Gbps
aggregate (240Gbps FDX) of each of the installed Switch
Fabric Modules, up to the maximum of 1.44Tbps (720Gbps
FDX).

Product Positioning

The new VSP 8600 expands the VSP line with an order of
magnitude increase in port-density and switching
performance. These capabilities equip the new VSP 8600
for its primary focus: Core and/or Aggregation Switch in
mid-to-large Campus networks. Additionally, the VSP 8600
is suitably architected to deliver versatile services in hybrid
Campus/ Data Center deployment scenarios, acting as the
Spine Switch in a Spine/ Leaf Top-of-Rack deployment, or
as the End-/ Middle-of-Row that provides direct Server
termination. Supporting Extreme Networks' innovative
Fabric Connect and Switch Cluster technologies, in
addition to conventional IP Routing, the VSP 860 0 is an
agile and versatile option that?s suitable for a variety of
deployment scenarios.

The VSP 8600 can be implemented singularly, benefiting
from hitless failover high-availability that protects traffic
flows in the event of any system-level failure. However, it?s
more typically deployed as a pair or in multiples of paired
nodes. Thus implemented, the VSP 8600 delivers
network-level always-on application resiliency and
high-availability. When properly architected, the network is
largely autonomous: network-wide application availability is
protected from any single equipment, system, or node
failure.

For large Campus deployments, the VSP 8600 will
typically be matched with wiring closet fixed switches,
like the ExtremeSwitching ERS or ExtremeXOS switch
families. Leveraging 10 Gigabit network uplinks ensures
end-to-end performance, complementing the demanding
capabilities of Gigabit-to-the-Desktop and Wave 2
Wireless LAN infrastructures.

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