1.1 Physical switch service features

Topics:

• The physical switch service
• Physical switches

The role of the switch is to connect multiple Bare Metal (physical) servers while ensuring that data is routed only to the network segment for which it is intended.
Using a physical switch, you can connect multiple Bare Metal servers to each other on a private network and manage their internal traffic.

Dell PowerConnect 2816 Switch	16 10/100/1000 ports	Single power supply
Dell PowerConnect N2024 Switch	24 100/1000 ports + 2 10 Gb/s ports	Redundant power supply
Dell PowerConnect N2048 Switch	48 100/1000 ports + 2 10 Gb/s ports	Redundant power supply

 

Related guides:

Adding a physical switch

Managing a physical switch

Signing in to the physical switch