A12500 Switch Series

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The HP A12500 Switch series comprises a pair of powerful, next-generation routing switches with maximum capacity for the network core or the data center.

* Advanced architecture: midplane, CLOS
* 6.66 Tb switching capacity, ready for 13.32 Tbps
* High-density 10 GbE access with 128 1:1. 512 4:1
* 40 GbE/100 GbE future access
* Redundant switching fabric, power supply, fan tray

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Overview

The HP A12500 Switch series comprises a pair of powerful, next-generation routing switches with outstanding capacity for the network core or the data center. Besides innovative Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology that provides unprecedented levels of performance and high availability, HP A12500 series switches incorporate the Open Application Architecture (OAA), which enables flexible deployment options for new services. These switches also have energy-efficiency features that drive down operational expenses. The A12500 series is ideal for organizations contemplating large-scale data center or campus consolidations, business continuity and disaster recovery sites, metropolitan area network deployments, and other applications requiring a robust, high-performance switching platform.

Features

•	Very high performance without compromise: provides 6.66 Tbps, 2160 Mpps (A12518), 3.06 Tbps, and 960 Mpps (A12508); leveraging the latest generation of ASICs, the A12500 product family offers outstanding performance and density to build next-generation data centers

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Very high density (10 GbE): the A12518 switch supports up to 512 10-GbE (4:1) or 128 10-GbE (1:1) per physical rack (44RU); the A12508 switch supports up to 256 10-GbE (4:1) or 64 10-GbE (1:1); with two A12508 switches per physical rack (44RU), the density becomes 512 10-GbE (4:1) or 128 10-GbE (1:1)

•	Very high density (GbE): the A12518 switch supports up to 864 1-GbE (1:1) in a physical (44RU) rack; the A12508 switch supports up to 384 1-GbE (1:1); with two A12508 switches per physical rack (44RU), the density becomes 768 1-GbE (1:1)

•	Scalable system design: both the A12518 and A12508 switches are built using the latest switching architectures and technologies (CLOS architecture, midplane design), providing the flexibility and scalability for future higher 10 GbE density modules as well as 40 GbE/100 GbE interfaces

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Ultramodern architecture: using the latest evolution in switching design, CLOS, the A12500 switch combines performance and ultimate flexibility to provide a smooth evolution path to 13.32 Tbps and potentially 25 Tbps; no other switching architecture (Shared Memory/Crossbar) scales to these levels of performance

•	Department protection: using network virtualization standards (QinQ, VRF, and MPLS), the A12500 switch allows organizations to isolate different business units with different resources (VRFs); using standard-based mechanisms, the network is completely virtualized, reducing cost and operations

•	IRF capability: provides single IP address management for a resilient virtual switching fabric of up to two switches

•	sFlow: provides scalable, ASIC-based network monitoring and accounting; this allows network operators to gather a variety of sophisticated network statistics and information for capacity planning and real-time network monitoring purposes

•	IEEE 802.1ab LLDP discovery: advertises and receives management information from adjacent devices on a network

•	USB support: File copy: allows users to copy switch files to and from a USB flash drive.

•	Multiple configuration files: can be stored to the flash image

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IPv6 native support: IPv6 host: enables switches to be managed and deployed at the IPv6 network’s edge. Dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6): transitions from IPv4 to IPv6, supporting connectivity for both protocols. MLD snooping: forwards IPv6 multicast traffic to the appropriate interface. IPv6 ACL/QoS: supports ACL and QoS for IPv6 network traffic, preventing traffic flooding. IPv6 routing: supports IPv6 static routes and IPv6 versions of RIP and OSPF routing protocols.