Introduction

Highlights
- Lenovo Cloud NOS high-performance architecture providing flexibility and eliminating vendor lock-in
- Lower TCO than previous Lenovo RackSwitches
- Outstanding fault tolerance
- Leading-edge technology with faster performance, lower cost, and better energy efficiency than previous generations
- VM automation
- Deep buffer inspection
- NSX Gateway

Better together
The Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch is part of the Lenovo Top of Rack (ToR) RackSwitch enterprise switch family, tested and validated with Lenovo reference architectures to provide the best integration possible for Lenovo servers, storage, and networking in the data center. Lenovo XClarity provides single-pane-of-glass management for the Lenovo data center. Lenovo RackSwitches interoperate seamlessly with other vendors’ servers, networking, and management.

Data center optimized networking
The NE2572 is optimized for enterprise data centers with features, such as:
- Software Defined Data Center interfaces ensure smooth interoperability with popular enterprise management applications.
- Nutanix Prism with Lenovo Network Orchestrator automates vlan changes to improve uptime and network security.
- VMware vRealize Log Insight collects logs and events to determine root cause and produce reports across multiple devices and vendors.
- VMware vRealize Network Orchestrator helps deploy workflows to automate complex IT processes.
- As a Microsoft Azure Stack solution partner, BGP, DCP, and switch-independent teaming deliver seamless interoperability.
- Open Architecture: NE2572 supports automation and control while integrating with industry-standard applications and APIs, such as REST, OpenStack, OpenContrail, and Ansible.
- OpenStack controls diverse pools of processing, storage, and networking resources throughout the data center.
- Ansible automation frees up operations teams for more strategic work.
- Resiliency: NE2572 offers outstanding fault tolerance with one of the quickest high-availability failovers in the industry so running applications are less likely to require a restart.

Management features

Switch type

Managed

Switch layer

L2/L3

Quality of Service (QoS) support

Y

Ports & interfaces

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type

None

SFP+ module slots quantity

48

QSFP+ module slots quantity

6

Console port

RJ-45

Network

Networking standards

IEEE 802.1D,IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.1Qaz,IEEE 802.1Qbb,IEEE 802.1ab,IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.1s,IEEE 802.1w,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3ab,IEEE 802.3ad,IEEE 802.3ae,IEEE 802.3an,IEEE 802.3ba,IEEE 802.3bm,IEEE 802.3cc,IEEE 802.3u,IEEE 802.3x,IEEE 802.3z

10G support

Y

Port mirroring

Y

Link aggregation

Y

VLAN support

Y

Virtual LAN features

Tagged VLAN

Number of VLANs

4095

Optical fiber

Fiber ethernet cabling technology

10GBASE-ER,10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-SR,25GBASE-LR,25GBASE-SR,40GBASE-LR4,40GBASE-SR4,100GBASE-LR4,100GBASE-SR4

Data transmission

Throughput

3600000 Mpps

MAC address table

104000 entries

Static route

Y

Number of static routes

256

Packet buffer memory

22 MB

Security

DHCP features

DHCP relay,DHCP snooping

Access Control List (ACL)

Y

IGMP snooping

Y

Security algorithms

SSH

Password protection

Y

Multicast features

Multicast support

Y

Protocols

Management protocols

SNMP V1, V2, V3

Routing protocols

BGP4,OSPF

Design

Rack mounting

Y

Form factor

1U

Product colour

Black

Airflow direction

Back-to-front airflow

Number of fans

6 fan(s)

Certification

ROHS, UL/IEC 60950-1, TUV-GS, IEC-60950-1, NOM-019 , KN22, KN24, VCCI, IEC 60950-1, CISPR 22, ICES-003, IEC60950-1

Performance

Noise level

90 dB

Mean time between failures (MTBF)

242685 h

Power

Power supply included

Y

Redundant power supply (RPS) support

Y

Number of power supply units

2

AC input voltage

100 - 240 V

AC input frequency

50/60 Hz

Power consumption (typical)

213 W

Power consumption (max)

289 W

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 40 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

10 - 90%

Heat dissipation

727 BTU/h

Weight & dimensions

Width

441 mm

Depth

487 mm

Height

44 mm

Weight

11.4 kg