Comprehensive Blade Server I/O Solutions
Cisco Blade Switches are a comprehensive solution for blade server network services that extend from the blade server edge to clients at the network edge. These purpose-built I/O solutions for blade server provide a virtualized data center infrastructure that can help you lower total cost of ownership and improve end-user and IT productivity.
The Cisco Blade Switches product family includes Cisco Catalyst Ethernet blade switches and Cisco MDS Fibre Channel blade switches for blade servers. An essential component of Cisco Data Center 3.0 solutions, Cisco Blade Switches are:
Easy to operate and deploy
Virtual blade switch technology reduces the number of switches to manage
Management interface and troubleshooting tools are consistent with other Cisco Data Center 3.0 products
Simplifies SAN switch management and lets you scale Fibre Channel deployment with N_port virtualization (NPV)
"Server-smart"
Resilient LAN and SAN uplinks increase blade server and virtual machine availability
Virtual machine portability and live migration do not compromise security policies
