Chinese tech juggernaut Huawei kicked off its ICT carnival
earlier today where it introduced two new enterprise solutions into the market –
its new Agile Network and Switch and its high-end OceanStor Enterprise storage
system.
First up we have the Huawei S12700 series agile switches
whose design incorporates a lot of Hauwei’s innovations that bring better user
experience as well as a more efficient network monitoring and quality
assessment. It also features various technologies that help it be more
productive and cost efficient including in-service software upgrade, non-stop
forwarding, a switch fabric hardware clustering system that allows 1+N backup of
MPUs and ring network protection.
Click to Expand Full Specifications (Agile Switch)
| Item | S12708 | S12712 |
|---|---|---|
| Switching capacity | 12.32/27.04 Tbit/s | 17.44/37.28 Tbit/s |
| Packet forwarding rate | 6,240 /9,120 Mpps | 9,120/12,960 Mpps |
| MPU slots | 2 | 2 |
| SFU slots | 4 | 4 |
| Service card slots | 8 | 12 |
| Architecture | CLOS | |
| Redundancy design | MPUs, SFUs, power supplies, and fan modules | |
| CSS2 | 1+N backup of MPUs in a cluster | |
| Up to 1.92 Tbit/s cluster bandwidth, 4 us inter-chassis transmission latency | ||
| Wireless network management | Native AC | |
| AP access control, AP region management, and AP profile management | ||
| Radio profile management, uniform static configuration, and centralized dynamic management | ||
| Basic WLAN services, QoS, security, and user management | ||
| Deployment of ACs on different network layers | ||
| User management | unified user management | |
| 802.1X, MAC, and Portal authentication | ||
| Traffic- and time-based accounting | ||
| User authorization based on user groups, domains, and time ranges | ||
| VLAN | Access, trunk, and hybrid interface type, auto-negotiation of LNP links | |
| Default VLAN | ||
| VLAN switching | ||
| QinQ and selective QinQ | ||
| MAC address-based VLAN assignment | ||
| ARP | 256K ARP entries | |
| MAC address | 1M MAC address entries | |
| Dynamic MAC address learning and aging | ||
| Static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address entries | ||
| Source MAC address filtering | ||
| MAC address limiting based on ports and VLANs | ||
| Ring network protection | Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) (IEEE 802.1d), RSTP (IEEE 802.1w), and MSTP (IEEE 802.1s) | |
| SEP | ||
| Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU), root protection, and loop protection | ||
| BPDU tunnel | ||
| G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) | ||
| IP routing | 3M IPv4 routing entries | |
| 512K IPv6 routing entries | ||
| IPv4 dynamic routing protocols, such as RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP | ||
| IPv6 routing protocols, such as RIPng, OSPFv3, IS-ISv6, and BGP4+ | ||
| Multicast | 128,000 multicast routing entries | |
| IGMPv1/v2/v3 and IGMP v1/v2/v3 snooping | ||
| PIM-DM, PIM-SM, and PIM-SSM | ||
| Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) and Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP (MBGP) | ||
| Fast leave | ||
| Multicast traffic control | ||
| Multicast querier | ||
| Multicast protocol packet suppression | ||
| Multicast Call Admission Control (CAC) | ||
| Multicast ACL | ||
| MPLS | Basic MPLS functions | |
| MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) | ||
| MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) | ||
| MPLS VPN/VLL/VPLS | ||
| Reliability | Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and E-Trunk | |
| Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) and Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for VRRP | ||
| BFD for BGP/IS-IS/OSPF/static route | ||
| Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) and Graceful Restart (GR) for BGP/IS-IS/OSPF/LDP | ||
| TE Fast ReRoute (FRR) and IP FRR | ||
| Eth-OAM 802.3ah and 802.1ag (hardware) | ||
| ITU-Y.1731 | ||
| Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP) | ||
| In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) | ||
| QoS | 256K ACLs | |
| Traffic classification based on Layer 2 headers, Layer 3 protocols, Layer 4 protocols, and 802.1p priority | ||
| ACLs and actions such as Committed Access Rate (CAR), re-marking, and scheduling | ||
| Queuing algorithms, such as SP, WRR, DRR, SP + WRR, and SP + DRR | ||
| Congestion avoidance mechanisms, including (WRED) and tail drop | ||
| 5-level H-QoS | ||
| Traffic shaping | ||
| Configuration and maintenance | Terminal access services such as console port login, Telnet, and SSH | |
| Network management protocols, such as SNMPv1/v2c/v3 | ||
| File uploading and downloading through FTP and TFTP | ||
| BootROM upgrade and remote in-service upgrade | ||
| Hot patches | ||
| User operation logs | ||
| Security and management | MAC address, Portal, 802.1x, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping triggered authentication | |
| RADIUS and HWTACACS authentication for login users | ||
| Command line authority control based on user levels, preventing unauthorized users from using command configurations | ||
| Defense against DoS attacks, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) SYN Flood attacks, User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Flood attacks, broadcast storms, and heavy traffic attacks | ||
| 1K CPU hardware queues for hierarchical scheduling and protection of protocol packets on the control plane | ||
| Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) | ||
| Security protection * | Firewall | |
| Network Address Translation (NAT) | ||
| IPSec, SSL VPN | ||
| Intrusion Protection System (IPS) | ||
| Load balancing Analog Digital Conversion (ADC) | ||
| Interoperability | VBST (Compatible with PVST/PVST+/RPVST) | |
| LNP (Similar to DTP) | ||
| VCMP (Similar to VTP) | ||
| Buffer capacity | 1.5 GB per card | |
| Energy saving | Energy Efficient Ethernet (802.3az) | |
| Dimensions (H x W x D in mm) | 663.95 x 442 x 489, 15U | 832.75 x 442 x 489, 19U |
| Weight (empty chassis) | 19.8 kg | 38.45 kg |
| Operating voltage | DC: –38.4V to –72V AC: 90V to 290V | |
| Total power capacity | 6,600W | 6,600W |
Huawei also announced at the event its first high-end storage system – the OceanStor 18000. The systems unique selling proposition is its scalability that should allow businesses to easily upgrade when their need increases.
The OceanStor 18000 is scalable up to 16 controller, 3216
disks, 7680TB capacity, 3TB cache, 25 ports and has a large 192GB internal
bandwidth ensuring reliability and performance. Furthermore, it allows the
concurrent access of over 65,000 servers and features the Smart series resource
management software and Hyper series data protection software that boost system
utilization and intelligently prioritizing mission-critical services.
Click to Expand Full Specification (OceanStor)
| Model | OceanStor 18500 | OceanStor 18800 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware Specifications | |||
| System architecture | Smart matrix architecture | ||
| Max. number of controllers | 8 | 16 | |
| Max. number of processors | Multi-core processors | ||
| Max. cache | 768 GB | 3,072 GB | |
| Max. number of host ports | 128 (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE) | 256 (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE) | |
| Max. number of disks | 1,584 | 3,216 | |
| Software Specifications | |||
| Max. number of hosts | 65,536 | ||
| Max. number of LUNs | 65,536 | ||
| Data protection software | HyperSnap HyperClone HyperCopy HyperReplication |
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| Data efficiency software | SmartThin SmartMotion Smart Tier Smart QoS Smart Virtualization |
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| Application software | UltraAPM, UltraVR, UltraPath, DiskGuard, SmartX Insight | ||
| Operating system compatibility | ReplicationDirector, UltraPath, SmartX Insight | ||
| Virtual environment | Virtual platforms such as VMware, XenServer, and Hyper-V Value-added features such as VMware VAAI/VASA and Hyper-V Integration of VMware vSphere and vCenter |
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| Physical Specifications | |||
| Power supply | System cabinet | 200 V to 240 V, 5100 W, 30 A | |
| Disk cabinet | 200 V to 240 V, 3800 W, 30 A | ||
| Dimensions and weight | Dimensions (H x W x D) | Cabinet frame dimensions (dimensions of the cabinet itself): 1,995 mm x 600 mm x 1,135 mm Maximum cabinet dimensions (including the dimensions of wheels and base anchors): 2,300 mm x 1,100 mm x 1,500 mm |
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| Weight | Disk cabinet in full configuration: 717 kg System cabinet in full configuration: 796 kg (with 2.5-inch disks) or 812 kg (with 3.5-inch disks) |
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| Operating ambient temperature | 5° C to 35° C (altitude: < 1,800 m), 5° C to 30° C (altitude: 1,800 m to 3,000 m) | ||
| Operating ambient humidity | 5% RH to 90% RH | ||
According to Huawei representatives, both solutions follow industry standards which should make it easy for business owners to adopt. And with Huawei’s experience in the production of energy efficient products, both products should help reduce operating costs in the long run compared to existing products in the market.
For more information on the these products, you can check
out the following links: OceanStor
18000 Series | Agile
Network and Switch
Note: Product specifications were taken from Huawei's website
Note: Product specifications were taken from Huawei's website
