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IBM REDBOOKS B24X User Manual

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IBM Ethernet Switch B24X

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Connectivity options

The B24X supports a wide variety of industry IEEE and RFC standards and should interoperate with any

network device that supports industry standard Ethernet connectivity. This includes servers, other
Ethernet switches, iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN) arrays, Network-Attached Storage (NAS) arrays,
and other network devices. Figure 5 shows the IBM Ethernet Switch B24X (front view with port labeling).

Figure 5. IBM Ethernet Switch B24X (front view with port labeling)