Dell Networking Z Series Switch

Highly available, high-performance distributed core switch

Help improve your data center core architecture with Dell Force10™ Z9000 data center core switch, purpose-built to support leaf-spine distributed core designs.

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Robust scalability
Enable massively scalable, high-performance data center networks with the Z9000’s distributed core design and 10/40GbE network connections.

High resiliency
Experience high resiliency with the Z9000’s Clos leaf-spine distributed core model.

Exceptional efficiency
Help lower operating expenses with the Z9000’s efficient space utilization and reduced power and cooling costs.

Legend: S — Standard, AO — Available Optional, N — Not Available

Availability	Dell Networking Z9000
Hot-swappable redundant power	S
Hot-swappable redundant fans	S
Chassis	Dell Networking Z9000
32 line-rate 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports	S
1 RJ45 console/management port with RS232 signaling	S
1 RJ45 10/100/1000 Base-T management port	S
1 x USB 2.0 type A storage port	S
1 x USB 2.0 type B console port	S
Size	2 RU, 3.48 h x 17.32 w x 24" d (8.8 h x 44 w x 61 cm d)
Weight	39 lb (incl. 1 power supply, 4 fan trays)
Environmental	Dell Networking Z9000
Operating temperature	0°C to 40°C
Operating humidity	10 to 85% (RH), noncondensing
Storage temperature	–40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C)
Storage humidity	5 to 95% (RH), noncondensing
Power	Dell Networking Z9000
Power supply	100–240 VAC 50/60Hz, -40 to -60 VDC
Max. thermal output	2729 BTU/h
Max. current draw per system	8A at 100/120 VAC, 4A at 200/240 VAC
Max. power consumption	800W
Standards and Compliance	Dell Networking Z9000
UL/CSA 60950-1, Second Edition	S
EN 60950-1, Second Edition	S
IEC 60950-1, Second Edition including all national deviations and group differences	S
EN 60825-1 Safety of laser products part 1: Equipment	S
Classification requirements and user's guide	S
EN 60825-2 Safety of laser products part 2: Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems	S
FDA regulation 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11	S
Emissions	Dell Networking Z9000
Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2006, Class A	S
Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A	S
Europe: EN 55022: 2006+A1:2007 (CISPR 22: 2006), Class A	S
Japan: VCCI V3/2009 Class A	S
USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B:2009, Class A	S
Immunity	Dell Networking Z9000
EN 300 386 V1.4.1:2008 EMC for network equipment	S
EN 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003	S
EN 61000-3-2: Harmonic current emissions	S
EN 61000-3-3: Voltage fluctuations and flicker	S
EN 61000-4-2: ESD	S
EN 61000-4-3: Radiated immunity	S
EN 61000-4-4: EFT	S
EN 61000-4-5: Surge	S
EN 61000-4-6: Low frequency conducted immunity	S
RoHS	Dell Networking Z9000
All Z-Series components are EU RoHS compliant	S

Regulatory Information:
Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Data Sheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Homepage
Dell and the Environment

Certifications & Protocols
General IPv4 Protocols
791 IPv4
792 ICMP
826 ARP
1027 Proxy ARP
1035 DNS (client)
1042 Ethernet Transmission
1191 Path MTU Discovery
1305 NTPv3
1519 CIDR
1542 BOOTP (relay)

RIP
1058 RIPv1
2453 RIPv2

OSPF
2154 MD5
1587 NSSA
2328 OSPFv2
2370 Opaque LSA

BGP
1997 Communities
2385 MD5
2439 Route Flap Damping
2796 Route Reflection
2842 Capabilities
2858 Multiprotocol Extensions
2918 Route Refresh
3065 Confederations
4360 Extended Communities
4893 4-byte ASN
5396 4-byte ASN Representations
draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-20 BGPv4
draft-ietf-idr-restart-06 Graceful Restart
draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representation-05
4-byte ASN Representation (partial)
draft-ietf-idr-add-paths-04.txt ADD PATH

Multicast
1112 IGMPv1
2236 IGMPv2
3376 IGMPv3
draft-ietf-pim-sm-v2-new-05 PIM-SM

Network Management
1155 SMIv1
1156 Internet MIB
1157 SNMPv1
1212 Concise MIB Definitions
1215 SNMP Traps
1493 Bridges MIB
1850 OSPFv2 MIB
1901 Community-based SNMPv2
2011 IP MIB
2012 TCP MIB
2013 UDP MIB
2096 IP Forwarding Table MIB
2570 SNMPv3
2571 Management Frameworks
2572 Message Processing and Dispatching
2576 Coexistence Between SNMPv1/v2/v3
2578 SMIv2
2579 Textual Conventions for SMIv2
2580 Conformance Statements for SMIv2
2618 RADIUS Authentication MIB
2665 Ethernet-like Interfaces MIB
2674 Extended Bridge MIB
2787 VRRP MIB
2819 RMON MIB (groups 1, 2, 3, 9)
2863 Interfaces MIB
2865 RADIUS
3273 RMON High-capacity MIB
3416 SNMPv2
3418 SNMP MIB
3434 RMON High-capacity Alarm MIB
3580 802.1X with RADIUS
5060 PIM MIB
ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED MIB
draft-grant-tacacs-02 TACACS+
draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-mib-06 BGP MIBv1
IEEE 802.1AB LLDP MIB
IEEE 802.1AB LLDP DOT1 MIB
IEEE 802.1AB LLDP DOT3 MIB
ruzin-mstp-mib-02 MSTP MIB (traps)
sFlow.org sFlowv5
sFlow.org sFlowv5 MIB (version 1.3)
Dell Networking-BGP4-V2-MIB Dell NetworkingBGP MIB
(draft-ietf-idr-bgp4-mibv2-05)
Dell Networking-IF-EXTENSION-MIB
Dell Networking-LINKAGG-MIB
Dell Networking-COPY-CONFIG-MIB
Dell Networking-MON-MIB
Dell Networking-PRODUCTS-MIB
Dell Networking-SS-CHASSIS-MIB
Dell Networking-SMI
Dell Networking-SYSTEM-COMPONENT-MIB
Dell Networking-TC-MIB
Dell Networking-TRAP-ALARM-MIB
Dell Networking-FORWARDINGPLANE-STATS-MIB

IEEE Compliance
802.1AB LLDP
802.1ag Connectivity fault management
802.1D Bridging, STP
802.1p L2 Prioritization
802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP
802.1s MSTP
802.1w RSTP
802.1X Network Access Control
802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T for management Port)
802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-X)
802.3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBase-SR4, 40GBase-CR4,
40GBase-LR4) on optical ports
802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) on mgmt ports
802.3x Flow Control
802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)
ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-MED
Dell Networking PVST+
MTU 12,000 bytes

General Internet Protocols
768 UDP
793 TCP
854 Telnet
959 FTP
3164 Syslog