The ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch is an Enterprise-class Gigabit Ethernet data center switch. It is a large scale 25GbE/100GbE Leaf/Spine switch with 48 x 25GbE SFP28 ports and 6 x 100GbE QSFP28 ports in a 1U chassis. It can have up to a total of 72 ports with break-out cables.
The NE2572 runs Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) with robust Layer 2/Layer 3 performance. It is ideal for Lenovo datacenter solutions, hybrid cloud designs, hyperscale networks, or high performance computing.
It comes with the following features:
- Python, REST, and Telemetry APIs
- Lenovo XClarity, VMWare, and OpenStack support
- ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning)
- ONIE (Open Network Installation Environment)
- Open cloud architecture with partner ecosystem
- Redundant variable speed fans
- Dual load sharing hot swap power supplies
- Increased port speed with lower power consumption
Lenovo provides several products and integrations that can be used to manage RackSwitches:
- Lenovo Networking Integration for Ansible
- Lenovo Switch Center
- Lenovo Networking Content Pack for VMware vRealize Log Insight
- Lenovo Networking Plug-in for VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO)
- Lenovo Networking Openstack Neutron Plug-in
- Lenovo Development Toolkit for Chef
- Lenovo Development Toolkit for Puppet
- Lenovo Network Ruby Application Programming Interface
- Lenovo Network Advisor for Splunk
Visit Lenovo Switch Management to view the documentation available for these products and integrations.
The following documentation is available for the NE2572:
Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Installation Guide- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch ONIE User Guide
- Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) 10.10:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Application Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Command Reference
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch REST API Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Python Programming Guide
- Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) 10.9.3:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Application Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Command Reference
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch REST API Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Python Programming Guide
- Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) 10.9:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Application Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Command Reference
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch REST API Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Python Programming Guide
- Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) 10.8:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Application Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Command Reference
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch REST API Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Python Programming Guide
- Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) 10.7:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Application Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Command Reference
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch REST API Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Python Programming Guide
- Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) 10.6.2:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Application Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Command Reference
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch REST API Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Python Programming Guide
- Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) 10.6:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Application Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Command Reference
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch REST API Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Python Programming Guide
- Lenovo Cloud Network Operating System (CNOS) 10.4:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Application Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Command Reference
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Release Notes
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch REST API Guide
- Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch Python Programming Guide