Description

The VT050 AdvancedTCA Switching Shelf Manager is designed for use with VadaTech VT831 or VT832 ATCA Chassis. By combining VadaTech’s 3rd Generation Shelf Manager with an integrated Layer two Managed Switch, the unit allows two slots in the system to be used as Nodes that would otherwise be allocated as dedicated switching hubs in the system.

Full redundancy and failover on both the Hub side and the Shelf Manager side can be achieved by using two VT050’s in the system. The Compact design allows two switches to be mounted outside of the card cage area, saving space.

The VT050 can run as a protocol analyzer to monitor, inject, capture and validate I2C traffic on the Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB). A Graphical User Interface (GUI) validates and displays the IPMB messages for injection into the shelf. The GUI application communicates with the VT050 through the Ethernet port.

The VT050 is fully hot-swappable to minimize service downtime.