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As we planned our one year around the world trip, the number one question contemplated by all, but asked by none, was "How can they afford this?" The reason no one asked us this is because in America, it's just not polite to talk about money. Therefore, the question was not asked to us, just about us. Friends would ask this question to other friends. Those who knew my mother would ask her. People speculated about the cost of this adventure and how it was possible we could afford such an "extravagant" trip. Only one friend, right before leaving, was brave enough to actually confront me and ask me to my face, "How much is this going to cost you?" My reply, "Not as much as you think."
We live in a very nice home, in a very nice neighborhood in the very affordable city of Cincinnati. We drive a twelve year old minivan and a six year old Toyota Matrix. Our children go to public school and my husband's favorite clothing store is the local thrift shop. We own only one TV and the number of other electronics in our house is minimal; and many of those are dated. We are far from poor, but we are hardly what I would call rich. We make very conscious choices about how we spend our money, making sure our resources go to the things in life that are important to us. Travel is one of those areas we deem important.
Taking this trip was not a spur of the moment thing. It was a seed planted in my brain almost 20 years ago. I can't say we've been consciously saving for this trip that long, but certainly, saving is in both my and my husband's nature. So money had been meticulously saved for years: for retirement, college education, a rainy day, or maybe even a rainy (or not so rainy) year. When in 2006 we decided to attempt to make this trip a reality by June 2008, we knew money was not going to be what would hold us back.
While saving is not difficult for us, it became even easier once the goal was set. A daily latte at $4.00 is easily forgone when you know that a week's worth of coffee will pay for one night accommodation in Thailand; a bottle of wine, a ferry ride in Tanzania and an iPad will buy you an entire month in India. I believe most of us would be amazed at how cheaply we can live when the sacrifice is justifiable.
And just as there are different ways to live our lives, there are all different ways of traveling. We are not the camping, eating take away out of the supermarket kind of family, but neither are we resort type people. We are somewhere in between – and, of course, there is a lot of somewhere in between. But we travel like we live our lives; frugally, spending bigger dollars on what's really important to us.
There were all sorts of ways we kept the cost of our travels low. We found that by planning out the trip in advance, we were able to save a lot of money, being more organized about our travel. We would meet travelers who hop scotched around, back tracking and circling, creating a need for more flights than would otherwise be required to cover the same countries. We were also able to take advantage of air broker discounts by advance planning. We paid for one flight from Auckland, New Zealand to Buenos Aires, Argentina, which enabled us to stop in Tahiti, Rapa Nui, Chile, and Santiago, Chile. I'm not talking about a stop over, I'm talking about anywhere from an eight to a twenty one day stay in each of the three locations, all on one airfare!
We rented apartments in any country we visited that had one available to rent. Not only did it give us a lot more space but typically it was cheaper than a hotel, and, it had a kitchen! Being able to cook our own meals was a huge cost savings. We packed lunches and snacks for our day trips and carried our own water bottles so as not to have to purchase expensive drinks along the way. We took advantage of free museum days and other free activities and festivals discovered along the way.
Can it be done for less than what we paid for our year long adventure? Yes, without even trying really hard. Avoid the splurges, eat in all the time instead of eating in restaurants, take fewer flights and use more overland transportation (which is not always a guarantee of saving money), don't buy any souvenirs, don't ship home the souvenirs you're not buying, stay in less expensive accommodations, camp, spend more time in less expensive countries and little or no time in the expensive ones.
Before you dismiss the whole idea as a financial impossibility, you need to consider all the things you are not spending money on over the course of the year while you are travelling. I'm talking about the cost of living at home. In our case, this included: food, eating out, vacations, entertainment (movies, theater tickets, ball game tickets, concerts, etc.), summer camps, clothing, violin rental and lessons, dance classes, skiing lessons, gasoline for our cars, insurance for our cars, phone, cell phones, utilities on the house… Have you ever really thought about how much it costs to live? If you add up all the expenses you won't have for a year and subtract it from the cost of life on the road for a year, you will discover that your year abroad is just not as expensive as you think; it may even prove to be cheaper!
Some people figure out a way to take their jobs on the road with them. We, however, quit our jobs in order to travel. Therefore, our biggest expense was not what we were spending; but what we were not earning by being gainfully employed for the year. Keep in mind you are not giving up your whole salary, only that portion you actually get to keep. You have this gross salary figure (what you would tell someone you make if they were rude enough to ask). But you really don't get to keep all of that, do you? Federal Government gets some and the State Government and even your City Government gets a piece of the action. Social Security wants their share as does Medicare. And, if you are paying for a portion of your health insurance, you don't get to keep that money either. You end up with a net figure – the amount written on your paycheck. That is the amount you are giving up. Still a huge loss, but maybe not as big as you first thought when you were thinking in gross terms.
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New Drug May Trim Insulin Injections to Just 3 a Week
Phase 2 trial results offer diabetics hope for a simpler daily regimen
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WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- A preliminary study reports that people with diabetes were able to get injections of a new insulin drug just three times a week without major ill effects.
The findings still need to be confirmed in another phase of research, and it's not clear how much the drug would cost if it were approved for this use.
But those caveats aside, the study raises the possibility that people with type 2 diabetes might be able to escape the difficult regimens that require them to inject themselves with insulin as often as four times a day.
"The presumption here is if you use a medication less frequently, then people are more likely to take it and remember it, especially as we multitask and try to do so many things every day," said Dr. Yogish C. Kudva, a diabetes specialist and consultant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., who co-wrote a commentary accompanying publication of the study in the March 10 online edition of The Lancet.
Many people with type 2 diabetes take insulin through injections to control their blood sugar level, but it's not a perfect treatment. Insulin can cause weight gain and attacks of high or low blood sugar.
Alternative forms of insulin are currently being tested, as are other types of diabetes drugs. The new study was a phase 2 trial to test degludec, an experimental insulin drug made by Novo Nordisk, which funded the research.
For the study, 245 adults with diabetes -- none of whom had begun taking insulin -- were randomly assigned to take an existing form of insulin daily or to take degludec, either in a daily dose or three-times-a-week doses.
The researchers reported that, over a 16-week period, the three-times-a-week doses controlled blood sugar about as well as the other treatments.
Diabetes specialist Dr. Vivian Fonseca, who chairs the endocrinology section at Tulane University Health Sciences Center, cautioned that more research is needed to determine if people who take the drug will face a higher risk of low blood sugar.
That's a major problem for people who currently take insulin medications, she said, as is the unpredictability of the drugs. "You give the same dose to the same person every day, and the next morning you get a different result," Fonseca said. "That is challenging for patients."
It typically takes years for a drug to go through research and get approval from the U.S. government. The three-times-a-week degludec needs just one more phase of research, however, meaning that it could be on the market fairly soon if it's found to be effective. There's no indication of how much it would cost, although Kudva said it's fair to assume that it will be more expensive than insulin is today.
But one thing remains clear, Kudva said: "The most effective treatment for diabetes, a treatment that is worth doing throughout life, is attention to diet and exercise and working on one's weight. These are difficult to achieve, but even as every new medication comes, there's no getting away from that."
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thought tonight was going to be a bag of shite, as i had no-body to go party with :/ damn friends. i need more of em.in some ways it was a bit shit, non-eventful, jsut stayed on the net. but! i got caramel chew chew ice cream.ohhyeaah, it had so much caramel in and loads of chocolate caramel cups....it was heaven...oh god, i am boring, talking about ice cream.i shouldn't even be eating ice cream let alone frickin chatting about it...:/everyone was going onnnnnnn about uni stuff today. i don't like it, i feel left out in some ways. im thinking that i just go to salford uni...its close enoguh to manchester, and besides, even if i do get a place at the met i'll be last and get a shit choice of accomadation there anyhow...so i might not even be as near to the centre as i would be in salford...ahh well, whatever. i really don't give a fuck at this present second.im listening to sixties music, its so good. im gonna get a sixties style dress for holiday.....ohhh holiday, i was looking at skirts and bikinis! and its all so exciting...i don't even give a fuck that im going on holiday with a load of twig people, because to be honest im quite happy with my figure for once! so fuck it! if im happy, who gives a fuck :Dmgiht be going to ireland the week before too which would be so wicked.i looovee ireland, its just so lovely and all the little towns and pubs...i want to live there when im old and married to al, in one of those brightly coloured houses \o/ive had this stupid ache today, its been moving about all day...over my face, like one second in my nose then my eye sockets then my teeth and my jaw...its odd, painkillers would be an idea i guess....but i always forget that they exsist. gah.i probably should've got on with loads of work i had to do tonight....but...i haven't. i suck. i really do, im so crap at this work lark...but the weather distracts me :/ makes me hyper...therefore no concentration...thats my excuse anyway ;)
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Massachusetts, a 1155-ton (burden) iron screw steamship, was built at Boston, Massachusetts in 1860. She was purchased by the Navy in May 1861, soon after the beginning of the Civil War, and placed in commission later in that month as USS Massachusetts. Sent to the Gulf of Mexico to enforce the blockade of the Confederacy, she captured several sailing vessels. While operating in Mississippi Sound in September 1861, she took possession of Ship Island, which was later used as a base by Federal forces, and fought a long-range engagement with a Confederate gunboat.
After leaving the Gulf for repairs early in 1862, Massachusetts was returned to active service in April and employed to carry supplies and personnel between Northern ports and the blockading forces along the southern coast. In 1863 she was assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Massachusetts subsequently had successful encounters with a number of blockade runners, among them the steamer Caledonia, captured on 30 May 1864. While in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, on 19 March 1865 she struck a Confederate mine (or "torpedo" in the terminology of the day), but fortunately the device did not explode.
USS Massachusetts was decommissioned at New York in September 1865, several months after the end of the Civil War. She was sold in October 1867, resumed commercial service early in 1868 under the name Crescent City, and remained in use until 1892.
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Massachusetts (American Steamship 1860-1892)
Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1951, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I.
Completed in 1860, this steamer served as USS Massachusetts in 1861-1867. In 1868, following her return to civilian use, she was renamed Crescent City.
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"Merchant Steamers Converted into Gun-boats."
Engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", July-December 1861 volume.
It depicts thirteen merchant steamships acquired by the U.S. Navy between April and August 1861 and subsequently converted into warships, plus the steamer Nashville (far left), which became a Confederate cruiser.
U.S. Navy ships, as identified below the image bottom, are (from left to right): Alabama, Quaker City, Santiago de Cuba (listed as "St. Jago de Cuba"), Mount Vernon, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Florida, De Soto, Augusta, James Adger, Monticello, Bienville and R.R. Cuyler.
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"View of Ship Island, Louisiana. -- By our Special Artist on Board the 'Sagamore'"
Line engraving, published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862, depicting several U.S. Navy ships anchored off the Federal base at Ship Island in early 1862. Ships are (from left to right) Winona, New London, Niagara, Sagamore, Wissahickon, and Massachusetts. Other features identified, in the center and right background, are Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island, the 9th Connecticut and 22nd Massachusetts Regiments and a military camp.
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Photostat reproduction of a chart of the approaches to Charleston, South Carolina, detailing the locations of the wrecks of U.S. Navy ships Weehawken, Keokuk, Patapsco and Housatonic; the wreck of CSS Georgiana; where USS New Ironsides, Bibb and USS Massachusetts encountered Confederate "torpedoes" on 7 April 1863, 16 March 1865 and 19 March 1865; and the location of other "torpedoes".
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In 1995 Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea opened Pastamania in The Mall of America in Minneapolis Minnesota. The restaurant included dished named "Hulk-U's" and "Hulk-A-Roo's" unfortunately for the Hulkster, the food sucked and the operation was shut down in less than 12 months.
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Québec's cold and humid climate is due to its nordic and maritime position. With such a huge land mass the province of Québec regions show wide temperature and precipitation variations, with relation to their latitude, relief and maritime influence. Québec has four types of climate.
Humid Continental climate in the province is located south of 50e N latitude. This climatic region is characterized by a hot and slightly humid summer, sometimes severely cold, and rather long winters. The thermal amplitude (difference between the highs and lows) of this climate is approximately 30°C (68°F). Precipitation is important all year long exceeding 900 mm per year. This zone is dominated by hardwood and mixed stands.
Subarctic climate, between the 50th and 58th parallels, consists of colder, longer winters and shorter, cooler summers. Precipitation is scarce. Annual average temperatures over Chapais and Natashquan nears freezing point. The regions of this climate are covered by taiga, dominated by open softwood forests on a lichen mat.
The extreme northern portion of the territory is subject to the rigours of the Arctic climate characterized by a very cold and dry winter, and a short thaw season. In Kuujjuaq, the mean duration of frost-free period is 115 days per year. Low precipitation observed amounts barely to 530 mm per year. It is the lowest in the province. The Arctic climate corresponds to the areas covered by tundra, a combination of stands of variable density, and tundra, characterized mainly by shrubs and lichens.
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This Abby Hoffman Cup was introduced in 1982 at the first Canadian National Women's Hockey Championship held in Brantford, Ontario where the Ontario Women's Hockey Association unveiled this trophy to be presented to the gold medallists.
Abby Hoffman is a noted sports figure across Canada and played minor hockey on a boys team until it was discovered that she was a female. The story broke and made headlines around the world as Abby aroused the hockey realm's attention by displaying that females would like the opportunity to play hockey. In her later years, Abby assisted the CAHA and the Branches in implementing a national women's hockey championship. As a result, it was the birth of the annual senior 'A' women's hockey championship, with representation from each province vying to win this prestigious trophy.
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IBM x86 products are now products of Lenovo in the U.S. and other countries. IBM will continue to host x86-related content on ibm.com until migrated to Lenovo.
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The IBM® System Networking RackSwitch™ G8316 is a 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch that is designed for the data center, providing speed, intelligence, and interoperability on a proven platform. Most clients look at it as an ideal aggregation class switch for connecting multiple RackSwitch G8264 class switches, and others leverage it for high-performance computing (HPC) of other applications running on servers that are using 40Gb Ethernet adapters, which have started to hit the market. Designed with top performance in mind, the RackSwitch G8316 provides line-rate, high-bandwidth switching, filtering, and traffic queuing without delaying data. Large data center grade buffers keep traffic moving. Hot-swappable, redundant power and fans, along with numerous high-availability features, enable the RackSwitch G8316 to be available for business-sensitive traffic.
The IBM® System Networking RackSwitch™ G8316 provides low latency, lossless performance, and a feature-rich design with key virtualization features, such as Converged Enhance Ethernet (CEE)/Data Center Bridging (DCB), high availability, and enterprise class Layer 2 and Layer 3 functions. In addition, the G8316 also delivers excellent cost savings as you consider acquisition costs, energy costs, operational expense, and ease of use and management for a 40 Gb class switch. The IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 is suitable for clients using 10 Gb or 40 Gb connectivity (or both).
The G8316 Ethernet aggregation switch enables customers to own an end-to-end flat 2-tier network that is based on industry standards using IBM switches and servers. For example, the G8316 is an ideal tier two switch to use when connecting a number of RackSwitch G8264 40Gb uplink ports at the access layer. Other clients like the G8316 as an investment protection switch, as they can use it with their 10Gb Ethernet environments today, but can also leverage it in the future as they move to 40Gb Ethernet.
With latency below 1 microsecond, the G8316 is an industry leader. This and the 1.28 Tbps throughput makes the G8316 an ideal offering for latency-sensitive applications, such as high-performance computing, financial applications, hosting environments, and cloud designs. In addition, IBM VMready® with Virtual Vision enables the network to be Virtual Machine (VM) aware, and provides the capability to have a virtualization environment that is simpler, less expensive, and provides exceptional performance. Figure 1 shows the IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316.
Figure 1. IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316
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Here are the key features of the RackSwitch G8316:
- Supports several types of configurations: 10 Gb, and 40 Gb, Virtual NIC, Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE/DCB), and iSCSI.
- Supports Data Center Bridging (DCB), which is the IEEE's group of protocols that provide lossless Ethernet and allows for clients to reduce the costs of implementing either NAS or iSCSI convergence and priority-based flow control.
- Uses VMready on-switch software that helps reduce the complexity of managing virtual machines (VMs) in the network (the license for this capability comes standard with the purchase of the switch and is part of the IBM Networking Operating System).
- The RackSwitch G8316 is OpenFlow enabled. With OpenFlow, you can easily create user-controlled virtual networks, optimize performance dynamically, and minimize complexity when you use the switch used with IBM Programmable Network Controller.
The RackSwitch G8316 includes a standard IBM 1-year hardware warranty, with Next Business Day (NBD), 9x5, Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) warranty service. IBM also include one year of software upgrades. IBM ServicePac solutions are available (in select countries) for hardware warranty upgrade options.
Table 1 lists the part numbers (IBM System x®) for ordering modules and additional options for them, including ServicePac solutions.
Table 1. IBM System Networking part numbers and feature codes (part 1)
|System x part numbers
|IBM Power Systems™ MTM/FC
|IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 (Rear-to-Front)
|IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 (Front-to-Rear)
|10 Gb options (Break-out using 40Gb port)
|1 m IBM QSFP+ DAC Break Out Cable*
|3 m IBM QSFP+ DAC Break Out Cable*
|5 m IBM QSFP+ DAC Break Out Cable*
|40 Gb options
|IBM QSFP+ SR4 Transceiver
|10 m IBM QSFP+ MTP Optical Cable
|30 m IBM QSPF+ MTP Optical Cable
|IBM QSFP+ 40GBase – eSR4 Transceiver
|IBM QSFP+ LR4 Transceiver
|1 m IBM QSFP+-to-QSFP+ Cable*
|3 m IBM QSFP+-to-QSFP+ Cable*
|5 m IBM QSFP+-to-QSFP+ Cable*
|7 m IBM QSFP+-to-QSFP+ Cable*
|Mellanox QSFP to SFP+ adapter for IBM System x (allows for use of SSFP+ transceivers: 46C3447 (SR), 90Y9412 (LR), 90Y9415 (ER)
|Miscellaneous options
|IBM System Networking Adjustable 19" 4 Post Rail Kit
|IBM System Networking Recessed 19" 4 Post Rail Kit (NeXtScale)
|Air Inlet Duct for 483 mm RackSwitch**
|Hot-swappable, Rear-to-Front Fan Assembly Spare
|Hot-swappable, Front-to-Rear Fan Assembly Spare
|Hot-swappable, Rear-to-Front Power Supply Spare
|Hot-swappable, Front-to-Rear Power Supply Spare
|Console Cable Kit Spare
|ServicePacs (available in select countries)
|System x part numbers
|Power Systems MTM/FC
|3-year on-site repair 24x7 two-hour response
|3-year on-site repair 24x7 four-hour response
|3-year on-site repair 9x5 four-hour response
|4-year on-site repair 24x7 two-hour response
|4-year on-site repair 24x7 four-hour response
|4-year on-site repair 9x5 four-hour response
|4-year on-site repair 9x5 next business day
|5-year on-site repair 24x7 two-hour response
|5-year on-site repair 24x7 four-hour response
|5-year on-site repair 9x5 four-hour response
|5-year on-site repair 9x5 next business day
** Requires IBM System Networking Adjustable 19" 4 Post Rail Kit
With the flexibility of IBM RackSwitch, clients can take advantage of the technologies that they require for multiple environments:
- For 10 Gb, you can use DAC break-out cables, which converts 40 Gb ports into four 10 Gb ports and allows connection for distances up to 5 m. Another option is to leverage the Mellanox QSFP to SFP+ adapter for IBM System x which allows for use of SFP+ transceivers in the adapters: 46C3447 (SR), 90Y9412 (LR), 90Y9415 (ER).
- For 40G to 40G connectivity, clients can use IBM QSFP+ to QSFP+ cables up to 7 meters, or combine 40 G transceivers and optical cables for longer distances. For distances of up to 100 meters, clients can use QSFP+ SR4 transceivers, which use optical cables with MTP connectors using OM4 grade fiber. For distances up to 10K, clients can use QSFP+ LR4 transceiver which uses optical cables with LC connectors using single mode fiber (SMF).
Figure 2 shows the QSFP+ 40G connectivity options.
Figure 2. 40G connectivity options
The module part numbers include the following items:
- One IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316R/ G8316F
- Generic Rail Mount Kit (2-post)
- Mini-USB Console port for serial access
Figure 3 shows a 2-post Rack Mount Kit.
Figure 3. 2-post Rack Mount Kit
Make sure that you include power cords in your configuration. Table 2 lists the appropriate power cord, depending on country of purchase for System x, and Table 3 lists line cords available through IBM Power Systems and IBM System Storage® AAS ordering systems.
Table 2. Power cord description and IBM System x part numbers
|IBM part number
|Power Cord Europe AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Europe (Denmark) AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Europe (Switzerland) AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Europe AC (Israel) plug 10A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Europe (South Africa) AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord UK AC plug 13A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Australia AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Korea AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Japan AC plug 10A/125 V; OPT
|Power Cord India AC plug 10A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord China AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Brazil AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord Uruguay/Argentina AC plug 16A/250 V; OPT
|Power Cord US/Canada AC plug 10A/125 V; OPT
|4.3 m, 10A/100 - 250 V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable
|1.5 m, 10A/100 - 250 V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable
|2.8m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C20 Rack Power Cable
Table 3. Power cords description and IBM Power System and IBM System Storage Feature Codes
|Feature Code
|Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU (250V/10A)
|Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/15A) U. S.
|Power Cord 1.8m (6-ft), Drawer to Wall (125V/15A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (125V/15A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/16A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (250V/10A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/13A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/16A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/16A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (125V/15A or 250V/10A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A)
|Power Cord 4.3m (14-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU (125V/15A)
|Power Cord 2.8m (9.2-ft), Drawer to Wall/IBM PDU, (250V/ 10A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A)
|Power Cord 2.7m (9-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A)
|Power Cord 1.5m (5-ft), Drawer to Wall/OEM PDU, (250V/10A)
The IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 offers the following benefits:
- High performance: This 10/40Gb Low Latency (880 nanoseconds) Switch with 1.28 Tbps throughput provides the best combination of low latency, non-blocking line-rate switching, and ease of management. The G8316 is also a single ASIC design, which promises consistent lower port-to-port latency compared with other vendors with multiple chip designs, which causes port-to-port latency to be inconsistent and unpredictable.
- Lower power and better cooling: The RackSwitch G8316 uses as little as 330 W of power, which is a fraction of the power consumption of many competitive offerings. The front-to-rear or rear-to-front cooling design reduces data center air conditioning costs by having airflow match the servers in the rack. In addition, variable speed fans assist in automatically reducing power consumption.
- High Availability: The G8316 also comes standard with hot-swap redundant power supplies and fans, making the switch highly reliable, ready to use, and easy to service in the unlikely event of a failure.
- VM-Aware Networking: VMready software on the switch simplifies configuration and improves security in virtualized environments. VMready automatically detects virtual machine movement between physical servers and instantly reconfigures each VM's network policies across VLANs to keep the network up and running without interrupting traffic or impacting performance. VMready works with all leading VM providers, such as VMware, Citrix, Xen, Microsoft Hyper V, Red Hat KVM, and IBM PowerVM®.
- Layer 3 functionality: The IBM switch includes Layer 3 functionality, which provides security and performance benefits, as inter-VLAN traffic stays within the switch. This switch also provides the full range of Layer 3 protocols from static routes for technologies, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for enterprise customers.
- Seamless interoperability: IBM switches interoperate seamlessly with other vendors' upstream switches.
- Fault tolerance: These IBM switches learn alternate routes automatically and perform faster convergence in the unlikely case of a link, switch, or power failure. The switch uses proven technologies like L2 trunk failover, advanced VLAN-based failover, VRRP, and HotLink™.
- OpenFlow enabled: The RackSwitch G8316 offers benefits of OpenFlow. OpenFlow is the new open application programming interface (API) that enables the network administrator to easily configure and manage virtual networks that control traffic on a "per-flow" basis. It creates multiple independent virtual networks and related policies without dealing with the complexities of the underlying physical network and protocols. The G8316 can also be used with the IBM Programmable Network Controller, which is the IBM network controller that is compliant with OpenFlow.
- Multicast: This supports IGMP Snooping v1, v2, and v3 with 2 K IGMP groups, as well as Protocol Independent Multicast, such as PIM Sparse Mode or PIM Dense Mode.
- Converged fabric: The IBM switch supports CEE and Data Center Bridging, which is ideal for storage connectivity (NAS and iSCSI). CEE enables clients to combine storage, messaging traffic, VoIP, video, and other data on a common data center Ethernet infrastructure. Data Center Bridging helps with iSCSI and FCoE with features such as Priority-based Flow Control, Enhanced Transmission Selection, and Congestion Notifications. FCoE enables highly efficient block storage over Ethernet for consolidating server network connectivity. As a result, clients can deploy a single server interface for multiple data types, which can simplify both deployment and management of server network connectivity, while maintaining the high availability and robustness required for storage transactions.
Features and specifications
This section lists the key features and specifications of the G8316.
The performance features are as follows:
- Single-switch ASIC design
- 100% line rate performance
- 1.28 Tbps non-blocking switching throughput (full duplex)
- Sub microseconds latency
- 960 million packets per second (mpps)
Hardware features
The hardware features are as follows:
- Models
- IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 Rear-to-Front. For ports in the rear of the rack to match System x and IBM BladeCenter® designs.
- IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 Front-to-Rear. For ports in the front of the rack to match airflow of IBM iDataPlex® and NeXtScale systems.
- Interface options
- Sixteen QSFP+ ports (40 GbE), support for optional break-out cable for sixty-four 10 Gb connections.
- One 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 port for out-of-band management.
- One USB port for mass storage device connection.
- One fixed mini-USB Console port for configuration and code changes by thumb drive, or boot from USB drive with new code.
- Server-like port orientations, enabling short and simple cabling.
- Dimensions: 17.3" wide, 19" deep, 1 RU high
- Weight: 9.98 kg (22 lb)
- Rack Installation Kit
- Generic Rack Mount Kit (2-post).
- Optional versatile 4-post mounting options for 19-inch server rack or datacom rack.
- Can be mounted vertically or horizontally
- LEDs
- System LEDs to indicate link status, fan, and power.
- Stacking LEDs to indicate master/member (future support).
- Airflow
- Front-to-rear or rear-to-front cooling.
- Redundant variable hot-swap speed fans for reduced power draw.
Figure 4 shows the adjustable 4-post rail kit.
Figure 4. Adjustable 4-post rail kit
Figure 5 shows the rear.
Figure 5. Rear
- Power
- Dual load-sharing hot-swap internal power modules, 50 - 60 Hz, 100 - 240 V ac auto-switching per module
- Typical power consumption of 330 watts
- Environmental specifications
- Temperature: Ambient operating: 0 - 40º C
- Relative humidity: Non-condensing, operating 10 - 90%
- Altitude: Operating 3,050 m (10,000 feet)
- Heat dissipation: 1127 BTU/hour (typical)
- Mean time between failures (MTBF): 165,990 hours @ 40° C
Software features
For the most current updates, see the IBM Networking Operating System data sheet, found at:
Here are the software features:
- Security
- RADIUS, TACACS+, and LDAP
- Wire Speed Filtering: Allow and Deny
- SSH v1, v2
- HTTPS Secure BBI
- Secure interface login and password
- Management
- MAC address move notification
- SNMP v1, v2c, and v3
- Dual NTP Support
- Accept DHCP IP address assignment
- DHCP Snooping, DHCP Option 82
- Dual software images
- Netconf (XML Config)
- Syslog Configuration tracking
- Shift B Boot Menu (Password Recovery/Factory Default)
- Management ACLs
- IP Loopback
- IPv6 Base RFCs
- Ipsec
- IPv6 RFC support acceptable for NIST certification
- Netboot
- VLANs
- Port-based VLANs
- 2048 VLAN IDs supported
- 1 K Port-based VLANs (802.1Q)
- Private VLAN Edge
- Lossless Ethernet
- 802.1 Data Center Bridging
- Priority Based Flow Control (PFC)
- Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
- Data Center Bridge Exchange protocol (DCBX)
- FIP Snooping
- Converged Enhanced Ethernet
- Link Aggregation
- Static Trunks (EtherChannel) and LACP (802.3ad)
- Configurable Trunk Hash algorithm
- Enhanced reporting of statistics
- Spanning Tree
- Multiple Spanning Tree (802.1 s)
- Rapid Spanning Tree (802.1 w)
- Auto assignment of VLANs to STG
- BPDU Guard
- Root guard
- Loop guard
- Quality of service
- QoS 802.1p (priority queues)
- DiffServ IPV4 and IPv6
- ACL, IGMP Profiles
- DSCP remarking
- Metering
- 9 MB shared packet buffer
- Weighted random early detection with explicit congestion notification (WRED/ECN)
- CPU priority policies (CoPP)
- User configurable buffers
- Routing protocols
- RIP /v2
- OSPF v2, v3
- BGP enhancements for MD5 hash, ECMP, and Passive mode support
- Dynamic BGP peers
- Dynamic Policy Based Routing (PBR)
- High availability
- Layer 2 failover
- HotLinks™
- Virtual Router Redundancy support (VRRP)
- Multicast
- OpenFlow: 1.0 and 1.3.1 support
- MLDv2
- IGMP Snooping v2 and v3
- IGMP Querier
- Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM Sparse Mode/Dense Mode)
- Monitoring
- Port mirroring
- ACL-based mirroring
- ACL logging
- CPU logging
- Version 5
- Virtualization
- VMready
- Clients
- System Networking Switch Center (SNSC)
- isCLI (Cisco-like)
- Scriptable ASCII Based CLI
- Browser-based client or Telnet
- Standard protocols
- DHCP Client
- DHCP Relay
- 128 K MAC Table
- 9 K Jumbo Frames
- 802.3X Flow Control
Popular configurations
This section describes two popular configurations.
40G aggregation switch for east-west traffic
As more clients look to flatten their networking to exploit more of an east-west traffic flow that is required by a number of today's applications and especially virtualized environments, the RackSwitch G8316 is an ideal tier-two switch for connecting multiple RackSwitch G8264 switches, which are likely being used at the edge to connect to multiple 10 Gb ports on servers, as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Aggregation switch for east-west traffic
Using the RackSwitch G8316 as an edge switch for servers using 40G Ethernet adapters
For environments such as HPC and others where I/O performance is important, 40 Gb is increasing in popularity. As more 40 Gb Ethernet adapters appear and costs fall in line, and applications start looking for the next step beyond 10 Gb, the RackSwitch G8316 is the ideal solution for connecting multiple servers per rack, as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Aggregation switch for east-west traffic
Related publications and links
- IBM Offering Information page (to search on announcement letters, sales manuals, or both):
On this page, enter G8316 for System x and iDataPlex, select the information type, and then click Search. On the next page, narrow your search results by geography and language.
- IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316 product publications:
- Application Guide
- Industry-Standard CLI Reference
- Browser-Based Interface (BBI) Quick Guide
- Menu-based CLI Command Reference
- IBM VMready:
Special Notices
This material has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is published AS IS. It has not been the subject of rigorous review. IBM assumes no responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The use of this information or the implementation of any of these techniques is a client responsibility and depends upon the client's ability to evaluate and integrate them into the client's operational environment. publib-b.boulder.ibm.com


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1. Topcat488 (Posts: 1173; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
Now that Bing is updated... MSoft now knows why people didn't use useless Bing before... Even though now it seems Bing will send more data then maybe is needed, using up more Mb's.
2. ocilfa (Posts: 334; Member since: 03 Aug 2012)
Who actually uses Bing?
3. hssncy1957 (Posts: 8; Member since: 02 Apr 2012)
I do, I like using it. Much more accurate than zoogle.
5. alterecho (Posts: 1091; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
More like you're forced to, since pressing the physical search button brings up Bing search as default.
6. gazmatic (Posts: 628; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
no one complains about using google by default... and what if i want to use ie on my android?
if it is soo open why doesnt it let me use ie?
what about safari on ios?
because they are competitors
it is like walking into a burgerking and expecting a happy meal
7. alterecho (Posts: 1091; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
I was talking about my WP7.5 device. You can't change the default search.
I'm not comparing it against iOS or Android. Android is just an alibi for NSA to get into our pockets.
I am currently on Symbian.
9. sats.mine2k4 (banned) (Posts: 208; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
You seem to be a very matured person...
IE is proprietary of MS, so if MS develops IE for android, am sure you can use IE. Google doesn't force u to use google on Android as the default search- you can change it.
the same with browser, you can make the browser of ur choice as ur default browser.
and oh-your live tiles won't tell u this coz all they show is sad face multiple times...
10. Dastrix (Posts: 617; Member since: 23 Nov 2012)
It's actually much more accurate than Google.
4. alterecho (Posts: 1091; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
They still don't have system wide search, i see. Its really mundane, not able to search contacts, music, apps, etc, after pressing the physical search button on WP devices, and you are just taken to this search which doesn't have device search options.
8. VLaRueC (Posts: 132; Member since: 18 Dec 2012)
You want to use Bing to search your contacts?


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Isn't it embarrassing when you've been teaching other people how to do something for years and then you screw it up yourself? That's what's happening to me, and I hope I can turn it around.
Several weeks ago, I wrote about how Chinese medicine therapists treating my multiple sclerosis (MS) insisted I stop water exercising because it made me too cold and stop weightlifting because it was wasting too much energy. The problem was that this setup left me without any aerobic exercise. The therapists told me to do tai chi, but since I can only stand for 30 seconds at a time, I can't do enough of that to get a workout. A commenter on an earlier entry told me to find a warm pool, but they're not that easy find around here.
I was feeling better from the treatment in spite of this, but about two weeks ago, I started feeling tired all the time. I yawned constantly. I just wanted to sleep. The fatigue continued to worsen until I couldn't do much of anything.
It wasn't until Sunday that some friends told me I had gotten out of shape. In Stanford University's Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, they call that "deconditioning." A lot of times we think our disease is getting worse, when we're actually getting deconditioned. Pain gets worse, stiffness gets worse, lab numbers get worse, and our doctors can't do anything about it. We have to get moving again.
A Scary Experience
Fortunately, while talking with my friends today, we came up with an idea. I'm going to get a wet suit like surfers wear so I don't get so cold in the pool. That was a good example of problem solving. I wish it hadn't taken me so long.
Then I had to problem-solve what type of suit to get and where to get it. Fortunately, my brother used to surf and he's my size. He's got some old suits and he's going to send me a couple by Express Mail. So I should be back in the water within a few days. I will be so happy to get moving again and see my water friends.
Of course, I can't be sure the wet suit will work out until I try it. And even if everything works out, it will take me several months to get back on track.
The take-home message from this is to stay as active as you can. You can't stay well if you don't move. And it only takes a short time to get deconditioned. You don't have to be doing formal exercise, but you do have to keep your body active.
If problems come up for you like they have for me, problem-solve and ask for help with them. Read Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions by Kate Lorig (and others) or my book, The Art of Getting Well: A Five-Step Plan for Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness.
Have you had an experience with being deconditioned? Have you come back from it? How? Let me know by commenting here.
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