Which switch is best suited to act at the edge of a medium to large HP FlexFabric solution?

A.
10500

B.
5500

C.
9500

D.
5830

Explanation:
D: The HP 5830AF Switch Series is a family of high-density 1 GbE top-of-rack data
center and campus switches that are a part of the HP FlexFabric solution module of the HP
FlexNetwork architecture. The two models, the 5830AF-48G and 5830AF-96G switches, are
ideally suited for deployments at the server access layer in medium-sized and large enterprise
data centers and campus networks.
Note: 5830 switches are typically in the edge, not the core.
Note 2: Flatten the network with Intelligent Resilient Framework
Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) overcomes the limitations of legacy spanning tree designs by
providing rapid failover for delay-sensitive, mission-critical applications and dramatically improving
network utilization and performance in the network core.
By deploying IRF in conjunction with highly-scalable 12500 switches in the core and 5830 GbE
and 5820 10 GbE series switches in the access layer – IT can completely eliminate the
requirement for a dedicated aggr egation layer as they scale-out data centers, and enjoy the
benefits of large Layer 2 domains with increased network uptime and simplified management.
IRF is an innovative HP switch platform virtualization technology that allows customers to
dramatically simplify the design and operations of their data center and campus Ethernet
networks.