Reference Architecture

Reference Architecture for Active System 800m with Hyper-V:
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5 Prerequisites and Datacenter Planning
Power, Cooling, and Weight Considerations: Dell Active System 800m solution is configured with PDUs
to meet the power requirements of the components, as well as regional constraints. Power consumed,
cooling required, and information regarding rack weight are provided to enable customers to plan
appropriate power and cooling for the solution.
To support the architecture, the following components are required to be present in the customer
environment:
· An existing Ethernet infrastructure with which to integrate. 10Gb or 40Gb Ethernet
infrastructure is recommended.
· Additional components, such as Dell Force10 network cables and transceivers, are needed to
uplink the solution to the customer network. The necessary components depend upon customer
networking and uplink requirements.
· Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS) must be available on the network. The Hyper-V
hosts are joined to an existing or new domain. Cluster Services also require AD DS. Consult with
your Dell Sales and Services representatives for more details.
· Domain Name System (DNS) must be available on the management network.
· Database to support System Center 2012 VMM - For a list of supported databases refer to:
Requirements for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager.
o If IT Administrators wish to install VMM on the Dell PowerEdge R620 Management Server
or as a VM, then a route must exist between the management server (physical or as a
VM) and the database used.
o The database is presumed to have maintenance and backup configured as per the
business needs of the customer.
· Sufficient power and cooling to support the solution must be present. Detailed power, weight,
and cooling requirements for the datacenter are defined in the Solution Specification Guide for
Active System 800 with Microsoft Hyper-V.