Reference Architecture
Reference Architecture for Active System 800m with Hyper-V:
Dell Inc. 9
Figure 2: Converged Network Topology (Logical View) with optional 2nd Chassis
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Master
RS-232 USB-B
USB-AEthernet
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STACK ID
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ACT
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MASTER
FAN
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Ethernet
QSFP+
SFP+
RS-232
Core Network
Dell Force10 S4810 Switch
(8, 16, 24 or 32) x Dell PowerEdge
M620 Blade Servers in Up to 2 Dell
PowerEdge M1000e Chassis
PowerEdge M I/O A
2 per M1000e
PowerEdge M1000e
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1 2
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SAS
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SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
PowerEdge M1000e
9 10
1 2
11 12
3 4
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15 16
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SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
SAS
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
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146GB 15k
SAS
146GB 15k
Workload Virtual Machines
Management Virtual Machines
CONSOLE
33-3637-40
LNK ACTLNK ACT
Force10 MXL 10/40GbE
41-48
49-56
CONSOLE
33-3637-40
LNK ACTLNK ACT
Force10 MXL 10/40GbE
41-48
49-56
CONSOLE
33-3637-40
LNK ACTLNK ACT
Force10 MXL 10/40GbE
41-48
49-56
CONSOLE
33-3637-40
LNK ACTLNK ACT
Force10 MXL 10/40GbE
41-48
49-56
2 Gb VLT PEER LAG
Port-Channel
VLT PEER LAG
Port-channel 100
80Gb
VLT Interconnect
1x 80 Gb
VLT PEER LAG per IOA
LAN & iSCSI SAN
One per server to each switch
(2) x PowerEdge
R620
Dell Force10 S55 Switch
Dell EqualLogic 6110X Series
Arrays up to 8 max
Cabling shown is typical for each