Reference Architecture

Reference Architecture for Active System 800m with Hyper-V:
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1 Introduction
Dell™ Active Infrastructure is a family of converged infrastructure solutions that combine servers,
storage, networking, and infrastructure management into an integrated and optimized system that
provides general purpose virtualized resource pools. Active Infrastructure leverages Dell innovations
including unified management with Active System Manager, converged LAN/SAN fabrics, and modular
server architecture for the ultimate converged infrastructure solution. Active Infrastructure helps IT
rapidly respond to dynamic business demands, maximize data center efficiency, and strengthen IT
service quality.
The Active System 800 solution, a member of Dell Active Infrastructure family, is a converged
infrastructure solution that has been designed and validated by Dell Engineering. It is available racked,
cabled, and delivered to your site to speed deployment. Dell Services deploys and configures the
system tailored for business needs and ready for integration into your datacenter. Active System 800 is
Dell’s first Active Infrastructure System to include Dell PowerEdge™ M620 Blades, ISCSI / 10GbE unified
fabric switching, Dell EqualLogic™ PS6110 Series 10GbE iSCSI storage, and Dell Active System Manager
to build private cloud solutions that address key needs of the mid to large data center. The backbone
of this solution is driven by features associated with a unified fabric consisting of both LAN and SAN
traffic on a consolidated network architecture via Data Center Bridging (DCB). The solution is offered
in configurations with either VMware
®
vSphere™ or Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2012 with Hyper-V
®
role
enabled Hypervisors. The VMware vSphere solution is the Active System 800v and the Microsoft Hyper-V
solution is the Active System 800m. This document defines the reference architecture for Active
System 800m.
The Active System configurations vary in the number of Dell PowerEdge M620 blade servers and Dell
EqualLogic PS6110 Series storage arrays to meet virtualization resource needs.
2 Audience
This document provides an overview of the Active System 800 solution. Readers, including CTOs and IT
managers, can use this document to understand the overview and scope of the solution. IT
administrators and managers can use this document to understand the solution architecture.