Install Guide

Edge 3000 Series
The following sections describe the Dell EMC SD-WAN Edge 3000 Series (3400 and 3800):
● VMware SD-WAN Edge—a hardware device with VMware software preinstalled.
● VMware SD-WAN Gateway—VMware SD-WAN networks consists of gateways deployed at top tier network points-of-
presence and cloud data centers around the world. SD-WAN Gateway also provides SD-WAN services to the doorstep of
SaaS, IaaS, cloud network services, and access to private backbones.
● VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator—SD-WAN Orchestrator provides centralized enterprise-wide configuration, real-time
monitoring, and orchestrates the data flow into and through the SD-WAN overlay network.
NOTE: For software information, see the VMware documentation at https://sdwan.vmware.com/.
Introduction
The one rack-unit (1RU) SD-WAN Edge 3000 Series (3400 and 3800) is a Dell EMC purpose-built platform complete with
VMware software. The high-performance platform hosts VMware SD-WAN software and is meant for the service provider edge
or enterprise branch.
The platform includes two 10/100/1000Base-T management ports—one for the central processing unit (CPU) and one for the
baseboard management controller (BMC). It also includes two Type-A USB ports that support USB 3.0 and one MicroUSB
Type-B console port.
The Edge 3000 Series supports 1- and 10-Gbps speeds.
1.
USB Type-A and MicroUSB Type-B ports 2. BMC and CPU management ports and console ports
3. 10 GbE SFP+ ports—SFP3 and SFP4 WAN connections 4. SD-WAN ports—default GE5 and GE6 WAN connections
5. 10 GbE SFP+ ports 6. 1 GbE copper ports—default GE1 and GE2 LAN connections
7. 1 GbE copper ports—same function as GE5 and GE6 WAN
connections
The Edge 3000 Series includes two hot-swappable AC power supplies and four or five hot-swappable fans.
● 16 core: two AC PSUs and five fans
● 8 core: two AC PSUs and four fans
1. PSUs
2. Fans
Features
● 16 core: Dell EMC SD-WAN Edge 3800
● 8 core: Dell EMC SD-WAN Edge 3400
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