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6.5.2 Management Connectivity
The Force10 S55 switch is used as a 1GbE out-of-band management switch. Each of the solution
components is connected to the S55, as shown in Figure 8. The S55 switch is uplinked to each of the
S4810 switches for core network connectivity.
Figure 8: Connectivity of management components.
6.6 Storage Architecture
6.6.1 Storage Options
The Dell vStart for Enterprise Virtualization uses the Dell Compellent Series 40 for shared SAN storage.
The Series 40 provides the solution with both Fibre Channel and iSCSI front end storage connectivity
options. The Fibre Channel is used for hypervisor connectivity and provides a dedicated SAN fabric for
the storage traffic. This gives the hypervisors dedicated bandwidth to provide the VMs a very low
latency and high bandwidth option for storage connectivity. The iSCSI interfaces are added to the
Compellent Series 40 to provide an interface for the VMs to have direct access to enable in-guest
clustering.
6.6.2 SAN Storage Protocols
This Dell vStart solution utilizes both Fibre Channel and iSCSI protocols. The Fibre Channel storage,
being a low-latency and ultra-high performance infrastructure, is used for the parent to storage
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Optional 2nd PowerEdge 1000e