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3.2.3 Optional PowerEdge R420 for management server
The Dell PowerEdge R420 uses Intel® Xeon® E5 2400 series processors and Intel chipset architecture in
a 1U rack mount form factor. The PowerEdge R420 server supports up to eight 2.5” drives. The internal
RAID controllers supported are PERC models H310, H710, and H710P. The server features two sockets
and 12 memory DIMM slots supporting 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32GB DIMMs, up to a total of 192GB of memory.
This is sufficient to meet the demands of the management operating system and its software
components. For more information on PowerEdge R420 management server, please refer PowerEdge
R420 Technical Guide.
3.2.4 PowerConnect 7024 or PowerConnect 6224 Switches for LAN and SAN Traffic
At the heart of the solutions network configuration are four Dell PowerConnect 7024 or PowerConnect
6224 switches. These managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switches offer the enterprise-class level of
performance required for this configuration. The LAN switches use a stacked configuration that enables
connection redundancy and added bandwidth where required. Additionally, the 10Gb uplink enables
design and implementation flexibility needed by advanced users. LAN and SAN switches are physically
and logically separated per best practices to support security and network traffic segmentation. VLANs
are implemented to support solution management, security, and network traffic segmentation, and
routing is leveraged to provide flexible connectivity.