Deployment Guide

11 VCF on VxRail Multirack Deployment using BGP EVPN
2 Hardware overview
This section briefly describes the hardware that is used to validate the deployment examples in this
document. Appendix A contains a complete listing of hardware and software that is validated for this guide.
Note: While the steps in this document were validated using the specified Dell EMC PowerSwitch models and
operating systems, they may be used for other Dell EMC PowerSwitch models using the same networking OS
version or later assuming the switch has the available port numbers, speeds, and types.
2.1 Dell EMC VxRail E560
The Dell EMC VxRail E series consists of nodes that are best suited for remote office or entry workloads. The
E series nodes support up to 40 CPU cores, 1536GB memory, and 16TB hybrid or 30TB all-flash storage in a
1-Rack Unit (RU) form factor. Each node has 4x 25 GbE ports for upstream connectivity. Two ports are
attached to the Network Daughter Card (NDC), and the other two ports are provided through a PCI-E
expansion card. The example within this document uses four VxRail E560 nodes.
Dell EMC VxRail 1-RU node
2.2 Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5248F-ON
The Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5248F-ON is a 1-RU fixed switch with 48x 25 GbE, 4x multirate 100 GbE, and
2x 200 GbE ports. The S5248F-ON supports L2 static VXLAN with VLT. The example within this document
uses four S5248F-ON switches in VLT pairs as leaf switches.
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5248F-ON
2.3 Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9264F-ON
The Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9264F-ON is a 2-RU 100 GbE aggregation/spine switch. The Z9264F-ON has
up to 64 ports of multirate 100 GbE, or up to 128 ports of 10/25/40/50 GbE ports using supported breakout
cables. The example within this document uses two Z9264F-ON switches as spine switches.
Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9264F-ON