Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Hardware overview
- 3 Topology overview
- 4 Preparation
- 5 S4148U-ON switch configuration
- 6 S4148U-ON validation
- 7 Configure Unity FC storage
- 8 Configure storage on ESXi hosts
- 9 Configure ESXi hosts for LAN traffic
- A Validated components
- B Technical support and resources
- C Support and feedback
9 Dell EMC Networking FCoE-to-Fibre Channel Deployment with S4148U-ON in F_port Mode | version 1.0
2.4 Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 server
The PowerEdge R640 is a 1-RU, two-socket server platform with support for up to 56 processor cores, 3TB
memory, and up to twelve SAS/SATA HDD/SSD drives or eight NVMe drives. Two R640 servers are used in
the deployment in this guide.
Dell EMC PowerEdge R640
2.5 Dell EMC Unity 500F storage array
The Unity 500F storage platform delivers all-flash storage with up to 8PB raw capacity. It has concurrent
support for NAS, iSCSI, and FC protocols. The Disk Processing Enclosure (DPE) has a 2-RU form factor,
redundant Storage Processors (SPs), and supports up to twenty-five 2.5" drives. Additional 2-RU Disk Array
Enclosures (DAEs) may be added providing twenty-five additional drives each.
Dell EMC Unity 500F front view
Dell EMC Unity 500F rear view