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Dell Force10 Product Overview
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Dell Force10 Product Overview
• Explain the technical features of: – Dell Force10 Z9000 – Dell Force10 E-Series – Dell Force10 C-Series – Dell Force10 S-Series – Dell Force10 MXL
• Hardware Overview • Hardware Architecture • Capacities & Scalability • Recognize the capacity
capabilities and constraints of the different platforms
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Campus, branch, mobility
Our Framework for the Network Virtual Network Architecture (VNA)
Open networking framework for efficient IT infrastructure and
workload intelligence
• Converged infrastructure • Scalable fabrics • Automation and orchestration
• Anywhere, anytime access • BYOD, desktop virtualization • Ease-of-use manageability
Virtual Network Architecture
Data center
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Virtual Network Architecture Viewed physically and logically
Any Hypervisor OpenStack
Physical & Virtual Networking Resources
Automation, Orchestration
& Policy Control
Virtual Network & Fabric Management
SDN Controller
Connection Abstraction Layer
Enterprise IT Services
Network services
Security (Firewall, IDS/IPS)
WAN Optimization
Load Balancer
Custom Application
SDN Data Plane
WAN/Core
Aggregation/TOR
Access/Wireless
Virtual Switch
Blade Infrastructure
Rack Infrastructure
Physical View Logical View
Network Fabric
Data Center Software
Converged Infrastructure
Campus Networking
Public Cloud
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Management
Access, aggregation, core
6200
8100 8024
7000
5500
2800
Wireless controller and access point
W-600 Series W-3000 Series W-6000/M3
Outdoor
Indoor
Wireless guest access
and BYOD
W-series ClearPass
C150/300
Blade I/O
Core
M8428-k
Z9000
E600/E1200i
S4820T
S55
S60 S25N/S50N S25V/S50V
S25P
M6220 M6348 M8024-k
Force10 MXL
3500
Campus
Top-of-rack
Data center
Wireless instant access
points w/ built-in controller
S4810
VNA Product Elements Dell Networking product portfolio
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Z-Series Product Overview
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AFTER (DISTRIBUTED)*
New Paradigm for Scalable Fabric
INTERNET
Search
E1200 Switch / Routers
S-Series Switch / Routers
BEFORE (CENTRALIZED)
Z9000 as 40GE Active Fabric Data Center Switch
Z9000 Spine Nodes or
S4810
Z9000 Leaf Nodes or S4810
Up to 16
Up to 32
32 x 40GbE Links
16 x
40GbE Uplinks
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Product Introduction
• Z9000 is a product optimized for high density 40GE and 10GE data center core application
• Key Differentiators
– Highest switching capacity (2.5Tbps) in a compact form factor (2RU)
– Highest density 10/40GE aggregation switch for Core application
– Compact product for End of Row aggregation application
– Plug and Play Core – restart or replace a switching node in distributed
core without losing entire switching fabric
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Product Overview Feature Overview
Chassis Compact (2RU)
Hardware Based on 640Gbps NPU and Intel Architecture
Dimensions 3.48” h x 17.32” w x 24" d
Ports (1) 32x40GE or (2) 128x10GE
Switching Capacity 2.5Tbps non blocking
Redundancy Fully redundant system – Power and Fan
Power AC and DC power
Hot Swap Hot swappable power supply and fans
Air Flow Front to back and back to Front
Buffering 54MB
Latency <3us (64 byte)
CPU 4 Core x86 CPU. 8GB DRAM
Power ~800W
FTOS L2, L3, Automation, Virtualization, VLT and EVB Ready
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Z9000 core system Peak performance, rock-bottom economics
Scaling the data center core up, down and out
• 2.5Tbps in 2RU footprint
• High-density networking
− 32 line rate 40GbE or − 128 line rate 10GbE
• Low power consumption
– 800 Watts Max (6.25W per 10GbE) – 600 Watts Typical (4.68W per
10GbE)
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Dell Force10 Z9000 High-density 10/40G fabric switch
Scaling the data center core up, down and out
• 2.5Tbps in 2RU footprint
• High-density networking – 32 line rate 40GbE or
– 128 line rate 10GbE
• Low power consumption – 800 Watts Max
(6.25W per 10GbE)
– 600 Watts Typical (4.68W per 10GbE)
Dell Force10 Z9000
Read the report Fabric Solutions www.force10networks.com/tollyreport
Product of the year award Internet Telephony
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E-Series Product Overview
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E1200i E1200 E600i Backplane Capacity 5 Tbps 5 Tbps 2.7 Tbps
Switching Capacity &
Full Mesh Forwarding
3.75 Tbps 2 BPPS
1.7 Tbps 1 BPPS
900 Gbps 500 MPPS
Size 2 Units/Rack DC = 36” (21 RU)AC = 42” (24 RU)
2 Units/Rack DC = 36” (21 RU)
3 Units/Rack 28” (16 RU)
RPMs Slots 2 2 2
Linecard Slots 14 14 7
SFM Slots 10 SFM3 (8 req’d) 9 SFM/SFM3 (8 req’d) 5 SFM3 (4 req’d)
Slot Capacity 112.5 Gbps/slot (FDX) 144 MPPS/slot
56.25 Gbps/slot (FDX) 72 MPPS/slot
112.5 Gbps/slot (FDX) 144 MPPS/slot
GigE Cu Linerate:Total 1260 : 1260 672 : 1260 630 : 630
GigE Fiber Linerate:Total 700 : 700 672 : 672 350 : 350
10 GigE Linerate:Total 140 : 560 56 : 224 70:70
Power Entry Modules DC: 1 + 1 AC: 3 (same row) + 3
DC: 1 + 1 DC: 1+1 AC: 3+1 (low line) 2+2 (high line)
Min FTOS Version EtherScale: n/a TeraScale: 7.5.1.0 ExaScale: 8.1.1.0
EtherScale: 5.1.1.0 TeraScale: 6.1.1.0 ExaScale: n/a
EtherScale: n/a TeraScale: 6.5.1.0 ExaScale: 8.1.1.0
Resiliency & Redundancy
Modular FTOS using a 3-CPU Architecture - Active/Standby RPMs, Switch Fabric, Passive Copper Backplane, ECC Memory, Redundant Power, Hot Swap, Designed for NEBS (1200/i), L2/L3 Hitless Failover
E-Series Switch Router Chassis
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The E-Series is Comprised of Different Chassis and I/O Cards
• Two Types of Chassis – 1st generation
– E600, E1200 – 2nd generation
– E600i, E1200i
• Third generation of RPMs and Line-cards – TeraScale (2nd generation)
– ExaScale (3rd generation)
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E1200 Chassis Current Support: TeraScale
Front
Rear
Linecards
Cable Management
Air Filter
Route Processing
Modules (RPM)
Switch Fabric
Modules (SFM)
Power Entry
Modules (PEM)
Fan Tray
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E1200i Front Side Physical Differences
E1200i-DC
(21 RU)
10 SFM Slots
9 SFM Slots
Cover Plates
AC Power Supply Bay
E1200i-AC
(24 RU)
E1200
(21 RU)
Cover Plates
10 SFM Slots
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RPMs Differences
RPM Type *Linecard Support
Flash Type
Mgt Port
USB Port
E600 E1200 600i 1200i
TeraScale (EF) (2nd Generation)
EF EG
CF 10/ 100
ExaScale (EH) (3rd Generation)
EH EJ
CF 10/ 100
A/B
*NOTE: EF/EG & EH/EJ are part of the software image naming convention.
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Line-card Models Types
• Both chassis types have Line Rate and High Density (HD) Cards – HD cards are oversubscribed
Chassis Type* CAM Description
TeraScale EF 18 Mb Single CAM
TeraScale EG 36 Mb Dual CAM
ExaScale EH 10 Mb Switch Line-card
ExaScale EJ 40 Mb Router Line-card - offers full IPv4 Internet Route
capability - dedicated IPv6 Route capability - MPLS support
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Switch Fabric Modules (SFM)
• SFM – E300/E600/E1200
– 8:1 redundant (E600 & E1200) – 112.5 Gbps per slot for TeraScale cards with 3.125
Gbps clocking
• SFM3
– E1200i/E600i as well as non-”i” chassis – Provides 225 Gbps per slot for 3rd generation line
cards with 6.25 Gbps clocking
– 25W less power consumption than SFMs at 3.125 Gbps clocking
• A chassis (non-”i”) can not use both SFM and SFM3 at the same time
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C-Series Product Overview
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C150 Chassis Details
• 9 RU chassis • 768 Gbps fabric switching capacity • 6 modular slots
– 2 slots for RPMs with integrated switching fabrics – 4 line card slots
• Fan tray with redundant fans – Side to side chassis airflow
• 6 load sharing power AC supplies – 1200 W AC each – Front to back PSM airflow – Supports PoE(future)
• 2 load sharing power DC supplies – 1400 W DC each – Front to back PEM airflow – No PoE support
• Hot insertion and removal of all components • RPMs, line cards and PSMs are shared common components for the C-
Series product line – C150 and C300 chassis and fan trays are different
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C300 Chassis Details
• 13 RU chassis • 1.536 Tbps fabric switching capacity • 10 modular slots
– 2 slots for RPMs with integrated switching fabrics – 8 line card slots
• Fan tray with redundant fans – Side to side chassis airflow
• 8 load sharing AC power supplies – 1200 W AC each – Front to back PSM airflow – Supports PoE (future)
• 2 load sharing power DC supplies – 1400 W DC each – Front to back PEM airflow – No PoE support
• Hot insertion and removal of all components • RPMs, line cards and PSMs are shared common components for the C-Series
product line – C150 and C300 chassis and fan trays are different
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C-Series RPM Details
• CPU – IBM 640 MHz PowerPC
750FX
• Memory
– 1 GB RAM – 128 KB NVRAM
– 512 MB internal CompactFlash (flash:)
– External CompactFlash slot (slot0:)
Console Pinout
Pin 1 Not Used
Pin 2 DTR
Pin 3 TxD
Pin 4 GND
Pin 5 GND
Pin 6 RxD
Pin 7 DSR
Pin 8 Not Used
• Console – RJ45 RS232 port (DTE) – Same as the E-Series – Requires
– DB9 to RJ45 adaptor (included)
– Rollover RJ45 cable (not included)
• Management Ethernet
– 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45 – Auto-sensing, auto-MDIX
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High Availability Features
• Redundant RPMs
• Hitless failover when traffic is on the same line card
• Functional with a single RPM
• Installing a 2nd RPM comes on-line as the standby RPM, but can handle half of the traffic, if needed
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C-Series Line Cards 48-port Line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45
Auto-negotiation, auto-MDI/MDIX
48-port Line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45 with PoE
Auto-negotiation, auto-MDI/MDIX
Up to 15.4 W per port
48-port Line-rate 100M/GbE SFP
100Base-FX, 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX, 1000Base-ZX and 1000Base-T SFP modules
4-port Line-rate 10 GbE XFP
SR, LR, ER, ZR, DWDM and CX4 XFP modules
8-port Line-rate 10 GbE XFP
SR, LR, ER, ZR, DWDM and CX4 XFP modules
46-port FlexMedia (36 x 10/100/1000Base-T, 8 x 100M/GbE SFP, 2 x 10 GbE SFP+)
Auto-negotiation, auto-MDI/MDIX (standard, or with PoE up to 15.4 W per port)
100Base-FX, 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX, 1000Base-ZX and 1000Base-T SFP modules
SR and LR SFP+ modules
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FlexMedia Line Card Overview
8 ports SFP
24 + 12 ports 10/100/1000Base-T (standard or with PoE)
2 ports 10 GbE SFP+
The first 24 10/100/1000Base-T ports are always line-rate
The ports on the right side of the card can be oversubscribed
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S-Series Overview
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Dell Force10 S-Series 4810 High Density 1RU ToR Switch • Up to 64 ports 10GbE in 1RU
– 48-port 10GbE switch
– Plus 4 x 40GbE ports
– Ultra low latency (<700ns)
– 9 MB packet buffer
– 1.25 Tbps switching capacity
– Low power consumption <800watts
• Mature Layer 2, Layer 3 FTOS operating system
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S4810 I/O Ports
S4810 40GbE QSFP+ ports can be “split” into four 10GbE SFP+ ports
S4810 Chassis – I/O side (Back)
RJ45/Console
48 x 10GbE Ports
4 x 40GbE
40GbE QSFP+ Port
10GbE
40GbE
40GbE QSFP+ connectors
“split”
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Ideal Applications for the S4810
Top-of-Rack Switch for servers with 10GbE NICs
End-of-Row Switch
Core Switch for Small Network
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Dell Force10 S4820T switch
• 1/10/40G 10GBase-T top-of-rack switch
• Fully-featured FTOS-powered top-of-rack switch
• Supports 1G and 10G copper interfaces (up to 64 ports)
• 40G fabric uplinks (max 4 ports)
• Built-in automation support for (bare metal provisioning, scripting, programmatic management)
• Built-in virtualization support (VMware, Citrix)
Accelerate 1G to 10G migration
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Dell Force10 S4820T switch
• High-density, 1RU 48-port 1/10G
BASE-T switch
• 4 X 40GbE uplinks with non-blocking
line-rate performance
• Dell Force10 Operating System
(FTOS)
• Optimized for iSCSI, DCB and ToR
applications
– Dell 12G rack servers
– Blade servers with Force10 MXL
– Storage solutions.
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S4820T I/O Ports
• 48 fixed 10Gbps ports • 4 fixed QSFP+ ports • 1 USB-B 2.0 port
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• 44 port 10/100/1000Base-T fixed ports (ports 0-43)
• 4 SFP fixed ports (ports 44-47)
• 2 Optional Slots – 1 on I/O Side & 1 on PSU Side
– 2 port 10GbE, SFP+ Module
– 2 port 12G Stacking Module
– 1 port 24G Stacking Module
–
S60 – I/O Ports
44 x 10/100/1000Base-T ports 4 SFP ports Front Optional Module
Slot
Stack Unit display
Management
Console
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Dell Force10 S-Series S60: Ideal for Virtualized Data Centers
• 1 RU, 48 Port 10/100/1000Base-T & 2 Optional Slots
• Ultra Large, Tunable 1.25GB buffer
• Stack up to 8 units – 192Gbps switching capacity
• Mature FTOS operating system
• NEBs Level 3 certified – important to service providers
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• 48-port GbE switch
– 44 ports 10/100/1000Base-T
– 4 ports SFP
• Optional module slots – hot-swappable – 2x12G stacking
– 2x10G SFP+
• 192Gbps switching capacity
• Low latency < 5us
• 1 + 1 Redundant, Hot Swappable Power Supplies with Integrated Fans – Providing I/O to PSU Side or Reversed
Airflow
– AC or DC Power
• Mature FTOS operating system
• Stack up to 8 units
Force10 S-Series S55 High Performance/Price Data Center Switch
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S55 View
Chassis – Utility side
Removable Power Supply
Removable Fan Removable Fan Removable Power Supply
2 Optional Module Slot s
44 x 10/100/1000Base-T ports
Chassis – I/O side ports
4 SFP ports
USB Type B RJ45 (console) console
Stack Unit display System
LEDs
USB Type A (storage)
10/100/1000 Management
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• 24 or 48 10/100/1000 ports in 1RU – 20 or 44 ports
10/100/1000Base-T – 4 ports 10/100/1000Base-T
shared with SFP ports
• Optional Modules – 2-port 10 GbE LAN PHY
(pluggable XFP modules) – 2-port 10 GbE (CX4) – 2-port 12 Gbps stacking – 1-port 24 Gbps stacking
• Support jumbo frames • Stack up to 8 units • Mature FTOS Layer 2, Layer 3
Force10 S-Series S50N/V S25N/V
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S50N and S50V
• 48 x RJ45 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensing, auto-MDIX
• 4 x SFP GbE ports shared with last 4 RJ45 ports
• 2 x expansion slots in rear for uplinks or stacking
• S50V supports PoE, everything else is the same
Stack ID LED
Indicator
Shared 4 RJ45 and 4 SFP 48 x 10/100/1000Base-T ports
Status LEDs
Console
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S25N and S25V
• 24 x RJ45 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensing, auto-MDIX
• 4 x SFP GbE ports shared with last 4 RJ45 ports
• 2 x expansion slots in rear for uplinks or stacking
• S25V supports PoE, everything else is the same
Stack ID Indicator LED
Ethernet Ports (10/100/1000) RJ-45
Console
Shared 10/100/1000 Ports (21-24)
SFP Ports (21-24)
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S25P • 24 x GbE or 100Base-FX SFP ports
• 4 x SFP GbE ports shared with last 4 RJ45 ports
• 2 x expansion slots in rear for uplinks or stacking
SHARED 4 port Copper/Fiber
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S-Series Stacking 8 or 12 units
• 8 Units – S50N/V, S25N/V/P
– Can stack together – S55
• 12 Units
– S60
• Optional modules and stacking cables – Stacking links are
bi-directional
– Use a ring or daisy chain configuration for resiliency
Note: Stacking is covered in Module 10
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Stack Management
• A stack management protocol is used to exchange information between switches – There is one master switch per stack that
handles all management for the stack, and one standby switch
– Master election, switch ID numbering – Control and configuration information
• Switches can be inserted into a running stack
– Pre-provisioning is supported in the CLI configuration
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MXL-Series Technical Overview
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Dell Force10 MXL 10/40GbE Blade Switch High performance full-featured 1/10/40GbE Layer 2 & Layer 3 switch blade
• High-density 1/10/40GbE blade • Powerful and robust Force10 operating system (FTOS) • Industry standard CLI • Architected & optimized for performance & efficiency
– High-density, non-blocking performance – Low latency – Stacking & local switching
• Modularity flexibility & scalability – FlexIO modules provides copper/fiber connectivity – Designed for end-to-end converged network – Consolidates Ethernet and FCoE transit into single 10GbE
connection
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Dell Force10 MXL 10/40GbE Blade Switch
Internal server facing ports
Max 32 x GbE/10GbE
External ports - 2x40GbE fixed ports - Two optional Flex
I/O modules
Stacking 40GbE ports
OS FTOS
• Robust and scalable I/O performance, low latency and high bandwidth
• Support for native 40GbE ports
• Supports stacking up to six units
• Open standards-based feature rich Enterprise FTOS
• Converged Ethernet and FCoE transit support
• 4-port SFP+ module
– 1GbE & 10GbE ports
– 10GbE optical & DAC copper twin-ax
• 4-port 10GBASE-T module
– 2X more than M8024-k
– 1GbE & 10GbE ports
• 2-port QSFP+ module
– 2 x 40GbE ports
– 10GbE support using breakout cables
Dell Force10 MXL 10/40GbE Blade Switch High performance full-featured 1/10/40GbE Layer 2 & Layer 3 switch blade
• 40GbE QSFP+ transceivers
• 40GbE QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ direct attach breakout cable
• 40GbE QSFP+ direct attach cable
Flex I/O
40GbE QSFP+ Transceiver & Cables
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Dell Force10 MXL 10/40GbE Switch Features Enterprise class FTOS Layer 2 & 3 features and industry standard CLI
Switching
4K VLANs
128K MAC
802.3ad Link Agg
802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol
802.1s MSTP
802.1w RSTP
PVST+
LLDP
PVLAN
IGMP Snooping/ Querier
QoS
Marking / Classification: Diffserv,
802.1p
Rate-limiting / Policing
WRED
DWRR
Mgmt/ Accounting
Industry standard CLI
Stacking
Ping, Traceroute
RADIUS, TACACS+
SSH, Telnet
SNMPv1, v2c, v3
RMON
FTP, TFTP client, NTP client
DNS client, BootP/DHCP relay
sFlow
Port mirroring / SPAN
DCB (Converged IO)
DCBx
FCoE transit
PFC
ETS
Open Automation
Bare Metal Provisioning
Routing
Inter VLAN Routing
ICMP/ARP
OSPF
RIP
Static/Default Routes
16K IPv4 routing table
VRRP
10K ACL entries
Full Ternary CAM based FIB
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First quarter height blade
(M420)
2X Compute Density
Industry Leading 40GbE
DCB blade switch (MXL)
Scalable & Converged
I/O
First enterprise-class storage
blade (PS-M4110)
Integrated Storage
Integrated chassis, Storage
& MXL Management
Simplified Management
+ + +
Dell Offers “Data Center in a Chassis” Integrated Server, Storage, Networking & Management
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External Ports: (8) SFP+ 10GbE Ports
Plus (4) 8Gb Native FC
SAN Ports
M8428-k External Ports:
(4) SFP+ Gb/10GbE Ports
Optional FlexIO Module
(2) RJ45 10GBASE-T Ports or
(3) 10GbE CX4 Ports
or
(4) SFP+ 10GbE Ports
*up-to 6 M8024-k IOMs stackable
M8024-k
External Ports:
(2) 10/40GbE QSFP+ Ports
Optional FlexIO Module (4) Gb/10GbE RJ45 Ports
or
Two Optional FlexIO Modules
(4) Gb/10GbE SFP+ Ports
(2) 10/40GbE Ports *up-to 6 MXL IOMs stackable
Dell Force10 MXL
External Ports:
(4) RJ45 GbE Ports
Optional Twingig Modules
(2-4) RJ45 10GbE Ports
(2) SFP+ 10GbE Ports*
*10Gb w/3130X only
**up-to 9 3130G&X IOMs
stackable
Cisco 3032 / 3130G/X
External Ports:
(4) RJ45 GbE Ports
Two Optional FlexIO Modules
(2) SFP+ 10GbE Ports
(2) CX4 10GbE Ports
(2) RJ45 10GbE Ports
*up-to 12 M6220s
stackable
M6220
External Ports:
(16) RJ45 GbE Ports
(2) SFP+ 10GbE
(2) CX4 10GbE
*up-to 12 M6348
IOMs &/or PCT 7k
ToR switches
stackable
M6348
FCF FCoE Transit / FSB
IEEE 802.1Q DCB Ethernet
M-Series Ethernet Blade Switches • Product Portfolio Positioning
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MXL USB Ports
USB Console Port
USB Storage Port
• Upper USB port-External Storage
• Lower USB port- console management
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PowerEdge M1000e Redundant I/O Modules View
A total of 6 I/O bays per M1000e blade enclosure
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Stacking with Force10 MXL
Inter-Chassis Stacking with Force10 MXL Highly scalable solution managed as a one logical device
Key Features
• Stacking enables high availability and high throughput for up to six IOMs across multiple M1000e modular enclosures
• Stacking enables a single point of management and NIC teaming
• Stacking can use any 40GbE QSFP+ ports (fixed or FlexIO modules)
• Stacking is not supported on 10GbE ports
• Stacking can be achieved using direct attached cable in a ring or daisy chain topology
Force10 MXL Switch M1000e
Stacking at 40GbE
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Product Overview Summary
• You should now be familiar with the technical features of: – Dell Force10 Z9000 – Dell Force10 E-Series – Dell Force10 C-Series – Dell Force10 S-Series – Dell Force10 MXL
• Be able to identify the capacity, capabilities and constraints of the different Dell Force10 platforms