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11 Additional Supported Configurations

Dell Active System 1000 supports two additional network configurations. The customer can choose to

have a Dell Networking S5000 (1U 10/40GbE LAN/SAN switch equipped with native FC and FCoE

capabilities) switch as a LAN Top of Rack switch or a Cisco Nexus 5548 (1RU 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre

Channel, and FCoE) switch as LAN Top of Rack switch. These switches are not pre-racked in Active

System 1000 solution.

11.1 Dell Networking S5000 as LAN Top of Rack Switch

The Dell Networking S5000 is a first-of-its-kind modular, 1 rack unit (RU) 10/40GbE top-of-rack (ToR)

LAN/SAN switch equipped with native FC and FCoE capabilities. The S5000 switch’s innovative system

design is powered by an industry-hardened, and feature-rich operating system for maximum

dependability and uptime. Dell Open Automation framework provides integrated automation, scripting,

and programmable management for enhanced network flexibility in virtualized environments.

Key features include:

 Pay-as-you grow modularity, designed to scale – provides for greater deployment flexibility

and IT budget allocation compared to fixed-port switches. The S5000 switch accommodates

four modules allowing customers to populate a single module and add as necessary instead of

buying all four modules at once.

 High-density LAN/SAN convergence – saves on the number of switches and rack space

required, the S5000 has up to 1.3 to 2.6 times the port density per rack unit compared to

industry alternatives. The S5000 has a maximum of 64 x 10GbE ports, or 48 x Ethernet/FC ports

with 16 x 10GbE ports.

 Feature-rich storage networking – complete support for iSCSI, RDMA over Converged Ethernet

(RoCE), Network Attached Storage (NAS), FCoE, and FC fabric services, all on the same

platform.

 Future-proof design for maximum investment protection – with the modularity and system

design, the S5000 switch hardware is future-proofed to support newer features and options

when released without needing to sacrifice existing infrastructure investment.

 Easy integration, proven interoperability with leading adapter, switch, and storage vendors

including Broadcom, Brocade, Emulex, Intel, and Qlogic.

The connectivity between the Dell Networking S5000 switch and the blade IO modules is similar to the

connectivity between the S4810 switches and the blade IO modules. The blade IO Modules connect to

the S5000 ToR switch through the 40Gb ports on the IO Modules to the 40Gb ports on the S5000 switch.

The two Dell Networking S5000 switches are configured with Virtual Line Trunking (VLTi) using two 40

Gbps QSFP+ links. VLT Interconnects are created between the two 40 Gbps QSFP+ ports, providing a

path for communication across the switches. Figure 16 below shows the connectivity between S5000

switches and blade I/O modules.

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