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vStart 1000v for Enterprise Virtualization using VMware vSphere: Reference Architecture
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Figure 2: vStart 1000v Network Topology (Logical View)
6 Dell Blade Network Architecture
The Dell blade chassis has three separate fabrics referred to as A, B, and C. Each fabric has two I/O
modules, for a total of six I/O modules slots in the chassis. The I/O modules are A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and
C2. Each I/O module can be an Ethernet physical switch, an Ethernet pass-through module, FC switch,
or FC pass-through module. Each half-height blade server has a dual-port network daughter card (NDC)
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Workload Virtual Machines
Management Virtual Machines
Force10 S4810
(8, 16, 24 or 32) x PowerEdge M620
in Up to (2) PowerEdge M1000e
PowerConnect
10GbE Pass-Thru
(2) per M1000e
Dell 8|4
Module
(2) per
M1000e
(2) x PowerEdge R620
Brocade 5100
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8Gbps FC
Brocade M5424
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8Gbps FC
Brocade M5424
Force10 S55
Compellent 2.5" and 3.5" Drive Enclosures
Compellent Series 40