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vStart 1000m for Enterprise Virtualization using Hyper-V – Reference Architecture
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Contents
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1
2 Audience............................................................................................................... 1
3 Solution Overview ................................................................................................... 2
3.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 ............................................................. 4
3.2 Microsoft System Center 2012 .............................................................................. 4
3.3 OpenManage Essentials ....................................................................................... 5
3.4 Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers .............................................................................. 5
3.5 Dell Force10 S4810 Switches ................................................................................ 6
3.6 Dell Force10 S55 ............................................................................................... 7
3.7 Brocade 5100 ................................................................................................... 7
3.8 Dell 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module ............................................................................... 7
3.9 Dell Compellent Series 40 Storage Center ................................................................ 7
3.10 Dell PowerEdge R620 Management Server ................................................................ 8
4 Design Principles ..................................................................................................... 8
4.1 Optimal hardware configuration for virtualization ...................................................... 8
4.2 Redundancy with no single point of failure .............................................................. 8
4.3 Flexible configurations ....................................................................................... 9
4.4 Racked, Cabled and Ready to be deployed ............................................................... 9
5 Prerequisites and Datacenter Planning .......................................................................... 9
6 Architecture ........................................................................................................ 10
6.1 Dell Blade Network Architecture ......................................................................... 11
6.2 Server / Blade Network Connectivity .................................................................... 11
6.3 Server / Blade Storage Connectivity ..................................................................... 15
6.4 Server /Blade HA and Redundancy ....................................................................... 15
6.5 Management.................................................................................................. 15
6.5.1 Management Components .............................................................................. 15
6.5.2 Management Connectivity .............................................................................. 17
6.6 Storage Architecture ....................................................................................... 17
6.6.1 Storage Options ........................................................................................... 17
6.6.2 SAN Storage Protocols ................................................................................... 17
6.6.3 Storage Network .......................................................................................... 18
6.6.4 Performance .............................................................................................. 19
6.6.5 Drive Types ................................................................................................ 20