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vStart 1000m for Enterprise Virtualization using Hyper-V – Reference Architecture
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Figure 2: Dell Blade Servers, Dell Force10 network switches, Brocade Fibre Channel switches, Dell Compellent
Storage
PowerConnect
10GbE
Pass-thru
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10Gb Ethernet Pass Through
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S4810P
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LNK ACT
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S4810P
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Brocade M5424
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Brocade M5424
SAN IO Modules
Dell M1000e & PowerEdge M620
PowerEdge M1000e
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Hyper-V Cluster
Force 10
S55
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Master
RS-232 USB-B
USB-AEthernet
LNK ACT
STACK ID
LNK/SPD
ACT
44 4745 46
Compellent Series 40 Storage Center
Fibre Channel and iSCSI SAN
Brocade
5100
SAN Top of Rack Switch
PowerEdge
R620
Hyper-V Management Cluster