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 Optional) Database to support SCVMM - For a list of supported databases refer to the SCVMM
Database Systems Requirements, or the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Supported Configurations.
o If IT Administrators wish to install SCVMM on the R620 Management Server or as a VM,
then a route must exist between the Management Server (physical or as a VM) and the
database for SCVMM.
o The database is assumed to have maintenance and backup configured as per the
business needs of the customer.
5 Architecture
The architecture discussed in this section will focus on the vStart 100 and the vStart 200 solutions.
5.1 Network Architecture Overview
Hyper-V network traffic in this solution is comprised of five distinct types: Virtual Machine (VM),
Management, Live Migration, Cluster Private, and iSCSI. In addition, support for Out-of-Band
Management (OOB) is included. Two separate networks are created to support different traffic types:
 LAN - This network supports management, VM, Live Migration, Cluster Private, and out-of-band
management. In addition, uplinks to core infrastructure provide connectivity to the solution
support services (AD, DNS, NTP, and database for management applications).
 SAN – This network supports iSCSI data. Uplinks are supported to connect into an existing iSCSI
network; however, these uplinks are not required for full solution functionality. SAN switch
out-of-band management also occurs on this network.
Figure 4 shown below depicts the vStart 200 logical LAN and SAN network architecture.