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Table 2. PowerStore T model deployment options
Deployment option Features Switch requirements Refer to
Block-optimized
(Fibre Channel (FC)-
only
Block-optimized with Fibre
Channel (FC)-only
connectivity
At least one out-of-band
management switch
Part 1: PowerStore T model Networking for
Block-optimized (FC-only) with no ToR
switches
Block-optimized with
iSCSI and optionally
FC
Block-optimized with:
● Fibre Channel (FC)
connectivity
● iSCSI host connectivity
● Replication
● Clustering
● Import
At least one out-of-band
management switch and two
Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
Part 2: PowerStore T model Networking
with ToR switches
Unified Unified with:
● Fibre Channel (FC)
connectivity
● iSCSI host connectivity
● Replication
● Clustering
● Import
● Network Attached
Storage (NAS)
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