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Dell PowerEdge M1000E BladeIO Guide

1. 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through k 4 o wv ob w N l l ybnomy sseg JIUJIHIJ GD01 TIBQA e 16 ports correspond to 16 server blades Only supports k mezz cards e 16 external 10GbE SFP ports Supports 10Gb connections ONLY e Supports DCB CEE and FCoE Connect to top ot rack FCoE switches and Converged Network Adapters CNA s in individual blades e Transparent connection between blade servers and external LAN 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through k Converged ym 11G Broadcom 57712 k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k QLogic QME8242 k 12G Broadcom 57810S k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k Qlogic QME8262 k 10Gb Optical Transceivers Cables SR amp LR Oy reg puaa ano TRG i Supports connectivity to 10Gb KR adapters all of which are notated with k It does not provide connectivity to legacy 10Gb XAUI NICs CNAs SFP Direct Attach Cable Twinax 0 5m 1m 3m 5m 7m available 1Gb Ethernet mezzanine cards and LOMs are not Supported More details in Adapter Portfolio section Designed for I O bays Converged Cisco Nexus Blade gt B22DELL Fabric Extender FEX e Cisco 1OGbE offering for the Dell M1000e Blade System The 16 internal 10Gb or 1Gb ports and 8 external 10Gb ports enables customers to connect via LOGbE to a Cisco Nexus 5500 series Top of Rack switch e The B22DELL FEX Is only supported with these specific Cisco Nexus models
2. 5m 7M available 4 port 10GBASE T Can operate at 10Gb and 1Gb Module Limited to only one 1OGBASE T module The other module bav can be populated g l wa FIDOP OT TAM 0A TE RJ45 Cat6a Copper 10Gb 1Gb supports auto negotiation j QSFP to 4xSFP Breakout Cables 5m Passive Copper 4OGBASE CR4 10Gb 2 port QSFP Module QSFP to QSFP Direct Attach 1m and 5m Passive Copper 4OGBASE CR4 40Gb ah i L ili Optical Transceivers SFP 40Gb SR only Fe i ja Pl gee iz AHT oy i 7 Two Integrated QSFP ports i Ports are defaulted to stacking QSFP to QSFP a mode but mode can be changed Fiber Cables omen a Secondary sari Management Serial Port Cable included QSFP to 4xSFP Fiber Breakout Cables Se r PowerEdge M I O Aggregator Plug amp Play e Easy Deployment Simplified layer 2 connectivity no spanning tree Faster Deployment All VLANs on all ports with the option to set VLANs No touch DCB and no touch FCoE gt DCB and FCoE settings detected from top of rack switch through DCBx protocol e Simple GUI Integrated into Chassis Management Controller CMC Note CMC GUI will not function if the IOA is stacked IOA must be managed through CLI FlexlO when stacked Maximum stacking capability is 2 Modules e High Port Count 2x 10GbE internal server ports Up to 16 external 1OGbE ports 4 Q
3. Cisco Nexus 5548P 5548UP 5596P Cisco Nexus 6001 6004 It cannot connect to Cisco Nexus 5010 5020 2000 or 7000 series switches e Managed from the Nexus Top of Rack B22DELL FEX is managed at the top of rack and not managed at the M1000e nor the FEX device itself Acts as a line card to supported Nexus Series switches 19 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Converged 11G Broadcom 57712 k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k QLogic QME8242 k This is not a usable port There is no management serial port on the B22DELL external nor internal The B22DELL is managed from the Cisco Nexus top of rack switch 12G Broadcom 5 810S k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k Qlogic QME8262 k Cisco Direct Attach Copper Twinax Im 3m 5m 7m 10m Can only operate at 10Gb ahali Cisco branded cables only Supports connectivity to 10Gb KR cisco adapters all of which are notated with k It does not provide connectivity to legacy 10Gb XAUI NICs CNAs Optical Transceivers SFP 10Gb FET SR LR ER SFP 1GbE Not supported FET 10Gb Optic Distance up to 100m with OM3 fiber If connected to 1Gb Ethernet Mezzanine cards or LOMs device will E ts individual 1 A FET is a new optic provided by Cisco A FET can Te pO O E only be used on FEX devices and Nexus switch More details in ports that connect to a FEX Adapter Portfolio section FET optics are sold with FEX at time of
4. Left side of chassis Redundant LOM link that requires an IOM with 32 internal ports There will be no connection on this link with IOMs with only 16 ports 65 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide On fabric A two IOMs with 52 internal ports provide connectivity to two ports of the LOM on each quarter height blade Full LOM port redundancy g O k QO o b IOM A1 and A2 Q mem Slot6b Slot7b sare sarr Slot6c z zo r z IOM ports isa to quarter rangra blade slots Slot7a lot7b Slot8b I siotea 4 l On fabric A two IOMs with 16 internal ports provide connectivity to one port of the LOM on each quarter height blade Connectivity but not redundancy only 1 LOM port per blade is connected IOM Al and A2 Port Mapping of Quarter Height blades to four IOMs on Fabric B amp C Full Mezz Card Port Redundancy IOM ports mappen to neigni blade slots e On fabric B amp C four IOMs Saas provide full redundancy iona ea Tsina T me slot5a Siotsa connect all ports to all C1 P1 C1P2 C1P3 C1P4 C1P5 C1P6 C1P7 C1P8 mezzanine cards C2 P1 C2 P2 C2P3 C2P4 C2P5 C2P6 C2P7 C2P8 p ror Slots BIES oe ce ne i i IOM B1 B2 C1 and C2 B storie sioz siorse siorac T sitse siotsc Slot7o Slotbe C1 P9 C1P10 C1P11 C1P12 C1P13 C1P14 C1P15 C1P16 C2 P9 C2 P10 C2 P11 C2 P12 C2 P13 C2 P14 C2 P15 C2 P16 Dell PowerEdge M1i000e I O Interoperability g
5. Qlogic QME2572 Emulex LPe1205 yGnosy sey puue arda sdqors FRAC at a ee Cables Brocade Transceivers A 16 pre installed 8Gbps SWL SFP transceivers BI one per port 12G loge MEZS7 22 Emulex LPe1205 M 2 Sls _ FC4 Mezzanine cards will function with this pass through Doing so will cause the pass through to run at 4Gbps rather than the full capability 8Gbps More details in Adapter Portfolio section Designed for I O bays InfiniBand l l l l l l l j l l 41 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Tabilalier lalemee Mellanox Blades e For high performance computing HPC amp low latency applications e Available in redundant switch configuration e Full non blocking throughput Models M4001F M4001T gt hej on z EFN SFE i kal Data rate 5OGbps AOGbps Total ports 32 16 internal and 16 external ka 2 Fz s l 6 s Mellanox M4001F amp M4001T Cables QSFP Active Optical Cables QSFP Active Optical or QSFP Passive Copper 4 l m ee eee eee eee ee or QSFP Passive Copper Combine the with Mellanox ConnectX3 InfiniBand mezz cards for end to end FDR or FDR10 ee ews eee oe ere ae eee QDR ConnectX3 and QDR ConnectxX2 are fully Supported with these switches They will connect at ODR speeds More details in Adapter Portfo
6. Software iSCSI Software FCoE No Yes 64 TX 64 RX boot boot QLogic QME8262 k All All Yes 4 partitions per No 64 TX 64 RX 2x10Gb 10Gb port Brocade BR1741M k Software iSCSI All No No 64 TX 64 RX 2x10Gb 84 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide 12G Server IO Features Life Cycle Chipset FCoE ISCSI DCB controller 2 0 Devices offload Boot Boot offload SW J w iSCSI Real time monitoring E T iSCSI iSCSI Boot W2K8 Hyper V RH5 7 RH5 8 Yes RH6 1 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4 and SLES11 SP2 ESX i 4 1 5 0 Vendors 5719 5720 1G Broadcom Ves All W2K8 Hyper V i W2K8 i a ES 57810S 10Gb RH6 1 6 2 SLES11 ag Ete oe Ao ier 5 7 RH5 8 RH6 1 SEPAR W2K8 Hyper V RH6 Yes SP2 ESX i 4 1 5 0 ai RH6 2 SLES11 SP2 i 1 6 2 SLES11 SP2 SLES11 SP2 ESX i 4 1 5 0 ESX i 4 1 5 0 Software iSCSI iSCSI Boot W2K8 Hyper V RHES 7 RH5 8 1550 1G No RH6 1 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4 and No Yes SLES11 SP2 ESX i 4 1 5 0 Intel Software FCoE ye ee y Software iSCSI iSCSI Boot Yes W2K8 Hyper V TE W2K8 Hyper V RHE5 7 RH5 8 Citrix Xenserver 6 0 RHES 7 RH5 8 RH6 X520 LOGD RHES7 RH5 8 RH6 Rig 1 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4 and Linux KVM 1 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4 4 NE spe SLES1 SP2 ESX 4 1 5 0 and Speen ok an L 14 ESXA 4 1 5 0 a a All Yes W2K8 Hyper V All W2K8 ir Am W2K8 Hvper V QLogic QMES262 10Gb RHE
7. Mezz QLogic QME8242 k 2P Mezz QLogic QME8262 k 2P Mezz Brocade BR1741M k 2P Mezz Brocade BR1741M k 2P Mezz Intel X520 x k 2P Mezz Intel X520 x k 2P Mezz 1 no ISCSI offload support with 1Gb devices 87 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Fibre Channel Adapters 11G vs 12G Speed Form fac 11G 12G 8Gb Emulex LPe1205 M 2P FC8 HBA Emulex LPe1205 M 2P FC8 Mezz HBA Mezz Qlogic QME2662 FC16 88 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide 12G Systems Management Network Device Support Matrix Koldan Factor Eo Vendor Chipsets Speed configuration and update Broadcom 5 810S k NDC Intel X520 kNDC QLogic QMD8262 k NDC Broadcom 5 810S k LOM Broadcom 5720 LOM Broadcom 57810S k Broadcom 5719 Serdes Intel 1450 Serdes Intel X520 x k QLogic QME8262 k Brocade BR1 41M k Note FC HBAs are not currently supported by LC 89 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide WM Kelalixeldiale Support Deployment and Technical Guides 90 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Deployment amp Technical Guides Detailed guides to help you get connected Product Focus Document Title Link 6348 1GbE Pass Through amp Cisco Catalyst SAN Design Best Practices for the M1000e Blade Enclosure and EqualLogic PS Series Storage 1GbE http del ly bladeeqlintegration 8024 k End to end deployment using SIP and M8024 k ttp del ly m8024kend2endsip Del EqualLogic EqualLogic Configuration Guide 91 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Interactive 3D Blade Se
8. Mezzanine cards and LOMs 3m available i SFP Direct Attach Cable Twinax 0 5m 1m 3m 5m 7m available s Functions with all 10Gb Mezzanine cards and Select Network Adapters with the exception of the Qlogic 8242 k 8262 k and Brocade BR1 41M k Uplinks Nh iit Stacking Modtte A8Gbps Cables RJ45 Cat6a LF Quad port GbE Mezzanine cards or LOMs will function and are fully supported with this IO module In such configurations only half of the card s ports will be used since the switch only has one internal port per adapter Uplinks PowerConnect 6xxx SFP Module Cables CX4 Cable for 1OGbE Uplink 12m TW dae AO Cc s x o N ll i l 10GBase T Copper Uplink Module l I l Cables P gt CAT 5 More details in Adapter Portfolio section 10Gb speed only LI TM ll 10GbE Uplink Module for CX4 Copper Designed for I O bavs Secondarv Management Serial Port Cable included Gb Ethernet Pass Through kl Cables gt wa y l J E i FRR Works with all 1Gb CAT5 Mezzanine cards and LOMs Functions with all 10Gb Mezzanine cards and Select Network Adapters with the exception of the Qlogic 8242 k 8262 k and Brocade BR1 41M k 1GbE Pass Through Module 16 ports correspond to 16 server blades Supports 10 100 1
9. S S se ee eee Jumbo frames Bytes 12000 12000 9216 9048 Ethernet amp 2t2FC 9216 Max Routes IPv4 IPv6 16000 IPv6 Future 8160 4096 4000 10000 3000 ee eB i IPvARouting f RIP OSPE 0000000000 RR OSPR oo RR OSPF JI RIPOSPE i IPvGROUtiIng Futurerelease OSPR SPS _MulticastRouting IGMP IGMP Snooping only IGMP PIM DVMRP 1 IGMP Snooping only IGMP PIM DVMRP MLD IGMP PIM DVMRP 5 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Blade Interconnects M Series Blade I O Guide Transform your Dell M1000e blade server enclosure Fibre channel switching Models Brocade M6505 Brocade M5424 Dell 8 4Gbps SAN module Dell 8 4Gbps Pass Through High performance 16Gb Switch Advanced 8Gb Switch Basic 8Gb Switch Basic 8Gb Aggregator Transform SAN connectivity with maximum Connect directly to the Fibre Channel Gain the benefits of port aggregation Directly connect and isolate bandwidth throughput and advanced management SAN by passing any external switches and fail over and redundancy without the between servers and any Fibre Channel features for virtualized environments reducing cables optics and management complexities of additional SAN switches SAN infrastructure Overview Performance 688 iz _Latency Microseconds fs ts i Ports 24 16 internal amp 8 external 24 16 internal amp 8 external 24 16 internal amp 8 external 32 16 internal amp 16 external e 24 ports with eight SFP
10. integrated hardware module with embedded system management The simplified software interface pictured below gives administrators greater control of the chassis components and automates tasks to improve monitoring and management Pictured above the Dell Chassis Management Controller CMC isa hot pluggable hardware module that resides in the back of a Dell blade chassis and allows you to manage up to nine fully loaded Dell blade server chassis using a robust management software system CMC features e Inventory of servers I O modules amp iDRAC cards e Perform configuration and monitoring tasks e Back up clone settings and apply BIOS profiles e Remotely power on or off blades e Configure power and thermal settings e Receive email or alert notifications if errors arise CMC software provides configuration of e Network and security settings of the M1000e e Power redundancy amp power ceiling settings e I O switches and iDRAC network settings e First boot device on the server blades e User access security FlexAddress Plus Intelligent Network Addressing e The CMC offers simple interface for enabling FlexAddress by chassis by slot or by fabric assigning WWN MAC values in place of factory assigned WWN MAC e User configurable enablement of iSCSI MAC Ethernet MAC and or WWN Persistence which allows blades to be swapped without affecting SAN Zoning ISCSI zoning or any MAC dependent functions e FlexAddress Pl
11. native Fibre Channel uplinks gt Pre installed 8Gbps short wave SFP optical transceivers enable quick and easy cable and go connections gt Long wave SFP optical transceivers also available gt Access Gateway NPIV or Brocade Full Fabric modes Dell M Series Blade I O Guide M8428 k 11G Broadcom 57712 k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k QLogic QME8242 k 12G Broadcom 57810S k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k Qlogic QME8262 k Supports connectivity to 10Gb KR adapters all of which are notated with k It does not provide connectivity to legacy 10Gb XAUI NICs CNAs 1Gb Ethernet mezzanine cards and LOMs are not Supported More details in Adapter Portfolio section Designed for I O bays 16 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Converged 8 ports 10Gb Ethernet DCB Brocade Optical Transceivers Short Wave Multi Mode SFP Optics Long Wave Multi Mode SFP Optics Cables pe d a Brocade SFP Direct Attach Copper Twin ax cable with SFP connector Im 3m 5m available Switch requires Active transceiver cables from Brocade 10Gb speed only Secondary Management Serial Port 4 ports 8Gbps Fibre Channel Brocade Optical Transceivers En Speeds 8 4 2 Gbps Short Wave Multi Mode SFP Optics Four included with every M8248 k Cables A Long Wave Multi Mode SFP Optics Converged
12. only SFP Direct Attach Cable Twi half of the switch s internal irec ach Cable Twinax ports will be used since the 0 5m 1m 3m 5m 7m available dual port Mezzanine card only I mi has one port out to each IO module More details in Adapter Portfolio section CX4 Cables for 10Gb uplinks or 32Gb M6348 stacking with other M6348 or rack mount PC 7000 series switches Im or 3m available Designed for I O bays Secondary Management Serial Port Cable included M6220 aan 1GbE copper with FlexIO amp LOGbE uplinks 4 x fixed Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 3 Switch e Optional 10Gb uplinks amp resilient stacking acid e Pv6 support Mi e 24 port switch aaz 16 internal ports corresponding to 16 blade servers 1Gbps 4 external fixed RJ 45 connections 10 100 1000Mbps 2 FlexlO bays for 4 external 10Gbps uplink ports 2 external 10Gbps uplink ports and 2 external stacking ports e Same software image features as _ PowerConnect 6224 6248 switches 48Gb Stacking 2 x 10Gb Optical l Module SFP Uplinks Routing protocols Multicast routing protocols Advanced QoS Advanced Security Dx 1OGBASE T 2x 10Gb Copper IPv6 Copper Uplinks CX 4 Uplinks e Supports Dell Simple Switch Mode 25 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide M6220 l Cables Uplinks 10Gb Optical Transceivers Stacking Cable Works with all 1Gb 1m included SR amp LR
13. purchase Shaan You CANNOT purchase these optics separately Designed for I O bays 82208 9 d The minimum Cisco Nexus software versions to support the B22DELL FEX are BA U 5 22 1 N1 3 6 0 2 N1 2 20 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide DOLL Comparison of Converged Blade options Dell MXL Dell PowerEdge M Cisco Nexus Model Switch I O Aggregator B22DELL FEX Dell M8024 k Dell M8428 k 10 40GbE Switch 10GbE Plug amp Play 10GbE Extender 10GbE Basic Ethernet FC Server Ports Supported Ports Server Ports Supported 32 10GbE 32 LOGbE 1OGbE 16 LOGbE 16 LOGbE 16 LOGbE 2 Fixed 6 Total sel JIN Pons 2 Fixed 6 Total Note QSFP ports run in None None None Q breakout mode 4x10GbE 7 a External External 10G Ports Ports External 10G Ports Up to 24 16 per LAG to 24 Up to 24 16 per LAG per LAG Up to Two slots and three options Mix or match e 2 port QSFP 10 40GbE l Flex I O Expansion e 4 port SFP 1 10GbE One slot amp options Non e 4 port SFP 10Gb only Non Modules e 4 port Base T 1 10GbE 2ng e 3 port CX4 10Gb only one 1QSFP port on I O Aggregator runs breakout mode 4x10GbE e 2 port Base T 1 10Gb Both devices limited to one Base T module only Populate second slot with another module of your choice No East west traffic Vee Vee All traffic is forwarded vee Vise support to Nexus Top of Rack End of Row Managed with Active Aart System Manager 9
14. to 8Gbps on internal ports when using the original midplane 1 0 Does not support 4Gb Mezzanine cards More details in Adapter Portfolio section 16GbpsFC Designed for I O bays Brocade Transceivers Brocade SWL LWL or ELWL 16Gb SFP Optics Brocade SWL LWL or ELWL 8Gb SFP Optics Brocade SWL LWL or ELWL 4Gb SFP Optics Note Requires SFP LC connector Secondary Management Serial Port Available Models Brocade M6505 e 24 ports with eight SFP transceivers e 24 ports with four SFP transceivers e 12 ports with two SFP transceivers 12 port model expands to 24 ports with on demand license Cables Brocade M5424 8 4 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN solution Provides up to 24 8 4Gb FC ports Up to 16 internal 8 4Gb server ports Up to 8 external 8 4Gb SAN ports For connection to storage devices and or other FC switches only One management console port Configurable as Brocade full fabric switch or Access Gateway Mode NPIV for multi vendor Interoperability Auto negotiates between 4Gbps and 8Gbps based on linked mezzanine cards and top of rack switches Supports future FOS features and upgrades Li i b ge Q i l L a op e z 8 2S ee ae po ee Be i Brocade M5424 11G Qlogic QME2572 Emulex LPe1205 ZG TOlo ic OMEZS72 Emulex LPe1205 M Qlogic QME2662 at FC8 speeds Emulex LPm16002 at FC8 speeds FC4 Mezzanine cards are also suppo
15. using modules ports using module ki Bp y 2 integrated QSFP in External 40GbE QSFP far B s fixed breakout mode cel J up to 4 using modules Native Fibre Channel Native Fibre Channel support eevee 4 integrated FC ports 8Gb er ens ees f E slots and three T Mix or match One slot amp three options Two slots amp four m e 2 port QSFP 10 40GbE t e 4 port SFP 10Gb only Mix or match e 4 port SFP 1 10GbE e 5 port CX4 10Gb only e 2 port SFP 1 10GbE Expansion modules FlexlO e 4 port Base T 1 10GbE e 2 port Base T 1 10Gb e 2 port Base T LOGbE only QSFP port on I O Aggregator runs breakout mode 4x10GbE only 2 port CX4 1 10GbE Both devices limited to one Base T module only Populate e Stacking module 48Gbps second slot with another module of vour choice Features DCB PFC DCBx amp ETS Yes PFC amp DCBx Yes Supports DCB CEE amp FCoE FCoE SY Transit o Transit 0 Transit Directeconnect Transit O eee S esd Natta foriscStover Dee ves PVST po es pI eS a ee eS Se ee Simplified Networking Mode a Default a Mode AG Mode NPIV FC KOST TA Se Mode Se Mode a Accepts Cisco Twin ax cables Yes O O l Brocade cables Brocade cables only QSFP SR only SFP SR LR LRM Brocade Short Wave j SFP SR or LR SFP SX LX or SFP to RJ45 FP SR LR LRM FP SR LR LRM FP SR LR Optical transceivers supported ie ee ae 4 gt en cate ey Long Wave Multi mode S S S S
16. 000Mb connections with all 1Gb Broadcom adapters All other supported adapters provide 1Gb connection only a 1 4 a 1s j Quad port GbE Mezzanine cards or LOMs will function and are fully supported with this IO module In such configurations only half of the card s ports will be used since the switch only has one internal port per adapter gt Ethernet media speed is configured through the blade LOM firmware or by the operating system Transparent connection between LAN and server blades More details in Adapter Portfolio section Designed for I O bays 1 10GbE Cisco Catalyst Blade Switches Cisco Catalyst 3130X 1 10Gb Switch e Two 10GbE uplinks X2 CX4 SR LRM optics e Four fixed 1GbE uplinks 4xRJ45 e Virtual Blade Switch interconnect enabled Cisco Catalyst 5150G GbE Switch e Up to eight GbE uplinks fixed 4xRJ45 up to four optional 1GbE SFPs copper or optical e Virtual Blade Switch interconnect enabled Cisco Catalyst 5032 Entry Level GbE Switch e Up to eight GbE uplinks 4xRJ45 amp up to 4 SFPs Cisco Copper or optical products only Virtual Blade Switch e Interconnect up to 9 CBS 3130 switches to create a single logical switch e Simplifies manageability amp consolidates uplinks to lower TCO Software e IP Base software stack included in each SKU Advanced L2 switching basic IP routing features e Optional IP Services available ONLY for CB
17. A RA N d N an 4 A a a AYN E a i I gt WwW 4 ma g 4 L 1 un amp u wk Pew u w a d tu w te jii ej d eee min li 5 a H f du u L All six IOMs have the same port 7 m_n mapping for half height blades An IOM with 32 internal ports is required to connect to all quad port adapters IOM ports mapped to full height blade slots D a S mia A c A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 Front of Chassis I O Fabric Architecture with Quarter Height Blades Right side of chassis M1000e Mid plane CPU Fabric A Fabric A 1 LOM eae e Dual port 10Gb Ethernet LOM I O Module CPU Fabric B 2 e Connectivity for both LOM ports 2 More aning requires IOMs with 32 internal Fabric B ports ERT oE e Two IOMs with only 16 internal ie ata orts will only provide a 1 LOM a p yP connected to a single LOM port on each blade Fabric C Fabric C I O Module Mezzanine CPU 2 Fabric B amp C Fabric A Fabric C e Ethernet Fibre Channel amp or Koly I O Module InfiniBand mezzanine cards Fabric B e Each quarter height blade only Mezzanine has one mezzanine card Fabric B I O Module O e U Q N U C Fabric A M a Fabric At Fabric C Ethernet i I O Module Mezzanine 8 4Tb Mid plane Link between a dual port adapter and switch of same fabric type O e U C Q N U Additional link provided by quad port adapter cards and an IOM with 32 internal ports
18. ASS S Opper NS connectivity to legacy 10Gb XAUI AOGBASE CRA 10Gb NICs CNAs QSFP to QSFP Direct Attach 1m and 5m Passive Copper AOGBASE CRA4 If used to connect to ToR the TOR QSFP port must be in breakout mode 2 port QSFP4 Module in 4x10Gb breakout mode If connected to 1Gb Ethernet Mezzanine cards or LOMs device will auto negotiate individual internal ports to 1Gb Optical Transceivers SFP 40Gb SR only More details in Adapter Portfolio section Two integrated QSFP ports All QSFP ports and modules for this device are fixed in 4x10Gb breakout mode QSFP to QSFP Fiber Cables sees Al Secondary Management Serial Port Cable included mrem QSFP to Designed for I O bays 4xSFP Fiber Breakout Cables M8024 k Fully modular full wire speed 10GbE managed Layer 2 3 Ethernet switching Converged e Supports DCB protocols PFC and DCBx e FCoE Transit Switch via FIP Snooping Bridge not supported in Simple Switch Mode e Stack up to 6 devices using SFP fixed ports or SFP module not supported in Simple Switch Mode 24 port design features 16 Internal 10Gb server ports A integrated external SFP ports multi speed 1 10Gb Up to 4 additional external ports via FlexlO modules FlexlO fully modular design enables connectivity choices including SFP CX4 and LOGBASE T Default mode of operation is Simple Switch Mode port aggregator user configurable to full switch mode P
19. C4 V FC4 Y Fc4 VW FCA N l N JE Emulex LPe1205 M FC8 V FCA VFCB Y FCB A qe QLogic QME2572 FC8 BD E V FCA Y rce FCB A Not Not Not Not vV FC16 16Gbps speeds require enhanced midplane 1 1 Auto negotiates to FC8 with original mid plane 1 0 74 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide PowerEdge Blade Servers and Fibre Channel Adapters Mezzanine Cards for 12G Servers Emulex QLogic Emulex QLogic LPe1205 M QME2572 LPm16002 QME2662 FC8 FC8 FC16 FC16 VA Not Not Supported Supported V Not Supported Supported Not Blade Servers 75 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Server Adapter Portfolio Includes Server Adapter products features compatibility and software support matrix 76 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide 12G M1000e Server Adapter Portfolio Ethernet and InfiniBand 10Gb Converged Ethernet Broadcom 57810S k 2P NDC Broadcom 57810S k 2P LOM Broadcom 57810S k 2P Mezz Global Marketing select Network Adapters for blade servers Broadcom i L MD8262 k Features 57810S k NDC Intel X520 k NDC A199IC Ai ja Default choice Ports x Link Speed 2x10Gb 2x10Gb 2x10Gb Partitioning SR IOV Yes Yes No WOL Yes Yes Yes EEE No No No Multi queue per port 128 TX 128 RX 64 TX 64 RX 64 TX 64 RX Supported Servers M620 M820 M620 M820 M620 M820 Continuity from older Preierenee fom intel l Trusted Storage driver stack server designs E
20. Converter Module CVR X2 SFPLOG Secondary Management Serial Port 5130X only SFP Optical p Cisco SR SFP g7 SFP 10G SR Not sold by Dell ourchase elsewhere 23 23 Brocade M6505 Erode MDH U Hke By pe ee kun Pee P ic BAAJLLL SEBA JIMLELI 24414 fdqor e PRA OI i E L 4 f L i l f 4 l l LI L See also the M8428 k in the il AT 16Gb 8Gb 8Gb 8Gb Converged Ethernet section Neno Pane SAN Pass Module Through M Series Fibre Channel Comparison 3 8 4Gbps M5424 FC SAN Module 8Gbps FC SAN Switch 12 port 24 port 24 port Ent Perf Pk Scalable Ports Upgrade 12 ports y 12 ports for 12 port SKU Factory pre installed SFP Transceivers orpow mwa gt 4 tenes TIBQ 4 ei i 20f8 40f8 8of8 Brocade Switch default Access Gateway selectable ri Access Gateway selectable il Brocade Switch Mode _ Connect direct to Compellent NPIV Connect to Brocade FC SAN es be a p Connect to Cisco MDS FC SAN NPIV Direct connect to SAN disk tape Not controller Supported Qlogic amp FC Blade Mezzanine Cards Emulex 8Gb amp 4Gb Brocade ISL Trunking Not License option Supported Qlogic amp Emulex 8Gb amp 4Gb Switch amp NPIV modes connecting to Brocade FC SAN devices 64Gb s Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring amp Brocade Fabric Watch B
21. Fabric C I O Module Fabric C1 I O Module Fabric Bt I O Module Fabric A Ethernet I O Module Left side of chassis Fabric A Capabilities Up to 2 lanes to each IOM 1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet per each lane Fabric B amp C Capabilities 1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet per each lane or 40Gb Ethernet using all 4 lanes 4Gb 8Gb or 16Gb Fibre Channel over 1 lane to each IOM 40Gb QDR 40Gb FDRIO or 56Gb FDR InfiniBand using all 4 lanes 20Gb DDR InfiniBand using 2 lanes A lane represents a single link between an adapter and an IOM Each port will utilize 1 2 or 4 lanes depending on the communication protocol Front of Chassis I O Fabric Architecture for Half Height Blades Right side of chassis M1000e Mid plane Fabric A Ethernet e Dual port and Quad port 1Gb or LOM eas 10Gb Ethernet adapters Fabric B Mezzanine Fabric B2 Fabric C Mezzanine We Fabric A2 I O Module Fabric C 4 O Module Fabric B amp C e Ethernet Fibre Channel amp or InfiniBand mezzanine cards Fabric C e Dual port 1Gb and 10Gb we Module Ethernet mezzanine cards Fabric A e Quad port 1Gb Ethernet mezz LOM hs Fabric BL and capable of quad port 10Gb I O Module Ethernet mezzanine e Dual port Fibre Channel mezz e Dual port InfiniBand mezzanine Fabric B Mezzanine j 1 Fabric C my Fabric A Mezzanine Ethernet I O Module 8 4Tb Mid plane Link between a dual port adapter and switch of same fab
22. Gb and 10Gb Fabric B Ethernet adapters Mezzanine Fabric C I Mezzanine TAW 74 7 ir NMA Fabric A TS xi e Quad port 1Gb Ethernet and so capable of quad port 10Gb Ethernet adapters Fabric C I O Module Fabric B amp C e Ethernet Fibre Channel amp or i ig Y InfiniBand mezzanine cards E oat e Dual port 1Gb and 10Gb se Hiii Ethernet mezzanine cards Fabric A e Quad port 1Gb Ethernet mezz KoJi Fabric B1 and capable of quad port 10Gb 7 Aw L 4N ZA I O Module Ethernet mezzanine Aee r e Dual port Fibre Channel mezz Fabric C f ON Fabric Al e Dual port InfiniBand mezzanine Ethernet F a Mezzanine haus I O Module 8 4Tb Mid plane Link between a dual port adapter and switch of same fabric type Left side of chassis Additional link provided by quad port ERREI adapter cards and an IOM with 32 internal ports 62 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide IOM ports mapped t to full height blade slots All six IOMs have the same ee port mapping for half height Sloti 7 Slot2 Slot3 7 Slot4 7 Slot5 7 Slot6 blades A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 e l bait EA A g L i p l e l 1 pa TAW l b i ll i wo hi ft jeb bd l a 3 AW a wae amp a a w e w H w u ee Ga ww VW ew Yew je 2 G age wea WwW WwW 4 A A l R 4 a VI s B a me A g mma miu gn nae JR m Se G l a jesa V By l a g mm a gi i ge Ta
23. M Series Blade I O Guide I O Connectivity Options for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure April 17 2013 Send feedback to Bladelnterconnects dell com Contents Quick Reference Guides Ethernet switching Fibre Channel switching Cisco and Infiniband switching Converged Ethernet Blades 10 40GbE Switch MXL LOGbE Plug amp Play PowerEdge M I O LOGbE Basic M8024 k Ethernet FC Switch M8428 k 10Gb Pass Through Cisco Nexus Blade B22DELL FEX MT 1Gb Ethernet Blades IGbE High density M6348 IGbE Basic M6220 IGbE Pass Through Cisco Catalyst Blades OPE Fibre Channel Blades 2 16Gb switch Brocade M6505 8Gb switch Brocade M5424 8Gb SAN module 8Gb Pass Through Dell M Series Blade I O Guide A 11 15 15 L 19 25 Zo ey 28 52 54 56 59 CoO Infiniband Blades 41 56Gb FDR switch M4001F 40Gb FDR switch M4001T o o Fabric Topologies 44 Q a Automation amp Management 50 EE l ma Fabrics amp Port Mapping 55 WW Interoperability Guide 69 paai Server Adapter Portfolio 76 Deployment amp Technical Guides 91 Blade Interconnects Transform your Dell M1000e blade server enclosure M Series Blade I O Guide Ethemot Switching ummm mm Models I O aggregator M8024 k M8428 k M6348 10 40GbE Switch 10GbE Plug and Play 10GbE Basic Ethernet FC Switch 1GbE High density High performance blade Converge infrast
24. N PowerEdge M1000e InfiniBand I O Interoperability TORY MEN M2401G M3601Q M4001Q M4001T M4001F Mellanox DDR Mellanox QDR Mellanox QDR Mellanox FDR10 Mellanox FDR v DDR 4 DDR Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported V ODR V QDR Not Supported V FDR10 V FDR v QDR Requires switch firmware version fw sx_OJP9G6_9_1_ 6562 and adapter version fw ConnectX3 rel_QJO5YT_B1_2_11_0550_Flexboot 3_4_000 bin Customers with this combination can call Dell Support if they would like it to function on the M420 or M820 Mellanox DDR Connect X Not Supported Mellanox QDR Connect X2 Mellanox QDR Connect X3 Mezzanine Cards Mellanox FDR Connect X3 V FDR Not supported with original mid plane 1 0 72 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide PowerEdge Blade Servers and InfiniBand Adapters Mezzanine cati T HE E Mellanox DDR Mellanox QDR Mellanox QDR Mellanox FDRIO Mellanox FDR Connect X Connect X2 Connect X3 Connect X3 Connect X3 N ee Su ies Su ones eae Ma a Su kisi Not Not of Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported en ed N Sass U gt a U T V D E mM Not v v Supported Not Supported 73 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide PowerEdge M1000e Fibre Channel I O Interoperability I O Modules FC8 Dell 8 4Gbps FC M5424 M6505 Passthrough SAN Module Brocade FC8 Brocade FC16 Not compatible FC4 M4424 Passthrough Brocade FC4 Emulex F
25. S outside the chassis lt gt LAN lt gt FC aN m lates FCoE from Adapter to Blade Switch 46 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide iSCSI and LAN Converged Storage Traffic Topology Diagram Topology Configuration Topology Fabric Inside Chassis Converged iSCSI Blade models MXL or IOA Top of Rack switch 4810 S4820T Storage iSCSI External Array Configuration Converged iSCSI traffic LAN and ISCSI up to the Top of Rack switch 4 gt iSCSI amp LAN Inside Chassis iSCSI and LAN lt gt LAN from Adapter to lt gt iSCSI Blade switch 47 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide DAL storage Blade with Optional External Array Topology Diagram Topology Configuration Topology Fabric Inside Chassis Converged iSCSI Blade model MXL Top of Rack switch 4810 S548201 Storage PS4410 storage blade Optional Storage EqualLogic External Array Configuration e Converged iSCSI to the blades and up to the Top of Rack switch e MXLs are stacked so that array to array traffic stays inside the chassis N N N oO fi ez O v O O O Sl os Storage Inside Chassis ii Blade iSCSI and LAN Adapter from Adapter to Blade switch 48 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Cross Chassis Stacking Topology Configuration Topology Diagram Topology Blade models MXL M8024 k M6348 M6248 IOA using CLI Configuration Blade switches are stacked vertically so that there are two in
26. S 5130 Adds advanced IP routing and IPv6 compatibility 28 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Cisco Catalyst Blade Switches ENM Works with all 1Gb Mezzanine cards and LOMs Functions with all 10Gb Mezzanine cards and Select Network Adapters with the exception of the Qlogic 8242 k 8262 k and Brocade BR1 41M k Quad port GbE Mezzanine cards or LOMs will function and are fully supported with this IO module In such configurations only half of the card s ports will be used since the switch only has one internal port per adapter More details in Adapter Portfolio section Designed for I O bays Stacking Ports Supported on 3130G 8 3130X models ONLY 2x 64Gb StackWise Ports 0 5m 1m 3m cables purchased separately for factory installed blade switch GbE ports all models CAT 5 Software Upgrades p Cables IP Services Upgrade Available SP Cisco SFP Modules CAT5 eGbE SFP RJ45 converter Copper Mi i Cable TwinGig Converter Supports 2 x 1Gb SFP Note One TwinGig connector ships by default in each switch module eGbE SFP LC connector SWL multimode KP a Fibre GbE SFP LC connector LWL single mode er Copper 10GBASE CX4 X2 Module SFP aq Cisco Direct Attach Twin ax copper 1m SFP H10GB CU1M 3m SFP H10GB CU3M 5m SFP H10GB CU5M LOGBASE SR X2 Module or 1OGBASE LRM X2 Module for 3130X OneX SFP
27. S7 RH5 8 RH6 W2K8 Hyper V RHES 7 RH5 8 5 7 RH5 8 RH6 1 RHES 7 RH5 8 RH6 Veg QMD8262 71 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4 RH6 1 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4and RH6 2 SLES11 SP2 1 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4 and SLES11 SP2 SLES11 SP2 ESX i 4 1 5 0 ESX 4 1 5 0 and SLES11 SP2 ESX i 4 1 5 0 Yes All W2K8 Hyper V Software ISCSI Only W2K8 Hyper V l RHES7 RH5 8 RH6 W2K8 Hyper V RHES 7 RH5 8 RHES 7 RH5 8 RH6 Brocade BR1741M k 10Gb 1 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4 RH6 1 RH6 2 SLES10 SP4 and No 1 RH6 2 SLES1O SP4 and SLES11 SP2 SLES11 SP2 ESX i 4 1 5 0 and SLES11 SP2 ESX i 4 1 5 0 1 FCoE and DCB will be supported with software upgrade in Q2CY12 2 10Gb Base T devices doesn t support FCoE due to unavailability of 10GB BT FCoE switch in the marketplace jell M Series Blade I O Guide 3 SR IOV will be supported in Q4CY12 timeframe aligning with Windows 8 release select Network Adapters 11G vs 12G Koldan Factor 11G 12G Broadcom 5709 4P 1Gb Blade NDC M710HD M915 only Broadcom 5 7810S k 2P 10Gb NDC ADC M7IOHD M915 ony L Itel X520 k 2P 10Gb NDC NDC M710HD M915 only Intel X520 k 2P 10Gb NDC QLogic QMD8262 k 2P NDC 86 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Mezzanine Adpaters 11G vs 12G Speed Form factor Broadcom 5709 4P Adapter Broadcom 5719 4P Adapter Mezz Intel ET 4P Adapter Mezz Intel 1550 4P Adapter Mezz Emulex OCm10102 F M 2P XAUI Mezz Broadcom 57711 2P XAUI Mezz Broadcom 5 810S k 2P
28. SFP FlexlO using breakout cables Modules 4 port LOGbE SFP module A port LOGBASE T module If running Base T module then second IO slot must be of different type due to power constraints e Two FlexlO bays enable choice Modules can be different e Stack up to 6 devices p B l e bin 5 l ee Bee ae a e PVST protocol for easy integration into Cisco environments e Converged e Supports DCB protocols PFC ETC and DCBx e Converged iSCSI with EqualLogic supports iSCSI TLV e FCoE Transit Switch via FIP Snooping Bridge e Industry standard CLI e Enterprise class OS FTOS 9 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide MXL 10 40GbE blade Converged 11G Broadcom 57712 k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k QLogic QME8242 k 12G Broadcom 5 810S k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k OlOgicI MESZ62 Kk Supports connectivity to 10Gb KR adapters all of which are notated with k It does not provide connectivity to legacy 10Gb XAUI NICs CNAs If connected to 1Gb Ethernet Mezzanine cards or LOMs device will auto negotiate individual internal ports to 1Gb More details in Adapter Portfolio section Designed for I O bays FlexIO modules do not have to be the same Optical Transceivers 4 port SFP Module SFP 10Gb SR LR SFP 1GbE SX LX SFP to RJ45 converter Ti 1000Base T only capable of 1Gbps o SFP Direct Attach Cable Twinax 0 5m 1m 2m 3m
29. SFP ports with breakout cables e Two FlexlO bays enable choice 2 port 40GbE QSFP module converts to 8 port 10GbE SFP using breakout cables 4 port LOGbE SFP module 4 port LOGBASE T module If running Base T module then second IO slot must be of different type due to power constraints e Converged e Supports DCB protocols PFC ETC and DCBx e Converged iSCSI with EqualLogic and Compellent e FCoE Transit Switch via FIP Snooping Bridge e Industry standard CLI Standard troubleshooting commands via CLI 11 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide PowerEdge M I O Aggregator Converged ym FlexIO modules do not have to be the same Optical Transceivers 4 port SFP Module SFP 10Gb SR LR Lie SFP 1GbE SX LX SFP to RJ45 converter Ti 100OBase T onlv capable of 1Gbps SFP Direct Attach Cable Twinax n 0 5m 1m 2m 3m 5m 7m available a 4 port LOGBASE T Can operate at 10Gb and 1Gb we Module Limited to only one 1OGBASE T module The other module bav can be populated 11G Broadcom 57712 k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k QLogic QME8242 k sISPEDADD p ou pb oq a 12G Broadcom 5 810S k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k Qlogic QME8262 k RJ45 Cat6a Copper 10Gb 1Gb supports auto negotiation U Supports connectivity to 10Gb KR QSFP to 4xSFP Breakout Cables adapters all of which are notated i ELLE Sasser r with k It does not provide f P
30. Support for M420 No Quarter Height Blades Notina R in a E in a on Fabric A redundant manner ie manner redundant manner Support for MLAG Support for quad port GbE and 10Gb LOM Mezz 1 10Gb 1 10Gb 1Gb Cisco High density Basic Pass Catalyst M6348 M6220 Through 3130X G amp 3032 M6348 e Managed Layer 2 3 Gigabit Ethernet switch for M1000e blade enclosure e Industry leading port availability e 2 internal server GbE ports offering support of up to two ports per blade mezz card or Select Network Adapter i e with quad port 1GbE NICs e 16 external fixed 10 100 1000Mb Ethernet RJ 45 ports e Up to four 10Gb uplink ports e 2x 10Gb Optical SFP SR LR and or SFP DAC e 2x 10Gb Copper CX4 or 52Gb stacking for M6348 e Management console port e Supports Dell Simple Switch Mode e Stackable with rack mount PowerConnect 7000 Series e For optimized use full internal port utilization pair with Quad port GbE mezz cards or Quad port Fabric A adapters M6348 Works with all 1Gb Mezzanine cards and LOMs Optimal use is gt with quad port 1Gb adapters CAT 5 w i Functions with all 10Gb Mezzanine cards and Select Network Adapters with the exception of the Qlogic 8242 k 8262 k and Brocade BR1741M k Dual port Mezzanine cards or LOMs Select Network Adapters will function and are fully supported with this IO module 10Gb Optical Transceivers Cables SR amp LR In such configurations
31. ade Fabric Watch Brocade Network Advisor Management MIB Auditing Svslog anagement SAN Aeron B de N EZSwitchSetup wizard Brocade Advanced cate all management Occurs via prise or Brocade Network Advisor SAN l i Change Management tracking l Professional Professional Plus Command Line Web Tools Brocade DCFM Professional Aaminin ke Domaine HBA firmware or exterior switches Interface CLI SMI S compliant Administrative Enterprise SMI S compliant SMI S_ Domains trial licenses for add on capabilities scripting toolkit Administrative Domains Software license option that includes Adaptive Networking ISL Trunking Sikes PANOA Fela Fabric Watch and Advanced Performance Monitoring SL TIA Inter Switch Link ISL Trunking allows all eight external SAN ports to be combined to a ieli L SPA ARJA form a single logical ISL delivering scalable I O bandwidth utilization and load balancing y with an aggregate bandwidth of 128 Gbps M6505 model and 64 Gbps M5424 model 2112 byte payload Classes of Service Class 2 Class 3 and Class F inter switch frames Data Traffic Types Fabric switches supporting unicast Fabric switches supporting unicast and broadcast Brocade Optical Transceivers 8 Gbps SWL or LWL Requires Ep LC connector 16 Gbps SWL LWL or ELWL 4 Gbps SWL LWL or ELWL 8 Gbps SWL or LWL 8 Gbps SWL 16 included Simple Name Server SNS Registered State Change Notification RSCN NTP v3 Fabric Services Reliable Commit Servic
32. ces Gain access to professionals 24 hours a day who help you Achieve improved business outcomes with professional guidance pertaining to your infrastructure Improve network data center infrastructure with a comprehensive allow Dell to fully manage and monitor your multi vendor configure troubleshoot and diagnose your data center infrastructure Dell ProSupport network with triage resolution and tier 2 and 3 engineering support set of remote and onsite deployment services performance add functionalitv and leverage existing infrastructure to maximize your investment experts can also help resolve complex issues related to third party connectivity to Cisco Brocade Juniper HP and Aruba Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region For more information visit Dell com servicedescriptions 2013 Dell Inc All rights reserved Dell the DELL logo the DELL badge and PowerConnect are trademarks of Dell Inc Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell disclaims proprietary interest in the marks and names of others This document is for informational purposes only Dell reserves the right to make changes without further notice to the products herein The content provided is as is and without expressed or implied warranties of any kind SS101N_Dell_Blade_Interconnects_Blade_lO_Guid
33. dependent Stacking rings Switches on the left of the chassis form a ring and switches on the right side of the chassis form a ring Independent stack rings allow each ring to be upgraded independentiv MI l Stack Ring 1 Note that IOA is limited to a two unit Stack Ring 2 stack IOA has a simplified CLI LAN command for stacking and IOA must be managed via CLI when stacked 49 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Benefits of Stacking Benefits of Stacking e Single point of management for each stack e Increase of East West traffic so less traffic goes to Top of Rack Save on Top of Rack ports Reduced Cables Less Congestion at Top of Rack e Use blade switches as the aggregation layer eliminating the need for Top of Rack switches Topology Configuration Topology Stacked blade switches connected directly to the Network Core switches Configuration Stacked blade switches act as the aggregation layer No need for Top of Rack switches 50 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide HHI Stacked IOMs Topology Diagram Stack and Connect Directly to Core HHI Stacked IOMs Stack Ring 1 Stack Ring 2 LAN Automation amp Management O O 51 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Enhanced management of the M1000e The M1000e blade enclosure helps reduce the cost and complexity of managing computing resources with innovative management features The Chassis Management Controller CMC is an
34. e RCS Dynamic Path Selection DPS Brocade Advanced Zoning default zoning port WWN zoning broadcast zoning NPIV and FDMI Dell M Series Blade I O Guide ENS Blade Interconnects M Series Blade I O Guide Cisco Models B22DELL FEX 10GbE Nexus Extender Acts as remote line card of the parent Nexus switch fabric Models 5548P 5548UP or 5596P only 3130X 3130G 3032 Catalyst Blade Switches Basic interconnects for Dell M1000e customers who want to maintain a Cisco fabric from server to core Overview Performance 297 59 i Latency Microseconds M Ports Internal blade server ports 16 1 or LOGbE 16 IGbE 16 IGbE 16 IGbE A ports SFP using modules 2 ports 10GbE Two slots four options e 10GBase CX4 X2 e 10GBase SR X2 e 10GBase LRM X2 e OneX SFP Converter Not sold by Dell Ships with two TwinGig converter modules that support 1Gb SFP copper or optical Expansion modules Features i DGB PEG DGBXE ETSLj es 8 TTIE G _ Stacking Virtual Blade Switch upto9managedatToR upto9 uptod 1m SFP HLOGB CULM 3m SFP H10GB CU3M 5m SFP H10GB CU5M 7m SFP HIOGB ACU7M 10m SFP HIOGB ACULOM FET 10G SFP 10G SR SFP 10G LR SFP 10G ER IFET 10G optic can only be used 1m SEP HIOGB CUIM 5m SFP H1OGB CU3M 5m SFP HLOGB CUSM Twin ax cables SFP RJ45 converter SFP LC connector SWL SFP LC connector LWL to connect FEX to Nexus 4013 Ships with IP Base featu
35. e_2013 04 12 Fibre Channel Brocade M6505 Brocade M5424 FC SAN Module Pass Through FC8 4 l PPP PPPS 4 ee saat j Ethernet Blade I O Modules Product Portfolio External Ports 2 10 40GbE QSFP 2 Optional Modules QSFP SFP or Base T M8024 k I O Aggregator External Ports External Ports 4 SFP 1 10GbE 2 QSFP ports in 1 Optional Module Ax10GbE mode SFP CX4 or Base T 2 Optional Modules OSFP SFP or Base T n em FCoE Transit FSB Cisco Nexus B22DELL FEX External Ports 8 SFP LOGbE Cisco 3032 3130G X External Ports External Ports External Ports 4 RJ45 GbE 4 RJ45 GbE 7 16 RJ45 GbE 2 Optional Modules a 2 Optional Modules 2 SFP 10GbE TwinGig al SFP CX4 Base T or stacking 2 CX4 LOGbE Performance Bandwidth Server Ports l 16 16 52 k Toit Pid a al 10 40Gb Switch MXL a 10Gb Plug amp Play M IOA i A Basic M8024 k CCO NEXUS B22DELL gt Ethernet amp 10Gb Cisco FC Switch Pass B22DELL FEX M8428 k Through MXL 10 40GbE blade e Industry leading 56 port design 52x 10Gb internal server ports Up to 6 external 40Gb ports Up to 24 external 10Gb ports 6 QSFP ports with breakout cables ES 4 E FIGHT INA e TO E F i af Two 2 port 40GbE QSFP module can convert to 8 port 10GbE
36. h SFP and SFP optics SFP Direct Attach Cable Twinax 0 5m 1m 3m 5m 7m available at Can operate at 10Gb and 1Gb Mg 4 external SFP SFP ports multi speed 1 10Gb Secondary Management Serial Port Cable included SFP to RJ45 converter 1000Base T only capable of 1Gbps 1GbE Optical Transceivers SFP 1GbE SX LX Fixed ports can support both SFP and SFP optics Converged hilt K DI me m MU GP L 1 m LI il pi g Mn g ese ga a L ma ane gy g a ER g Mn gg mn gt MEN S E D A g 1s en GP CA AN AAYA CAOT kr amp FIVKAVO YNDVIVVO NAATO l A 74 l a j ki i L di A L a d pama ji f l A l 41 1 7 l fi l li f C f l f N l f N D It f i CA l 4 WV Z Ti V uf a A gt VAL I Ru l ww l 4 L Yaw ju A 4 kal wd ji As Anzi i IL Vt G i oa Ag a 4 Y vV k w Ag a IL Trea B e Dell LOGbE Converged Network Switch DCB compliant design accommodates both NIC and Fibre Channel Over Ethernet I O H E FEW e Single wide blade I O module supporting all LOGbE capable M1000e fabric bays e Robust I O bandwidth solution with 28 active fixed ports 16 internal server ports 8 external 1OGbE SFP uplinks 10Gb speed only gt Brocade Short wave optical transceivers fiber gt Brocade Long wave optical transceivers fiber gt Brocade Direct Attach copper TwinAx transceiver cable 1m 3m and 5m 4 external 8Gbps SFP
37. ion semer designs 1 No of queues will vary depending upon hypervisor memory limitations 80 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Global Marketing Blade Mezzanine Card 10Gb ee iksi pana Intel X520 10Gb QLogic Brocade BR1741M 10Gb DP x k QME8262 k k KR Ports x Link Speed 2x10Gb 2X10Gb 2x10Gb 2x10Gb Supported Speed 1Gb 10Gb 1Gb 10Gb 10Gb 1Gb 10Gb Chipset 5 8105 X520 P3 Catapult Interface Type KR XAUI KR KR KR ISCSI HBA Yes No Yes No FCoE Yes Yes Yes Yes FCoE boot Yes Yes Yes Yes Switch Independent ves No Yes his Partitioning DCB Yes Yes Yes Yes SR IOV Yes Yes No No WOL Yes Yes Yes No PXE Yes Yes Yes Yes EEE No No No No RoCE No No No No Multi queue per port 128 TX 128 RX 64 TX 64 RX 64 TX 64 RX 128 TX 128 RX M420 M520 M620 M420 M520 M620 M420 M520 M620 M420 M520 M620 M820 PHP ROSE seners M820 M910 M915 M820 M910 M915 M820 M910 M915 M910 M915 Continuity from older Trusted Storage driver Works best with Brocade convergence switch and their management framework server designs Pie lerene TOF liver stack Great for Convergence features Ethernet solutions Convergence features iSCSI HBA and NPAR Software iSCSI and FCoE like ISCSI HBA FCoE and Future FCoE availability NPAR 81 Global Marketing bur 1 Citrix Xenserver 6 0 and Linux KVM only 63 VFs per port 2 No of queues will vary depending upon hypervisor memory limitations 3 4 partitions per 10Gb port Blade Mezzanine Card FC8Gb a
38. lio section Designed for I O bays Not a Management Not a Management Port Debug port only Port Debug port only M4001F FDR M4001T FDR10 Fabric Topologies Find more topologies and guides here e EqualLogic Compatibility Matrix http en community del com techcenter storage w wiki 2661 equallogic compatibility matrix aspx e EqualLogic Configuration Guide http en community dell com techcenter storage w wiki 2639 equallogic configuration quide aspx e Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal ntto en community del com techcenter storage w wiki 3615 rapid equallogic configuration portal by sis aspx 44 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide FCoE transit Direct traffic to the Top of Rack i via FIP Snooping Bridge Topology Diagram Topology Configuration Topology Fabric Inside Chassis FCoE Blade models MXL IOA M8024 k Top of Rack switch Nexus 5K Configuration e All FCoE traffic moves from the adapters to the IOM then to the Top of Rack switch 7 FC is broken out at the Top ot Acre 4 0 FCoE Rack switch and moves to the rane i SAN or directly to the storage BES ee array FCoE from Adapter to Blade Switch 45 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Fibre Channel Breakout at Edge of Chassis Topology Diagram Topology Configuration Topology Fabric Inside Chassis FCoE Blade model M8428 k Configuration FCoE inside chassis from adapter i LAG LAG to blade switch and Native FC MS o
39. nd FC16Gb e Kole jfe Emulex 1205 M 0 e7ejfe Emulex Pahal QLE2572 FC8 FC8 QME2662 FC16 LPm16002 FC16 Ports x Link 2x8Gb 2x8Gb 2x16Gb 2x16Gb speed Supported 4Gb 8Gb 4Gb 8Gb 8Gb 16Gb 8Gb 16Gb Speed Chipset 2500 LightPulse 2600 LightPulse FC Boot Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported M420 M520 M420 M520 M620 M820 M620 M820 Servers M620 M820 M620 M820 M910 M915 M910 M915 g2 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Global Marketing Blade Mezzanine InfiniBand Mellanox CX3 FDR Mellanox CX3 FDR10 Features Ports x Link 2 x 40Gb 2 x 56Gb Chipset CX 3 Supported B Protocols Supported M420 M520 M620 M820 servers HFT co located T Real time market data investment banks distribution algorithmic trading low latency applications Global Marketing 83 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide 10Gb Products with Convergence and Virtualization features Form Factor Device Name Convergence Virtualization Select Network Broadcom 57810S k All Yes Yes 4 partitions per Yes 128 TX 128 RX Adapters 10Gb 2x10Gb 10Gb port Intel X520 k 2x10Gb Software iSCSI Software FCoE No Yes 64 TX 64 RX boot boot QLogic QMD8262 All All Yes 4 partitions per No 64 TX 64 RX k 2x10Gb 10Gb port LOM 10Gb Broadcom 57810S k All Yes Yes 4 partitions per Yes 128 TX 128 RX 2x10Gb 10Gb port 10Gb Broadcom 57810S k All Yes Yes 4 partitions per Yes 128 TX 128 RX Adapters Mezz 2x10Gb 10Gb port Intel X520 x k 2x10Gb
40. p www delltechcenter com page PowerEdge Blade Demos English only 54 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Fabrics and Port Mapping em em Fabric B e MM Fabric B2 1 10 40 GbE 1 10 40 GbE 4 8 16Gb FC 4 8 16Gb FC 20 40 56Gb IB 20 40 56Gb IB Fabric et Fabric C 1 10 40 GbE 1 10 40 GbE 4 8 16Gb FC 4 8 16Gb FC 20 40 56Gb IB 20 40 56Gb IB LL bu h BER al Colors chosen to facilitate whiteboard discussions BEL The capabilities of the enhanced midplane 1 1 are shown above OO r M Series Blade I O Fabrics Quarter Height Half Height Full Height Quarter Height Blades One dual port LOM LOM with 32 internal ports M6348 or Dell ForcelO MXL is needed to connect all LOM ports on all blades e2 x 52 port IOMs needed to connect the 2 LOM ports on each blade One fabric B OR fabric C mezzanine card Half Height Blades One Select Network Adapter or LOM One fabric B mezzanine card One fabric C mezzanine card Full Height Blades Two Select Network Adapters or LOMs Two fabric B mezzanine cards Two fabric C mezzanine cards M1000e Midplane Mapping and Capabilities Right side of chassis M1000e Mid plane Front of Chassis Fabric A LOM oldo Mezzanine Fabric C Mezzanine Fabric A LOM Fabric B Mezzanine Fabric C Mezzanine Dell M Series Blade I O Guide 8 4Tb Mid plane Fabric A2 Ethernet I O Module Fabric B I O Module
41. r connecting each server to any SAN fabric with beneficial I O and cable aggregation e Helps solve interoperability issues with heterogeneous fabrics I e mixed Brocade Cisco etc e Enables scalable data center modular growth without disruption Lessens RSCN traffic addresses FCP Domain limits e No management required e Standard feature mode available on M5424 Dell 8 4Gbps FC SAN Module a lt Cables Brocade Transceivers oe IF m MA SWL 8Gb SFP Optics g LWL 8Gb SFP Optics LP F EA g ila 12 an 11G Qlogic QME2572 Emulex LPe1205 12G logic OME2572 Emulex LPe1205 M Secondary Management FC4 Mezzanine cards are Serial Port also supported with this switch at 4Gbps Available Models More details in e 24 ports with four SFP transceivers Adapter Portfolio section e 12 ports with two SFP transceivers 12 port model expands to 24 ports with on demand license Designed for I O bays Dell 8 4Gbps FC Pass Through e 16 ports correspond to 16 server blades e 8 4 or 2 Gbps connections e Transparent connection between SAN and server blades e As an alternative to this FC8 Pass Through the Dell 8 4Gbps FC SAN Module NPIV aggregator which provides the simplicitv of a pass through with the aggregation redundancv benefits of a switch 39 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Dell 8 4Gbps FC Pass Through yia a es m if a H Tkp min if ja 11G
42. res Static routes amp RIP Static routes RIP IPvA Routing Ma naged at Top of Rack Additional features can be purchased EIGRP and FICRE stub OSPF and BGP as part of IP Services license IPV6 Routing Managed at Top of Rack Available with additional license Multicast Routing Managed at lop of Rack D Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Optical transceivers supported SFP 10G 5R Advanced IP Services feature set A IGMP PIM DVMRP available with IGMP additional IP Services license Transform your Dell M1000e blade server enclosure Models Mellanox 4001F Mellanox 4001T Performance Features Quality of Service QoS Advanced scheduling engine supports QoS for up to 9 traffic classes and 9 virtual lanes 8 data 1 management 256 to 4Kbyte MTU Maximum Transmission Unit 48K 16K Mellanox OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution OFED software stack contains a subnet manager and switch management tools to include diagnostics debugging port mirroring and OpenSM or third party Subnet manager capability QSFP active optical or passive fiber Management Optics cables Dell Services Whether you are seeking product support or complete IT outsourcing Dell can deliver services based on your need Ask about a free business consultation Consulting services Deployment services Let us install and correctly optimize your Managed Services Free yourself to focus on your business and Support Servi
43. ric type Left side of chassis Additional link provided by quad port ERREI adapter cards and an IOM with 32 internal ports 59 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide IOM ports mapped to half height blade slot All six IOMs have the same a port mapping for half height Slot3 f Slot4 k Slot5 f Slot6 blades a kol kud bl 11 IOMs with 32 internal ports will only connect with 16 hena S hea bee trej re internal ports when using Sloti 7 Slot2 kl ka dual port adapters 9 Eee ee een ea em msa sw A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 l l Slot16 ee ee A Slotii 7 Sloti2 Slot13 Sloti4 Slot15 i mo e me ma Pia PIS Weg E I L L 1 l L Ji m l l l 7 i p l B l an n it 4 i f i Q a 4 1 y i 4 i i L emm p LI I Sone oo ebay 1 al is Cee l 7 1 e zT ly oS a Re Wa i h u a n u a in bd a a ae ka ii ki l a gd miu i a a a u du L 1 L IOM ports mapped to half height blade slots e An IOM with 32 internal ports is re 31 required to connect to all quad Slot 1 Slot5 port adapters Slot6 All six IOMs have the same port m ow eee me ree e mapping for half height blades A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 G M1 QUE CE Slot14 kl l U J Front of Chassis I O Fabric Architecture for Full Height Blades Right side of chassis M1000e Mid plane Fabric A Ethernet e Ethernet Only I O Modul LOM 5 nage e Dual port 1
44. rocade Enterprise Performance Not Beer Pack license option bundle Supported p Diagnostic Ports Hardware Buffer Not Not Credit Loss Detection Recovery nrod PNA Forward Error Correction pp Pp Good Better Best Not Supported Optional Available a la carte 31 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Brocade M6505 e JA Fibre Channel ports es 16 Gb Fibre o Up to 16 internal 16 8Gb server ports o Upto 8 external 16 8 4Gb SAN ports 16Gb capacity functions with newer M1000e chassis using 1 1 mid plane Switch will function on older M1000e chassis at 8Gb speed only For connection to storage devices and or other FC switches only H Channel ports 18 e Zero footprint hot pluggable design with no additional fans or power supplies e Complete redundancy up to 4 switches per chassis Secondary Management Dynamic Ports on Demand PoD and pay as you port grow port upgrades for 12 port configurations e Heterogeneous SAN fabric interoperability e Access Gateway NPIV or fabric switch connectivity e Auto sensing and speed matching connections to 16 8 4 Gbps to Fibre Channel devices Fibre Channel Brocade M6505 Brocade M6505 11G Qlogic QME2572 FC8 ew Emulex LPe1205 M FC8 12G Qlogic QME2662 FC16 Emulex LPm16002 FC16 Qlogic QME2572 FC8 Emulex LPe1205 M FC8 16Gbps speeds on internal ports require the enhanced midplane 1 1 The switch will auto negotiate
45. rovides connectivity for the latest LOGb KR NICs and CNAs Including those supporting Switch Independent Partitioning Dell M Series Blade I O Guide 4 port SFP ja l PZOBW J2IUVOJJIMO4 THG a i One FlexlO Module Four SFP SFP ports M8024 k 11G Broadcom 57712 k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k QLogic QME8242 k 12G Broadcom 5 810S k Brocade BR1 41M k Intel X520 x k Qlogic QME8262 k The M8024 k switch supports connectivity to LOGb KR adapters all of which are notated with k It does not provide connectivity to legacy 10Gb XAUI NICs CNAs If connected to 1Gb Ethernet Mezzanine cards or LOMs device will auto negotiate individual internal ports to 1Gb More details in Adapter Portfolio section Designed for I O bays Converged Cables CX4 cables for LOGbE Uplink Cables RJ45 Cat6a Uplinks 10GbE CX4 Copper Module 10Gb only 10GbE Optical Transceivers SFP 10Gb SR LR SFP 1Gb none SFP Direct Attach Cable Twinax 0 5m 1m 3m 5m 7m available be Operate at 10Gb only 4 ach 1OGBASE T Copper FlexIO modules cannot support both SFP and eee SFP optics while the fixed ports can supports auto negotiation to 100Mb 1Gb 10GbE SFP Module 10Gb only 10GbE Optical Transceivers SFP 10Gb SR LR LRM SFP 1Gb SX LX Fixed ports can support bot
46. rted with this I N Log 1 More details in Adapter Portfolio section Designed for I O bays Bretade M5874 mi i m SS ee oe ee Be 5 Bi L d g al d ge Fibre Channel Cables Brocade Transceivers Brocade SWL or LWL 8Gb SFP Optics Brocade SWL LWL or ELWL 4Gb SFP Optics Note Requires SFP LC connector Secondary Management Serial Port Available Models Brocade M5424 e 24 ports with eight SFP transceivers e 24 ports with four SFP transceivers e 12 ports with two SFP transceivers 12 port model expands to 24 ports with on demand license Dell 8 4Gbps FC SAN Module BEN Base model provides 12 active ports with two external SAN 8Gb SWL optical transceivers Scalable to 24 active ports using 12 port pay as you grow option kit includes two additional 8Gb SWL SFP transceivers Add additional 8Gb SWL SFP transceivers for up to 8 external SAN ports j 1 l 3 8 f a Ideal scalability for data centers deploying increasingly more blade enclosures while requiring FC connectivity Device is in Access Gateway Mode NPIV for multi vendor Interoperability Ideal for Dell blade enclosure connectivity to any FC SAN Supports 8 4 2Gbps O Dell 8 4Gbps FC SAN Module E Best solution for modular SAN connectivity j 3 1R 8 f S e Based on industry standard NPIV N port ID Virtualization e Combines pass through simplicity fo
47. ructure Transition to LOGbE Connect directly to the Fibre Leverage existing Ethernet M6220 1GbE Basic Flexible Layer 2 3 switch 10Gb Direct connection Transparently connect 16 Overview provides maximum and connect easily to 3rd connectivity and extend an Channel SAN and Ethernet cabling to enable broader with dual expansion slots Dell blade servers into the throughput flexibility and party networks with this available iSCSI FCoE fabric LAN without the need for an scalability in the data center allowing you to customize Local Area Network of your iSCSI FCoE convergence flexible Layer 2 blade with this Layer 2 3 switch FCoE forwarding device with this Layer 2 3 switch connectivity options choice at 10Gb speeds Performance Switch fabric capacity 128Tbp s 128 Tops 480 Gbps 288 Gbps 184 Gbps 2B Gps Forwarding capacity Mpps 90 oo w7 wo wo os S So Butler sea L O S m MB l d S e p Ports Internal blade server ports 32 LOGbE 32 LOGbE 16 LOGbE 16 LOGbE 32 LGbE 16 1GbE 16 LOGbE External 1 10GbE Base T 4 using module 4 using module 2 using module LY U7 16 fixed LGbE 4 fixed LGbE mA 8 ports using QSFP 8 ports using QSFP 4 fixed SFP ports 1 10Gb External LOGbE breakout cables breakout cables Add 4 more 10Gb 8 fixed SFP ee a 4 using modules ist a a up to 24 using modules up to 16
48. rver and Networking Demos e Get a closer look at the 127 Generation PowerEdge Server portfolio and explore the innovative technologies inside the servers with the new Dell Interactive Rack lower and Blade 3D demo tool Using the tool you can turn spin and pull out components of our servers via their laptop tablet phone or touchscreen display Simply go online or download the new Interactive tool and you are ready to begin Blade Servers and Networking bean Dell PowerEdge www bladeserverdemo com Interactive Server Demo Enterprise Demo Landing Page www dellenterprisedemos com Feedback We encourage readers of this publication to provide feedback on the quality and usefulness of this information by sending an email to Bladelnterconnects Dell com Z N 93 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide DOLL NL A The power to do more
49. thernet solutions Strengths Convergence features l Convergence features like ISCSIHBA and NPAR a IsCsland FCOE icc ipa ECoE and NPAR 1 Citrix Xenserver 6 0 and Linux KVM only 65 VFs per port Jg Dell M Series Blade I O Guide a No of queues will vary depending upon hypervisor memory limitations Global Marketing 3 4 partitions per 10Gb port LOMs for Blade Servers Broadcom 57810S k 2p Broadcom 5720 4p kl 10Gb LOM 1Gb LOM Ports x Link Speed 2x10Gb 4x1Gb Supported Speed 1Gb 10Gb 1Gb Chipset 5 810S 5720 Interface KR Serdes ISCSI HBA Yes No ISCSI Boot Yes Yes FCoE Yes No FCoE Boot Yes No Switch Independent Ves No Partitioning DCB Yes No SR IOV Yes No WOL Yes Yes PXE Yes Yes EEE No Yes Multi queue per port 128 IX 128 RX 8 TX 8 RX Supported Servers M420 M520 1 No of queues will vary depending upon hypervisor memory limitations 49 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide 2 8 titions per 10Gb port Global Marketing Blade Mezzanine Card 1Gb Intel 1350 4p 1Gb Broadcom 5719 4p Mezz 1Gb Mezz Ports x Link speed 4x1Gb 4x1Gb Supported Speed 1Gb 1Gb Chipset 1550 3719 Interface Serdes Serdes Switch Independent Partitioning Features No No No No Yes Yes PXE Yes Yes EEE Yes Yes Multi queue per port 8 TX 8 RX 8 TX 8 RX M420 M520 M620 M420 M520 M620 Supported Servers M820 M820 Preference for Intel Ethernet Continuity from previous Great for solutions generat
50. transceivers e 24 ports with eight SFP transceivers e 24 ports with four SFP transceivers e 24 ports with four SFP transceivers Port model options e 12 ports with two SFP transceivers e 12 ports with two SFP transceivers e 24 ports with four SFP transceivers e 12 ports with two SFP transceivers 12 port model expands to 24 ports with 16 ports with 16 SFP transceivers 12 port model expands to 24 ports with 12 port model expands to 24 ports with on demand license on demand license on demand license D_Port Diagnostic Port E Port F_Port FL_Port F_Port M_Port Mirror Port and M_Port Mirror Port self discovery based on E_Port self discovery based on switch type Ponpe switch type U_Port optional port type control U_Port optional port type control in F_Port and NPIV enabled N_Port in Brocade Access Gateway mode F_Port Brocade Access Gateway mode F_Port and NPIV enabled N Port and NPIV enabled N Port Features Senin SSL SSH v2 HTTPS LDAP RADIUS Role Based Access Control RBAC DH CHAP between switches and end devices y Port Binding Switch Binding Secure RPC Secure Copy SCP Trusted Switch IPSec IP Filtering oo v1 v3 i MIB FC Management Telnet HTTP SNMP vi v3 FE MIB FC MIB H Auditing vslog Brocade Advanced Mana ement MIB Auditin S slo Web Tools Advanced Performance Monitoring 9 cee Mie Telnet HTTP SNMP v1 v3 FE MIB FC ii Change Management tracking f Module Is unmanaged M Broc
51. uide bar Aw PowerEdge M1000e 1Gb Ethernet I O Interoperability 1Gb Ethernet 1 O Modules 1GbE Cisco Cisco Cisco Pass Through MOS48 M6220 3032 3130G 3130X Broadcom 5709 LOM Mezz Broadcom 5709 4 port NDC Mezz Intel ET 1Gb Intel 1350 cn alae aa al ala Broadcom 5719 VA VA v4 VA S Y 4 port Mezz Broadcom 5720 S f S VA VA a 4 port Mezz 70 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Adapters PowerEdge M1000e 10Gb Ethernet I O Interoperability 10Gb Ethernet 1 O Modules 10Gb Te Pass Through lI PowerEdge 10Gb MXL M I O M8024 k M8024 M8428 k Pass Through Aggregator original model ponsomsmome eSa eatin etn ein arr Pass Through B22DELL k pene ae oe ae one ee ae eo A S Not Not Intel X520 Mezz Compatible Compatible MTA oo t Intel X520 x k Mezz for 11G Servers i Y q Broadcom 57712 k NDC v eae ee ae v lt STS 5 N Broadcom Broadcom 57810 kNDC k NDC 4 KAKARA EA a m a tran B Fr a L A IL aa I O v 4 SISS SISTIS sss v Intel X520 x k Mezz for 12G Servers 10GBe on fabric A with original mid plane 1 0 will shift down to 1Gb Note fabrics B amp C remain 10Gb with original mid plane 1 0 N A This combination is not possible Not Compatible This combination will not link Vv In Fabric A with original mid plane 1 0 this combination will not link Gew 71 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide lt S lt NI
52. us SD card provisioned with unique pool of 5156 MACs WWNs WWN MAC Addresses Slot 1 SLOT 01 a Back to top Location Fabric s This server is present Note FlexAddress is enabled for this slot IDRAC Management Al Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI A2 Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI B1 None 82 None C1 None coe gt nn Original hardware FlexAddress assigned MACs assigned MACs 53 Dell M Series Blade I O Guide Simplewonnect for LAN Easy deploymen ure L N t feat What is SimpleConnect e Feature included on all PowerConnect blade switches M8024 k M6348 M6220 SimpleConnect locked models also available M8024S M6348S M6220S e Aggregate traffic from multiple downlinks to one or more uplinks bv mapping internal server NIC ports to external top of rack switch ports e Based on port aggregation industry standards Benefits of Simple Switch Mode e Ease of deployment management for in chassis blade switches e Ease of integration of PowerConnect blade switches with 3 party networking H W Cisco etc e Provide cable aggregation benefit offered by integrated blade switches e Reduce involvement of network admin in blade deployments by eliminating the need to understand STP Spanning Tree Protocol VLANs Virtual Local Area Networks amp LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol groups For an overview demo of Simple Switch mode visit htt

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