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Leveraging Ethernet further in an existing data center

Figure 5 shows an example of how a client might further simplify its data center by using Ethernet more in its data

center before connecting to its existing SAN switches. This example shows how clients can use the RackSwitch

G8124E to simplify its rack environments with Ethernet only. Ethernet can go down to the end of the row, or closer,

to the client's storage where the client can install the G8264CS. Next, Ethernet can break out the FC connections at

the top of the rack to connect to the existing SAN switches, and finally it can go on to the client's storage devices.

Figure 5. Leveraging Ethernet further in an existing data center

Table 6 summarizes the supported components.

Table 6. Components

Adapter

Emulex VFA II/III

(Adapter + FoD key)

49Y7950 + 49Y4274

49Y7940 + 49Y4274

95Y3751 (Included)

90Y6456 + 90Y5178

95Y3762 + 95Y3760

88Y7429 + 95Y3760

QLogic 8200 PCIe

(Adapter + FoD Key)

90Y4600 + 00Y5624

RackSwitch G8264CS

NIC mode

Transit

pNIC

G8124E

vNIC2

pNIC

G8124E

vNIC2

FCoE switch

SAN switch

G8264CS

Cisco SAN

Brocade SAN

G8264CS

Cisco SAN

Brocade SAN

Storage target

OS levels

Storwize V3700

Win2008

Storwize V7000

WS2012

SAN Volume

ESX 4/5

Controller

RHEL 5/6

DS3K/5K

SLES 10/11

DS8K

XIV

Tape