RackSwitch G8264CS
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Leveraging Ethernet further in an existing data center
Figure 6 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 6. Leveraging Ethernet further in an existing data center
Table 5 summarizes the supported components.
Table 5. Components
Adapter
NIC
configuratio
n
Transit
FCoE switch
SAN switch
Storage target
OS levels
Emulex VFA II/III
(A FoD key)
4 49Y4274
4 49Y4274
95Y3751 (Included)
9 90Y5178
9 95Y3760
8 95Y3760
pNIC
vNIC2
G8124E G8264CS
Cisco SAN
Brocade SAN
Storwize V3700
Storwize 7V000
SAN Volume
Controller
DS3K/5K
DS8K
Tape
XIV
Win2008
WS2012
ESX 4/5
RHEL 5/6
SLES 10/11
QLogic 8200 PCIe
(A FoD Key)
9 00Y5624
pNIC
vNIC2
G8124E G8264CS
Cisco SAN
Brocade SAN
Storwize V3700
Storwize 7V000
SAN Volume
Controller
DS3K/5K
DS8K
Tape
XIV
Win2008
WS2012
ESX 4/5
RHEL 5/6
SLES 10/11
