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The solution components that are used in the scenarios that are shown in Figure 11 are listed in Table 10.
Table 10. Building a Flex System Interconnect Fabric POD using FCoE (refers to Figure 11)
Diagram
reference
number
Description - part number - quantity
1
RackSwitch G8264CS - 7309DRX - 2 per POD
For upstream connections to the LAN simply leverage the SFP+ or QSFP+ ports
and the appropriate cables/transceivers
For upstream connections to the Brocade/Cisco FC SAN leverage the OmniPorts
and the 8Gb FC transceivers
2
Flex System Chassis – supports 1-9 chassis:
Compute nodes with appropriate Virtual Fabric LOM, CN4054 Virtual Fabric
Adapter or CN4058 adapter - 90Y3554 - 1 per server
Flex System Virtual Fabric Adapter Upgrade for LOM or CN4054 - 90Y3558 - 1
per VFA
Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module - 95Y3313 - 2 per
chassis
Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module (Upgrade 1) – Assumes
we are using fully populated chassis - 95Y3318 - 1 per SI4093
3
Independent of upstream LAN connect to your existing network vendor of choice
4
Brocade or Cisco MDS SAN fabric
The IBM System Storage® FC disk controllers can be selected from:
IBM System Storage DS3000 / DS5000
IBM System Storage DS8000®
IBM Storwize® V7000 / SAN Volume Controller
IBM XIV®
Related publications
For more information, see the following RackSwitch G8264CS product publications, which are available
at:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Documentation
Application Guide
Industry-Standard CLI Reference
Browser-Based Interface (BBI) Quick Guide
Menu-based CLI Command Reference
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