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Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization

White Paper Published By: Dell-Intel

The Business Ready Configurations for Dell PowerEdge blade servers, Dell EqualLogic SAN, and VMware Infrastructure provides a detailed reference architecture for deploying and using VMware virtualization on Dell blades and iSCSI storage environments. The Dell PowerEdge M1000e supports the recently announced 11th generation Dell PowerEdge M610 and M710 blade servers based on the new Intel Xeon processors. The intended audience for this white paper is IT administrators, IT managers, and channel partners who are planning to deploy VMware virtualization using Dell blade servers and Dell EqualLogic SAN. This white paper provides an overview of the recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.



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data center, virtualization, xeon, dell, intel, equallogic, san, iscsi

Dell-Intel
Published:  Jul 16, 2009
Type:  White Paper
Length:  28 pages


BUSINESS READY
CONFIGURATIONS FOR DATA
CENTER VIRTUALIZATION
A SOLUTION GUIDE
FOR DELLT POWEREDGET BLADE SERVERS, DELL EQUALLOGICT STORAGE, AND VMWARE vSPHERET
July 2009 Dell Virtualization Solutions Engineering http://www.dell.com/virtualization/businessready Business Ready Configurations for Data Center Virtualization
Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © Copyright 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. This white paper is for informational purposes only and may contain typographical errors or technical inaccuracies. The content is provided as is, without express or implied warranties of any kind. Dell, the DELL logo, EqualLogic, PowerEdge, PowerConnect, and OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation; VMware, vSphere, vCenter, and VMotion are registered trademarks or trademarks (the "Marks") of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. 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.
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Contents 
1  Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 2  Audience and Scope .............................................................................................................................................. 5 3  Overview ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1  VMware vSphere 4 ...................................................................................................................................... 6 3.2  Dell PowerEdge Blade Server ...................................................................................................................... 7 3.3  Dell EqualLogic PS6000 Series iSCSI Arrays ............................................................................................. 7 3.4  Why Dell blades + VMware + Dell EqualLogic? ........................................................................................ 8 4  Specification .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.1  How to order .............................................................................................................................................. 10 4.2  Dell Global Services .................................................................................................................................. 10 5  Reference Architecture ........................................................................................................................................ 11 6  Network Architecture .......................................................................................................................................... 12 6.1  LAN Architecture....................................................................................................................................... 13 6.1.1  Traffic Isolation using VLANs .............................................................................................................. 14 6.1.2  Load Balancing and Failover ................................................................................................................. 14 6.1.3  Stacking ................................................................................................................................................. 15 6.1.4  Uplinks ................................................................................................................................................... 15 6.2  iSCSI SAN Architecture ............................................................................................................................ 16 6.2.1  Storage Connectivity ............................................................................................................................. 16 6.2.2  VLAN... [download for more]

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