Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter 1.7 Reference Architecture
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1. amt aut Nad Nye quipment Shelf quipment Shelf PowerEdge R720 Hypervisor Cluster 17FP KMM PE R620 Management O NN o N E e EqualLogic PS6100 Am NEN Ecua EEEE ika Storage Group St i de ee gt am INEEN EENEN ENEN IRh HHRHH anne ip HHRHH HEHH ip al Am REED ERR BE iDa 88 BEBE ERR BE ide Dell 3750W UPS Note The vStart design can accommodate a single PS6100 chassis with 24x 3 5 hard drives In vStart 100 200 or 200 configurations the second array can be ordered in either the 2 5 or 3 5 version of the PS6100 chassis There is an extra 2U of rack space open so that the factory can install and cable the larger 3 5 drive 4U array The default PS6100X with 24x 2 5 hard drives requires only 2U of rack Space which is indicated in all of the diagrams in this document Dell Inc 6 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture 4 Design Principles This section covers the design principles requirements and solution capabilities incorporated in the vStart solution architecture 4 1 No Single Point of Failure The solution is designed so that there is no single point of failure and redundancy is incorporated into all mission critical components of the solution Management applications are not architected with this level of redundancy because the mission critical workloads will continue to operate in the event of a manag2. 6 provides better data protection than RAID 5 or 50 For more information on configuring RAID in EqualLogic refer to the white paper How to Select the Correct RAID for an EqualLogic SAN available at http www EqualLogic com resourcecenter assetview aspx id 8071 Dell Inc 12 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture 5 4 Hyper V Role and Failover Clustering Design 5 4 1 Roles and Features The Hyper V role is required on the Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter host The role enables features such as creation starting and stopping of VM Failover Clustering is a feature that when combined with the Hyper V role provides fault tolerance at the server level and enables features like Live Migration and VM failover More information on setting up Failover Clusters for Hyper V can be found on Microsoft TechNet in Hyper V Using Hyper V and Failover Clustering available at http technet microsoft com en us library cc732181 WS 10 aspx Cluster Shared Volumes CSV is implemented on the Hyper V cluster to allow multiple virtual machines to utilize the same volume and migrate to any host in the cluster The Live Migration feature of Windows Server 2008 R2 allows movement of a virtual machine from one host to another without perceivable downtime For more information on configuring CSV and the network for live migration see Hyper V Using Live Migration with Cluster Shared Volumes in Windows Server 2008 R2 available at http technet m
3. Sn a H H a E EA AN INEN EENEN Be ID EqualLogic PS6100 i BaL EqualLogic Ps6100 E E H E E HEHH ine p Am Nnn EENEN HEEN ID Optional Available with vStart 200 Storage Expansion PowerEdge R720 e0 bog jo oO cb c e pe oO e A PowerEdge R620 EqualLogic SAN HQ and Group Manager OMSA Out of Band Virtualization Cluster Management PowerConnect 7048 Dell Inc 3 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture Table 1 below describes the solution components Table 1 Component Logical Groups Component Description Role Hyper V Cluster iSCSI Storage Management Server PowerEdge R720 servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition with SP1 and Hyper V role enabled EqualLogic PS6100X with 24 x 600 Gigabyte GB 10 000 RPM SAS Drives PowerEdge R620 server running Microsoft Windows Server Host virtual machines VMs Provide shared storage for the Hyper V cluster to host the VMs Host optional SCVMM 2008 R2 and EqualLogic SAN HQ 2008 R2 Standard Edition with SP1 PowerConnect 048 or 6248 Support VM Live Migration switches Management Cluster and Out of Band Management traffic SAN Traffic Switches PowerConnect 7048 or 6248 Support iSCSI data switches 3 1 Product Overview LAN Traffic Switches This section provides an overview of the components in the solution 3 1 1 PowerEdge R720 for Hyper V Cluster The
4. from a single interface Each group contains one or more storage pools Each pool must contain one or more members and each member is associated with only one storage pool Figure 5 shows an example of a group with three members distributed across two pools Figure 5 EqualLogic Organizational Concepts The iSCSI volumes are created at the pool level In the case where multiple members are placed in a single pool the data is distributed amongst the members of the pool With data being distributed over a larger number of disks the potential performance of iSCSI volumes within the pool is increased with each member added For more information consult with your Dell Sales and Services representatives for planning out and designing an EqualLogic storage solution Also refer to the white paper Using Tiered Storage in a PS Series SAN available at http www equallogic com WorkArea DownloadAsset aspx id 5239 5 3 3 Volume Size Considerations Volumes are created in the storage pools Volume sizes depend on the customer environment and the type of workloads Volumes must be sized to accommodate not only the VM virtual hard drive but also Dell Inc 11 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture the size of the virtual memory of the VM and additional capacity for any snapshots of the VM Depending on the environment one may decide to create multiple 500 GB volumes with multiple VMs It is important to include space for the guest operatin
5. refer to the Microsoft whitepaper Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper V Live Migration Overview and Architecture available at http www microsoft com download en details aspx id 12601 6 2 Adding new storage to the EqualLogic group New EqualLogic arrays can be added to the existing EqualLogic group As each new array is added to the storage group the storage capacity and performance in terms of both bandwidth and IOPS are increased This increased capacity can be utilized without downtime When a new array is added to an existing pool the existing data will automatically be distributed to the newly added array If EqualLogic thin provisioning was utilized and virtual capacity allocated is nearing the limit of physical capacity adding an additional storage array to the constrained pool will address this issue The impact to the total iSCSI session count for the EqualLogic group and pools must be also be understood when adding either new servers or EqualLogic arrays Dell Inc 16 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture 7 References Microsoft references e Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter http www microsoft com en us server cloud windows server 2008 r2 datacenter aspx e Install the Hyper V Role on a Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 http social technet microsoft com wiki contents articles steps to install hyper v role on server 2008r2 aspx e Failover Clusters in Windows Server 2008 R2 http technet microsoft c
6. vStart 100 and 200 Component OvervieW ssssesesssososcesesesssssssesesesesesesesososoeoee 6 Figure 4 vStart 200 Network Topology Logical View ssssssssesesseseseesesescoecesescesescesesesceeese 9 Figure 5 EqualLogic Organizational Concepts ssssesesesescsseosoeseoeoesesesescscsesesososoeoeseoeee 11 Figure 6 Management Overview LAN essssesossesessesesosossesosoesesoesesosoesesoeseseeoesesoeseseeo 15 Dell Inc iV vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture 1 Introduction The vStart solution is a virtualization infrastructure solution that has been designed and validated by Dell Engineering It is delivered racked cabled and ready to be integrated into your datacenter vStart is offered as three configurations vStart 50 100 and 200 The configurations include Dell PowerEdge R720 servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Datacenter Edition with Hyper V Role enabled Dell EqualLogic PS6100 Series iSCSI storage Dell PowerConnect 7048 or 6248 switches a Dell PowerEdge R620 server that manages the solution by hosting Dell management tools and optional System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 The configurations also include Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft HIT Kit for Windows Server 2008 R2 The two vStart configurations vary in the number of R720 servers and EqualLogic PS6100 storage arrays to meet resource needs The following documents are
7. Dell PowerEdge R720 uses Intel Xeon E5 2600 series processors and Intel chipset architecture in a 2U rack mount form factor The R720 is a powerful general purpose platform with highly expandable memory and I O capabilities to match Its extensive scalability and balanced design allows it to handle very demanding workloads The server features two CPU sockets and 24 memory slots supporting 2 4 8 16 or 32GB DIMMs to meet the memory demands of a virtualized infrastructure Energy efficient design features include power supply units sized appropriately for system requirements innovative system level design efficiency policy driven power and thermal management and highly efficient standards based Energy Smart components For more information see the PowerEdge R720 Technical Guide 3 1 2 EqualLogic PS6100 for iSCSI Storage The Dell EqualLogic PS6100 is a virtualized iSCSI SAN that combines intelligence and automation with fault tolerance to provide simplified administration rapid deployment enterprise performance and reliability and seamless scalability The storage architecture delivers a self optimizing SAN that is simple to manage and has an all inclusive software suite to help reduce Total Cost of Ownership TCO In the vStart 100 and 200 the PS6100X uses 10 000 RPM Serial Attached SCSI SAS 2 5 form factor disk drives to provide capacity and performance for a range of applications Dell Inc 4 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Archi
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10. an be monitored on this display without any software tools The server features two CPU sockets and 24 memory DIMM slots supporting 2 4 8 16 or 32GB DIMMs Energy efficient design features include power supply units sized appropriately for system requirements innovative system level design efficiency policy driven power and thermal management and highly efficient standards based Energy Smart components For more information see the PowerEdge R620 Technical Guide 3 1 4 PowerConnect 7048 or 6248 for LAN and SAN Traffic At the heart of the solutions network configuration are four Dell PowerConnect 7048 or 6248 switches These managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switches offer the enterprise class level of performance required for this configuration The LAN switches use a stacked configuration that enables connection redundancy and added bandwidth where required Additionally the 10Gb uplink enables design and implementation flexibility needed by advanced users LAN and SAN switches are physically and logically separated per best practices to support security and network traffic segmentation VLANs are implemented to support solution management security and network traffic segmentation and routing is leveraged to provide flexible connectivity Dell Inc 2 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture Figure 3 vStart 100 and 200 Component Overview vStart100 vStart 200 RPS 720 RPS 720 SAN PowerConnect 7048 LAN PowerConnect 7048
11. and 200 Reference Architecture The table below summarizes the use of each traffic type Table 2 Traffic Type Summary Traffictype fe Management Supports virtualization management traffic and communication between the Satan T V R2 servers in the cluster Live Live Migration Supports migration of VMs between Hyper V Host servers in the cluster migration of VMs between Hyper V Host servers in the cluster Supports communication between the VMs hosted on the cluster and external systems Cluster Private Supports internal cluster network communication between the servers in the cluster Out of Band Supports configuration and monitoring of the servers through the iDRAC Management management interface storage arrays and network switches iSCSI Data Supports iSCSI traffic between the servers and storage array s In addition traffic between the arrays is supported 5 2 LAN Architecture The LAN includes two PowerConnect 7048 or 6248 switches which support VM Management Cluster Private Live Migration and OOB traffic These traffic types are logically separated through the use of VLANs The two switches are stacked together which forms a single logical switch and provides a 48Gb link between the two PC6248 switches or 64Gb between the two PC7048 switches The solution provides four 1Gb uplinks from each switch to link into an existing core network infrastructure If the core network infrastructure supports 10Gb Ethernet then 10Gb u
12. e vStart 100 and the vStart 200 solutions 5 1 Network Architecture Overview Hyper V network traffic in this solution is comprised of five distinct types Virtual Machine VM Management Live Migration Cluster Private and iSCSI In addition support for Out of Band Management OOB is included Two separate networks are created to support different traffic types e LAN This network supports management VM Live Migration Cluster Private and out of band management In addition uplinks to core infrastructure provide connectivity to the solution support services AD DNS NTP and database for management applications e SAN This network supports iSCSI data Uplinks are supported to connect into an existing iSCSI network however these uplinks are not required for full solution functionality SAN switch out of band management also occurs on this network Figure 4 shown below depicts the vStart 200 logical LAN and SAN network architecture Dell Inc vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture Figure 4 vStart 200 Network Topology Logical View PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R620 LAN PowerConnect 7048 SAN PowerConnect 7048 Core Network THANN HEHN ie AN BEBE HAAN HEARN Ra TI ANNEN HENE BeA 1Gb SAN 1Gb LAN Stacking Link Kej N ai 2 ao fo I S o W AD DNS Gene COCE O Database Server 10Gb ISL Out Of Band Mgmt Solution Support Services Dell Inc vStart 100
13. ement application failure Network redundancy for the mission critical components is achieved with redundant network interface controllers NICs and redundant switches NIC teaming for LAN and MPIO for SAN are used to provide failover across the redundant network interfaces For iSCSI storage redundancy is achieved with redundant NICs switches and storage controllers For both network and iSCSI traffic the redundant NICs are selected in such a way that they are mapped across the rack Network Daughter Card rNDC and add in controllers to avoid any single point of failure Hyper V High Availability HA is provided by Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering The solution also includes redundant power supplies connected to separate PDUs 4 2 Physical Separation of LAN and iSCSI SAN Traffic Dedicated NICs and switches are provided for iSCSI storage traffic to isolate the storage traffic from LAN traffic This helps to minimize network latency for storage I O operations 4 3 Logical Separation of multiple LAN traffic types Virtual Local Area Networks VLANs are used to provide security and logical separation of various traffic types required for virtualization 4 4 Prerequisites and Datacenter Planning To support either of the configurations the following components are required to be present in the customer environment e Active Directory AD Domain Services AD DS An AD DS domain must be available on the network The Hyper V hos
14. g system memory cache snapshots and VM configuration files when sizing these volumes Additionally one can configure thin provisioned volumes to grow on demand only when additional storage is needed for those volumes Thin provisioning can increase the efficiency of storage utilization With each volume created and presented to the servers additional iSCSI sessions are initiated When planning the solution it is important to understand that group and pool limits exist for the number of simultaneous iSCSI sessions For more information refer to the current EqualLogic Firmware FW Release Notes FW Release Notes are available at the EqualLogic Support site https support equallogic com secure login aspx 5 3 4 Storage Array RAID Considerations The storage array RAID configuration is highly dependent on the workload in your virtual environment The EqualLogic PS series storage arrays support four RAID types RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 and RAID 50 The RAID configuration will depend on workloads and customer requirements In general RAID 10 provides the best performance at the expense of storage capacity RAID 10 generally provides better performance in random I O situations and requires additional overhead in the case of a drive failure scenario RAID 50 generally provides more usable storage but has less performance than RAID 10 RAID 5 provides the most storage capacity at the expense of lower performance and availability than RAID 10 RAID
15. icrosoft com en us library dd446679 WS 10 aspx 5 5 Management Architecture The management architecture of the vStart configurations includes hardware and software components that will manage all components of the vStart architecture They can be found on the R620 server or on VMs running on the R620 5 5 1 Management on the LAN The management traffic on the LAN includes Out of band server management through the iDRAC7 Enterprise e Server management through Dell OpenManage Server Administrator e Hyper V and Cluster Manager e LAN switch management through CLI or web browser e EqualLogic array management through CLI or web browser e EqualLogic array monitoring with SAN HQ e Virtualization Management with SCVMM Server Out of Band Management The PowerEdge R720 servers and the PowerEdge R620 can be managed directly by connecting to the iDRAC7 SSH or web interface In addition the iDRAC7 supports remote KVM through a virtual console Dell OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA OMSA provides server hardware data to the host Information presented includes fan speeds operating temperature and various other heath monitors For more information about OMSA refer to the Dell TechCenter at http www delltechcenter com page OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA Hyper V Cluster Management Management of the Hyper V hosts may optionally be performed directly with SCVMM 2008 R2 but can also be performed by connecting to each server
16. n the solution for storage array monitoring and management The solution also includes the rack power distribution units PDU and an optional uninterruptible power supply UPS KMM Keyboard Monitor Mouse and management server The solution is offered in two main configurations vStart 100 and 200 The variations between the two configurations are the number of PowerEdge R720 servers in the Hyper V cluster and the number of EqualLogic storage arrays vStart 100 includes three PowerEdge R720 servers and one EqualLogic Storage array vStart 200 includes six PowerEdge R720 servers and two EqualLogic storage arrays An additional optional storage array can be added to both configurations and the resulting configuration will be referred to as vStart 100 or vStart 200 in the remainder of this document Figure 1 and Figure 2 below provide a high level overview of the components utilized in each of the configurations Figure 1 vStart 100 Overview EqualLogic PS6100 PowerEdge R720 AN BEBE ERE BE IB Optional Available with vStart 100 Storage Expansion foe wz jo 2 b c c O p cb z e ai PowerEdge R620 EqualLogic SAN HQ and Group Manager OMSA Out of Band Virtualization Cluster Management PowerConnect 7048 Dell Inc 2 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture Figure 2 vStart 200 Overview OC en 1 AN BEBE ERR BEE iB nae io FO p l p 3 E pase un
17. om en us library ff182326 WS 10 aspx EqualLogic references e Dell EqualLogic PS Series Architecture Whitepaper http www dell com downloads global products pvaul en dell_equallogic_architecture pdf Host Integration Tools for Windows http www dell com downloads global products pvaul en equallogic host software pdf e How to Select the Correct RAID for an EqualLogic SAN http www equallogic com resourcecenter assetview aspx id 8071 e Using Tiered Storage in a PS Series SAN http www equallogic com resourcecenter assetview aspx id 5239 e Monitoring your PS Series SAN with SAN HQ http www equallogic com resourcecenter assetview aspx id 8 749 Dell Inc 17
18. plink modules may be added to each switch however this option is beyond the scope of this document 5 2 1 Traffic Isolation using VLANs The traffic on the LAN is segregated into five VLANs one VLAN each for VM Management Live Migration Cluster Private and OOB traffic VLAN tagging is performed through switch tagging as well as host level tagging Dell Inc 10 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture 5 3 SAN Architecture The SAN includes two PowerConnect 7048 or 6248 switches which support iSCSI data traffic The two switches are connected together with stacking modules in Ethernet mode configured as an inter switch link ISL Link Aggregation Group LAG In addition the solution supports up to eight 1Gb uplinks from each switch to link into an existing core iSCSI network infrastructure These uplinks are optional If required 10Gb uplink modules may be added to each switch however these options are beyond the scope of this document 5 3 1 Traffic Isolation using VLAN The traffic for the SAN is also segregated into its own VLAN This facilitates isolation from the default VLAN and gives a separation between SAN traffic and any other traffic that it may come across if the SAN is uplinked to a LAN or extended to another SAN for replication 5 3 2 EqualLogic Storage Concepts Each EqualLogic array or member is assigned to a particular group Groups help in simplifying management by enabling management of all members in a group
19. provided to describe the various aspects of the solution Contact your Dell Sales or Services representative to get the latest revision of all the documents e vStart 100 and vStart 200 Hyper V Reference Architecture this document Provides a reference overview including various components and how the solution is delivered e vStart 100 and vStart 200 Hyper V Solution Overview Provides a solution overview including various components and how it is delivered e vStart 100 and vStart 200 Hyper V Solution Specification Provides a detailed specification of various components included in the solution e vStart 100 and vStart 200 Hyper V Solution Design Guide Provides a detailed architectural solution design 2 Audience This document provides an overview of the vStart solution Customers including CTOs and IT managers can use this document to understand the overview and scope of the solution IT administrators and managers can use this document to understand the solution architecture 1 VStart 50 is covered by a separate set of documents Dell Inc 1 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture 3 Solution Overview The solution discussed in this whitepaper is powered by Dell PowerEdge servers Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage Dell PowerConnect networking and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 The solution implements Dell and Microsoft best practices and EqualLogic SAN HeadQuarters SAN HQ and Group Manager are included i
20. t Services Dell Inc 15 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture 6 Scalability When adding additional servers or storage to the rack power rack space weight and cooling requirements must be taken into account The power limits of PDUs and UPSs must be understood prior to installing a new system Switch ports on both the LAN and SAN switches are available for expansion Those ports must be enabled and configured to support the new servers and or storage arrays 6 1 Adding new servers to the Hyper V Cluster If additional VMs will be deployed that will exceed current resource capabilities or the Hyper V cluster has reached its acceptable maximum CPU and memory resource utilization then additional servers can be added to the cluster up to a maximum of 16 nodes depending on the rack and datacenter capacity See the Limitations for using Hyper V and Failover Clustering section for more information at this link http technet microsoft com en us library cc732181 WS 10 aspx Previously created iSCSI volumes on the EqualLogic array may require modifications to the access controls to grant access to the newly added servers When adding servers to a Hyper V cluster it is recommended that the configuration be identical to the other systems in the cluster If this is not achievable there may be restrictions on certain actions such as Live Migration between the differing systems To understand Live Migration compatibility requirements
21. tecture With a 24 drive chassis full of 600GB SAS drives the PS6100X array delivers 14 4 Terabyte TB of iSCSI based storage built on fully redundant hot swappable enterprise hardware Scale out capacity and performance is provided by adding additional arrays Built in software functionality includes automated load balancing snapshots and replication multi path I O MPIO and consistency sets SAN HQ is also available for Multi SAN historical performance monitoring Advanced data protection features such as Auto Replication and Auto Snapshot Manager ASM also come standard ASM Microsoft Edition provides intelligent and consistent snapshots for the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 hosts and the Hyper V environment Multipath IO MPIO capabilities are enhanced by the EqualLogic HIT KIT The HIT Kit configures MPIO load balancing and redundant iSCSI initiator configurations for Windows Server based hypervisor hosts For more information about the HIT Kit for Windows Servers see Dell EqualLogic Host Software 3 1 3 PowerEdge R620 Management Server The Dell PowerEdge R620 uses Intel Xeon E5 2600 series processors and Intel chipset architecture in a 1U rack mount form factor These servers support up to ten 2 5 drives and provide the option for an LCD located in the front of the server for system health monitoring alerting and basic management configuration An AC power meter and ambient temperature thermometer are built into the server which c
22. through the Dell Inc 13 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture Hyper V Manager that can be run from the R620 Management Server or VM Server Manager can also be utilized to access Hyper V Manager while the cluster is managed from the Failover Cluster Manager LAN and SAN Switch Management Management of the LAN and SAN switches can be performed through a web browser serial cable or telnet EqualLogic Array Management The EqualLogic arrays are managed through the EqualLogic Group Manager Web interface or through the SSH console which can be accessed from the management server Administrator primary tasks within Group Manager include configuration and troubleshooting of the arrays EqualLogic Array Monitoring SAN HQ is installed on the management server to provide current performance monitoring and historical statistics Group Manager can also be used for array monitoring A logical overview of the LAN management architecture is shown in Figure 6 Notice that the PS6100 arrays are managed via the dedicated management ports that are connected to the LAN switches Dell Inc 14 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture Figure 6 Management Overview LAN PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R620 LAN PowerConnect 7048 Legend 1Gb LAN Out Of Band Mgmt UHHH HEHHE ie AD DNS Database For Management Server 2 le Kel i a 2 b0 ro o Ww coeno le BZA Am ENN EEANN HENN iDa Solution Suppor
23. ts will be joined to an existing or new domain Cluster Services also require AD DS Optional management solutions like SCVMM require AD DS however this aspect is out of scope for this paper Consult with your Dell Sales and Services representatives for more details e Domain Name Server DNS DNS must be available on the management network e Network Time Protocol NTP Server NTP is recommended on the management network e Sufficient power to support a vStart 100 or 200 must be present Detailed power weight and cooling requirements for the datacenter are defined in the vStart 100 and 200 Hyper V Solution Specifications document e Switch Connectivity The network architecture supports uplinks into the existing switches in the datacenter The uplink recommendations are discussed in Section 5 1 Network Architecture Dell Inc 7 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture e Optional Database to support SCVMM For a list of supported databases refer to the SCVMM Database Systems Requirements or the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Supported Configurations o If IT Administrators wish to install SCVMM on the R620 Management Server or as a VM then a route must exist between the Management Server physical or as a VM and the database for SCVMM o The database is assumed to have maintenance and backup configured as per the business needs of the customer 5 Architecture The architecture discussed in this section will focus on th
24. vStart 100 and 200 Hyper V Reference Architecture Release 1 3 for Dell 12 generation servers Dell Global Solutions Engineering Revision AQQ March 2012 vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture This document is for informational purposes only and may contain typographical errors and technical inaccuracies The content is provided as is without express or implied warranties of any kind 2012 Dell Inc All rights reserved Dell and its affiliates cannot be responsible for errors or omissions in typography or photography Dell the Dell logo PowerConnect EqualLogic OpenManage and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows Hyper V Active Directory and Windows Server are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Intel and Active Directory are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation 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 March 2012 Rev A00 Dell Inc ji vStart 100 and 200 Reference Architecture Contents INTOUCH xc0xsnasciovasancisasaansciovassancsasanusciovassesssasaausciovassanssasanuscoveusasssasanusceveusenasasaness 1 e AU SNCS a E E A E E E E E E E T 1 eg a E N A O
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