Dell PowerEdge M1000e User Manual page 48

Storage Blade with Optional External Array
Topology / Configuration
Topology
Fabric Inside Chassis: Converged iSCSI
Blade model: MXL, IOA
Top-of-Rack switch: S5000, S4810,
S4820T
Storage: PS4410 storage blade
Optional Storage: EqualLogic External
Array
Configuration
• Converged iSCSI to the blades and
up to the Top-of-Rack switch
• Blade IOMs are using VLT so that
array to array traffic can stay inside
the M1000e chassis
Dell M-Series Blade I/O Guide
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Topology Diagram
LAN
VLT
LAG
VLT
Dual Port
Adapter
iSCSI
& LAN
LAN
iSCSI
Storage
Blade