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Dell EMCVxBlock and Vblock Systems 240Architecture Overview
Document revision 1.3
December, 2016
Revision history
Date Document revision Description of changes
December 2016 1.3 Added support for the Cisco UCS C220 M4 Rack Server.
Removed IPI appliance from sample configuration illustrations.
Added support for AMP-2 on Cisco UCS C2x0 M4 servers with VMwarevSphere 5.5.
April 2016 1.2 Added support for VxBlock System 240, VMware vSphere 6.0, and AMP-2enhancements for Cisco UCS M4 Servers.
Added support for Cisco Nexus 3172TQ Switches.
August 2015 1.1 Added IPI cabinet information
August 2014 1.0 Initial release
Revision history | 2
Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................4
System overview.........................................................................................................................................5System architecture and components.................................................................................................... 5Base configurations and scaling.............................................................................................................7Connectivity overview.............................................................................................................................8
Compute layer hardware..........................................................................................................................10Scaling up compute resources............................................................................................................. 10Cisco UCS C220 server....................................................................................................................... 10Cisco Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................................ 10Bare metal support policy.....................................................................................................................11
Storage layer hardware............................................................................................................................ 12Storage overview..................................................................................................................................12Replication............................................................................................................................................12Storage features support......................................................................................................................13Scaling up storage resources...............................................................................................................14Secure Remote Support.......................................................................................................................16
Network layer hardware........................................................................................................................... 17Network overview................................................................................................................................. 17
Virtualization............................................................................................................................................. 18Virtualization overview..........................................................................................................................18VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi.......................................................................................................18VMware vCenter Server....................................................................................................................... 19
Management components........................................................................................................................22Management components overview.....................................................................................................22Management hardware components....................................................................................................22Management software components..................................................................................................... 23
Management network connectivity......................................................................................................... 25AMP-2V network connectivity...............................................................................................................25AMP-2P network connectivity...............................................................................................................31
Sample configurations............................................................................................................................. 38Sample maximum configuration........................................................................................................... 38Sample minimum configuration............................................................................................................ 39
Additional references............................................................................................................................... 40Virtualization components.................................................................................................................... 40Compute components.......................................................................................................................... 40Network components............................................................................................................................41Storage components............................................................................................................................ 41
3 | Contents
IntroductionThis document describes the high-level design of the VxBlock System 240 and the Vblock System 240,including the hardware and software components.
In this document, the VxBlock System and the Vblock System are referred to as Converged Systems.
This document describes all the features and components supported on the ConvergedSystem. Some features or components may not exist on your Converged System.
Refer to the Glossary for terms, definitions, and acronyms.
Introduction | 4
https://docs.vce.com/bundle/O_GLOSSARY/page/GUID-E5B5E1DA-8455-460A-8391-12F5783BE2A3.html
System overview
System architecture and componentsConverged Systems have the following features:
Standardized cabinets with multiple North American and international power solutions
Support for multiple features of the Dell EMC operating environment for VNX arrays
Advanced Management Platform (AMP) for Converged System management
Unified network architecture provides the option to leverage Cisco Nexus switches to support IPand SAN without the use of Cisco MDS switches
Converged Systems contain the following key hardware and software components:
Resource Components
Converged Systemsmanagement
Vision Intelligent Operations System Library Vision Intelligent Operations Plug-in for vCenter Vision Intelligent Operations Compliance Checker Vision Intelligent Operations API for System Library Vision Intelligent Operations API for Compliance Checker
Virtualization andmanagement
VMware vSphere ESXi VMware vCenter Server VMware Platform Services Controller (VMware vSphere 6.0) VMware Single Sign-On (SSO) Service (VMware vSphere 5.5 and higher) VMware vSphere Server Enterprise Plus PowerPath/VE or VMware Native Multipathing (NMP) Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) Unisphere Manager VNX Local Protection Suite VNX Remote Protection Suite VNX Application Protection Suite VNX Fast Suite VNX Security and Compliance Suite Secure Remote Support (ESRS) Cisco UCS C220 M3 and M4 Servers for AMP
Compute Cisco UCS C220 Server Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) 1225 or 1227
Network Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switches Cisco Nexus 3172TQ Switch or Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch (Optional) VMware Virtual Distributed Switch (VDS) (VMware vSphere 5.5 and higher) (Optional) Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Virtual Switches
Storage VNX5200 storage array
5 | System overview
The following table summarizes the Converged System architecture:
Feature Description
Boot path SAN
Cabinet One 42 RU
Compute Four to 12 Cisco UCS C220 M3 or Cisco UCS C220 M4 servers with one or twoCPUs
Memory options
96 GB (3 x 32 GB) - Single CPU only 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) - Single and Dual CPU 192 GB (6 x 32 GB) - Single and Dual CPU 256 GB (8 x 32 GB) - Single and Dual CPU 384 GB (12 x 32 GB) Single and Dual CPU 512 GB (16 x 32 GB) - Dual CPU onlyCPU options
E5-2630LEv4 (8 cores, 1.8 GHz) E5-2637Ev4 (4 cores, 3.5 GHz) E5-2650Ev2 (12 cores, 2.2 GHz)
Data store type Block = VMFS
Unified = NFS and VMFS
Disk drives Minimum configuration = 11
Maximum configuration = 105
Management switch One Cisco Nexus 3172TQ Switch or one Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch
Storage access Block or unified
Storage array VNX5200 storage array
Storage back-end SASbuses
2
Storage capacity 25 drive DPE Two 25 drive DAEs for EFD and SAS drives Two 15 drive DAEs for NL-SAS drives
Storage protocol Block = FC
Unified = FC, NFS, and CIFS
Unified Ethernet/SANswitches
Two Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switches for Ethernet and FC traffic
Unified storage X-Blades 0 or 2
Unified storage controlstati
