Dell PS6000 Configuration Guide - Page 4

4.3 Ethernet Switches and Infrastructure 27 4.3.1 Connecting SAN Switches in a Layer 2 Network 28 4.3.2 Sizing Inter-Switch Connections 30 4.3.3 Comparing Inter-Switch Connection Types 31 4.4 Host Configuration Guidelines 32 4.4.1 Recommendations for Host Connectivity in Redundant SANs 32 4.4.2 Multi-Path I/O 33 4.5 EqualLogic iSCSI SAN Design 35 4.5.1 Redundant SAN Configuration 35 4.5.2 Partially Redundant SAN Configurations 36 4.6 Integrating 1GbE and 10GbE SANs 38 5 M1000e Blade Chassis Integration 40 5.1 Guidelines for Stacking Switches in a Blade Chassis 40 5.2 Single M1000e Enclosure Integration 41 5.3 Multiple M1000e Enclosure Integration 41 5.4 M1000e Ethernet Pass-Through I/O Module 43 5.5 External Tier Stacking 43 5.6 Stack to Stack Interconnect 43 5.6.1 10GbE Uplink Recommendations 43 5.6.2 1GbE Uplink Recommendations 44 Appendix A Network Ports and Protocols 47 A.1 Required Ports and Protocols 47 A.2 Optional Ports and Protocols 47 Appendix B Recommended Switches 49 B.1 Recommended 1GbE Switches 49 B.2 Recommended 10GbE Switches 50 Appendix C Supported iSCSI Initiators 51 C.1 Hardware iSCSI Initiators (HBAs 51 C.2 Software iSCSI Initiators 52 C.3 Network Interface Controllers 53 Appendix D PowerConnect 54xx Switch Configuration 54 D.1 Disabling iSCSI Optimization Setting 54 D.2 Enabling the PortFast Option to Configure STP Edge Ports 55 D.3 Configuring Flow Control 55 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 iii