The Efficient Fabric

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The march of ethernet is inevitable

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40Gb

10Gb

8Gb

4Gb

2Gb

1Gb

100Mb

+ Infrastructure will migrate to Ethernet irrespective of iSCSI or FC+ Convergence and virtualization are driving enhancements to

Ethernet+ Emergence of proprietary, vendor-specific architecture wrapped in a

marketing message of simplification

Eth 1G

FC 1G

FC 2G

FC 4G

FC 8G

FC 16G

Eth 10G

Eth 40G

FCoE /

DCB

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Today’s network is complex, using multiple networking technologies in the data center

iSCSI SAN

1GbE

10GbE

4Gb FC

8Gb FC

Infiniband

1GbE

FC SAN

2Gb FC4Gb FC

8Gb FC

2Gb FC

1GbE

10GbE

Infiniband

10GbE

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The Fabric

HPC

Client

X86 Server

s

10GbE

10GbE

The Fabric

Over the next 3 years ethernet is expected to emerge as the fabric of choice

iSCSI SAN

HPC

Client

X86 Server

s

FC SAN

10GbE

10GbE

10GbE

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Convergence and other factors require change in today’s fabric

Unifying the fabric Open Standards

Best of Breed Equipment

Leverage Existing Infrastructure

Efficient Management

Convergence on Ethernet

Virtualization

Simplified architecture

Out-of-date equipment

Shrinking IT budgets

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Dell’s Efficient Fabric

Meeting customer’s expectations for next generation networking+ Increased efficiency in networking operations

+ Avoid proprietary lock-in

+ Diversify vendor risk

+ Enable network convergence & mass scale virtualization

+ Leverages best components / partners

Dell’s fabric vision will drive efficiencies into customer network operations

Open Standards

Dell’s Efficient Fabric

Best of Breed

Equipment

SimplifiedManageme

nt

Leverage Existing

Infrastructure

Ethernet Convergen

ce

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Dell Networking Solutions

Dell provides an end-to-end networking solution

Solutions for iSCSI, FC and converged storage fabrics

Best-in-class options for both data center and campus LANsNetwork

Management

Storage Area Network

(SAN)

Local Area Network (LAN)

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Best-in-class secure, high-performance WAN connectivity

Wireless options focused on ease of use and performance

Wireless Local Area Network

(WLAN)

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WAN solutions that deliver best-in-class security and performance

Juniper•High availability, high performance solutions•Best for existing Juniper environments

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Flexible solutions to meet customer data center and campus LAN needs

Juniper•High availability, high performance solutions•Best for existing Juniper environments

Brocade•Value for performance solutions•Best for existing Brocade environments

Xsigo • Large scale I/O consolidation and virtualization

PowerConnect

• Focus on delivering simplified management•Best for the most cost sensitive environments

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Wireless equipment offering performance and ease-of-use

Aruba•High performance WLAN solutions•Market leading ease-of-use, and security

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Offering choice in SAN fabric options to best fit customer needs

Brocade•Value for performance solutions•Best for existing Brocade environments

PowerConnect

• Focus on delivering simplified management•Best for the most cost sensitive environments

Arista •High performance iSCSI switching

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Standards based management options provide choice and lower TCO

CLI orWeb GUI

• Standards based CLI available for seasoned network admins• Intuitive web management option

Dell Network Management

•Dell, Brocade or Juniper network management software

3rd Party Network

Management

•Use existing 3rd party tools (SolarWinds) to manage our switches

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Dell IT: Moving from a single vendor to best of breed resulted in significant savings

Fabric 1.0 (The Past)

• Standardized on one vendor across the campus and data center

• Our cost to purchase & maintain was high

Fabric 2.0 (The

Present)

• Introduced PowerConnect at the campus and data center edge; resulted in $10M+ of savings and simplified deployment

Fabric 3.0 (The Future)

• Further drive PowerConnect adoption

• Introduce second vendor into the network core

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Begin the efficient fabric journey today

• Leverage Dell Services through your Dell Partner to evaluate your network

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• Engage in a white boarding session around your network architecture

• Engage your Dell Partner for NDA discussions around Dell’s networking strategy and roadmap