March 2013 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v14.1 9-95
Table 38 M-Series I/O module Pass-Through to external switch infrastructure
M-Series I/O module Pass-Through to external switch infrastructure
Advantages Concerns
• Fewer switch hops
• Fewer switches to manage
• SAN can support M1000e enclosures and rack or tower
stand-alone servers
• SAN traffic isolated outside of M1000e enclosure
• Less expensive that multi-tiered switch solution
• Supports non-dell branded switching as a single vendor
solution
• No firmware to update on the pass-through modules.
• Complex cabling in a rack
environment.
Other Notes
Additional M1000e enclosures are added in similar fashion to diagram above
• Supported with stacked or non-stacked external SAN infrastructures
• This strategy works for a single fabric or dual fabric M-Series I/O module configuration (See
Section 0 for details)
• This is the simplest choice if external switches are from a different vendor.
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