VCE Vblock™ System 320 Gen 3.1 Architecture Overview

Vblock 320 componentsVCE Vblock System 320 Gen 3.1 ArchitectureOverviewVblock 320 componentsVblock 320 system descriptionsThe following table compares the architecture of Vblock 320:Vblock 320 withEMC VNX 7500Vblock 320 withEMC VNX 5700Vblock 320 withEMC VNX 5500Vblock 320 withEMC VNX 5300Storage access Block or unified Block or unified Block or unified Block or unifiedFabricCisco UCS 6248UP Cisco UCS 6248UP Cisco UCSinterconnect model6248UPCisco B-series bladechassisCisco UCS 6248UPorCisco UCS 6296UP16 maximum(requires Cisco UCS6296UP)Half-width = 128Full-width = 64Cisco Nexus5548UP or CiscoNexus 5596UPCisco MDS 9148(segregated)or Cisco UCS6296UP16 maximum(requires Cisco UCS6296UP)Half-width = 128Full-width = 64Cisco Nexus5548UP or CiscoNexus 5596UPCisco MDS 9148(segregated)or Cisco UCS6296UP8 maximum 2 maximumB-series blades(maximum)Half-width = 64Full-width = 32Half-width = 16Full-width = 8IP switchesCisco NexusCisco Nexus5548UP or Cisco 5548UPNexus 5596UPSAN switchesCisco MDS 9148 Cisco MDS 9148(for segregated(segregated)(segregated)architecture only)Array EMC VNX 7500 EMC VNX 5700 EMC VNX 5500 EMC VNX 5300Back-end SAS buses 8 4 2 2Storage protocol Block = FCBlock = FCBlock = FCBlock = FCUnified = NFS, FC, Unified = NFS, FC, Unified = NFS, FC, Unified = NFS,and CIFSand CIFSand CIFSFC, and CIFSDatastore typeBlock = VMFSUnified = NFS andVMFSBlock = VMFSUnified = NFS andVMFSBlock = VMFSUnified = NFS andVMFSBlock = VMFSUnified = NFSand VMFSX-Blades (unified only) Minimum = 2Maximum = 8Minimum = 2Maximum = 4Minimum = 2Maximum = 3Minimum = 2Maximum = 2Boot path SAN SAN SAN SANDisk drives Minimum = 18Maximum = 1000Minimum = 18Maximum = 500Minimum = 18Maximum = 250Minimum = 18Maximum = 12560 © 2013 VCE Company, LLC.All Rights Reserved.