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Introduction 7

Introduction

This document provides basic information about the Dell PowerEdge M I/O

Aggregator, including how to install the switch in the Dell PowerEdge

M1000e Enclosure and perform the initial configuration.

For more detailed information about any

of the basic installation steps

, refer to

the

Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner's Manual

on the Dell Support

website at http://support.dell.com/manuals.

Product Description

The I/O Aggregator is a zero-touch, layer 2 switch blade with two fixed 40GbE

ports on the base module and support for two optional plug-in modules. The

Aggregator operates in a Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis, which can support

up to 32 servers and six I/O Aggregator blade switches.

The Aggregator runs the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS) and auto-

configures as an unmanaged switch with bridging and multiplexing

functionality, which transmits traffic as follows:

• GbE/10GbE connections through the midplane to up to 32 server ports in

the chassis

• 10GbE connections through uplink ports to top-of-rack (ToR) switches

• 40GbE connections through stacking ports to other I/O Aggregators in a

switch stack

In a data center network, the Aggregator functions as a flat layer 2 pass-

through switch that interoperates with Dell and third-party ToR devices.

The switch supports

data center bridging (DCB) features, and

provides

seamless connectivity for a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) server and

iSCSI storage data traffic.

In its default operational mode, the Aggregator requires no additional

configuration; network connectivity for servers in an M1000e chassis is

enabled. By simplifying switch configuration and management, the

Aggregator reduces complexity in a data center network.

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