Module 9
PS-M4110 Overview
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Module Objectives:
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Describe the PS-M4110 solution
Describe the features of the PS-M4110
Install the PS-M4110 in the M1000 Chassis
Operate the drawer of the PS-M4110
Describe the airflow features of the M1000
Identify whether the M1000 chassis has a version 1.1 Midplane
Describe how the PS-M4110 connects to the Servers via the
Fabric modules
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Introduction
PS Series
Early releases
PS100
PS3000
PS5000
Series
PS6000
Series
PS5500
PS6500
PS4000
Series
PS6010
Series
PS4100/4110
PS6100/6110
Series
PS-M4110
PS6510
FS7500
2003 +
Thin
Start of Provisioning
Solution
innovation
Auto-Snapshot
VMware®
Site Recovery Manager/
VMware®
Manager
Edition
SAN
Headquarter
s
ASM/ME for
Hyper-V™
VMware®
vStorage
Core File
Capability
Data Center
Bridging
(DCB)
Sync Rep
IPSEC
SED
Continuous advancements of
inclusive software features
Dell PS-M4110 Blade Array
PS-M4110
• EqualLogic iSCSI SAN for the Dell
M1000e Blade chassis
• 14 hot-plug 2.5” disk drives
• 10G controllers
• PS Series firmware / Group Manager
M1000e
• CMC provides M1000e
chassis management
• M1000e chassis provides
power, cooling, integrated
networking and density
PS-M4110 Blade Array
- Installed in the M1000e blade chassis.
- Two control modules
- Two 10 GbE ports
- Configurable Management port
- 14 hot pluggable 2.5” disks
- 6Gb/s SAS drives
Dell PS M4110 and the PowerEdge M1000e 12G
Enclosure
• PS M4110 inserts into two M1000e slots.
• M1000e chassis provides power, cooling, and management for the M4110
and server blades.
PS-M4110 Blade Array
 Two 10Gbe iSCSI Ports wired internally to the M-series Ethernet fabrics
 M-series Blade Server and M4110 Chassis Environment
 Chassis provides power, cooling, Ethernet switch configuration
 CMC provides chassis management, configuration and monitoring.
 10G Ethernet fabric selection
- M4110 defaults to B fabric
- Can be on the A fabric with version 1.1 midplane
 Support’s DCB (Data Center Bridging)
 M4110 performance is similar to PS6100E
The power to do more in less space
32 U
M1000e and the PS-M4110 EqualLogic Blade Array
4 Switches
2 PS Series
Array’s
10 U
24 Servers
2 PS-M4110’s
4 Switches
24 Servers
Physical Convergence = 3x space savings
Installation and
Drawer
Operation
Installing The PS M4110
• The PS M4110 installs in the top slots using the rail guides on the
top.
• The PS M4110 installs in the bottom slots using the slot guides on
the bottom.
• Slide the array into the M1000e available slots.
• Seat the array by sliding the handle firmly in place
PS M4110 Drawer
• To open the array inner drawer:
– Push the array's front panel and release it quickly to unlatch the array’s
inner drawer.
• When the drawer is unlatched will be a “Caution” label visible
PS M4110 Drawer
• When the PS-M4110 is out of the M1000 enclosure, the array's
drawer cannot be opened unless its safety locking mechanism
is released.
PS-M4110 /
M1000e
EqualLogic PS-M4110 Ecosystem
PS-M4110
Components
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Dual, hot-pluggable 10GbE
controllers
4GB of memory per
controller
1 x dedicated 10/100
management port –
accessible through CMC
6Gb/s SAS backend
14x 2.5” drives
PS-M4110 Design
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Drawer in Drawer
Double-wide, half-height
storage blade
Operate/interoperate with
servers inside/outside
chassis
Dell Force10 or
PowerConnect
Switch
M1000E
Chassis
EqualLogic Host
Software
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PS-M4110
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Auto-Snapshot Manager –
Microsoft®, VMware®,
Linux®
Multi-Path I/O
PowerShell Tools
Datastore manager
SAN HQ
PowerEdge Blades
11G or 12G
PS-M4110 Scalability
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Up to 4 PS-M4110 per
blade chassis
Up to 2 PS-M4110 per
EqualLogic group
Scale up to 16 EqualLogic
arrays per group by joining
arrays outside chassis
EqualLogic Array
Software
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Peer storage architecture
Advanced load balancing
Snapshots, cloning,
replication
Thin provisioning
Thin clones
PS-M4110 Configuration Option #1
Fabric B Switch (Default)
Fabric A1
Ethernet
I/O
Module
PS-M4110
CM0
(Active
)
CM1
Fabric
Interfac
e
Module
Fabric A2
Ethernet
I/O
Module
Fabric B1
Switch
Fabric B2
Switch
Half-Height Blade Server (16 of 16)
Fabric A
E’net LOM
Server Logic
Fabric C1
I/O
Module
Fabric B
Mezz
Fabric C
Mezz
Midplane
Fabric C2
I/O
Module
External
Fabric
Connection
s
PS-M4110 Configuration Option #2
Fabric A Switch
PS-M4110
Fabric A1
Ethernet
Switch
CM0
Fabric
Interface
Module
Fabric A2
Ethernet
Switch
CM1
Fabric B1
I/O Module
External
Fabric
Connections
Fabric B2
I/O Module
Half-Height Blade Server (16 of 16)
Fabric A
E’net LOM
Server Logic
Fabric C1
I/O Module
Fabric B
Mezz
Fabric C
Mezz
Midplane
Fabric C2
I/O Module
PS-M4110 Configuration Option #3/4
Fabric A/B Pass-Thru to External Switch Stack
PS-M4110
CM0
Fabric
Interface
Module
CM1
Fabric A1
Pass-Thru
Ethernet
Switch
Fabric A2
Pass-Thru
Ethernet
Switch
Fabric B1
I/O Module
External
Fabric
Connections
Fabric B2
I/O Module
Half-Height Blade Server (16 of 16)
Fabric A
E’net LOM
Server Logic
Fabric C1
I/O Module
Fabric B
Mezz
Fabric C
Mezz
Midplane
Fabric C2
I/O Module
PS-M4110 Configuration
PS-M4110 provides a single 10Gb Ethernet port that can be connected
to one of two redundant Fabrics (A or B) in the M1000e chassis.
FABRIC SWITCH A1
4
Active Controller
BOTTOM
PLANE
FIXED I/O
MODULE
PS-M4110
FABRIC SWITCH B1
4
Passive Controller
FIXED I/O
MODULE
FABRIC SWITCH B2
FABRIC A
LOM
SERVER BLADE
FABRIC B
MEZZ CARD
FABRIC SWITCH A2
NOBLE
SYSTEM
MIDPLANE
M1000e I/O Module Placement Options
Single Fabric
Split Fabric
Blade Server
Blade Server
Mezz C
Mezz B
B1
C1
CMC2
4
CMC1
3
5
6
8
3
9
5
Gb
1 Gb
2
Gb
1 Gb
2
2 STK 1
B1
18X
17X
18X
17X
18X
17X
20X
22
19X
20X
22
19X
20X
22
19X
21
20X
22
23
24
23
24
2 STK 1
3
4
9
5
2 STK 1
2 STK 1
17X
18X
M M S S
M S T Y
B T C S
R R K T
18X
17X
18X
20X
22
19X
21
20X
22
17X
20X
22
21
20X
22
21
24
23
24
23
19X
19X
21
24
23
24
23
19X
23
23
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S S
M S T Y
B T C S
R R K T
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S S
M S T Y
B T C S
R R K T
M M S S
M S T Y
B T C S
R R K T
WS-CBS3130G-S
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S S
M S T Y
B T C S
R R K T
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S S
M S T Y
B T C S
R R K T
M M S S
M S T Y
B T C S
R R K T
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S S
M S T Y
B T C S
R R K T
MODE
MODE
CONSOLE
MODE
CONSOLE
MODE
CONSOLE
A2
17X
WS-CBS3130G-S
WS-CBS3130G-S
CONSOLE
Gb
6
B2
19X
21
21
24
24
6
8
2
C2
17X
18X
21
C1
2 STK 1
18X
3
5
7
1
A2
2 STK 1
2 STK 1
CMC2
2
4
6
B2
A1
2 STK 1
KVM
1
iKVM
2
2
C2
MODE
MODE
CONSOLE
MODE
CONSOLE
CONSOLE
MODE
CONSOLE
1 Gb
2
CMC
KVM
4
7
1
A1
CMC
2
1
iKVM
CMC
1 Gb
CMC
CMC1
Gb
Mezz C
Mezz B
10G IOM fabric
• 10G K supports PS-M4110
– Pass through KR with top of rack (TOR) 8024F or TOR NX-5020
– Force 10 (Navasota MLX)
– M8024-K (10 gig) (Lavaca)
– Brocade M8428-K (Brazos)
• Other M-Series IOM fabrics – not supported for PS-M4110
– 10G XAUI
– 1GE
– FC
– Infiniband
Switch Configurations
• Stack or create a LAG between switches
SAN Modules in Single
Enclosure Fabric
2
B1
2 STK
LAN
SAN
C1
2 STK
1
18X
17X
18X
19X
2 STK
17X
18X
19X
3
5
7
6
8
2
3
C2
1
CMC2
2
4
1
A1
KVM
1
iKVM
Gb
CMC
1
4
9
5
2 STK
1
17X
18X
19X
21
20X
22
21
20X
22
21
20X
22
21
24
23
24
23
24
23
24
23
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S
M S T
B T C
R R K
S
Y
S
T
MODE
CONSOLE
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S
M S T
B T C
R R K
S
Y
S
T
MODE
CONSOLE
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S
M S T
B T C
R R K
S
Y
S
T
MODE
CONSOLE
A2
1
17X
20X
22
19X
WS-CBS3130G-S
M M S
M S T
B T C
R R K
S
Y
S
T
MODE
CONSOLE
Gb
6
B2
1
Gb
2
CMC
CMC1
Gb
Multiple M1000e Chassis Switch IOM’s
m1000e
Stacked IOMs
LAG
m1000e
• For multiple chassis
• Stacking should be done in two rings,
a left side ring and a right side ring
• LAGs should be connected between
the rings so that each port on the
storage devices and can
communicate to any other port on
the storage devices.
• DCB Support Requires:
• DCB external switch (B8000)
• IOM: Navasota only
• Intel or Brocade CNA Mezz
Module Summary
• Now that you have completed this module you should be able to:
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Describe the PS-M4110 solution
Describe the features of the PS-M4110
Install the PS-M4110 in the M1000 Chassis
Operate the drawer of the PS-M4110
Describe the airflow features of the M1000
Identify whether the M1000 chassis has a version 1.1 Midplane
Describe how the PS-M4110 connects to the Servers via the Fabric
modules
Questions?