Dell Force10 Product Portfolio

Sep 19, 2011

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Force10 Networks Disclaimer

This presentation contains references to certain features, functionality, enhancements, or other technology that may not be currently available. This information is intended to outline our general product direction and should not be relied upon in making current purchasing decisions. These references are: i) for information purposes only, ii) may not be incorporated into any contract, and iii) do not constitute a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. The development, release and timing of any features, functionality, enhancements, or other technology described remains at the sole discretion of Dell.

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Total Enterprise Solutions & Global

Reach

High Performance Networking for Data

Centers

Performance & Choice with an Open Management Framework

Full Data Center Stack-Servers, Storage, Services

Open Capable, Affordable solutions of all sizes

Innovative Open Cloud Networking framework

Centerpiece for Web2.0, Cloud & Enterprise Data Centers

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Dell + Force10A winning combination

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Dell + Force101. Taking Force10 technology and customers to the next level

Scaling resources—R&D, Support, Sales

Hardening systems through solution testing

Enhancing feature sets and platforms

E-SeriesCore Systems Z-Series

Distributed Core Systems

S-SeriesTOR/Access Systems

FTOSForce10

Operating SystemC-SeriesAggregation Systems

Data Center Networking PortfolioOPEN ARCHITECTURES OPEN AUTOMATION OPEN ECOSYSTEMS

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Dell + Force102. A winning solution set for Dell data center networking

E-SeriesCore Systems Z-Series

Distributed Core Systems

S-SeriesTOR/Access Systems

FTOSForce10

Operating SystemC-SeriesAggregation Systems

High-density, line-rate 1/10/40 GbE top-of-rack and core systems

Low cost per port and TCO

Open, standards-based feature sets

Robust, proven operating system—10 years in service across entire product line

Industry standard CLI/user interface

Integrated Open Automation software framework

Data Center Networking PortfolioOPEN ARCHITECTURES OPEN AUTOMATION OPEN ECOSYSTEMS

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Force10’s Data Center Networking portfolio a perfect complement to Dell’s world-class Server & Storage

Solutions

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Dell + Force103. Enhances Dell’s Server and Storage portfolios

• Enhancing Server Platforms– Dell-engineered standards-

based connectivity– Line-rate and ultra-low latency

host connectivity– High-density 1G and 10G

compute fabrics– Basis for system and application

interoperability

• Enhancing Storage Platform: – 1GigE and10GigE iSCSI storage

connectivity– Coming soon: Converged

solutions with FCoE – Simplified connections to

network, server and storage infrastructures

– Certified Ethernet/Storage Interworkings

Dell PowerEdgeDell

EqualLogic Dell/EMCDell

PowerVault

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The ‘Net Effect: Simple, Optimized, StrategicAn open ecosystem of networking solutions for the business ahead

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Dell Force10 Product Portfolio

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Dell Force10 BusinessHigh performance networking for data centers

1,400+ End Customers

750+ Employees

$6B TAMData Center Networking

Top Web2.0 Data Centers (Portals, Gaming & Social Networking), HPC Data Centers and Enterprise Data

Centers rely on Dell Force10

E-SeriesCore Systems Z-Series

Next-Gen Distributed Core Systems

S-SeriesTOR/Access Systems

FTOSForce10

Operating System

C-SeriesAggregation Systems

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OPEN ARCHITECTURES OPEN AUTOMATION OPEN ECOSYSTEMS

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Pioneered

multi processor networking

system

Revolutionary

1,000 GbE port system Advanced

zero packet loss hitless failover

Developed

Purpose-built GbE top-of-rack switch

Ingenious open standards

based virtualization framework Delivered

40 10GbE ports in a 1/2 rack system

Original line rate 10GbE system

Innovative

5Tbps fully passive copper

backplaneLaunched

300 GbE port system

Cutting-Edge

mid-sized chassis to exceed 60 10GbE

portsPurpose-

builtEnd-to-end

40GbE solution

Engineered

Purpose-built 10GbE top-of-rack

switch

Leading 10/40GbE open fabric solution

New multi-terabit 2RU

core switching system

Dell Force10 – A decade of innovation

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OPEN CLOUD NETWORKINGCUSTOMER-DRIVEN OPEN ARCHITECTURES

• Multi Tenancy• Elasticity• Self Service

• Scalability• Density• Performance

• Latency• Performance• Footprint

• Scale Out• Scale Down• Self Service

• Scalability• Cloud Ready• Reliability

Dell Force10 Strategy Data center customization

ARCHITECTURAL DRIVERS

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Social MediaSearch EnginesGaming Portals

Web 2.0

HPCHFT

Video

Specialized

ConventionalPrivate CloudHybrid Cloud

Enterprise

DedicatedSharedVirtual

Hosted

SaaSPaaSIaaS

Cloud

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Open Networking Drives Customer Value

Computing

Storage

Network

Applications

Orchestration

MAXIMUM CUSTOMER CHOICE

UNCOMPROMISED PRICE/PERFORMANC

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OPEN ARCHITECTURES OPEN AUTOMATION OPEN ECOSYSTEMS

CUSTOMER-DRIVEN OPEN ARCHITECTURES & STACKS

E-SeriesCore Systems Z-Series

Distributed Core Systems

S-SeriesTOR/Access Systems

FTOSForce10

Operating SystemC-SeriesAggregation Systems

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Core & Aggregation Solutions

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Dell Force10 Aggregation / Core Products

PR

ICE

PERFORMANCE

E-Series

C-Series

C300

C150

E300

E1200i

E600i

Z-Series

Z9000/Distributed Core

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Dell Force10 Core/Aggregation Quick Facts

Performance E300 E600i E1200i

Switch Cap 400Gbps

1.75Tbps

3.5Tbps

Line-rate 40GbE

0 14 28

Line-rate 10GbE

12 70 140

Line-rate GbE 132 350 700

Performance Z9000

Switch Cap 2.5Tbps

Line-rate 100GbE

0

Line-rate 40GbE

32

Line-rate 10GbE

128

Performance C150 C300

Switch Cap 768Gbps

1.536Tbps

Line-rate 10GbE

32 64

Line-rate GbE 192 384

Z-SeriesC-, E-, Z-SeriesCore & Aggegration

E-Series

C-Series

PoE

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C-Series Chassis Systems

• Resilient chassis-based switches that deliver reliability, network control and scalability for Data Center EoR, Aggregation Core and Campus Core

• Cost effective 10GbE trunking• Low-cost server aggregation• Cost-effective IEEE 803.2af

Class3 PoE enabled 10/100/1000Base-T for VoIP phones, wireless access points and video cameras

C-Series

C150

C300

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C-Series Comparison

Features C150 C300Switch Fabric Capacity

768Gbps 1.536Gbps

10/100/1000Base-T

192 384

Line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T

192 384

10GbE 32 64

Line-rate 10GbE 32 64

40GbE None None

Chassis Height (RU)

9 13

Line Card Slots 4 8

MAC Entries 256K 512K

Max Routes (IPv4 / IPv6)

12K / 6K 12K / 6K

IPv4 Routing RIP,OSFP,BGP RIP,OSFP,BGP

IPv6 Routing OSPF,BGP OSPF,BGP

Multicast Routing

IGMP,PIM IGMP,PIM

Use CaseAggregation / EoR / Core

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C-Series

C150

C300

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E-Series Chassis Systems

• Resilient chassis-based switches that deliver reliability, network control and scalability for Data Center, Campus and Carrier Exchange Core

• Low TCO with non-blocking line-rate throughput

• Integrated automation and virtualization support

• 400Gbps - 3.5Tbps switching fabric

• Supports 40GbE ports on ExaScale E600i and E1200i E-Series

E300

E600i

E1200i

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E-Series Comparison

Features E300 E600i E1200i E600i E1200iSwitch Fabric Capacity 400Gbps 1.75Tbps 3.5Tbps 1.75Tbps 3.5Tbps

10/100/1000Base-T 288 630 1260 630 1260

Line-rate 10/100/1000Base-T 132 336 672 630 1260

10GbE 48 112 224 280 560

Line-rate 10GbE 12 28 56 70 140

40GbE None None None 28 56

Line-rate 40GbE None None None 14 28

OC-3c/OC-12c/OC-48c None 28 56 None None

Chassis Height (RU) 8 16 24 (AC/DC) 16 24 (AC/DC)

Line Card Slots 6 7 14 7 14

Aggregate Mac Entries 192K 448K 896K 784K 1568K

Max Routes (IPv4 / IPv6) 512K / 32K 512K / 32K 512K / 32K 688K / 128K 688K / 128K

IPv4 RoutingRIP,OSFP,IS-IS,BGP RIP,OSFP,IS-IS,BGP RIP,OSFP,IS-IS,BGP RIP,OSFP,IS-IS,BGP RIP,OSFP,IS-IS,BGP

IPv6 Routing OSPF,IS-IS,BGP OSPF,IS-IS,BGP OSPF,IS-IS,BGP OSPF,IS-IS,BGP OSPF,IS-IS,BGP

Multicast RoutingIGMP,MLD,PIM,MSDP

IGMP,MLD,PIM,MSDP

IGMP,MLD,PIM,MSDP

IGMP,MLD,PIM,MSDP

IGMP,MLD,PIM,MSDP

Use CaseAggregation / Core Aggregation / Core Aggregation / Core Aggregation / Core Aggregation / Core

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Exascale Configurations Terascale Configurations

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Simplifying Data Center DesignsEnd-to-End 40GbE makes it possible

S-SeriesTop-of-Rack10/40 GbE

40GbE

40 GbE

E-SeriesCore

2-Tier Design

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E-Series

E300

E600i

E1200i

Top-of-Rack1 GbE

10GbE

10 GbE

Core

1/10 GbE End-of-Row

3-Tier Design

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NEW! Z9000 plug-and-play core systemCore Performance, Rock-Bottom Economics

2.5Tbps in 2RU footprint!

High-density networking 32 line rate 40GbE or 128 line rate 10GbE

Low power consumption 800 Watts (6.25W per 10GbE)

1/10th

the Footprint

1/5th

the Price

1/20th

the Power

SCALING DOWN THE CORE

Z9000

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Z9000—Open distributed core architecture

Massively scalable, ultra-reliable leaf-spine fabric architecture

Low-latency, non-blocking performance from 2-160Tbps

Layer 2 (TRILL) & Layer 3 (OSPF/BGP) control planes

Open Distributed CoreArchitecture

SCALING OUT THE CORE

Z9000

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Z9000—Redefining Fabric EconomicsDell Force10 Z9000 vs. Cisco Nexus 7018

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160$0

$40,000,000

$80,000,000

$120,000,000

$160,000,000

PRICE

Fabric Capacity (Tbps)

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 -

500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000

POWER

Fabric Capacity (Tbps)

(Watt

s)

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 -

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

FOOTPRINT

Fabric Capacity (Tbps)

(RU

)

79%Less Money

96%Less Power

92%Less Space

Building a fabric with Cisco?Think again.

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Cost-Effective Fabric SolutionsZ9000 Distributed Core

10 GbE

40 GbE

10/40 GbE

Z9000Core

1-Tier Design

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Z9000Top-of-Rack1 GbE

10GbE

10 GbE

Core

1/10 GbE End-of-Row

3-Tier Design

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Conventional Core vs. Distributed Core

Conventional Core Distributed Core

10/40GbE Switching capacity

2.5Tbps

10/40GbELow Latency ToR

10GbE

ServersStorage

1/10/40GbE Switching capacity 1.75-

3.5Tbps

1/10GbEToR

1GbE

ServersStorage

Differentiators

• Massively scalable, high performance using leaf / spine architecture

• Scales from 2.5Tbps to 160Tbps

• Line-rate, non-blocking and low-latency switch

• Resilient with no single point of failure

• Enables greener network with lower power consumption

Z9000

S4810

E600i/E1200i

S55/S60

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Top-of-Rack Solutions

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ICE

PERFORMANCE

S55

S60

S7000

S4810

S50V

S50NS25P

S25V—PoE

S25N

10/40GbE

1/10GbE

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Dell Force10 S-Series Quick Facts

Performance S25P S25N S25V (PoE)

Switch Cap 128Gbps

128Gbps

128Gbps

10GbE 4 4 4

10/100/1000Base-T

4 combo

24 24

GbE (Fiber) 24 4 combo

4 combo

Performance S50N S50V (PoE)

Switch Cap 176Gbps

176Gbps

10GbE (XFP / CX4)

4 4

10/100/1000Base-T

48 48

GbE (Fiber) 4 combo

4 combo

Performance S55 S60

Switch Cap 176Gbps

176Gbps

10GbE (SFP+) 4 4

10/100/1000Base-T

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GbE (Fiber) 4 4

Buffer Size 4MB 1.25GB

Performance S4810 S7000 *

Switch Cap 1.28Tbps

1.28Tbps

40 GbE 4 4

10GbE (SFP+) 64 64

10/100/1000Base-T

48 48

S25

S50

S55/60

S4810/S7000

S-SeriesTop-of Rack

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• Low-latency Gigabit Ethernet• 48x1GbE + expansion slots

• Integrated automation & virtualization support

• Deep-buffer Gigabit Ethernet• 48x1GbE + expansion slots

• Integrated automation & virtualization support

S55LOW-LATENCYTop-of-Rack

1/10GbE

Data Center Core

S60DEEP-BUFFERTop-of-Rack

1/10GbE

Data Center Core

S55 & S60 1/10 GbE Top-of-Rack

S55 S60

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• Ultra-low-latency 10/40 GbE• 64x10GbE or 48x10GbE + 4x40GbE

• Feature-rich: DCB; TRILL, EVB, VLT

• Integrated automation & virtualization

S481010/40GbE Top-of-Rack

10/40GbE

Data Center Core

Ultra-Low Latency10/40G Ethernet

S4810 10/40 GbE Top-of-Rack

S4810

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NEW! S7000 3-in-1 Top-of-Rack Convergence

NetworkingComputeStorage

• High-performance, ultra-low latency Ethernet

• 48x10GbE (12x2/4/8GFC)

• 4x40GbE (or +16x10GbE)

• Feature-rich: DCB; TRILL, EVB, VLT

• Optional appliance compute modules

• Fiber channel interworking• Fiber Channel, FCOE

TOP-OF-RACK CONVERGENCE

S7000

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Accelerating Ethernet/Storage Interworking

FCoE Gateway

SAN

Ethernet - FCoE/DCB

Fiber Channel

SAN

Fiber ChannelFiber Channel

Switch

SAN

Ethernet

Fiber Channel

Fiber Channel

Maximum Choice & Investment Protection

Ethernet -FCoE/DCB

Ethernet -FCoE/DCB

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HBA

CNA CNA

From this… …to FCoE Transit Switch …or FCoE/FC Gateway

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Plus Integrated Network ComputingENABLING CLOUD-IN-A-RACK

Maximum Customization & Cloudification

App

VM

App

VM

Hypervisor App

Partner AppsCustomer AppsOff-the-Shelf Apps

S7000

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Network Automation

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Dell Force10 Open Automation

Open Automation Framework

Bare Metal Provisioning

Smart Scripting

Virtual Server Networking

Programmatic Management

Web GUI, Portal & Script Store

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Features

• Automatically install operating system and configuration file

• Retrieves IP address from DHCP server• Retrieves configuration file and O/S image from TFTP

server

Automatically configure network switches

Enforce standard configurations Easy, automated configuration updatesBenefits

• Reduce installation time• Increase network uptime• Reduce human errors• Minimize network operator configuration

delay

Automated Bare Metal Provisioning

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Features

• Support for industry standard languages, Perl & Python• No need to learn new, proprietary scripting language• Fast development & deployment of scripts

Run custom scripts on network switches Support custom maintenance tasks Build visibility & discovery programs Create custom logging

Benefits• Customize monitoring to your specific needs• Increase network uptime• Identify issues before they impact network

availability• Faster problem resolution• Improve network monitoring & management

Dynamic FTOS Scripting

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Features

• Automatically re-provision VLANs & port profiles when VMs are migrated

• Support for multiple hypervisors: VMware, Citrix XEN, KVM & M/S Hyper-V

• EVB VDP/VSI support

Automated VM/VLAN migration Automated VM/Port Profile migration Simplify network switch & vSwitch

managementBenefits• Reduce operational expenses• Avoid manual interaction when migrating VMs• Offer flexibility to choose from multiple hypervisors• Ensure network security & QoS policies migrate with VMs• Overcome vSwitch feature limitations• Maintain administrative alignment with technology

(i.e. network admins manage the network and server admins manage servers)

Hypervisor - Switch Communication

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Features

• Support for common 3rd party management tool sets including IBM System Director, HP NA, TBD Networks VirtualFabric & CA

• Support for industry standard management protocols, including NETCONF, System Director / SOAP, REST

• Support for user protocols including CLI / CLI-script, SNMP (Get & Set), XML (Get & Set) & Web based Cmd

• Open Fabric Management from a single GUI interface

Manage Dell Force10 switches & virtual environments with 3rd party management toolsets

Comprehensive programmatic API interfaceBenefits

• Reduce operational expenses• Simplify management environment• Use in-house developed or third party management tools• Choice of multiple management tools

System Management Orchestration

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Features

• Community portal for exchanging ideas & comments• Development exchange for open solutions• Script Store for both scripting solutions & developer engagement• Advanced web GUI, easily customizable

Manage Dell Force10 switches with Advanced & Extensible Control GUI

Community & Development Exchange Portal

Script & Development StoreBenefits• Reduce training expenses• Simplify management environment• Use in-house developed & value-add solutions for easily customized

GUI solutions• Accelerate collaboration with other industry experts to share best-

practices

Web Portal/Script Store/Control

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Features

• Common management functionality and common user interface across Dell Force10 product lines

• Feature-rich support for Layer 2, Layer 3 and management functions

• FTOS CLI, compliant with the de-facto industry standard CLI

Single Operating System powering entire Dell Force10 product line

Architected for high performance, resiliency, and portability

Based on industry’s leading NetBSDBenefits• Customer-proven stability, resiliency,

performance, and security• Maximum feature velocity through software

modularity• Feature consistency and uniformity across

platforms

FTOS: Common Code Base for All Platforms

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Features

• Supported on all major platforms (Windows, Solaris, Linux and HP-UX)• Northbound OSS interfaces• Value-added views (VLAN configuration, Inventory, ACL configuration,

etc.)

Centralized management tool for Dell Force10 devices

Full-featured FCAPS (Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance and Security)

Feature-rich and intuitive GUIBenefits• Integrated and consistent management

system• Ease of navigation and clutter-free views for

enhanced user experience• Interoperable with third-party tools

FTMS: Force10 Management System

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ServersStorage

10/40GbE

Servers

TOP-OF-RACK

Servers

1GbE 10GbE

10GbE 10/40GbE

FTOS & Open Automation Framework

10/40GbE Fabrics to 160Tbps

CORE

10/40GbE

Dell Force10 Networking—See for yourself

Distributed coreZ-SeriesE-Series

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C-Series

END-OF-ROW/AGGREGATION

1/10GbE

1/10GbE

10/40GbE

1/10GbE

S7000S4810S60S55S-Series

Thank You!

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