IBM B24X manual Diagram, Quantity, reference, machine type, Part number, Description

Table 8 outlines the components used in Figure 6.

Table 8. Components used in reference to Figure 6

Diagram	Part number/	Description	Quantity
reference	machine type
	0563-012	IBM Ethernet Switch B24X	2
		IBM System x server with 10 GbE NIC/CNAs
	Varies	z See Table 5 for additional details.	16
		z Other vendor servers can be used.
	Varies	NAS array	Varies
		Existing network infrastructure, which can
	Varies	include IBM Systems Networking devices and	-
		other standards-compliant Ethernet/IP switches
		and routers
	0563-012	IBM Ethernet Switch B24X	2
	Varies	iSCSI SAN array	Varies

Solution details are:

zForty-one rack units (with two RU servers)

z1:1 subscription ratio within rack

z2.43:1 over-subscription ratio to rest of network

zConnectivity to NAS or iSCSI SAN (or both) for mid-range scalable storage

In the solution shown in Figure 6 we have two IBM Ethernet Switch B24Xs providing connectivity to all devices within a single rack. Within the rack we have a mix of servers with 10 GbE connections to each B24X for redundancy. The B24X can also be used to connect to NAS arrays for scale-out file sharing and also to a separate iSCSI SAN for dedicated storage access as bandwidth and security needs require.

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