White PaperTable of ContentsIntroduction3The Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Overview3The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 Product Details5Server Port Configuration5The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 Product Overview6Data Center Network Architecture8Data Center Network Components8Aggregation Layer9Access Layer10Design Goals10High Availability10High Availability for the Blade Server Switching Infrastructure11High Availability for the Blade Servers12Scalability12Aggregation Layer Switch Physical Port Count13Aggregation Layer Switch Slot Count13Management14Out-of-Band Management14In-Band Management15Serial Console Port15Management Options16Design and Implementation Details16Network Management Recommendations16Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 Features17VBS Ring Architecture17Ring Design and Capacity18Spanning Tree18FlexLinks20Traffic Monitoring21Link Aggregation Protocols21Network Topologies Using the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 313021Cross Over Design (AKA “V” or Triangle configuration)21Non-Loop Design (AKA “U” or Square configuration)22Multiple pairs of switches per Blade Enclosure23Configuration Steps23Configuring the Aggregate Switches23Configuring the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130s23Additional Aggregation Switch Configuration23Additional Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 Configuration24Configuring the Aggregate Switches24Configuring the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130s25Configuration Details25VLAN Configuration25RPVST+ Configuration25FlexLinks Configuration26Inter-Switch Link Configuration26Port Channel Configuration26Trunking Configuration26Server Default Gateway Configuration28RSPAN Configuration29Size: 1.36 MBPages: 29Language: EnglishOpen manual