Within the Cloud fabric, both the Edge port capacity (Leaf) & Fabric bandwidth (Spine) can scale out in response to demands. This means that instead
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Big Switch – Cloud Fabric: Deployment Options | Dell EMC Networking
Before talking about the components, some quick observations on the Cloud Fabric Deployment considerations. Often, BSN Cloud Fabric may be the first SDN venture for
Dell EMC Networking and Pluribus ONVL + Adaptive Cloud Fabric – Primer
Pluribus has a strong presence, with multiple solutions, within the SDN Ecosystem of Dell EMC. Its fabric solution is known as Adaptive Cloud Fabric – A Controller-less
Big Switch – Cloud Fabric: Physical Vs. Logical Topology | Dell EMC Networking
Big Switch’s Big Cloud fabric decouples the logical topology from the physical. The constructs are familiar – the implementation nuances are easily assimilated, once adequate
Dell EMC Networking & Big Switch Big Cloud Fabric – Primer
BSN was one of the first partnerships ‘s to bolster and enhance Dell EMC’s SDN portfolio and ecosystem. It is a mature, automation-centric, feature rich
Next Gen DC Network Trends – Part 2
Continued from Part 1: Orchestration, Automation & Programmability Orchestration Orchestration programs automated behaviours & responses in a network in support of the workloads. Unless orchestration
Leaf & Spine: L3 Vs. L2 (VLT)
A short & sharp comparison of Layer 3/ECMP Leaf & Spine vs. Layer 2 Multi-chassis Link Aggregation, e.g. Dell EMC VLT (Virtual Link Trunking) Topologies.
Next Gen DC Network Trends – Part 1
When covering options based on Software defined and Open Networking during engagements, I make use or a particular slide (which is fluid and always evolving)
Dell EMC Networking Approach to Software Defined and Open Networking
Software Defined and Open Networking is one of the key drivers and value props for Dell EMC Networking. At a high level, the SDN and
Leaf & Spine Vs. Spline (+ Dell EMC Networking S6100-ON)
In essence, Spline collapses the Leaf & Spine functions – much like the Functions of Core & Aggregation Layers in a traditional 3-tier topology, would
SDN Design Principles for Networks
Software Defined and Open Networking as a topic of interest, crops up in close to 80% of all Data Center opportunities I engage in. Even
Simple CoS DSCP VOIP Config 2 | N-Series, Dell EMC Networking
A simple & sample config for VOIP via DSCP/CoS Settings. Step Explanation Commands Comments 1 Set queue 5 on all ports to use strict
Simple CoS DSCP VOIP config | N-Series, Dell EMC Networking
A sample config for N-Series VOIP Config, via DSCP/CoS assignment. ————– configure vlan 10,11,12 exit vlan 10 name “Management” exit vlan 11 name “Data” exit
VLT, Peer Routing and Routed VLT – Dell Networking
Core Config Options: First Hop/Gateway Redundancy: VRRP: Same Switch hosts VRRP and STP Master-ship for deterministic forwarding @ L2/L3 and eliminate suboptimal forwarding path. In
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