The following table lists the Dell PowerSwitch systems that are supported as leaf or spine switches for Dell Enterprise SONiC with VCF on VxRail.
Dell PowerSwitch model | Typical role1 | Notes |
S5212F-ON S5224F-ON S5248F-ON S5296F-ON | 25 GbE leaf | None |
S5232F-ON | 100 GbE leaf or spine | None |
S5448F-ON | 100 GbE leaf | None |
Z9264F-ON | 100 GbE spine | Z9264F-ON is not supported as a leaf. |
Z9332F-ON | 400 GbE spine | Z9332F-ON is not supported as a leaf. |
Z9432F-ON | 400 GbE spine | None |
Z9664F-ON | 400 GbE spine | Z9664F-ON is not supported as a leaf. |
1Any Dell PowerSwitch in the table above can be used as a leaf or a spine except where noted. Breakout cables and other supported port speeds can be used if needed.
For OOB management, Dell Technologies recommends one PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON per rack. Other Dell and third-party switches with 1000BASE-T ports can also be used for the OOB management network.