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3-Tier Platform Design Guide
Introduction Solution design and key components Cisco UCS-managed compute layer Cisco Intersight-managed compute layer Network layer
Network layer
Introduction
LAN layer
SAN components LAN layer topology LAN layer architecture
Management network layer
Cisco Nexus 92348GC-X management switch Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX3P management switch Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 management aggregation switch Supported management network topologies Software licenses
Data plane network layer
Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 data plane switch vPC peer-link Cisco UCS 4th-generation and 5th-generation uplinks Unified storage array NAS connections PowerStore T model Mezz 0 card connections PowerScale connections Cisco Nexus external uplinks Software licensing
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LAN layer

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LAN layer

  • The following table shows the Dell recommendations for the 3-Tier LAN network components.

    Table 34. Dell-recommended network components
    Component Minimum Maximum
    Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX3P management switches One pair

    96 management ports

    		Two pairs

    192 management ports

    Cisco Nexus 92348GC-X management switches One pair

    96 management ports

    		Two pairs

    192 management ports

    Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 management aggregation switches N/A One pair
    Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 data plane switches One pair Nine pairs