The network layer consists of:
- Two 10 GbE network switches—Connect to two 10 Gb ports on the database server to route the SQL Server traffic
- Two 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) fabric switches—Route SAN traffic between the R840 database/ESXi host and the XtremIO X2 storage array
- One 1 GbE network switch—Routes all management traffic between the components—ESXi hosts, management server, switches, and XtremIO X2 storage array