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Figure 22 Dell Networking L2 Underlay with iSCSI Storage and DCB
Although a converged network is used as an example and discussed in detail in this whitepaper, if desired,
a non-converged network, for example, using a separate Fibre Channel (FC) or iSCSI network, can also be
used.
If desired or per requirements, a L3 or hybrid L2/L3 physical underlay can just as easily be used instead of
L2. A hybrid L2/L3 approach may use layer 2 just for the DCB and iSCSI with multi-pathing requirements.
Note, as mentioned prior, currently ISCSI multipathing with vSphere ESXi requires a non-routed network
(see VMware Knowledge Base article: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1009524). In the hybrid L2/L3 design, all
infrastructure traffic except for iSCSI storage traffic is terminated at the access/ToR switch via switched
virtual interface (SVI) and routed from that point on. Such a design would look like that shown in Figure 23
below.
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