Quick Guide: Force10 C-Series

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Quick Guide Force10 C-Series
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Delivering Advantages from the Data Center to the
LAN
Enterprise LAN
Combining the highest performance and resiliency
in mid-range, cost-competitive modular platform
MidsizeData Centers
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Why Reliability Now?
WiringCloset
LANCore
Data Center
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C-Series Product Line
Resilient Switches

• High performance GbE and 10 GbE
• Best-in-class stability, resiliency and control
• Proven FTOS Modular OS with resilient chassis
  design
• Inline diagnostics, serviceability and
  monitoring
• Flexibility future proof PoE with intelligent
  power management
• Anything ready VoIP, multimedia, wireless, and
  data convergence made simple
• High performance capacity for future growth
  1.536 Tbps switching capacity

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C300 Hardware Overview
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C150 Chassis Overview 768 Gbps in 9 RU
Passive Copper Backplane
Redundant Fans
Redundant Route Processor Modules and Integrated
Switching Fabrics (RPMs) 11 768 Gbps Fabric
Switching Capacity
4 Line Card Slots
Redundant PowerSupply Modules (PSMs) 11
System 22 PoE
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C-Series (300/150) Intelligent Power Design
Prioritization
Lower PriorityPorts
Mission Critical Ports

• Load sharing resilient power bus design
• Power manager continuously monitors system and
  PoE power
• Extensive CLI for configuration and monitoring
• Deterministic failure mode of PoE power in case
  the required number of PSMs are unavailable
• Port prioritization so that critical ports
  maintain power during PSM failures

Prioritization for Mission Critical Ports
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Force10 C300A Competitive Comparison
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What Makes A Good C-Series Prospect?

• Wants to spend 30k to 50k for core upgrade
  or LAN refresh
• Prospect is keen to see an alternative to the
  Cisco Catalyst 45xx, better value than Cat 65xx
• Prospect values high performance and proven
  reliability in their network
• Needs solution to scale from 50-5,000 user
  environments

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C-Series Prospecting
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Backup
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C-Series Competitive Overview
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FTOS and HA Check ListWhat Is Common?
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C-Series Software Features Overview
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C-Series Line Cards
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C-Series DC Power Entry Module

• One DC Power Entry Module (PEM) required for
  operation
• 11 system power redundancy
• C150 install in slots 0 and 5
• C300 install in slots 0 and 7
• Provides up to 1400 W per PEM, 32 A maximum
  current draw
• PoE line cards are supported with AC PSMs only

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Force10 Product Overview
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Reliable Networking by Force10
DataCenters
LAN Core
E-Series
S-Series
E-Series
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Force10s Purpose-Built Ecosystem
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Benefits of a Force10 Network?

• Force10 philosophy
• Buy less
• Build best-of-breed, open and converged networks
• 2-Tier model Core/Distribution Access
• Less switches lower CapEx, OpEx networking
  points of failure
• Network design with standards-based
  protocols/features
• Interoperability with other vendors
• Customers to build multi-vendor best-of-breed
  networks
• No need to worry about features being
  disabled/unsupported
• Inter-dependency of features also based on
  standards
• Can change features/products without worrying
  about changing the network design/architecture

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Maximizing Network Power Efficiency

• In the Wiring Closet
• C-Series resilient, scalable, high density wiring
  closet switches
• Collapsed Distribution/ Access Tier--2-Tier
  switching
• Eliminate numerous low density switches

Core
VerticalRisers
Distribution/Access Switch
WiringCloset
3 C-Series 9,400 watts
8Catalyst 4500s 22,000 watts
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Customer Reference University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
Who

• Top 40 public university in U.S., founded in 1794
• 26,400 students, 8,300 faculty
• Co-manages w/ Battelle, Oak Ridge National
  Laboratory, Dept of Energy's largest science and
  energy lab
• Connected to GLORIAD (with Force10 E300)

Solution

• HPC cluster expansion to CERN
• L2 switching only
• Stability of switch was key (redundant power,
  RPMs, stable OS)
• Predictable line-rate performance across cluster
• Familiar OS (E-Series deployed on GLORIAD)

Deploying C300
Also Considered Cisco
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Customer Reference First Advantage True Data
Who

• Innovative data-driven information and
  risk-mitigation solutions
• Provides litigation, services, computer
  forensics, electronic data recovery, etc.
• Based in Pasadena, CA 10 data centers total

Solution

• 10 GbE core in data center architecture
• Required reliable, fast, cost-effective Ethernet
• Technical fit with BlueArc storage

Also Considered Foundry
Deploying C300, C150 (future)
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Customer Reference 3ality Digital
Who

• Produces highest quality 3D films
• Built worlds first all-digital online 3D post
  facility, used in U2 concerts and SuperBowl
• 1st data center in Burbank, expanding to 3

Solution

• Line-rate GbE LAN to all servers desktops
• 40 x uncompressed 2K video streams 128 Gbps
• Expansion ability to 10 GbE for NAS and high
  performance servers
• Price conscious no frills required or desired!!!

Deploying C300 and S2410
Also Considered Cisco
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Customer Reference Leviev Jewelers
Who

• Houses and designs rare and exquisite diamonds
• Largest cutter and polisher of diamonds in the
  world
• Specializes in designing for celebrities
  royalty
• NYC HQ additional location in London

Solution

• Line-rate GbE LAN to all servers, desktops, VOIP
  phones and security cameras
• Intelligent power management system
• Ready to support 10 GbE at line-rate with no
  additional upgrades

Deploying C300
Also Considered Cisco
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