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Sara Levy
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Use the following illustrations to identify ports on the front and rear panels of the VAST Cluster hardware components.

16-Port Switch Front and Rear Panels

The NVMe Fabric Ethernet 16-port switch is mounted in side by side pairs and has the following ports:

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16-Port Switch Pair, Front Panel Layout
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16-Port Switch, Rear Panel Layout

Callout label

Description

May be assigned for

1

16-port switch front panel

2

QSFP ports 1-16

These ports can be assigned by their port numbers for the following permanent connection roles:

  • CNode ports, which connect to the CNodes.

  • DNode ports, which connect to the DNodes.

  • External ports used for uplinking to the client data network.

  • Interconnect ports connect two switches in a pair to each other. This is used to configure an MLAG interface between two switches.

Consult the installation plan to establish the correct port assignments for the installation.

3

Management port

  • Connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

4

Power connectors

Connection to rack PDUs, for power supply.
32 Port Switch

The NVMe Fabric Ethernet 32-port switch has the following ports:

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32 Port Switch Rear Panel Layout

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32 Port Switch Front Panel Layout

Callout Label

Description

May be assigned for

1

QSFP ports 1-32

These ports can be assigned by their port numbers for the following connection roles:

  • CNode ports, which connect to the CNodes.

  • DNode ports, which connect to the DNodes.

  • External ports used for uplinking to the client data network.

  • Interconnect ports connect two switches in a pair to each other. This is used to configure an MLAG interface between two switches.

  • Interswitch ports which connect leaf pairs to spine pairs in spine-leaf topologies.

Consult the installation plan to establish the correct port assignments for the installation.

2

Management port

  • Connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

3

Power connectors

Connection to rack PDUs, for power supply.
Single NIC DNodes
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DBox Rear Panel, Single NIC DNodes, Rear Panel Layout

Callout Label

Description

May be assigned for

1

DNode front panel

2

Single NIC

3

Left QSFP28 port

Connection to assigned DNode ports on a specified switch.

4

Right QSFP28 port

Connection to assigned DNode ports on a specified switch.

5

Left RJ-45 port

  • Management port for permanent connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

  • Technician port, used during installation and maintenance as needed.

6

Right RJ-45 port

  • Management port for permanent connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

  • Technician port, used during installation and maintenance as needed.

7

Power connectors

Connection to rack PDUs, for power supply.
Dual NIC DNodes
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DBox Rear Panel, Dual NIC DNodes, Rear Panel Layout

Callout Label

Description

May be assigned for

1

DNode front panel

2

Right NIC

3

Right QSFP28 port

Connection to assigned DNode ports on a specified switch.

4

Left NIC

5

Left QSFP28 port

Connection to assigned DNode ports on a specified switch.

6

Left RJ-45 port

  • Management port for permanent connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

  • Technician port, used during installation and maintenance as needed.

7

Right RJ-45 port

  • Management port for permanent connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

  • Technician port, used during installation and maintenance as needed.

8

Power connectors

Connection to rack PDUs, for power supply.
Single NIC CNode
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CBox with Broadwell Single NIC CNodes, Rear Panel Layout
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CBox with Cascade Lake Single NIC CNodes, Rear Panel Layout

Callout Label

Description

May be assigned for

1

CNode front panel

2

Single two-port NIC

3

Left QSFP28 port

Connection to assigned CNode ports on a specified switch.

4

Right QSFP28 port

Connection to assigned CNode ports on a specified switch.

5

Left RJ-45 port

  • Management port for permanent connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

  • Technician port, used during installation and maintenance as needed.

6

Right RJ-45 port

  • Management port for permanent connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

  • Technician port, used during installation and maintenance as needed.

7

Power connectors

Connection to rack PDUs, for power supply.
Dual NIC CNodes
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CBox with Cascade Lake Dual NIC CNodes, Rear Panel Layout

Callout Label

Description

May be assigned for

1

CNode front panel

2

Left NIC

3

Left NIC, Left QSFP28 port

Connection to client data network, per the default connectivity scheme. Can alternatively be unused or connected to assigned CNode ports on a specified switch.

4

Left NIC, Right QSFP28 port

Connection to client data network, per the default connectivity scheme. Can alternatively be unused or connected to assigned CNode ports on a specified switch.

5

Right NIC

6

Right NIC, Left QSFP28 port

Connection to assigned CNode ports on a specified switch, per the default connectivity scheme.

Can alternatively be unused or connected to client data network.

7

Right NIC, Right QSFP28 port

Connection to assigned CNode ports on a specified switch, per the default connectivity scheme.

Can alternatively be unused or connected to client data network.

8

Left RJ-45 port

  • Management port for permanent connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

  • Technician port, used during installation and maintenance as needed.

9

Right RJ-45 port

  • Management port for permanent connection to GbE management switch

  • Connection from switch to switch in a B2B IPMI connection scheme.

  • Technician port, used during installation and maintenance as needed.

10

Power connectors

Connection to rack PDUs, for power supply.

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