Dell Networking S5000 Installation Manual

Also see for Networking S5000: Configuration guide Configuration guide Getting started guide Deployment/configuration guide Getting started guide

Contents

2IntroductionThis document provides basic information about installing the S5000 switch.For information about how to configure and monitor switch features, refer to theFTOS Configuration Guide for the S5000Switch, which is available on the Dell Support website at http://support.dell.com/manuals.This document contains the following sections:• Product Description• Unpacking the Switch• Hardware Overview• Site Preparations• Installation• Technical Specifications• Agency Compliance• Technical SupportProduct DescriptionThe S5000 is part of Dell Networking's S-Series switches for Data Center Top of Rack (ToR) switches.The S5000 is purpose-built to provide architectural flexibility for unified and virtualized environments. It is a 10G ToRsolution that enables converged local area networks (LAN) and storage area networks (SAN) in the same box. The S5000delivers Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and Fibre Channel (FC) capability in a one rack unit (RU) ToR switch formfactor.The S5000 supports Data Center Bridging (ETS/PFC/DCBX), FCoE Transit (FIP Snooping), NPIV Proxy Gateway (NPG), andInternet small computer system interface (iSCSI) storage traffic. The S5000 also provides aggregation and convergencefunctionality using pluggable modules for flexible configuration.7