Dell PowerStore PowerStore T and Q Networking Guide for Storage Services

PowerStore T model deployment options

Once the PowerStore T model hardware is installed, the Management switch and network must be configured as part of initial deployment.

Once the PowerStore T model appliance has been deployed, optionally configure storage services.

Table 1. PowerStore deployment optionsPowerStore deployment options
Deployment option	Protocols and services	Switch requirements
Initial deployment (Required)	Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity	At least one Management switch For details see the PowerStore Networking Guide for Initial Deployment .
Storage services (Optional)	Block-optimized which includes Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity with the option of adding: iSCSI host connectivity NVMe/TCP host connectivity Replication and Block Import Clustering	At least one management switch and two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches This document assumes the PowerStore appliance is deployed with the management switch configured.
Storage services (Optional)	Unified which includes Fibre Channel connectivity, Block-optimized options with the option of adding: Network Attached Storage File Mobility (required for File Replication and File Import)