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Site requirements for Outpost ACE racks

Note

Applies only if you need an ACE rack.

An Aggregation, Core, Edge (ACE) rack acts as a network aggregation point for multi-rack Outpost deployments. You must install an ACE rack if you have four or more compute racks. If you have less than four compute racks but plan to expand to four or more racks in the future, we recommend that you install an ACE rack.

To install an ACE rack, you must meet the requirements in this section in addition to the requirements listed in Site requirements for Outposts racks.

Note

ACE racks are not fully enclosed and don't include a front door or a rear door.

Facility

These are the facility requirements for an ACE rack.

  • Power – All ACE racks are shipped with 10kVA single phase (AA+BB; IEC60309 or L6-30P Whip connector types).

  • Weight support – The ACE rack weighs 705 lbs (320 kg).

  • Clearance/Size dimension – The ACE rack is 80 inches (203 cm) high, 24 inches (61 cm) wide, and 42 inches (107 cm) deep.

    If the ACE rack has cable management arms, then the rack's width is 36 inches (91.5 cm).

Networking

These are the networking requirements for an ACE rack. To understand how the ACE rack connects the Outposts networking devices, your on-premises networking devices, and your Outposts racks, see ACE rack connectivity.

  • Rack network requirements – Ensure that you meet the requirements listed in the Network readiness checklist and Local network connectivity for Outposts racks sections except for the following changes:

    • The ACE rack has four networking devices that connect to the upstream devices, not two as in the case of a single Outposts rack.

    • ACE racks do not support 1 Gbps uplinks.

  • Uplink speed – Provide uplinks with speeds of 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps, or 100 Gbps. For bandwidth recommendations for the service link connection, Service link bandwidth recommendations.

    Important

    ACE racks do not support 1 Gbps uplinks.

  • Fiber – Provide single-mode fiber (SMF) with Lucent Connector (LC), or multi-mode fiber (MMF) with Lucent Connector (LC). For the full list of supported fiber types and optical standards, see Uplink speed, ports, and fiber.

  • Upstream device – Provide two or four upstream devices, which can be switches or routers.

  • Service VLAN and a Local Gateway VLAN – For each of the four ACE networking device you must provide a Service VLAN and a different Local Gateway VLAN. You can choose to provide only two distinct VLANs, one for the Service VLAN and one for the Local gateway VLAN, or have different VLANs in each ACE networking device for both Service VLAN and LGW VLAN for a total of 8 different VLANs. For more information on how link aggregation groups (LAGs) and VLAN are used, see Link aggregation and Virtual LANs.

  • CIDR and IP address for the service link and local gateway VLANs – We recommend allocating a dedicated subnet for each ACE networking device with a /30 or /31 CIDR. Alternatively, it is possible to allocate a single /29 subnet in each Service and Local Gateway VLAN. In both cases, you must specify the IP addresses for the ACE networking devices to use. For more information, see Network layer connectivity.

  • Customer and Outpost BGP Autonomous System Number (ASN) for service link VLAN and a Local Gateway VLAN – The Outpost establishes an external BGP (eBGP) peering session between each ACE rack device and your local network device for service link connectivity over the service link VLAN. In addition, it establishes an eBGP peering session from each ACE networking device to a local network device for connectivity from your local network to the local gateway. For more information, see Service link BGP connectivity and Local gateway BGP connectivity.

Important

Service link infrastructure subnets – A service link infrastructure subnet (must be /26) is required for each compute rack included in your Outposts installation.

Power

These are the power requirements for an ACE rack.

Requirement Specification

AC line voltage

Single-phase 200 to 240 VAC; 50 or 60 Hz

Power consumption

10 kVA single phase (AA+BB)

AC protection (upstream power breakers)

For 2N input (redundant) only: C-curve, D-curve, or K-curve circuit breaker.

B-curve or lower is not supported.

AC inlet type (receptacle)

IEC60309 or L6-30P whip connector types.