Specifications

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Dell Active System 800 converged infrastructure solution: User
collaboration performance
APPENDIX D – NETWORK CONFIGURATION FOR PERFORMANCE
TESTING
We configured the network cabling of the hardware as shown in Figure 8. We used components in an Active
System 800 configuration for our network. Auxiliary machines for testing, such as client machines, Active Directory
server, and vCenter Server, ran on the LAN.
Figure 8. Physical cabling we used in testing. Note in full Active System 800 configuration, multiple ToR switches and further
redundancy would be configured.
Dell Force10 S4810P switch configuration
For our testing, we used version 8.3.12.0. Connect to each switch with a serial cable and terminal utility, but do
not connect the switches with each other, and complete the steps below:
Configuring the out-of-band management port
1. In the first switch’s terminal, type enable and press Enter.
2. Type config and press Enter.
3. Type interface ManagementEthernet 0/0 and press Enter.
4. Type no shut and press Enter.
5. Type IP address 192.168.11.254 255.255.255.0 and press Enter.