Users Guide

• pe-id is a port-extender ID number from 0 to 255. You must enter a pe-id value; there is no
default.
After you provision a PE, you can manage the PE by entering the pe pe-id command; for example:
Dell(conf)# pe 0
Dell(conf-pe-0)# show config
NOTE: Dell Networking OS recommends that before you configure the cascade ports on the
parent control bridge, ensure that the cascade ports have a default port configuration with no
L2 and L3 configuration.
2. Configure the cascade ports on the parent control bridge used to connect to the PE. The cascade
ports must be operationally up (the no shutdown command) and have a default port configuration
with no L2 and L3 configuration. The port interfaces must be the same type. You can configure up to
sixteen control bridge ports in the auto-LAG.
PORT-EXTENDER CONFIGURATION mode
Dell(conf-pe-0)# cascade interface interface-type slot/port-range
NOTE: Dell Networking OS recommends not to use RPM Slots 10 and 11 for PE connectivity.
• interface interface-type specifies a C9010 10-GbE interface. The only supported value is
TenGigabitEthernet slot/port-range.
• slot/port-range specifies a C9010 10GbE port, including the slot number and either a single
port number, a port range, or a combination of both.
• The range of slot numbers is from 0 to 9 for linecard slots. The range of port numbers is from 0
to 23.
• Enter a port range with or without spaces; for example, cascade interface
tengigabitethernet 0/1-5 or cascade interface tengigabitethernet 0/1 - 5.
NOTE: Provisioning a PE automatically creates a link aggregation group (LAG or port channel)
on the controlling bridge. The generated auto-LAG number is from 257 to 513. All cascade
ports configured on the control bridge to connect to the PE become member ports of the
auto-LAG.
3. (Optional) Provision a C1048P for port-extender stacking. You can pre-provision a C1048P so that
the parent C9010 dynamically discovers and automatically provisions the PE as a stack unit.
CONFIGURATION mode
Dell(conf-pe-0)# stack-unit unit-id type unit-type
• unit-id is a stack-unit ID number from 0 to 7.
• unit-type is a stack-unit type. The only supported value is C1048P.
4. Verify the provisioned configuration on a C1048P.
EXEC Privilege mode
Dell# show pe pe-id
Dell# show pe brief
Dell# show interfaces port-channel brief
Example of Provisioning a Port Extender
Dell(conf)# interface range tengigabitethernet 1/0, tengigabitethernet 1/12
772
Port Extenders (PEs)