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3 Dell EMC Networking MXL Switch Configuration Guide for Dell EMC SC Series and Dell PS Series | SCG1002
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1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Document conventions ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Audience ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Switch details ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Cabling diagrams ................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.4.1 SC Series cabling diagram ................................................................................................................................. 5
1.4.2 PS Series cabling diagram ................................................................................................................................. 6
2 Dell EMC recommended switch configuration ............................................................................................................. 7
2.1 Hardware configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Delete startup configuration ................................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Disable iSCSI optimization ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.4 Disabling DCB configuration ............................................................................................................................... 8
2.5 Configure out-of-band management port ........................................................................................................... 8
2.6 Configure route for out-of-band management port (optional) ............................................................................. 8
2.7 Configure login credentials ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.8 Enable switch ports ............................................................................................................................................ 9
2.9 Enable Jumbo frames ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.10 Configure flow control ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.11 Configure spanning tree on edge ports .............................................................................................................. 9
2.12 Configure port channel for LAG .......................................................................................................................... 9
2.13 Save configuration and reload switch ............................................................................................................... 10
2.14 Configure additional switch ............................................................................................................................... 10
3 Configure Data Center Bridging (optional) ................................................................................................................. 11
3.1 Disable 802.3x flow control on SFP+ ports ...................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Disable 802.3x flow control on QSFP ports ...................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Enable DCB ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Create tagged VLAN for all ports and port-channels ........................................................................................ 11
3.5 Configure DCB policies .................................................................................................................................... 11
3.6 Apply policies to switch ports ............................................................................................................................ 12
3.7 Save configuration and reload switch ............................................................................................................... 12
3.8 Configure additional switches ........................................................................................................................... 12
A Technical support and resources ............................................................................................................................... 13
A.1 Related resources ............................................................................................................................................ 13