Deployment Guide

48 Leaf-Spine Deployment and Best Practices Guide | Version 1.0
First, configure the serial console enable password and disable Telnet.
L2-Leaf1-S4048
L2-Leaf2-S4048
enable
configure
enable sha256-password enable_password
no ip telnet server enable
enable
configure
enable sha256-password enable_password
no ip telnet server enable
Set the hostname, configure the OOB management interface and default gateway. Enable LLDP. Enable
RSTP as a precaution.
Note: In this layer 2 topology, the RSTP root bridge is configured at the spine level.
L2-Leaf1-S4048
L2-Leaf2-S4048
hostname L2-Leaf1-S4048
interface ManagementEthernet 1/1
ip address 100.67.194.1/24
no shutdown
management route 0.0.0.0/0
100.67.194.254
protocol lldp
advertise management-tlv management-
address system-description system-name
advertise interface-port-desc
protocol spanning-tree rstp
no disable
hostname L2-Leaf2-S4048
interface ManagementEthernet 1/1
ip address 100.67.194.2/24
no shutdown
management route 0.0.0.0/0
100.67.194.254
protocol lldp
advertise management-tlv management-
address system-description system-name
advertise interface-port-desc
protocol spanning-tree rstp
no disable
Configure the VLT interconnect between Leaf1 and Leaf2. In this configuration, add interfaces fortyGigE 1/49-
50 to static port channel 127 for the VLT interconnect. The backup destination is the management IP address
of the VLT peer switch.
Note: Dell EMC recommends that the VLTi is configured as a static LAG (without LACP) per the commands
shown below.
L2-Leaf1-S4048
L2-Leaf2-S4048
interface Port-channel 127
description VLTi Port-Channel
no ip address
channel-member fortyGigE 1/49,1/50
no shutdown
interface range fortyGigE 1/49 - 1/50
description VLTi
no ip address
no shutdown
interface Port-channel 127
description VLTi Port-Channel
no ip address
channel-member fortyGigE 1/49,1/50
no shutdown
interface range fortyGigE 1/49 - 1/50
description VLTi
no ip address
no shutdown