Deployment Guide

19 VxRail Networking Guide with Dell EMC S4148-ON Switches | version 1.0
4.1 Global switch settings and initial setup
You will now configure the switch or switches using the parameters and values chosen and recorded in
Appendix A and Appendix B worksheets. Power-on the switch and connect the laptop's serial cable to the
S4148-ON console port. No passwords or login accounts are required for console access in factory default
configuration.
1. Enter a hostname for the switch using the following command:
Command
Example
Switch-1# configure terminal
Switch-1(conf) # hostname name
Switch-1# configure terminal
Switch-1(conf) # Switch-1
2. Configure the Management port IP address
Command
Example
interface mgmt 1/1/1
no ip address dhcp
ip address ip-address /subnet mask
no shutdown
management route ip-address /subnet mask gateway-
address
interface mgmt 1/1/1
no ip address dhcp
ip address 100.67.171.35/24
no shutdown
management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.67.171.254
3. Verify Management Configuration:
a. Switch-1# show running-configuration interface mgmt 1/1/1
interface mgmt1/1/1
no shutdown
ip address 100.67.171.34/24
ipv6 address autoconfig
b. Switch-1# show running-configuration | grep management
management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.67.171.254
Switch-1# show interface mgmt 1/1/1
Management 1/1/1 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is Dell EMC Eth, address is 14:18:77:25:55:b9
Current address is 14:18:77:25:55:b9
Interface index is 35454736
Internet address is 100.67.171.35/24
Mode of IPv4 Address Assignment: MANUAL
Interface IPv6 oper status: Enabled
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Output 0 errors, Output 0 invalid protocol
Time since last interface status change: 07:56:26