Deployment Guide

3 VxRail Networking Guide with Dell EMC S4148-ON Switches | version 1.0
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Networking switches overview ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.1.1 S4100-ON switch series (S4148U, S4148F, S4148FE, S4148T) ...................................................................... 6
1.1.2 S4128-ON switch (S4128F, S4128T) ................................................................................................................. 7
1.1.3 Z9100-ON switch ................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1.4 S6010-ON switch ................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1.5 S3048-ON switch ................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 VxRail nodes overview ....................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.1 VxRail P Series nodes ........................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2.2 VxRail V Series nodes ........................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2.3 VxRail S Series nodes ........................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2.4 VxRail E Series nodes ........................................................................................................................................ 9
1.2.5 The VxRail E, P, V and S Series supports SFP+ or BaseT network adapters. .................................................. 9
1.2.6 Basic requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 10
2 Network topologies ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.1 Single-switch topology ...................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.2 Dual-switch topology ........................................................................................................................................ 12
2.1.3 Dual-switch topology with Z9100-ON switches ................................................................................................ 13
2.1.4 Management network ....................................................................................................................................... 14
3 Switch initial setup ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Installer laptop connection ................................................................................................................................ 15
3.2 Configuration prerequisites ............................................................................................................................... 15
3.2.1 Check switch firmware version ......................................................................................................................... 15
3.2.2 Factory default configuration ............................................................................................................................ 16
3.2.3 Switch-port profiles ........................................................................................................................................... 16
3.2.4 Unified ports on the S4148U ............................................................................................................................ 17
3.2.5 Verify license installation .................................................................................................................................. 17
4 Switch configuration ................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.1 Global switch settings and initial setup ............................................................................................................. 19
4.2 VxRail node facing interfaces ........................................................................................................................... 20
4.3 VLAN configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 20
4.3.1 Inter switch links (ISL) configuration ................................................................................................................. 22