Cisco Catalyst 3750X Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Series Implementation Guide Dell Storage Engineering December 2016
Revisions Date Description April 2012 initial release June 2012 Minor edits February 2013 Added note about this document does not apply for FS Series deployments. March 2014 Added LAG section April 2014 Minor edits December 2016 Section 2.7 and 3.5 revised QoS buffer optimizations © 2012 - 2016 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell, the Dell logo, and other Dell names and marks are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the US and worldwide.
Table of contents Revisions.............................................................................................................................................................................2 1 2 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................4 1.1 Audience ...............................................................................................................
1 Introduction This document shows how to configure Cisco® Catalyst® 3750X switches for use with Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series storage using Dell best practices. The recommended configuration uses link aggregation groups (LAGs) for inter-switch connections. An optional configuration is provided for the Catalyst 3750X switches using the stacking feature. For more information on EqualLogic SAN design recommendations, see the EqualLogic Configuration Guide at http://en.community.dell.
2 Dell recommended configuration for Cisco Catalyst 3750X Note: This configuration does not apply for EqualLogic FS Series deployments. These steps show how to configure two Cisco Catalyst 3750X series switches with a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) interconnect. The switches are interconnected using the optional Cisco C3KX-NM-10G network modules, and the LAG is configured for Dynamic Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).
2.3 Delete startup configuration Note: All configuration settings will be deleted. Switch#write erase Switch#reload Note: The switch will reboot. 2.4 Configure out of band (OOB) management port Switch>enable Switch#config Configuring from terminal, memory, or network [terminal]? [Enter] Switch(config)#interface fastethernet 0 Switch(config-if)#ip address ipaddress mask Switch(config-if)#no shutdown Switch(config-if)#exit Switch(config)#ip default-gateway gateway 2.
Switch(config-if-range)#channel-group 1 mode active Switch(config-if-range)#flowcontrol receive on Switch(config-if-range)#no spanning-tree portfast Switch(config-if-range)#no shutdown Switch(config-if-range)#exit 2.
3 Optional stack configuration Note: If you already completed Section 2 you are finished. If you wish to use a stack configuration instead of LAG, follow the instructions below in place of Section 2. Note: One advantage of stacked switches is that they can be managed as a single switch; however firmware updates will update all members of the stack simultaneously and therefore should only be done during planned downtime. These steps show how to configure two Cisco series switches with a stack.
Switch#config Configuring from terminal, memory, or network [terminal]? [Enter] Switch(config)#interface fastethernet 0 Switch(config-if)#ip address ipaddress mask Switch(config-if)#no shutdown Switch(config-if)#exit Switch(config)#ip default-gateway gateway 3.
3.7 Save the configuration and activate it Switch#copy run start Destination filename [startup-config]? [Enter] Switch#reload Note: The preceding procedure places all switch ports in the default VLAN. If you prefer to place ports in a non-default VLAN, refer to the documentation for your switch.
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