PowerConnect 6224 or 6248 Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Series Implementation Guide Dell Storage Engineering October 2013 SISfeedback@Dell.
Revisions Date Description April 2012 initial release June 2012 Minor edits Sept. 2012 Included 6224 switch Feb. 2013 Minor edits April 2013 Minor edits Oct. 2013 Added LAG configuration section © 2013 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. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
1 Establish console access To perform this configuration you will need the following: • A serial null-modem cable (provided with the PowerConnect switch). • A management station (server, desktop, or laptop) running Windows (XP, 7, 2003, 2008, 2012) in close proximity to the switch (i.e. the serial cable must connect from this system to the storage array). You may also use your Windows host server for this. • A terminal emulator such as HyperTerminal, Putty, or TeraTerm.
2 Configuration with a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) using optional 10GbE SFP+ modules Dell recommends using the 10 GE SFP+ uplink module ports to create a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) between switches. This option can provide the highest switch interconnect bandwidth as well as the best availability. Optional configurations for LAG configurations using 1 Gb Ethernet ports and stacking configurations can be found in subsequent sections.
console(config-if)#exit 5. Configure LAG ports console(config)#interface range ethernet 1/xg3,1/xg4 console(config-if)#no spanning-tree portfast console(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode auto console(config-if)#exit console(config)#interface port-channel 1 console(config-if-ch1)#mtu 9216 console(config-if-ch1)#exit console(config)#exit console# 6. Then execute the following command to save the setup: console#copy running-config startup-config Repeat steps 1 through 6 for the second switch.
3 Optional LAG configuration using 1 Gb Ethernet ports Note: If you have completed Section 2, your LAG setup is completed. If you intend to build a LAG using the switch front 1Gb Ethernet ports, you must complete Section 3 instead of 2 Note: The number of Ethernet ports required to setup the LAG depends on the number of array members connected to the switch. For one array, at least 4 Ethernet ports are required; for two arrays, a minimum of 8 ports are required.
console(config-if)#exit 5. Configure LAG ports Note: This example shows a LAG using Ethernet ports 45 – 48 on a PowerConnect 6248. This is sufficient for a single array. If you have two arrays, you should specify ports 1/g41-1/g48. If you have a PowerConnect 6224, then use ports 1/g21-1/g24 or 1/g17-1/g24.
4 Optional stack configuration Note: If you already completed section 2 or 3 you are finished. If you wish to use a stack configuration instead of LAG, follow the instruction below instead of section 2 or 3. 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. 1. Connect the XG1 port on switch one to the XG2 port on switch two, and vice versa.
Note: Switch LEDs indicate the stacking number of each unit and which one is the master. Note: Complete the switch configuration using the master switch: 6. HTTP and Telnet authentication console>enable console#config console(config)#flowcontrol console(config)#line telnet console(config-telnet)#login authentication default console(config-telnet)#exit console(config)#ip http authentication local console(config)#username admin password yourpassword level 15 console(config)#enable password yourpassword 7.
