Dell Networking S60 and Dell Force10 S60 Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs Dell Storage Engineering September 2013 SISfeedback@Dell.
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1 Introduction This document illustrates how to configure Dell™ Force10™ S60 switches for use with EqualLogic™ PS Series storage using Dell best practices. The recommended configuration uses link aggregation groups (LAGs) for inter-switch connections. If you are following the Rapid EqualLogic Configuration steps at http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/3615.rapid-equallogic-configuration-portalby-sis.aspx, use sections 1 and 2, or 1 and 3 in this guide.
1.3 Cabling diagram The cabling diagram shown below represents the Dell recommend method for deploying your servers and EqualLogic arrays.
2 Dell recommended switch configuration This section demonstrates how to configure two Dell Networking S60 or Force10 S60 switches with a LAG. The switches are interconnected by an optional dual port 10GbE SFP+ module, and the LAG is configured for Dynamic Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). 2.1 Hardware configuration 1. 2. 3. 4. Power on the two switches. Connect a serial cable to the serial port of the first switch.
2.4 Configure route for OOB management port (optional) FTOS(conf)#management route X.Y.Z.0 /24 A.B.C.1 Note: X.Y.Z.0 is the network your management system is connecting from and A.B.C.1 is the gateway for the switch. If your management system is on the same subnet as the switch, the previous step may be omitted. The example above assumes a class C subnet mask. 2.
2.7 Enable LLDP FTOS#configure FTOS(conf)#protocol lldp FTOS(conf-lldp)#advertise management-tlv system-capabilities FTOS(conf-lldp)#no disable FTOS(conf-lldp)#exit 2.8 Enable Jumbo Frames FTOS(conf)#interface range gigabitethernet 0/0 – 47 FTOS(conf-if-range-gi-0/0-47)#mtu 9252 2.9 Enable flow control FTOS(conf-if-range-gi-0/0-47)#flowcontrol rx on 2.10 Configure spanning tree on edge ports FTOS(conf-if-range-gi-0/0-47)#spanning-tree rstp edge-port FTOS(conf-if-range-gi-0/0-47)#exit 2.
FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/48-49)#no shutdown FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/48-49)#flowcontrol rx on FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/48-49)#port-channel-protocol lacp FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/48-49-lacp)#port-channel 1 mode active FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/48-49-lacp)#exit FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/48-49)#exit FTOS(conf)#exit 2.13 Save configuration FTOS# copy running-config startup-config 2.14 Configure additional switch Repeat the commands from section 2 to configure the second switch.
3 Optional stack configuration Note: If you wish to use a stack configuration instead of LAG, follow the instructions below instead of section 2. 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. 3.
Note: The switch will reboot. 3.4 Configure stack on the second switch FTOS>enable FTOS#stack-unit 0 renumber 1 Note: The switch will reboot. FTOS#config FTOS(conf)#stack-unit 1 priority 1 FTOS(conf)#stack-unit 1 stack-group 12 FTOS(conf)#stack-unit 1 stack-group 13 FTOS(conf)#exit FTOS#copy run start FTOS#reload 3.
Note: X.Y.Z.0 is the network your management system is connecting from and A.B.C.1 is the gateway for the switch. If your management system is on the same subnet as the switch, the previous step may be omitted. The example above assumes a class C subnet mask. 3.8 Configure login credentials FTOS(conf)#username admin privilege 15 password 0 yourpassword FTOS(conf)#enable password level 15 0 yourpassword 3.
Additional resources Support.dell.com is focused on meeting your needs with proven services and support. DellTechCenter.com is an IT Community where you can connect with Dell Customers and Dell employees for the purpose of sharing knowledge, best practices, and information about Dell products and your installations. Referenced or recommended Dell publications: • Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide: http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/19852516/download.
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