Dell PowerEdge M420 Getting Started Manual

Dell M8428-k Getting Started Guide MHWKY A01 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, Dell Precision, ...

3 of 192 MHWKY A01 Overview This Getting Started Guide is intended as an overview to help experienced installers unpack, install, and configure the Dell M8428-k quickly. For detailed installation and configuration instructions, see the Dell M8424-k Hardware Reference Manual. NOTE Throughout this document, the Dell M8428-k i ...

Dell M8428-k Getting Started Guide MHWKY A01 FIGURE 2 Installing an I/O module into a Dell PowerEdge M1000e enclosure NOTE The switch module should be installed into the I/O slot that corresponds to the I/O fabric (A, B, or C) that the 10GE Converged Network Adapter (CNA), within the blade server, is appropriately installed. The Chassis Management C ...

5 of 192 MHWKY A01 Configuring the converged network switch Use procedures in this section to configure the converged network switch to operate on a network and fabric. Provided are steps to assign an IP address for the Ethnert Management Network, and how to change the module’s Fiber Channel operating mode. NOTE Although ...

Dell M8428-k Getting Started Guide MHWKY A01 • Access to an FTP server on the Ethernet management network, for backing up the converged network switch configuration. • Access to these publications: • Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Blade Server Enclosure Hardware Owner's Manual • Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure Configura ...

7 of 192 MHWKY A01 FIGURE 3 Description of the M8428-k external ports, status LED’s and release latch. Modify the converged network switch Ethernet management IP address By default, the Ethernet management IP address for the converged network switch is configured as 10.77.77.77 with a default Ethernet subnet mask of 255.2 ...

Dell M8428-k Getting Started Guide MHWKY A01 1. Click the I/O Module Overview in the navigation panel of the CMC menu. 2. Open the CMC application’s Setup tab. FIGURE 4 CMC Setup Tab 3. Enter the new information in the IP Address for the correct I/O slot, Subnet Mask, and Gateway fields, or enable DHCP, as appropriate and click Apply. ATTENTION In ...

9 of 192 MHWKY A01 • switch-1 for switch module installed in bay A1. • switch-2 for switch module installed in bay A2. • switch-3 for switch module installed in bay B1. • switch-4 for switch module installed in bay B2. • switch-5 for switch module installed in bay C1. • switch-6 for switch module installed in ba ...

Dell M8428-k Getting Started Guide MHWKY A01 The diagram below shows the separation spaces for common FOS commands and CEE commands which are navigated using the CLI mode commands (cmsh, enable, configure, and interface). Within the CEE CLI use "?" for help with commands and tab for auto complete. Within the FOS CLI use help for command syntax. FIG ...