Dell N2000 Series Manual 

Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs Dell Storage Engineering May 2014 [email protected] ...

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1 Introduction This document illustrates how to configure Dell™ Networking N2000 Series 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-equ ...

1.3 Cabling diagram The cabling diagram shown below represents the Dell recommend method for deploying your servers and EqualLogic arrays. Figure 1 Cabling diagram ...

2 Dell recommended switch configuration These steps show you how to configure two Dell Networking N2000 switches with a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). The switches are interconnected using the fixed 10GbE SFP+ module on the front and the LAG is configured for Dynamic Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). 2.1 Hardware configuration 1. Power on the two switches. 2. Connect a serial cable to the se ...

1 - Start Operational Code 2 - Select Baud Rate 3 - Retrieve Logs 4 - Load New Operational Code 5 - Display Operational Code Details 9 - Reboot 10 - Restore Configuration to Factory Defaults 11 - Activate Backup Image 12 - Start Password Recovery Enter choice number 10. Are sure you want to Erase Current Configuration? (Y/N): Y Erasing Current Configuration ...

2.3 Configure out-of-band management port (Optional) This section will configure a 1GbE port to be used as a dedicated out-of-band (OOB) management port. It is recommended to perform this step. If you skip this step, then all configuration and monitoring must be performed via the serial ports. Note: In the configuration below, Vlan 50 is used for management. Use any valid non-default vlan in your s ...

console(config-telnet)#exit console(config)#ip http authentication local console(config)#username admin password yourpassword privilege 15 console(config)#enable password yourpassword 2.5 Enable iSCSI optimization feature This feature, enabled by default, is activated only when EqualLogic arrays are detected, however, Dell recommends manually configuring these steps too. This feature, when enabled ...

2.7 Configure Jumbo MTU for all ports Note: If iSCSI optimization is enabled, flow control is automatically configured on all switch ports upon detection of an EqualLogic Array. Dell recommends also manually configuring this step. console(config)#system jumbo mtu 9216 console(config)#exit 2.8 Configure spanning tree portfast on edge ports Note: If iSCSI optimization is enabled, spanning tree portf ...

2.11 Configure additional switch Repeat the commands from Section 2 to configure the second switch. 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. ...

3 Stack configuration (optional) 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 instead of Section 2. Note: One advantage of stacked switches is that they can be managed as a single switch; however firmware updates will update and reboot all members of the stack simultaneously and therefore should on ...

5 - Display Operational Code Details 9 - Reboot 10 - Restore Configuration to Factory Defaults 11 - Activate Backup Image 12 - Start Password Recovery Enter choice number 10. Are sure you want to Erase Current Configuration? (Y/N): Y Erasing Current Configuration...done. Boot Main Menu ============== 1 - Start Operational Code 2 - Select Baud Rate 3 - Retrieve ...

3.1 Configure out-of-band management port (Optional) This section configures a 1GbE port to be used as a dedicated out-of-band management port. It is recommended to perform this step. If you skip this step, then all configuration and monitoring must be performed through the serial ports. Note: In the configuration below, Vlan 50 is used for management. Use any valid non-default vlan in your setup ...

console(config-telnet)#login authentication default console(config-telnet)#exit console(config)#ip http authentication local console(config)#username admin password yourpassword privilege 15 console(config)#enable password yourpassword 3.3 Enable iSCSI optimization feature This feature, enabled by default, is activated when EqualLogic arrays are detected, however, Dell recommends manually configur ...

3.5 Configure Jumbo MTU for all ports Note: If iSCSI optimization is enabled, flow control is automatically configured on all switch ports upon detection of an EqualLogic Array. Dell recommends also manually configuring this step. console(config)#system jumbo mtu 9216 console(config)# exit 3.6 Configure spanning tree portfast on edge ports Note: If iSCSI optimization is enabled, spanning tree port ...

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