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Dell Networking and Force10 S4810 SCG for PS Series User Guide

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This Dell Networking S4810 and Force10 S4810 Switch Configuration Guide provides best practices for configuring Dell switches in EqualLogic SAN environments. The white paper covers switch hardware details, cabling diagrams, recommended configurations for iSCSI traffic optimization including flow control, jumbo frames, VLAN setup, and spanning tree configuration. It includes command-line examples for FTOS v9.9.0.0, port channel configuration, and multi-switch deployment scenarios. Designed for storage administrators, network engineers, and IT professionals implementing iSCSI storage area networks with Dell EqualLogic arrays.

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Dell Networking S4810 and Dell Force10 S4810 Switch Configuration Guide for Equal Logic SANs Dell Storage Engineering January 2016

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Page 1 Dell Networking S4810 and Dell Force10 S4810 Switch Configuration Guide for Equal Logic SANs Dell Storage Engineering January 2016
Page 2 Revisions Date Description November 2012 Initial release September 2013 Updated for Dell networking branding February 2014 Updated for FTOS v9.3.0.0 April 2014 Minor update December 2015 Updated for F...
Page 3 Table of contents Revisions ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Page 4 4.3 Revert to default VLAN ID on switch and arrays ..................................................................................................... 12 4.4 Save configuration ........................
Page 5 1 Introduction This document illustrates how to configure Dell™ Networking S4810 and Dell Force10™ S4810 switches for use with Equal Logic™ PS Series storage using Dell best practices. The recommended...
Page 6 1.3 Cabling diagram The cabling diagram shown below represents the Dell recommend method for deploying your servers and Equal Logic arrays. Figure 1 Cabling diagram 6 SCG1000 | Dell Networking S4810 a...
Page 7 2 Dell recommended switch configuration These steps show you how to configure two S4810 switches with a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). The switches are interconnected using two of the 40 Gb E Quad Smal...
Page 8 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...
Page 9 2.9 Configure spanning tree on edge ports FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/0-47)#spanning-tree rstp edge-port FTOS(conf-if-range-te-0/0-47)#exit FTOS(conf)#protocol spanning-tree rstp FTOS(conf-rstp)#no disabl...
Page 10 3 Configure Data Center Bridging (DCB) (Optional) To enable DCB mode on the switch, use the following commands. Note: You must complete the Dell recommended switch configuration steps in Sections 2.1 ...
Page 11 3.5 Configure DCB policies FTOS(conf)#dcb-map profile-name FTOS(conf-dcbmap-profile-name*)#priority-group 0 bandwidth 50 pfc off FTOS(conf-dcbmap-profile-name*)#priority-group 1 bandwidth 50 pfc on No...
Page 12 4 Reverting from DCB to non-DCB configuration (Optional) One method to revert from a DCB configured switch to a non-DCB configured switch is to delete the current configuration (startup-config) and fo...
Page 13 FTOS#configure FTOS(conf)#no interface vlan vlan-id 4.4 Save configuration FTOS#copy running-config startup-config 4.5 Reload FTOS#reload System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]yes Proc...
Page 14 5 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 ...
Page 15 Note: The switch will reboot. 5.4 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(con...
Page 16 5.8 Configure login credentials FTOS(conf)#username admin privilege 15 password 0 yourpassword FTOS(conf)#enable password level 15 0 yourpassword 5.9 Configuring switch ports FTOS(conf)#interface rang...
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I access Out of Band (OOB) management?

Configure the dedicated OOB management port, including setting its route if necessary.

What are some key configuration steps for a new switch setup?

Steps include configuring credentials, enabling all switch ports, and potentially enabling Jumbo Frames.

How can I optimize the network performance using DCB?

You must disable 802.3x flowcontrol on both SFP+ and QSFP ports before enabling DCB and reloading.

What is the process for saving configuration changes?

Use the command `copy running-config startup-config` followed by a reload to apply settings fully.