Dell M1000e Beginner

Since you can get into the switch console, you might look at the config to make sure the ports are coming up as expected, or more importantly, that there isn't anything unexpected showing up. Below is what you'd want to run in the shell.

console#show running-config

 The M6348 is an 1GbE switch, so you have them in the right spots in the chassis. Switch config is the next thing I'd be inclined to look at.

here is a link to a bunch of docs for the M6348, in case you havnt seen them:
https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/powerconnect-m6348/docs

I would highly suggest this doc, starting at page 123 thru 142. 
https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/powerconnect-m6220_user%27s%20guide_en-us.pdf

I would think the blades would be configured correctly, but just to be sure, you have an integrated nic in the blades for communication with the A1/A2 IOMs? There could also be a mezzanine card in B and C sockets.  


#Iwork4Dell

Hi Dylan,

Thanks for replying. I'm currently running the switch in Simple Mode, here's the output of show running-config:

console#show running-config 

!Current Configuration:
!System Description "PowerConnect M6348, 4.1.0.6, VxWorks 6.6"
!System Software Version 4.1.0.6
!System Operational Mode "Simple"
!
configure
mode simple
slot 1/0 1    ! PowerConnect M6348
stack
member 1 1    ! PCM6348

interface out-of-band
ip address 192.168.1.151 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0

port-aggregator group 1
no add interface Gi1/0/2-8,Gi1/0/10-32,Gi1/0/34-40

port-aggregator group 1
vlan add 1

port-aggregator group 2
add interface Gi1/0/2,Gi1/0/10,Gi1/0/34

port-aggregator group 3
add interface Gi1/0/3,Gi1/0/11,Gi1/0/35

port-aggregator group 4
add interface Gi1/0/4,Gi1/0/12,Gi1/0/36

port-aggregator group 5
add interface Gi1/0/5,Gi1/0/13,Gi1/0/37

port-aggregator group 6
add interface Gi1/0/6,Gi1/0/14,Gi1/0/38                 

port-aggregator group 7
add interface Gi1/0/7,Gi1/0/15,Gi1/0/39

port-aggregator group 8
add interface Gi1/0/8,Gi1/0/16,Gi1/0/40

Does anything look odd here? I haven't changed any settings other than network access, it's running the startup-config.

The status page shows ports 1, 9 & 33 connected on Slot A1. I would expect this as there are two physical NICs on each M910 blade and, I believe, the internal switch ports (1 & 9) are linked to the external port 33.

Hi Rey,

Thanks for the link. I have worked my way through those pages as suggested but I think I must still be doing something wrong.

Here's a summary of what I have configured:

• Changed from Simple mode to Normal mode
• Set Out-of-Band interface to 192.168.2.150
  • There is no Gateway for this subnet so I have set that to 192.168.2.1
• VLAN1 is configured with an interface IP of 192.168.1.250
  • subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
  • Gateway is 192.168.1.254
  • I have configured routing with a next-hop of 192.168.1.254
• I have set the global default gateway to 192.168.1.254
• I have configured cloudflare 1.1.1.1 as the default dns

I still get "destination host unreachable" when trying to ping into the Hyper-V Blade, or trying to ping out of it. All machines involved are configured with static IP addresses on the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet.

I believe there are two integrated NICs per blade configured to use the A1 IOM.

I also have two Brocade M5424s in C1/C2, if that makes a difference?

Thanks for your help guys but it turns out that my issue was hardware-related and nothing to do with my switch configuration. For those interested in the hardware issue, it was a faulty fibre optic cable.

I've returned to my previous configuration and everything is working great.