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Dell PowerStore T and Q Models Networking Guide for Initial Deployment

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Management switch connectivity

Deployment with at least one out-of-band management switch is required for all PowerStore deployments.

Node to Management switch connectivity requirements

The Management switch must be connected through the 1 GbE management port on each of the appliance base enclosure nodes as demonstrated in the following diagrams.

Figure 1. Management switch network topology
Logical diagram of PowerStore Node A and Node B connected to the Management switch
NOTE:For remote discovery of PowerStore, the Management switch ports must support untagged native VLAN traffic.

The following diagram shows where the management ports are the PowerStore base enclosure nodes.

Figure 2. PowerStore base enclosure node management ports
Image of PowerStore appliance nodes with management ports called out
IdentifierDescription
1Node A Management Port
2Node B Management Port

Management switch with upstream connections

The following image shows an example of a management switch that connects to two Management upstream switches.

NOTE:The following diagram is an example of connectivity to the management upstream switches. Work with your network administrator to configure connectivity to the management upstream switches.
Figure 3. Management switch connectivity to the upstream switches
Logical diagram of the PowerStore appliance connections to the management switch upstream switches

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