- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Additional Resources
- Overview
- Storage services overview
- Prepare to configure the switches and networks for Storage services
- Switch requirements for deployments with storage services
- Network requirements for deployments with storage services
- Configuring PowerStore storage networks with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
- Sample configuration
- Install the Top-of-Rack switches into the cabinet with the PowerStore appliance
- Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series for Storage services
- Get the completed Switch resources for Storage services worksheet
- Establish a terminal session to the switch
- Validate the switch version and licensing
- Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
- Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect
- Configure the uplink ports on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
- Configure the iSCSI network on the ToR switches
- Configure NVMe/TCP network on the ToR switches
- Configure the Replication and Block Import network on the ToR switches
- Configure NAS networks on the ToR switches
- Configure Cluster network on the Top-of-Rack switches
- Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches for Storage services
- Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches
- Configure Storage networks in PowerStore Manager
- Create an additional Storage network
- Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports
- Configuring a Fail-Safe Network with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
- Sample Configuration
- Configure the Dell PowerSwitch Series to extend the NAS network with a Fail-Safe Network
- Get the completed worksheet for Switch resources to extend the NAS network with a Fail-Safe Network
- Cable the switches for the Fail-Safe Network
- Establish a terminal session to the switch
- Configure the Fail-Safe Network on the switch
- Validate NAS with FSN configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
- Create the Fail-Safe Network in PowerStore Manager
- File Mobility
- Configuring PowerStore T model appliances with ToR switches without a VLT interconnect
- Other Dell PowerSwitch Series configuration operations
Dell PowerStore PowerStore T and Q Networking Guide for Storage Services
Get the completed worksheet for Switch resources to extend the NAS network with a Fail-Safe Network
The following table assumes that the resources have already been reserved and configured with the Top of Rack (ToR) switches with the storage networks, and uplinks before extending the NAS network with a Fail-Safe network.
The following Switch Resources to extend the NAS network with FSN worksheet has been completed with the network resources that are used in the configuration that is described in this Appendix. if you are extending the NAS network with a Fail-Safe Network with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches, you can use this worksheet exactly as it is. If you are not configuring your switches and networks with the resources that are used in this guide, you can complete a new Switch resources for Storage services worksheet with the information relevant to your environment. To download a blank worksheet, see Switch resources for Storage services worksheet (blank).
| Details | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Network Attached Storage (NAS) must be configured in an LACP bond.
It is recommended that you configure the bond with one port from different I/O modules. When configuring an LACP bond:
|
Network Name | NAS_active_network |
| VLAN ID | 500 | |
| Record the LACP (port channel) ID for the node connections: | ||
| Node A | port channel 10 | |
| Node B | port channel 20 | |
| Record which appliance node port | To cable to the ToR switch number and port: | |
| Node A
Port 3 on I/O Module 0 |
ToR Switch
2
Switch port 45 |
|
| Node A
Port 3 on I/O Module 1 |
ToR Switch
2
Switch port 47 |
|
| Node B
Port 3 on I/O Module 0 |
ToR Switch
1
Switch port 8 |
|
| Node B
Port 3 on I/O Module 1 |
ToR Switch
1
Switch port 10 |
|
| MTU setting for Jumbo Frames
NOTE:It is recommended to configure jumbo frames with an MTU setting of 9216. The same MTU size must be set on both switches for both node ports.
|
9216 | |
| If extending with a Fail Safe Network, record the following: | ||
| Network Name | NAS_standby_network | |
| VLAN ID | 510 | |
| Record the LACP (port channel) ID, or the port number for the node connections: | ||
| Node A | port channel 11 | |
| Node B | port channel 12 | |
| Record which appliance node port | To cable to the ToR switch number and port: | |
| Node A
Port 1 of I/O Module 0 |
ToR Switch
1
Switch port 14 |
|
| Node A
Port 1 of I/O Module 1 |
ToR Switch
1
Switch port 12 |
|
| Node B
1 of I/O Module 0 |
ToR Switch
2
Switch port 43 |
|
| Node B
Port 1 of I/O Module 1 |
ToR Switch
2
Switch port 41 |
|
| MTU setting for Jumbo Frames
NOTE:It is recommended to configure jumbo frames with an MTU setting of 9216. The same MTU size must be set on both switches for both node ports.
|
9216 | |
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