- 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
Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches
Cable the node ports to the Top of Rack (ToR) switch ports for each Storage network.
The sample configuration demonstrates configuring the following node to switch ports. If you have used different ports than demonstrated below, see the Switch resources for Storage services worksheet, which you completed with your network administrator for the correct port mappings.
NOTE:Ports 0 and 1 of the 4-port card are reserved for the cluster network with all
PowerStore T model appliances. If deploying a PowerStore 500T model appliance ports 2 and 3 of the 4-port card are reserved for connectivity to the 24 Drive 2.5-Inch NVMe (ENS24) expansion enclosures.
| Network | Node | Node Port | Switch | Switch Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iSCSI/Replication and Block Import | A | Port 2 on I/O Module 0 | 1 | 7 |
| B | Port 2 on I/O Module 0 | 2 | 48 | |
| NVMe/TCP | A | Port 0 on I/O Module 0 | 1 | 5 |
| B | Port 0 on I/O Module 0 | 2 | 50 | |
| Network Attached Storage (NAS) /File Import | A | Port 3 on I/O Module 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Port 3 on I/O Module 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| B | Port 3 on I/O Module 0 | 2 | 47 | |
| Port 3 on I/O Module 1 | 1 | 47 | ||
| Cluster | A | Port 0 on the 4-port card | 1 | 1 |
| Port 1 on the 4-port card | 2 | 1 | ||
| B | Port 0 on the 4-port card | 2 | 54 | |
| Port 1 on the 4-port card | 1 | 54 |
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