- 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
Configure Cluster network on the Top-of-Rack switches
Configuring LACP is not required, but highly recommended. The first two ports of the 4-Port Card are aggregated in an LACP bond. When LACP is configured the ports run in an active/active mode. When LACP is not set, the ports run in active/passive mode.
LACP requires that a Virtual Link Trunking interconnect (VLTi) has been configured on the switches. See Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect for details.
- Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
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Enter global configuration mode.
configure terminal
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Configure the Native VLAN 1 for the Cluster.
interface vlan 1 description Cluster_Network no shutdown exit
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Create the LACP port channel for Node A ports.
interface port-channel 30 description NodeA_Cluster_LACP_port_channel vlt-port-channel 30 switchport mode trunk switchport access vlan 1 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit
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Create LACP port channel for Node B ports.
interface port-channel 40 description NodeB_Cluster_LACP_port_channel vlt-port-channel 40 switchport mode trunk switchport access vlan 1 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit
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Move Node A facing port to the first port channel group, and enable active LACP mode.
interface ethernet 1/1/1 description NodeA_4port_port_0 no shutdown channel-group 30 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit
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Move Node B facing port to the second port channel group, and enable active LACP mode.
interface ethernet 1/1/54 description NodeB_4port_port_1 no shutdown channel-group 40 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit
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Configure Cluster VLAN for Uplink.
interface port-channel 50 switchport trunk allowed vlan 1 exit
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Commit configuration changes to nvram.
copy running-configuration startup-configuration
- Repeat steps 1 - 9 on the second ToR switch (Switch2).
| Switch1 | Switch2 |
|---|---|
configure terminal interface vlan 1 description Cluster_Network no shutdown exit interface port-channel 30 description NodeA_Cluster_LACP_port_channel vlt-port-channel 30 switchport mode trunk switchport access vlan 1 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit interface port-channel 40 description NodeB_Cluster_LACP_port_channel vlt-port-channel 40 switchport mode trunk switchport access vlan 1 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/1 description NodeA_4port_port_0 no shutdown channel-group 30 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/54 description NodeB_4port_port_1 no shutdown channel-group 40 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface port-channel 50 switchport access vlan 1 exit copy running-configuration startup-configuration |
configure terminal interface vlan 1 description Cluster_Network no shutdown exit interface port-channel 30 description NodeA_Cluster_LACP_port_channel vlt-port-channel 30 switchport mode trunk switchport access vlan 1 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit interface port-channel 40 description NodeB_Cluster_LACP_port_channel vlt-port-channel 40 switchport mode trunk switchport access vlan 1 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/1 description NodeA_4port_port_1 no shutdown channel-group 30 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/54 description NodeB_4port_port_0 no shutdown channel-group 40 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface port-channel 50 switchport access vlan 1 exit copy running-configuration startup-configuration |
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