Dell PowerStore PowerStore T and Q Networking Guide for Storage Services

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Switch resources for Storage services worksheet

Work with your network administrator to complete the Switch Resources for Storage services Worksheet (blank) below and to reserve the necessary resources to configure the two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches required for Storage services.

For a sample of a completed example of the Switch resources for storage services worksheet for Dell PowerSwitch Series, see the Switch Resources for Storage services worksheet (completed).

NOTE:This section assumes initial deployment of PowerStore has been completed, and the Management switch and network have been successfully configured.

Optionally, work with a network administrator to complete the Network configuration worksheets for Storage services, to reserve the necessary resources to create the Storage networks in PowerStore Manager.

Table 1. Switch resources for Storage services worksheet (blank)Once this table is completed, you have the resources that are required to configure your switches with networks for PowerStore storage services.
Step	Details	Notes
1.	Print this table to record the reserved resources.
2	Reserve and record the IP addresses necessary to configure the ToR switches below:
	Management IP address for ToR Switch 1
	Management IP address for ToR Switch 2
	Default gateway
	NTP server
3.	As a best practice it is recommended to add a spanning tree protocol to the ToR switches. Record the spanning tree protocols to set on each switch.
	Spanning tree protocol for ToR Switch 1
	Spanning tree protocol for ToR Switch 2
4.	Choose which Layer 2 interconnect to configure between the switches:
	Highly Recommended: Direct interconnect using Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG) Continue to step 5.
	Direct Interconnect not using MC-LAG Continue to step 6.
	No direct interconnect between the switches Continue to step 6.
5.	If using MC-LAG, record the ports to connect the switches together. ToR Switch 1 to ToR Switch 2-port pair 1
	ToR Switch 1 to ToR Switch 2-port pair 2
	Enter the port channel ID used for connectivity between the ToR switches and the uplinks. Only a single port channel ID is required for MC-LAG (VLT).
	If using MC-LAG, enter the Domain ID.
	If using uplinks for Layer 2 connectivity between the switches, continue to step 6.
	If using VLT for the Layer 2 interconnect, record the:
	VLT MAC address to use for both switch 1 and switch 2. Use the same VLT MAC address for switch 1 and switch 2. NOTE:You cannot use all zeros (00:00:00:00:00) for the VLT MAC address.
	VLT priority for ToR Switch 1
	VLT priority for ToR Switch 2
	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.
6.	If configuring the ToR switches with a direct Interconnect not using MC-LAG, or without a direct connection between the ToR switches, record the ports on the ToR switches to use to connect to the uplinks.
	Uplink A to ToR Switch 1
	Uplink B to ToR Switch 1
	Uplink A to ToR Switch 2
	Uplink B to ToR Switch 2
	Record the uplink port channel IDs required for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG. L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG connectivity require two port channel IDs.
	1. Port channel ID for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG
	2. Port channel ID for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG
7.	Reserve the network resources required to configure the networks and the ports to connect from the PowerStore appliance nodes to the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch ports for each Storage network being configured. Optionally, put multiple storage networks on the same ports, or connect each storage network through different ports. When cabling from the node ports to the ToR switch ports, the corresponding ports on Node A and Node B should connect to opposite switches. 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.
	iSCSI connectivity	Network Name
		VLAN ID
		Record which appliance node port	To cable to the ToR switch number and port:
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port	ToR Switch Switch port
	NVMe/TCP host connectivity	Network Name
		VLAN ID
		Record which appliance node port	To cable to the ToR switch number and port:
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port	ToR Switch Switch port
	Replication and Import NOTE:Replication and Import networks cannot be separated and must run over the same ports.	Network Name
		VLAN ID
		Record which appliance node port	To cable to the ToR switch number and port:
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port	ToR Switch Switch port
	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: The PowerStore appliance node ports that are cabled for LACP must be the same speed. LACP can be configured using two or four ports on each node, however the same number of ports must be configured for LACP on both nodes.	Network Name
		VLAN ID
		Record the LACP (port channel) ID for the node connections:
		Node A
		Node B
		Record which appliance node port	To cable to the ToR switch number and port:
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		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.
		If extending the NAS network with a Fail Safe Network, record the following:
		VLAN ID
		Record the LACP (port channel) ID, or the port number for the node connections:
		Node A
		Node B
		Record which appliance node port	To cable to the ToR switch number and port:
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		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.
	File Import must be configured in an LACP bond. File Import can use the same bond that is used for the NAS network, but it cannot use the bond that is dedicated to the Cluster network. When configuring an LACP bond: The PowerStore T model appliance node ports that are cabled for LACP must be the same speed. LACP can be configured using two or four ports on each node, however the same number of ports must be configured for LACP on both nodes.	Network Name
		VLAN ID
		Record the LACP (port channel) ID for the node connections:
		Node A
		Node B
		Record which appliance node port	To cable to the ToR switch number and port:
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node A Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port	ToR Switch Switch port
		From Node B Port	To ToR Switch Switch port
		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.	N/A
	Cluster When cabling the nodes for the cluster network: Ports 0 and 1 of the 4-port card are reserved for clustering. Ports 0 and 1 on the 4-port card on the same node must connect to opposite switches. Port 0 on the 4-port card on Node A and Port 0 on the 4-port card on Node B must connect to opposite switches. Port 1 on the 4-port card on Node A and Port 1 on the 4-port card on Node B must connect to opposite switches.	Network Name
		VLAN ID
		Record the LACP (port channel) ID for the node connections:
		Node A
		Node B
		Record which appliance node port	To cable to the ToR switch number and port:
		Node A Port 0 of the 4-port card	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node A Port 1 of the 4-port card	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port 0 of the 4-port card	ToR Switch Switch port
		Node B Port 1 of the 4-port card	ToR Switch Switch port
		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.