- 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
Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
Once the ToR switches are configured and cabled, validate the configuration.
- Establish a terminal session to the switch.
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Validate the interface status.
show interface status | grep up
Port Description Status Speed Duplex Mode Vlan Tagged-Vlans Eth 1/1/1 NodeA_4port_p.. up 10G full - Eth 1/1/5 NodeA_IO_0_po.. up 10G full T 1 300 Eth 1/1/7 NodeA_IO_0_po.. up 10G full T 1 200,400 Eth 1/1/8 NodeA_IO_0_po.. up 10G full - Eth 1/1/25 VLTi up 100G full - Eth 1/1/26 VLTi up 100G full - Eth 1/1/29 Uplink_Ports up 100G full - Eth 1/1/30 Uplink_Ports up 100G full A 1 - Eth 1/1/47 NodeB_IO_1_po.. up 10G full - Eth 1/1/54 NodeB_4port_p.. up 10G full -
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Validate the port channel configuration.
show port-channel summary
Flags: D - Down I - member up but inactive P - member up and active U - Up (port-channel) F - Fallback Activated IND - LACP Individual -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Group Port-Channel Type Protocol Member Ports -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 port-channel10 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/8(P) 20 port-channel20 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/47(P) 30 port-channel30 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/1(P) 40 port-channel40 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/54(P) 50 port-channel50 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/29(P) 1/1/30(P) 1000 port-channel1000 (U) Eth STATIC 1/1/25(P) 1/1/26(P) -
Validate the VLAN configuration
show vlan
Codes: * - Default VLAN, M - Management VLAN, R - Remote Port Mirroring VLANs, @ - Attached to Virtual Network, P - Primary, C - Community, I - Isolated Q: A - Access (Untagged), T - Tagged NUM Status Description Q Ports * 1 Active Cluster_Network A Eth1/1/2-1/1/7,1/1/9-1/1/24, 1/1/31-1/1/46,1/1/48-1/1/53 A Po10,20,30,40,50,1000 200 Active iSCSI_Network T Eth1/1/7 T Po50,1000 300 Active NVMe_Network T Eth1/1/5 T Po50,1000 400 Active RepBlockImport_Network T Eth1/1/7 T Po50,1000 500 Active NAS_Network T Po10,20,50,1000 4094 Active T Po1000 -
Validate the link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) configuration
show lldp neighbors
Loc PortID Rem Host Name Rem Port Id Rem Chassis Id -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ethernet1/1/1 Not Advertised 00:e0:ec:da:5c:da 00:e0:ec:da:5c:da ethernet1/1/1 Dell PowerStore 00:e0:ec:da:5c:ca cyc-coreos ethernet1/1/5 Not Advertised 00:60:16:a1:1a:4c 00:60:16:a1:1a:4c ethernet1/1/5 Dell PowerStore 00:60:16:a1:1a:3c cyc-coreos ethernet1/1/7 Not Advertised 00:60:16:a1:1a:4e 00:60:16:a1:1a:4e ethernet1/1/7 Dell PowerStore 00:60:16:a1:1a:3e cyc-coreos ethernet1/1/8 Not Advertised 00:60:16:a0:d6:7f 00:60:16:a0:d6:7f ethernet1/1/8 Dell PowerStore 00:60:16:a0:d6:6f cyc-coreos ethernet1/1/25 Switch2 ethernet1/1/25 68:4f:64:0e:31:d9 ethernet1/1/26 Switch2 ethernet1/1/26 68:4f:64:0e:31:d9 ethernet1/1/29 UX-Spine-1 ethernet1/1/29 68:4f:64:68:c7:1d ethernet1/1/30 UX-Spine-1 ethernet1/1/30 68:4f:64:68:c7:1d ethernet1/1/47 Not Advertised 00:60:16:a1:83:b3 00:60:16:a1:83:b3 ethernet1/1/47 Dell PowerStore 00:60:16:a1:83:a3 cyc-coreos ethernet1/1/54 Not Advertised 00:e0:ec:da:5b:23 00:e0:ec:da:5b:23 ethernet1/1/54 Dell PowerStore 00:e0:ec:da:5b:13 cyc-coreos mgmt1/1/1 UX-Spine-1 ethernet1/1/41 68:4f:64:68:c7:1d
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Validate the VLT domain_id
show vlt <domain_id>
Domain ID : 1 Unit ID : 1 Role : primary Version : 3.1 Local System MAC address : 68:4f:64:0e:6d:d9 Role priority : 4096 VLT MAC address : 00:00:00:00:00:01 IP address : fda5:74c8:b79e:1::1 Delay-Restore timer : 90 seconds Peer-Routing : Enabled Peer-Routing-Timeout timer : 0 seconds Multicast peer-routing timer : 300 seconds VLTi Link Status port-channel1000 : up VLT Peer Unit ID System MAC Address Status IP Address Version ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 68:4f:64:0e:31:d9 up fda5:74c8:b79e:1::2 3.1 -
Validate VLT backup link
show vlt <domain_id> backup-link
VLT Backup Link ------------------------ Destination : 100.0.100.11 Peer Heartbeat status : Up Heartbeat interval : 30 Heartbeat timeout : 90 Destination VRF : default
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Validate that there is no mismatch with the VLT domain_id.
show vlt <domain_id> mismatch
VLT-MAC mismatch: No mismatch Peer-routing mismatch: No mismatch VLAN mismatch: No mismatch Private VLAN mode mismatch: No mismatch Private VLAN mapping mismatch: No mismatch Private VLAN port mode mismatch: No mismatch LACP Individual mismatch: No mismatch VLT VLAN mismatch: No mismatch VLT Virtual Network Mismatch: Virtual Network Name Mismatch: No mismatch Virtual Network VLTi-VLAN Mismatch: No mismatch Virtual Network Mode Mismatch: No mismatch Virtual Network Tagged Interfaces Mismatch: No mismatch Virtual Network Untagged Interfaces Mismatch: No mismatch Virtual Network VNI Mismatch: No mismatch Virtual Network Remote-VTEP Mismatch: No mismatch Virtual Network anycast ip Mismatch: No mismatch Virtual Network anycast mac Mismatch: No mismatch EVPN Mismatch: EVPN Mode Mismatch: No mismatch EVPN EVI Mismatch: No mismatch EVPN VRF Mismatch: No mismatch EVPN ARP-ND SUPPRESSION Mismatch: No mismatch NVE Mismatch: No mismatch VLAN anycast ip Mismatch: No mismatch VLAN anycast mac Mismatch: No mismatch DHCP Snooping Mismatch: Global Snooping Configuration Mismatch ------------------------------------------------------------ Codes: SE - Static Entry Mismatch DT - DAI Trust Mismatch ST - Snooping Trust Mismatch SAV - Source-Address-Validation Mismatch ARP - ARP Inspection Mismatch VS - VLAN Snooping Mismatch Interface Interface Snooping Configuration Mismatch --------------------------------------------------------------------- DHCP Relay Mismatch: Global Relay Configuration Mismatch -------------------------------------------------------------------- VRF Relay Configuration Mismatch -------------------------------------------------------------------- Interface Relay Configuration Mismatch -------------------------------------------------------------------- DHCP V6 Relay Mismatch: Global Dhcpv6 Relay Configuration Mismatch -------------------------------------------------------------------- Interface Dhcpv6 Relay Configuration Mismatch -------------------------------------------------------------------- RA Guard Mismatch: Global RA Guard Configuration Mismatch: No Interface Vlan Reason --------------------------------------------------------------------- Multicast Snooping configuration mismatch: Flood-restrict configuration: Local Peer -------------------------- No mismatch Global Snooping configuration: Protocol Local Peer ---------------------------------- No Mismatch Vlan status IPv4 IPv6 VlanId Local Peer Local Peer -------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch Mismatch check for NLB configs in VLT ------------------------------------------------ No mismatch Multicast routing mismatches: Global status: Parameter VRF Local Peer --------------------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch SSM-Range status: Parameter VRF Local Peer --------------------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch Register Filter status: Parameter VRF Local Peer --------------------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch Vlan status IPv4 IPv6 VlanId Local Peer Local Peer -------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch Neighbor Filter status: IPv4 IPv6 VlanId Local Peer Local Peer ------------------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch Join Filter status: IPv4 IPv6 VlanId Local Peer Local Peer ---------------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch PIM Anycast RP information mismatches: Anycast RP: Parameter VRF Local Peer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anycast RP-Set: RP-address VRF Local Peer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch Mismatch check for Port Security configs in VLT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOBAL PORT-SECURITY CONFIGURATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VLT-LAG PORT-SECURITY CONFIGURATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No mismatch -
Validate the VLT port configuration.
show vlt <domain_id> vlt-port-detail
vlt-port-channel ID : 10 VLT Unit ID Port-Channel Status Configured ports Active ports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 1 port-channel10 up 1 1 2 port-channel10 up 1 1 vlt-port-channel ID : 20 VLT Unit ID Port-Channel Status Configured ports Active ports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 1 port-channel20 up 1 1 2 port-channel20 up 1 1 vlt-port-channel ID : 30 VLT Unit ID Port-Channel Status Configured ports Active ports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 1 port-channel30 up 1 1 2 port-channel30 up 1 1 vlt-port-channel ID : 40 VLT Unit ID Port-Channel Status Configured ports Active ports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 1 port-channel40 up 1 1 2 port-channel40 up 1 1 vlt-port-channel ID : 50 VLT Unit ID Port-Channel Status Configured ports Active ports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 port-channel50 up 2 2 2 port-channel50 up 2 2
- Repeat the steps on ToR switch 2.
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Review the running configuration for ToR switch 1, and repeat on ToR switch 2.
show running-configuration
For an example of the running configuration output see Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series used in PowerStore T model deployments.
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