Dell PowerStore PowerStore T and Q Networking Guide for Storage Services

Hardware

The sample deployment that is used in this document demonstrates configuring the PowerStore appliance with:

• A single Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Management switch
  NOTE:The following configuration sections assume that you have completed initial deployment of the PowerStore appliance and that the Management switch and networks are successfully configured.
• Two Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches with added I/O modules and a Virtual Link Trunk (VLT) connection between the switches.
  NOTE:If you are configuring a PowerStore appliance with different Dell switches or third-party switches, see the proprietary documentation for switch commands. See the PowerStore Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix for the list of supported switches, which is available from dell.com/powerstoredocs.
• A PowerStore 500T model appliance with a 4-port card and two I/O modules

Networks

The sample that is used in this guide demonstrates the following network connectivity between the PowerStore appliance nodes and the ToR switches.

Identifier	Network	Node Ports	Description
	iSCSI	Port 2 on I/O Module 0	Shared port with Replication and Block Import network. Separated by VLANs.
	NVMe/TCP	Port 0 on I/O Module 0	Dedicated port.
	Replication and Block Import	Port 2 on I/O Module 0	Shared port with iSCSI network. Separated by VLANs.
	NAS	Port 3 on I/O Module 0 and I/O Module 1	Configured into an LACP bond. NOTE:The LACP bond can be configured with two or four ports on each node. The LACP bond in this example is configured with two ports on each node.
	File Import	Port 3 on I/O Module 0 and I/O Module 1	Shares LACP bond with NAS network. NOTE:This sample shares the NAS network with the File Import network.
	Cluster	Ports 0 and 1 on the 4-port card	Configured into Bond 0.