Dell EMC PowerStore

Networking Guide for PowerStore T Models

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August 2021
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 Contents

Additional Resources.....................................................................................................................6

Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 7
PowerStore T model appliance overview.......................................................................................................................7
PowerStore T model initial deployment and storage network configuration........................................................ 7
Supported switches............................................................................................................................................................ 8

Part I: Initial Deployment.............................................................................................................. 9

Chapter 2: Initial deployment of PowerStore T model overview............................................... 10

Initial deployment of PowerStore T model.............................................................................................................10

Chapter 3: Prepare to configure the Management switch and networks................................... 11

Reserve network resources for initial deployment............................................................................................... 11
Complete the required fields in the Initial Configuration Worksheet...............................................................12

Chapter 4: Switch and network requirements for initial deployment........................................ 15

Management switch connectivity............................................................................................................................ 15
Types of networks required for initial deployment...............................................................................................17
VLAN options during initial deployment..................................................................................................................19
IP requirements for initial deployment................................................................................................................... 20

Chapter 5: Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment.................................. 22

Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches overview................................................. 22
Install the Management switch into the PowerStore T model cabinet.......................................................... 22
Get your completed Management Network Preparation Worksheet............................................................. 23
Steps to configure the Management switch for initial deployment................................................................ 24
Establish a terminal session to the switch.......................................................................................................24
Validate the switch version and licensing........................................................................................................25
Configure the Management switch...................................................................................................................26
Cable the Management switch ..........................................................................................................................27
Validate the configuration on the Management switch..................................................................................... 29
Network Validation Tool for PowerStore.............................................................................................................. 30

Chapter 6: Discovering PowerStore Appliances....................................................................... 31

Discovery with a direct connection......................................................................................................................... 31
Discovery with a remote connection...................................................................................................................... 32
Remote discovery using Discovery Tool.......................................................................................................... 32
Remote discovery with a static IP address..................................................................................................... 32

Chapter 7: Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance..................................... 34

Initial Configuration Wizard....................................................................................................................................... 34
Get your completed Initial Configuration Worksheet......................................................................................... 35

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 Part II: Add Storage Services...................................................................................................... 38

Chapter 8: Storage services overview..................................................................................... 39

Storage services.......................................................................................................................................................... 39

Chapter 9: Prepare to configure the switches and networks for Storage services................... 40
Switch resources for Storage services Worksheet.............................................................................................40
Storage Network Configuration Worksheet......................................................................................................... 42

Chapter 10: Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches................ 43
Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch connectivity options and requirements............................................................... 43
Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch to ToR switch (L2) connectivity options...................................................... 43
Node to Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch connectivity..........................................................................................48
Network configuration when adding Storage services...................................................................................... 48
VLAN options when adding Storage networks and NAS servers.....................................................................51
Storage network IP address requirements for adding Storage services........................................................ 51

Chapter 11: Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-
Rack switches......................................................................................................................53
Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches overview................................................. 53
Install the Top-of-Rack switches into the PowerStore T model cabinet...................................................... 53
Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series for Storage services................................................................................. 54
Get the completed Switch resources for Storage services worksheet .................................................. 54
Establish a terminal session to the switch...................................................................................................... 56
Validate the switch version and licensing........................................................................................................ 57
Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches.............................................................. 58
Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect ............................................................................................... 59
Configure PowerStore T model Native VLAN on the Top-of-Rack switches........................................ 60
Configure the LACP port channels on the switch ports for the nodes.................................................... 61
Configure the uplink ports on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches...............................................................62
Configure Top-of-Rack switches for iSCSI Storage networks.................................................................. 63
Optionally, configure Top-of-Rack switches to support NAS networks..................................................64

Chapter 12: Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches for Storage services....................... 66
Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches................................................................................................... 66
Cable the ToR switches together............................................................................................................................67
Cable the Top-of-Rack switches to the core uplinks......................................................................................... 68

Chapter 13: Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches.............................69

Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches............................................................................ 69
Network Validation Tool after adding the Top-of-Rack switches to your PowerStore T model
deployment ............................................................................................................................................................... 71

Chapter 14: Configure Storage and NAS networks in PowerStore Manager............................. 72

Create iSCSI storage networks in PowerStore Manager.................................................................................. 72
Create Network Attached Storage (NAS) services in PowerStore Manager.............................................. 73

Appendix A: Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports............................................ 74

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 Expand a Storage network..............................................................................................................................................74
Cable the nodes to the ToR switches.................................................................................................................... 74
Configure the VLAN on the ToR switches............................................................................................................ 75
Add IP addresses and map the Storage network to the ports......................................................................... 76

Appendix B: Create an additional Storage network.......................................................................77

Create a new Storage network...................................................................................................................................... 77
Cable the nodes to the ToR switches.................................................................................................................... 78
Configure a Storage network on the ToR switches............................................................................................78
Create an additional Storage network in PowerStore Manager...................................................................... 79

Appendix C: Configuring PowerStore T model with ToR switches and no VLT interconnect......... 80
Steps to configure PowerStore T model with ToR switches without VLT.........................................................80

Appendix D: Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations..................................81

Dell EMC SmartFabric Services .................................................................................................................................... 81
Reset the switch to factory settings............................................................................................................................ 81
Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series used in PowerStore T model deployments............................82

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 Preface

As part of an improvement effort, revisions of the software and hardware are periodically released. Some functions that are
described in this document are not supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. The product release
notes provide the most up-to-date information about product features. Contact your service provider if a product does not
function properly or does not function as described in this document.

Where to get help

Support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as follows:
● Product information
For product and feature documentation or release notes, go to the PowerStore Documentation page at https://
www.dell.com/powerstoredocs.
● Troubleshooting
For information about products, software updates, licensing, and service, go to https://www.dell.com/support and locate
the appropriate product support page.
● Technical support
For technical support and service requests, go to https://www.dell.com/support and locate the Service Requests page.
To open a service request, you must have a valid support agreement. Contact your Sales Representative for details about
obtaining a valid support agreement or to answer any questions about your account.

6 Additional Resources
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Overview
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• PowerStore T model appliance overview
• PowerStore T model initial deployment and storage network configuration
• Supported switches

PowerStore T model appliance overview

Supports block (Storage Area Network (SAN)), file (Network Attached Storage (NAS)), and Virtual Volume (vVol) workloads
with the software stack deployed directly on the bare metal of the system.
PowerStore T model model numbers:
● 500T
● 1000T
● 3000T
● 5000T
● 7000T
● 9000T
NOTE: Hypervisor deployments are not supported on this model. Hypervisor deployments are supported on PowerStore X
model appliances.

Supporting documentation
In addition to reading through this document, you should also read through the following guides, prior to configuring your
switches and networks:
● PowerStore Quick Start Guide
● PowerStore Planning Guide
● PowerStore Hardware Information Guide
● Installation and Service Guide for PowerStore 1000, 3000, 5000, 7000, and 9000 Models
● Installation and Service Guide for PowerStore 500T Model

PowerStore T model initial deployment and storage

network configuration
Once you have installed the PowerStore T model hardware, the Management switch and network must be configured as part of
initial deployment.
Once the PowerStore T model appliance has been deployed, you have the option of adding storage services.

Table 1. PowerStore T model deployment options

Deployment option Protocols and services Switch requirements Refer to
Initial deployment Fibre Channel (FC) At least one Management Part 1: PowerStore T model Initial
connectivity switch Deployment
(Required)

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Table 1. PowerStore T model deployment options (continued)
Deployment option Protocols and services Switch requirements Refer to
Add storage services ● iSCSI host connectivity At least one management Part 2: PowerStore T model Add Storage
● Replication switch and two Top-of-Rack Services
(Optional)
● Clustering (ToR) switches
● Import
With a Unified deployment
your storage services
can include support for
Network Attached Storage
(NAS).

Supported switches
PowerStore can be purchased with the following Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running OS10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE).
● S4148F-ON
● S4148T-ON
● S5248F-ON
The planning, and requirements sections of this guide can be used to prepare to deploy PowerStore appliance with any
supported switch. The configuration steps provided in this guide, however, are specific steps for deploying PowerStore with Dell
EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches.
If you will not be deploying PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches, see the PowerStore Third-party
Switch Simple Support Matrix for the list of supported switches. The Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix is available
from Dell EMC eLab Navigator at: https://elabnavigator.emc.com/eln/modernHomeSSM. If you are unable to access the
Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix, please contact your service provider.
For further information about the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running Operating System 10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE) refer
to the following documents.

Table 2. PowerSwitch documentation resources

Document Reference Location
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100- PowerSwitch site preparation For Dell EMC S4148F-ON, and S4148T-
ON Series Installation Guide requirements, step-by-step procedures ON switches go to the Dell
for rack mounting and desk mounting, EMC PoweSwitch S4148-ON/S4148T-ON/
S5200F-ON Series Installation inserting modules, and connecting to a S4148FE-ON Documentation page at:
Guide power source.
https://www.dell.com/support/
OS10 Enterprise Edition User Contains the necessary steps to install home/us/en/04/product-support/product/
Guide the operating system, access the switch networking-s4148f-on/docs
remotely, and run the switch commands. For Dell EMC S5248F-ON switches go to the
PowerSwitch S5248F-ON Documentation
page at:
https://www.dell.com/support/
home/us/en/04/product-support/product/
networking-s5248f-on/docs

8 Overview
 I
Initial Deployment
This part contains information to complete your initial deployment of PowerStore T model.
Topics:
• Initial deployment of PowerStore T model overview
• Prepare to configure the Management switch and networks
• Switch and network requirements for initial deployment
• Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment
• Discovering PowerStore Appliances
• Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance

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 2
Initial deployment of PowerStore T model
overview
Topics:
• Initial deployment of PowerStore T model

Initial deployment of PowerStore T model

Initial deployment of PowerStore T model requires you to configure the Management switch and network.
Once the Management switch is configured and connected to the PowerStore T model nodes, you will discover the PowerStore
T model appliance and configure the networks in the PowerStore Manager Initial Configuration Wizard.
After you have completed initial deployment, PowerStore T model will be configured to support Fibre Channel Connectivity.
If you want to support services such as iSCSI host connectivity, replication, import, clustering or Network Attached Storage
(NAS) you will need to perform additional configuration steps as described in Part 2: Add Storage Services.

10 Initial deployment of PowerStore T model overview

 3
Prepare to configure the Management switch
and networks
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• Reserve network resources for initial deployment
• Complete the required fields in the Initial Configuration Worksheet

Reserve network resources for initial deployment

Work with your network administrator to complete the following two worksheets to reserve the necessary resources for initial
deployment of the PowerStore T model appliance.
For details about the requirements and network resources you will be using to deploy a PowerStore T model appliance see
Switch and network requirements for initial deployment.
If you will be configuring Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches for additional protocols and services after initial deployment, you may also
want to reserve the necessary resources to configure the ToR switches now. See Storage Network Preparation Worksheet.
Once completed, the Management Network Preparation Worksheet, will have a list of the resources required to configure the
Management switch for initial deployment of your PowerStore T model appliance.

Table 3. Management Network Preparation Worksheet

Step Step details Notes
1. Print this table to record the reserved resources.
2. Print out the Initial Configuration Worksheet to record the additional network resources you will need to create
networks in PowerStore T model the first time you create a cluster.
3. Record the Management switch ports to connect to:
Node A management 1GbE port to
Node B management 1GbE port to
4. Optionally, record the port on the Management switch to
use for remote discovery.
5. Record the VLAN ID that will be used on the Management switch for:
Management and Remote Discovery (same when untagged)
6. Reserve and record the IP addresses necessary to configure the switch below:
Management IP address for Management switch
Default gateway
NTP server
7. Work with your network administrator to determine the management upstream connections and record:
The port on the Management switch connected to
Management upstream A
The port on the Management switch connected
Management to upstream B

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Table 3. Management Network Preparation Worksheet (continued)
Step Step details Notes
The port channel ID for the Management switch.
8. Once you have completed the steps above, you have the necessary information to configure the switches. Continue to
work with your network administrator to complete the Initial Configuration Worksheet below to ensure that:
● Your network configuration on the switch aligns with the network configuration that will be done in PowerStore T
model.
● You reserve the necessary network resources to complete initial configuration of PowerStore T model and the
PowerStore T model networks.
9. Determine if you will use a direct connection or a remote connection to discover your PowerStore.
Once you have successfully discovered your PowerStore, you will be guided through the Initial Configuration Wizard
to create your first PowerStore cluster.

For a sample of a completed Management Network Preparation Worksheet for Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series see, Example of
completed Management Network Preparation Worksheet.

Complete the required fields in the Initial

Configuration Worksheet
Once completed the Initial Configuration Worksheet, will have a list of the resources required to run through PowerStore T
model Initial Configuration Wizard which must be completed before you can access the PowerStore Manager user interface.
The Initial Configuration Wizard is automatically launched after you have discovered PowerStore T model. You cannot go
through initial configuration of PowerStore T model without the following information.

Table 4. Initial Configuration Worksheet (blank)

Initial Login Information
Use the following default user credentials when you log in to the PowerStore Manager for the first time.
You must enter a new admin password to complete initial configuration of the PowerStore T model cluster.

Default Username Admin

Default Password Password123# New Admin Password
Cluster Details
For resource management, efficiency, and availability purposes, appliances act as a single component that is called a cluster.

Cluster Name
Storage Configuration Unified
Select either:
Block Optimized
Unified (Default Block and File
Storage) or Block Optimized

Appliance Service Tags Single Drive Failure

Enter the service tag. The service tag appears on the or
black tag on the front of the base enclosure. When the
Double Drive Failure
systems arrive identify the base enclosures that you
want to configure as a cluster and record their service Single Drive Failure
tags.
or
Drive Failure Tolerance Level
Double Drive Failure
Next to each appliance select the drive failure
tolerance level you want to set. The drive failure Single Drive Failure
tolerance level indicates the number of concurrent
or

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Table 4. Initial Configuration Worksheet (blank) (continued)

drive failures the appliance can sustain without causing Double Drive Failure
a data unavailable or data loss event. The single drive
fault tolerance level meets availability requirements for Single Drive Failure
all drive types and capacity points. But the double or
drive failure tolerance can provide higher resiliency and
protection. Double Drive Failure
Ensure that there are at least the following number of
SSD drives in the enclosure:
● At least 6 for single drive failure tolerance
● 7 for double drive failure tolerance
NOTE: Once set, the drive failure tolerance level
for an appliance cannot be changed.

Management Network
Your cluster requires a dedicated set of IP addresses for the cluster and Management network.
The Management network Connects the cluster to services such as DNS and NTP. The IP Addresses in the management
network are used to address the cluster, appliances, controllers, and internal hosts.
NOTE: VLAN information for management network is optional, and the default is 0. It is a marker that is used to indicate
that the network traffic is not tagged and native VLAN is applied through the switch. For better security and performance,
it is recommended that you specify unique VLAN information for each type of network.

Cluster IP Address
(1 IP address for each PowerStore cluster)
This address is used to manage the cluster.

VLAN (Optional, defaults to Netmask/Prefix Gateway IP Addresses

0) Length
3 IPs for each PowerStore T
model appliance

Infrastructure Services
Record IP addresses for your DNS and NTP servers. It is recommended that you specify at least two addresses for DNS and
NTP servers each.

DNS Server
NTP Server
Out-of-Band Management Switch (Management Management switch 1 Management switch 2
switch) information
You can provide read-only credentials for the switches.

Protocol (SSH/SNMP)
IP Address
Port
User Credentials/Community String
vCenter Information (Optional)
Record your existing vCenter administrator login credentials. The initial configuration workflow automatically creates a data
center and ESXi cluster, and associates them with your cluster.

NOTE: Ensure that the vCenter Server is accessible on the network.

vCenter Server IP Address/Host Name

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Table 4. Initial Configuration Worksheet (blank) (continued)
vCenter Administrator Username
vCenter Administrator Password
PowerStore T model appliance Admin Credentials
Enter the PowerStore T model appliance administrator credentials for vCenter to access the PowerStore T model appliance.

Admin Username
Password This is the user-defined password that is
provided after initial login to the PowerStore T model
appliance.

For a sample of a completed Initial Configuration Worksheet for Dell PowerSwitch Series see, Get your completed Initial
Configuration Worksheet.
If you plan to add services, in addition to Fibre Channel connectivity, to your PowerStore T model appliance, you may want to
reserve your Storage network IP addresses now, but it is optional. You will add the Storage networks after you have completed
your initial configuration of PowerStore T model. For details see Add Storage Services.

14 Prepare to configure the Management switch and networks

 4
Switch and network requirements for initial
deployment
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• Management switch connectivity
• Types of networks required for initial deployment
• VLAN options during initial deployment
• IP requirements for initial deployment

Management switch connectivity

Deployment with at least one out-of-band management switch is required for all PowerStore T model deployments.

Node to Management switch connectivity requirements

The Management switch must be connected through the 1 GbE management port on each of the appliance base enclosure
nodes as demonstrated in the following diagrams.

PowerStore T Management Switch

Network Topology

Management
Switch

Node A Node B
Mgmt Mgmt

PowerStore T Appliance

Legend: 1 Gb

Figure 1. Management switch network topology

Switch and network requirements for initial deployment 15

 NOTE: For remote discovery of PowerStore T model, the Management switch ports must support untagged native VLAN
traffic.
The following diagram shows where the management ports are located on the PowerStore T model base enclosure nodes.

Node A
Management Port

Node B
Management Port

Figure 2. PowerStore T model base enclosure node management ports

Management switch with upstream connections

The following image shows an example of a management switch that connects to two Management upstream switches.
NOTE: The following diagram is an example of connectivity to the management upstream switches. Work with your
network administrator to configure connectivity to the management upstream switches.

16 Switch and network requirements for initial deployment

 PowerStore T Management Switch
Network Topology with Upstream Switches

Management Management
Upstream Switch1 Upstream Switch2

Port Channel

Management
Switch

Node A Node B
Mgmt Mgmt

PowerStore T Appliance

Legend: 1 Gb

Figure 3. Management switch connectivity to the upstream switches

Types of networks required for initial deployment

PowerStore T model requires all networks to be unique. It is highly recommended to deploy PowerStore T model with multiple
and unique VLANs to separate the traffic. However, if only one VLAN is available, you have the option to deploy PowerStore T
model with a single VLAN and multiple unique subnets as demonstrated below.
The following networks must be configured on the Management switch for initial deployment.

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 PowerStore T Logical Networks

Management
Upstream

Management switch

PowerStore T

Management Subnets
Management

Remote Discovery

Figure 4. PowerStore T model logical network traffic

All traffic is transported through the Dedicated 1 GbE Management port on the base enclosure node.
Ensure that your PowerStore T model is able to communicate through the subnets shown above. Consult your network vendor
documents to ensure all traffic is being routed properly for all networks that PowerStore T model is utilizing.

Table 5. PowerStore T model networks

Subnet Description
Management network traffic which provides access to:
● Infrastructure services such as DNS, NTP, and SMTP.
● PowerStore REST API, PowerStore Manager, and PowerStore CLI
● SupportAssist
● VASA provider

Remote discovery network is generated automatically by the system and is broadcasted

as untagged traffic over the management port. This network is used by the Discovery
Tool that is running on a workstation.
NOTE: Remote discovery is optional. You can also discover the PowerStore
appliance using a direct connection. For details see: Discovering PowerStore
appliances.

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VLAN options during initial deployment
The following diagrams show examples of the different VLAN options for initial deployment of PowerStore T model.

PowerStore T – Untagged Management VLAN

Management

Management switch

PowerStore T

Sample ID Traffic Subnet

100 Remote Discovery 169.254.x.x/16
100 PowerStore Management y.y.y.y/24
Untagged Traffic
Tagged Traffic

Figure 5. PowerStore T model networks with the Management VLAN untagged

When the management VLAN is untagged, remote discovery and management of PowerStore T model runs over the native
VLAN.

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 PowerStore T – Tagged Management VLAN

Management
Upstream

Management switch

PowerStore T

Sample ID Traffic Subnet

100 PowerStore Management y.y.y.y/24
101 Remote Discovery 169.254.x.x/16
Untagged Traffic
Tagged Traffic

Figure 6. PowerStore T model networks with the Management VLAN tagged

When the management VLAN is tagged, remote discovery of PowerStore T model runs over the native VLAN ad the
management traffic runs over the tagged VLAN.

NOTE: This document provides examples for configuring the Management network with untagged VLANs.

IP requirements for initial deployment

You will need IP addresses to configure the networks in PowerStore through the Initial Configuration Wizard (ICW) which runs
automatically after you discover PowerStore.

Management network IP address requirements

You will need to reserve a total of 4 IP addresses for the management network:
● 3 IP addresses per appliance assigned as follows:
○ 1 to Node A
○ 1 to Node B
○ 1 to the appliance
● 1 IP per cluster
You can choose to assign either IPv4 or IPv6 addresses to the management network. You cannot assign different IP versions to
the same network, for example, all 4 IPs assigned to the management network must all be either IPv4 or IPv6.
For details see the Initial Configuration Worksheet.

NOTE: It is recommended that you reserve extra IP addresses to accommodate adding more appliances in the future.

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Storage networks
There are no IP requirements for the Storage network during initial deployment. However, you will need IP address for the
Storage networks if you are adding them later in PowerStore Manager, REST API, or CLI. See Add Storage Services.

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 5
Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for
Initial Deployment
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches overview
• Install the Management switch into the PowerStore T model cabinet
• Get your completed Management Network Preparation Worksheet
• Steps to configure the Management switch for initial deployment
• Validate the configuration on the Management switch
• Network Validation Tool for PowerStore

Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148

switches overview
This section describes the steps to deploy PowerStore T model with a single cluster consisting of one appliance with a single
base enclosure connected to a Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Management switch.
If you will not be deploying PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches, see the PowerStore Third-party
Switch Simple Support Matrix for the list of supported switches. The Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix is available
from Dell EMC eLab Navigator at: https://elabnavigator.emc.com/eln/modernHomeSSM. If you are unable to access the
Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix, please contact your service provider.
If you are configuring PowerStore T model with third-party switches, please refer to the switch proprietary documentation for
commands and specific details.

Install the Management switch into the PowerStore T

model cabinet
Refer to the following documents to install Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148, and S5200F model switches into the PowerStore T
model cabinet.

Table 6. Dell PowerSwitch Series installation resources

Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series Link
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100-On Series dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/networking-s4128f-on,networking-
Installation Guide s4148f-on/s4100f-on-install-pub/two-post-flush-mount-installation?
guid=guid-fcad010b-678e-43d6-b533-d967550969dd
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5200F-On Series https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/networking-s5224f-
Installation Guide on/s5200-on_install_pub/one-half-u-front-rack-installation?
guid=guid-70a5c88e-3b65-422c-afd0-e9e1293877a2&lang=en-us

If you are configuring PowerStore T model with a third-party switch, please refer to the switch proprietary documentation for
commands and specific details.

22 Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment

Get your completed Management Network
Preparation Worksheet
You should have worked with your network administrator to complete the Management Network Preparation Worksheet.
The Management Network Preparation Worksheet below has been completed with the network resources used in the
configuration examples provided in this document.
If you are not configuring your networks with the same resources demonstrated in this guide, you can complete a new
Management Network Preparation Worksheet with the resources used in your environment. To access a blank worksheet see
Management Network Preparation Worksheet.

Table 7. Management Network Preparation Worksheet (completed)

Step Step details Notes
1. Print this table to record the reserved resources.
2. Print out the Initial Configuration Worksheet to record the additional network resources you will need to create
networks in PowerStore T model the first time you create a cluster.
3. Record the Management switch ports to connect to:
Node A management 1GbE port to Management switch port 2
Node B management 1GbE port to Management switch port 53
4. Optionally, record the port on the Management switch to Management switch port 1
use for remote discovery.
5. Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the Management switch:
Management and Remote Discovery (same when untagged) 100
6. Reserve and record the IP addresses necessary to configure the switch below:
Management IP address for Management switch 100.0.100.50/24
Default gateway 100.0.100.1
NTP server 100.0.100.200
7. Work with your network administrator to determine the management upstream connections and record:
The port on the Management switch connected to Management switch port 25
Management upstream A
The port on the Management switch connected Management switch port 26
Management to upstream B
The port channel ID for the Management switch. port channel 10
8. Once you have completed steps above, you have the necessary information to configure the switches. Continue to
work with your network administrator to complete the Initial Configuration Worksheet now to ensure that:
● Your network configuration on the switch aligns with the network configuration that will be done in PowerStore T
model.
● You reserve the necessary network resources to complete initial configuration of the PowerStore T model
appliance.
9. Determine if you will use a direct connection or a remote connection to discover your PowerStore.
Once you have successfully discovered your PowerStore, you will be guided through the Initial Configuration Wizard
to create your first PowerStore cluster.

Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment 23

Steps to configure the Management switch for initial
deployment
Initial deployment requires a minimum of one Management switch.
This document describes the steps to deploy PowerStore T model with a single cluster consisting of one appliance with a single
base enclosure connected to a Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Management switch.
Steps to configure the Management switch include:
1. Establish a terminal session to the Management switch.
2. Validate the switch version and licensing.
3. Configure the Management switch.
4. If you have not done so already, cable the Management switch to the base enclosure nodes.
Once you have configured and cabled the Management switch to the base enclosure nodes, validate the configuration before
discovering the PowerStore T model appliance. For validation options see: Validate the Management switch configuration.

Establish a terminal session to the switch

Perform the following steps to establish a terminal session to the serial console port on the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148
switch.
These steps are specific to establishing connections to Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148-ON switches.
For console serial port cable requirements, and further details refer to the Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100-ON Series Installation
Guide located at: https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/networking-s4148f-on/docs.
You must establish a terminal session to each of the switches to configure the switches for deployment.
1. Power on the switch.
2. Use a serial cable to connect a computer to the serial console port, which is the top port located on the PSU-side of the
PowerSwitch.

Serial Console Port

Management Port

3. Open a terminal emulator program, such as PuTTY, on the computer.

4. Configure the serial connection in the terminal emulator program using the following settings.

Table 8. Serial connection settings

Setting Value
Speed(baud) 115200 (9600 for micro-USB port)
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Parity None
Flow control None

5. Connect to the switch using the terminal emulator program.

6. Enter the switch log in credentials. Default username and password are:
● Username: admin
● Password: admin

24 Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment

7. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

8. It is recommended that you change the password after logging into the switch for the first time. Use the following command
to change the switch password.

username admin password <NEW_PASSWORD> role sysadmin

Validate the switch version and licensing

Before you configure the switch and networks, check the switch operating system version and licensing.
If you are required to upgrade your switch OS, or reinstall the switch license see the OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide for
details.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the switch and hit the Enter key after you have connected.
2. Run the command show version to display the OS version. Dell EMC recommends upgrading to the latest release
available on Dell Digital Locker (www.dell.com/support/software/).

OS10# show version

Dell EMC Networking OS10-Enterprise
Copyright (c) 1999-2018 by Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
OS Version: 10.4.1.2
Build Version: 10.4.1.2.524
Build Time: 2018-09-26T17:20:01-0700
System Type: S4148F-ON
Architecture: x86_64
Up Time: 2 weeks 04:34:35

3. Verify that the license was installed on the switches.

Run the command show license status to display the license installation. The License Type: field should indicate
PERPETUAL. If an evaluation license is installed, licenses purchased from Dell EMC are available for download on Dell Digital
Locker (www.dell.com/support/software/).

OS10# show license status

System Information
---------------------------------------------------------
Vendor Name : Dell EMC
Product Name : S4148F-ON
Hardware Version: A00
Platform Name : x86_64-dellemc_s4100_c2538-r0
PPID : CN00Y2VTCES0082O0038
Service Tag : D8MSG02
License Details
----------------
Software : OS10-Enterprise
Version : 10.4.1.1
License Type : PERPETUAL
License Duration: Unlimited
License Status : Active
License location: /mnt/license/D8MSG02.lic
---------------------------------------------------------

NOTE: If OS10EE was factory installed, a perpetual license is already installed on the switch.

4. Repeat the steps for each switch.

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Configure the Management switch
If you are deploying PowerStore T model perform the following steps to configure the out-of-band (OOB) management switch
settings.
Each Management switch must have the following ports available to connect to PowerStore T model:
● 2 ports for connectivity to the Management Uplink switch.
● 2 ports to connect to PowerStore T model.
● Optional, 1 port for remote discovery.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the switch.
2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Configure a hostname for the switch.

hostname powerStoreMgmtSwitch

4. Create a management VLAN.

interface vlan 100

description managementNetwork
no shutdown
exit

5. If performing remote discovery, optionally configure an ethernet interface on the switch for the remote discovery
workstation.

interface ethernet 1/1/1

description discoveryWorkstation
switchport access vlan 100
no shutdown
exit

6. Configure the management IP address for the switch.

NOTE: The following command sample assumes that automatic IP assignment through Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) is enabled on the switch. If automatic IP assignment through DHCP is not enabled, then you do not
need to include no ip address dhcp in the commands below.

interface mgmt 1/1/1

no shutdown
no ip address dhcp
ip address 100.0.100.50/24
exit

7. Configure the management route (default gateway) for the switch.

management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1

exit

8. Configure an NTP server for the switch.

ntp server 100.0.100.200

exit

9. Configure ethernet ports on the switch that will connect to the PowerStore T model management ports.

interface ethernet 1/1/2

description "PowerStoreNodeA_MgmtPort"
no shutdown
switchport mode access

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 switchport access vlan 100
exit

interface ethernet 1/1/53

description "PowerStoreNodeB_MgmtPort"
no shutdown
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 100
exit

10. Create the port-channel for the uplinks.

Table 9. Code sample for configuring the Management switch

interface port-channel 10
description Uplink
no shutdown
switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1
switchport trunk allowed vlan 100
exit

interface ethernet 1/1/25

description Uplink_Ports
no shutdown
channel-group 10 mode active
no switchport
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
exit

interface ethernet 1/1/26

description Uplink_Ports
no shutdown
channel-group 10 mode active
no switchport
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
exit

Cable the Management switch

Cable the Management switch to the appliance base enclosure nodes and the management uplink.
Examples in this guide demonstrate deploying the PowerStore T model appliance with Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148-ON
switches.

Cable the management ports on the nodes to the Management switch

The Management switch is connected through the 1 GbE management port on each of the appliance base enclosure nodes.

Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment 27

 1 2

Figure 7. Base enclosure appliance connection to the Management switch

Table 10. Steps to connect to the base enclosure nodes to the Management switch
1 Connect the management 1GbE port of the bottom node (A) to port 2 of the Management switch.
2 Connect the management 1GbE port of the top node (B) to port 53 of the Management switch.

Cable the Management switch to the management uplink

The Management switch must also be cabled to the management uplink. Work with your network administrator to configure
connectivity to the management upstream switches.

NOTE: The following diagram is an example of connectivity to the management upstream switches.

28 Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment

 Management Upstream A Management Upstream B

Figure 8. Management switch connection to management upstream swtiches

Table 11. Steps to connect to the Management switch to the management upstream
1 Connect Management switch port 25 to the Management Upstream A.
2 Connect Management switch port 26 to the Management Upstream B.

Validate the configuration on the Management switch

After you have configured the Management switch, and cabled the switches to your PowerStore T model nodes, validate the
switch configuration prior to discovering PowerStore T model.
1. Establish a terminal session to the switch.
2. Validate the interface status.

show interface status | grep up

Port Description Status Speed Duplex Mode Vlan Tagged-Vlans

Eth 1/1/1 discoveryWork.. up 1000M full A 100 -
Eth 1/1/2 PowerStoreNod.. up 1000M full A 100 -
Eth 1/1/25 Uplink_Ports up 100G full -
Eth 1/1/26 Uplink_Ports up 100G full -
Eth 1/1/53 PowerStoreNod.. up 1000M full A 100 -

3. 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Group Port-Channel Type Protocol Member Ports
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 port-channel10 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/25(P) 1/1/26(P)

4. Validate the VLAN configuration

show vlan

Codes: * - Default VLAN, M - Management VLAN, R - Remote Port Mirroring VLANs

Q: A - Access (Untagged), T - Tagged
NUM Status Description Q Ports
1 Active A
Eth1/1/3-1/1/24,1/1/29-1/1/52,1/1/54
A Po10
100 Active managementNetwork T Po10
A Eth1/1/1-1/1/2,1/1/53

5. 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 a0:36:9f:d4:fb:2e
a0:36:9f:d4:fb:2e
ethernet1/1/2 Dell EMC PowerStore 00:60:16:9d:02:5c cyc-coreos
ethernet1/1/25 MGMT-01 ethernet1/1/31
68:4f:64:68:c7:1d
ethernet1/1/26 MGMT-02 ethernet1/1/31
68:4f:64:58:9f:a5
ethernet1/1/53 Dell EMC PowerStore 00:60:16:9e:e6:2c cyc-coreos
mgmt1/1/1 MGMT-01 ethernet1/1/41
68:4f:64:68:c7:1d

6. Review the running configuration for the oob switch.

show running-configuration

For an example of the running configuration output see Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series used in PowerStore T
model deployments.

Network Validation Tool for PowerStore

Optionally, you can run the Network Validation Tool (NVT) for PowerStore after configuring your switches, and discovering
PowerStore.
The NVT is available for download from Dell EMC Central Solutions (https://psapps.emc.com/central/solutions).
You must have an online support account to download the NVT. You can create an account from www.dell.com/support.
Once you have downloaded the NVT, see the Network Validation Tool for PowerStore UserGuide.pdf, which is downloaded in
the zip file with the NVT.
Once you have validated the networks are configured accurately for PowerStore, you can continue to discover PowerStore, and
then run through the Initial Configuration Wizard which is automatically launched after PowerStore discovery.

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 6
Discovering PowerStore Appliances
This appendix contains the following information.
Topics:
• Discovery with a direct connection
• Discovery with a remote connection

Discovery with a direct connection

This is the recommended procedure and requires that you are physically present in the location where the base enclosure is
installed.
● (Optional) Download and run the PowerStore Network Validation Tool (NVT) to validate that your networks are correctly
configured. The NVT can be downloaded from Dell EMC Central Solutions at https://psapps.emc.com/central/solutions.
● Ensure that your workstation’s Network adapter is configured as follows:
○ Connected directly to the PowerStore service port on node A.
○ Configured with a static IP address on the service LAN port (128.221.1.0/24) with no gateway address defined
(128.221.1.249; 255.255.255.0; no gateway)
○ Able to ping the IP address of node A’s service LAN port (128.221.1.250)
1. Connect your workstation or laptop to the service port on node A of the enclosure.
NOTE: The procedure in this section only applies if you are physically present within the datacenter. If you do not
have access to the base enclosure, skip these steps. You must download and run the PowerStore Discovery Utility on a
remote system or virtual machine to discover your system. For more information, see Discovery with remote connection.

2. In a web browser, go to https://128.221.1.250

3. Log on to PowerStore Manager and begin the initial configuration process using the following default credentials:
● Username: admin
● Default password: Password123#

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Discovery with a remote connection
If you do not have access to the base enclosure, deploy a workstation or virtual machine on the same network as the
PowerStore system and use the PowerStore Discovery Utility to discover and create a cluster.

B
Network

Node
A

Figure 9. PowerStore T model remote discovery connectivity

There are two methods of discovery for you to choose from:

● Remote discovery using Discovery Tool
● Remote discovery with a static IP address

Remote discovery using Discovery Tool

You can discover PowerStore using Discovery Tool, which advertises a 169.254.xx/16 IP address.
● (Optional) Download and run the Network Validation Tool (NVT) for PowerStore to validate that your networks are correctly
configured. The NVT can be downloaded from Dell EMC Central Solutions at https://psapps.emc.com/central/solution/
NVT-PowerStore.
● Temporarily disable your firewall. If that is not possible, add port 5353 and the Discovery Utility to the exclusion list of
any firewall and antivirus software running on the workstation. Refer to your antivirus and firewall documentation for more
information.
NOTE: If your workstation or VM is running Windows 10, and you use Windows Defender Antivirus, ensure that you also
disable Real-time protection. In the Windows Security app, go to Virus & threat protection.
● Disable any other security applications, such as antivirus software.
● Ensure that your workstation or virtual machine is connected directly to the same switch that the base enclosure is cabled to
or is on the same VLAN as the native/untagged network of the PowerStore management network connection:
○ Create a second network adapter that uses the same native/untagged network as the PowerStore management network
connection.
○ Verify whether there is an IP address starting with 169.254.x.x/16 subnet setup available that you can use as the IP
address of the second network adapter. If such an IP address is not available, set the IP address of the second network
adapter to 169.254.1.2 with netmask 255.255.0.0 and no gateway address defined. This address cannot be overwritten
by any other address ranges (whether you use DHCP or static IP addresses).
NOTE: To avoid duplicate IP addresses, ensure that there is only one laptop or virtual machine in the same native/
untagged network with the 169.254.x.x IP address you set up.
● If you had the Discovery Utility already running, ensure that you exit and restart the Discovery Utility after temporarily
disabling the firewall or antivirus services.
1. From your workstation or virtual machine, launch the PowerStore Discovery Utility.
2. Select the unconfigured base enclosure for which you want to create a cluster.
3. Log on to PowerStore Manager and begin the initial configuration process using the following default credentials:
● Username: admin
● Default password: Password123#

Remote discovery with a static IP address

You can discover PowerStore systems remotely using a static IP.
Review the following before discovering with one of the static IP addresses reserved for PowerStore discovery.

32 Discovering PowerStore Appliances

● (Optional) Download and run the Network Validation Tool (NVT) for PowerStore to validate that your networks are correctly
configured. The NVT can be downloaded from Dell EMC Central Solutions at https://psapps.emc.com/central/solution/
NVT-PowerStore.
● Ensure that your workstation or virtual machine is connected directly to the same switch that the base enclosure is cabled to
or is on the same VLAN as the native/untagged network of the PowerStore management network connection:
○ Create a second network adapter that uses the same native/untagged network as the PowerStore management network
connection.
○ Verify whether there is an IP address starting with 169.254.0.x/16 subnet setup available that you can use as the IP
address of the second network adapter. If such an IP address is not available, set the IP address of the second network
adapter to 169.254.1.2 with netmask 255.255.0.0 and no gateway address defined. This address cannot be overwritten
by any other address ranges (whether you use DHCP or static IP addresses).
NOTE: To avoid duplicate IP addresses, ensure that there is only one laptop or virtual machine in the same native/
untagged network with the 169.254.x.x IP address you set up.
1. From your workstation or virtual machine, open a Web browser, and enter any one of the IP addresses reserved for access
to the PowerStore Discovery Utility.
● http://169.254.0.10
● http://169.254.0.20
● http://169.254.0.30
● http://169.254.0.40
● http://169.254.0.50
2. Log on to PowerStore Manager and begin the initial configuration process using the following default credentials:
● Username: admin
● Default password: Password123#

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 7
Initial configuration of the PowerStore T
model appliance
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• Initial Configuration Wizard
• Get your completed Initial Configuration Worksheet

Initial Configuration Wizard

Once you have discovered the PowerStore T model appliance, you are redirected to the Initial Configuration Wizard (ICW) to
configure the networks on the PowerStore T model appliance.
The Initial Configuration Wizard (ICW) prompts you to enter the necessary network information for initial configuration of
your PowerStore T model appliance.
Refer to your completed Initial Configuration Worksheet while running through the ICW. The Initial Configuration Worksheet
should have been completed with all the information you will need to complete initial deployment of the PowerStore T model
appliance.
Note the following while you are running through the ICW:
● Login credentials
You will use the default username and password the first time you log into PowerStore. However, you must change the
admin password before you can continue through the Initial Configuration Wizard (ICW). Be sure to note down the
new admin password you have entered for the cluster in the completed Initial Configuration Worksheet. A sample of this
password has not been provided for you.
● Cluster Details Select:
○ Unified is the default selection. Keep this selection if you will be adding Network Attached Storage (NAS) Services in
the future. If you do not select Unified now, you will need to contact your service provider before you can add NAS
services in the future.
○ Block-optimized for Fibre Channel only deployments and to add services after initial configuration such as iSCSI host
connectivity, replication, clustering and import.
● Management network
If you want to use the native VLAN for any of your PowerStore networks, you must enter VLAN ID 0 (zero) for any
untagged traffic in the PowerStore Initial Configuration Wizard. PowerStore uses VLAN 0 as a marker for untagged
traffic. When you set the VLAN ID to zero, the network traffic is not tagged (based on the 802.1q standard), and the
network takes on the native VLAN. The traffic on that network is passed as untagged in PowerStore, and the Native VLAN
is applied to the untagged traffic through the switch.
● vCenter Information
PowerStore clusters use a specific implementation of virtualization concepts that are based in a VMware vSphere
framework. PowerStore appliances are designed to be integrated with VMware vSphere. These integrations include:
○ vCenter Server
○ Virtual machines
○ Virtual volumes
○ Protocol Endpoints
○ VASA provider
○ Storage containers
○ Storage Policy Based Management

34 Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance

 For details see PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide.

Get your completed Initial Configuration Worksheet

You should have worked with your network administrator to complete the Initial Configuration Worksheet.
The following worksheet has been completed with the resources that are configured on the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series
S4148-ON Top-of-Rack switches. If you are configuring your environment with alternative network resources, complete the
blank worksheet available in this guide at Initial Configuration Worksheet (blank).
Also, be sure to note down the admin password that you define for the cluster in the completed Initial Configuration
Worksheet below. A sample of a user-defined password is not provided for you.

Table 12. Initial Configuration Worksheet (completed)

Initial Login Information
Use the following default user credentials when you log in to the PowerStore Manager for the first time.
You must enter a new admin password to complete the initial configuration of a PowerStore Manager cluster.

Default Username Admin

Default Password Password123# New Admin Password
Cluster Details
For resource management, efficiency, and availability purposes, appliances act as a single component that is called a cluster.

Cluster Name PowerStoreTCluster

Storage Configuration Unified

Select either: If you are deploying into a single VLAN, ensure that you configure a unique subnet for each
type of network.
Unified (Default Block and File
Storage) or Block Optimized
Block Optimized

Appliance Service Tags CNR42W2 Single Drive Failure

Enter the service tag. The service tag appears on the or
black tag on the front of the base enclosure. When
Double Drive Failure
the systems arrive identify the base enclosures that you
want to configure as a cluster and record their service Single Drive Failure
tags. N/A
or
Drive Failure Tolerance Level
Double Drive Failure
Next to each appliance select the drive failure tolerance
level you want to set. The drive failure tolerance level Single Drive Failure
N/A
indicates the number of concurrent drive failures the
appliance can sustain without causing a data unavailable or
or data loss event. The single drive fault tolerance level Double Drive Failure
meets availability requirements for all drive types and
capacity points. But the double drive failure tolerance N/A Single Drive Failure
can provide higher resiliency and protection.
or
Ensure that there are at least the following number of
SSD drives in the enclosure: Double Drive Failure

● At least 6 for single drive failure tolerance

● 7 for double drive failure tolerance
NOTE: Once set, the drive failure tolerance level
for an appliance cannot be changed.

Management Network
Your cluster requires a dedicated set of IP addresses for the cluster and Management network.

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Table 12. Initial Configuration Worksheet (completed) (continued)

The Management network Connects the cluster to services such as DNS and NTP. The IP Addresses in the management
network are used to address the cluster, appliances, controllers, and internal hosts.
NOTE: VLAN information for management network is optional, and the default is 0. It is a marker that is used to indicate
that the network traffic is not tagged and native VLAN is applied through the switch. For better security and performance,
it is recommended that you specify unique VLAN information for each type of network.

Cluster IP Address 192.168.1.10

(1 IP address for each PowerStore cluster)
This address is used to manage the cluster.

VLAN (Optional, defaults to Netmask/Prefix Gateway IP Addresses

0) Length
3 IPs for each PowerStore T
model appliance

0 255.255.255.0/24 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.11-13

Infrastructure Services
Record IP addresses for your DNS and NTP servers. It is recommended that you specify at least two addresses for DNS and
NTP servers each.

DNS Server 100.0.100.200 100.0.100.201

NTP Server 100.0.100.200 100.0.100.201

Out-of-Band Management Switch (Management MngmtSwitch N/A

switch) information
You can provide read-only credentials for the switches.

Protocol (SSH/SNMP) SSH N/A

IP Address 100.0.100.50 N/A

Port 22 N/A

SSH Username admin N/A

Switch Password Password123! N/A

vCenter Information (Optional)
Record your existing vCenter administrator login credentials. The initial configuration workflow automatically creates a data
center and ESXi cluster, and associates them with your cluster.

NOTE: Ensure that the vCenter Server is accessible on the network.

vCenter Server IP Address/Host Name N/A

vCenter Administrator Username N/A

vCenter Administrator Password N/A

PowerStore T model appliance Admin Credentials

Enter the PowerStore T model appliance administrator credentials for vCenter to access the PowerStore T model appliance.

Admin Username N/A

36 Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance

Table 12. Initial Configuration Worksheet (completed) (continued)
Password This is the user-defined password that is N/A
provided after initial login to the PowerStore T model
appliance.

Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance 37

 II
Add Storage Services
This part contains information to prepare the switches, and to configure Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series for PowerStore T model
an additional protocol and services.
Topics:
• Storage services overview
• Prepare to configure the switches and networks for Storage services
• Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches
• Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
• Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches for Storage services
• Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches
• Configure Storage and NAS networks in PowerStore Manager

38 Add Storage Services

 8
Storage services overview
This chapter contains the following information
Topics:
• Storage services

Storage services
PowerStore T model appliances are configured for Fibre Channel after initial deployment. You have the option to add Storage
services after initial deployment.
Storage services include the following protocol and services:
● iSCSI host connectivity
● Replication
● Import
● Clustering
● Network Attached Storage (NAS)
NOTE: NAS is only included with Unified deployments.

Switch requirements for adding Storage services

To add Storage services you must connect the PowerStore T model appliance to two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches.
This document describes the steps to deploy PowerStore T model with a single cluster consisting of one appliance with a single
base enclosure connected to Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches.

Storage services overview 39

 9
Prepare to configure the switches and
networks for Storage services
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• Switch resources for Storage services Worksheet
• Storage Network Configuration Worksheet

Switch resources for Storage services Worksheet

Work with your network administrator to complete the Switch Resources for Storage services Worksheet and reserve the
necessary resources to configure the two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches required for Storage services.
For a sample of a Switch Resources for Storage services Worksheet completed for Dell PowerSwitch Series see, Completed
example of Switch Resources for Storage services Worksheet.
NOTE: This section assumes you have completed initial deployment, and your Management switch and network have been
successfully configured.
Additionally, you may want to work with your network administrator to complete the Storage Network Configuration Worksheet
at the same time, to reserve the necessary resources to create the Storage networks in PowerStore Manager.

Table 13. Switch Resources for Storage services (blank)

Step Step details Notes
1. Print this table to record the reserved resources.
2. Determine which of the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch ports will be connected to the PowerStore T model appliance base
enclosure nodes.
At a minimum, ports 0 and 1 on the node must be connected to the ToR switches. When cabling the nodes to the ToR
switches:
● Port 0 and Port 1 on the same node must connect to opposite switches
● Port 0 on Node A, and Port 0 on Node B must connect to opposite switches
● Port 1 on Node A, and Port 1 on Node B must connect to opposite switches
Record the ToR switch ports required to connect to:

Node A, Port 0 to
Node A, Port 1 to
Node B, Port 0 to
Node B, Port 1 to
3. Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches:
Storage network
You can add up to 32 Storage networks and 8 storage
networks per interface.

Internal (untagged)
NAS (for Unified deployments only)

40 Prepare to configure the switches and networks for Storage services

Table 13. Switch Resources for Storage services (blank) (continued)
Step Step details Notes
4. 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
5. Dell EMC supports deploying PowerStore T model with two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches with a layer 2 interconnect
link.
Choose which type of layer 2 interconnect you will use:

Highly Recommended: Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG)

If you will be using MC-LAG, record the ports you will use 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
Alternatively, L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG
6. If using MC-LAG, enter the Domain ID.
7. If using MC-LAG (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
8. If configuring with Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) record the LACP (port channel) ID for the node
connections:
Port Channel ID for Node A
Port Channel ID for Node B
9. Record the ports on the ToR switches that will be used 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
10. Record the port channel ID used for connectivity between the ToR switches and the uplinks.
If deploying with MC-LAG (VLT), enter the port channel
ID used for the uplink.
Only a single port channel ID is required for MC-LAG.

Alternatively, record the uplink port channel IDs required for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG.
L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG connectivity requires two port channel IDs.

1. Port channel ID for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG

2. Port channel ID for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG

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Table 13. Switch Resources for Storage services (blank) (continued)
Step Step details Notes
11. 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

Storage Network Configuration Worksheet

You will need to reserve the following resources to create Storage networks in PowerStore Manager.
Work with your network administrator to complete the Storage Network Configuration Worksheet below for each Storage
network you are creating in PowerStore Manager.

Table 14. Storage Network Configuration Worksheet (blank)

Resource Notes
Storage Network Name
VLAN ID
VLAN information for Storage networks is optional and default to 0. It is a marker used to indicate
that the network traffic is not tagged and native VLAN is applied through the switch. For better
security and performance, it is recommended that you specify a unique VLAN ID for each type of
network.
If you are deploying into a single VLAN, ensure that you configure a unique subnet for the
Management, Storage, and NAS networks.
Use the same VLAN IDs that were used to configure your Storage networks on the switch.

Netmask/Prefix Length
Gateway
Storage Network IP addresses
You must reserve a minimum of 2 IP addresses for each Storage network you are adding. The IP
addresses in the Storage network are used for iSCSI targets, and iSCSI initiators.

(Optional) Global Storage Discovery IP

It is recommended that you choose to create this IP address. It is used as the single highly available
floating IP address for hosts to easily discover storage from your cluster.

Map Storage for Appliance to port (Include a port for each appliance the storage will be mapped
to)

42 Prepare to configure the switches and networks for Storage services

 10
Switch and network requirements for
deployments with ToR switches
This chapter contains the following information.
Topics:
• Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch connectivity options and requirements
• Network configuration when adding Storage services
• VLAN options when adding Storage networks and NAS servers
• Storage network IP address requirements for adding Storage services

Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch connectivity options and

requirements
In addition to the Management switch configured during your initial deployment of the PowerStore T model appliance, you must
add two ToR switches to support iSCSI connectivity, replication, import, cluster, or Network Attached Storage (NAS).

Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch to ToR switch (L2) connectivity options

Use one of the following options to connect the two ToR switches.

Table 15. Connectivity options for ToR switches

ToR to ToR connectivity Description
Direct interconnect using Dell highly recommends using MC-LAG for connectivity between the ToR switches.
Multi-chassis Link Aggregation
When the ToR switches are interconnected with MC-LAG the 1st 2-ports in the PowerStore
(MC-LAG)
appliance 4-port card (system bond) are able to be configured in an active/active state.

Direct interconnect not using If MC-LAG is not used to interconnect the ToR switches, you can create a port channel
MC-LAG between the ToR switches.
When the ToR switches are connected using a Port Channel the 1st 2-ports in the
PowerStore appliance 4-port card (system bond) reverts into an active/passive state.

No direct interconnect If the ToR switches cannot be interconnected then use highly reliable Layer 2 (L2) uplinks.
between the switches
When using highly reliable L2 uplinks, the 1st 2-ports in the PowerStore appliance 4-port card
(system bond) reverts into an active/passive state.

NOTE: For more information about PowerStore system bonds refer to the Dell EMC PowerStore: Clustering and High
Availability white paper.

Direct interconnect using Multi-chassis Link Aggregation (MC-LAG)

It is highly recommended that you deploy PowerStore with an MC-LAG interconnect between the two ToR switches.
MC-LAG is a switch interconnection technology that joins a number of independent Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches into a single
virtual chassis. MC-LAG allows the link aggregation (LAG) port groups to span multiple chassis, enabling better resilience of
the LAG connection. Additionally, MC-LAG enables traffic going from switch to switch using the full bandwidth of the available
connection, without using spanning tree protocol (STP), which would disable some links to prevent loops.

Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches 43

MC-LAG is a general name for the technology, however certain vendors use their own proprietary terminology to define
MC-LAG connectivity.

Table 16. Vendor specific MC-LAG technology

Vendor Proprietary MC-LAG technology
Dell Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)
Cisco Virtual PortChannel (vPC)
Brocade Multi-Chassis Trunking (MCT)

NOTE: Refer to your vendor's documentation to determine their technology for MC-LAG.

When the ToR switches are interconnected with MC-LAG the 1st 2-ports in the PowerStore appliance 4-port card (system
bond) are able to be configured in an active/active state.

PowerStore Network Topology with

Top of Rack Switches and MC-LAG
Interconnect

Top of Rack Top of Rack

Switch 1 Switch 2
MC-LAG
Interconnect

Port Channels
Port 0 Port 1 Port 1 Port 0

Node A Node B

PowerStore T Appliance

Figure 10. ToR switches with MC-LAG interconnect

For MC-LAG connectivity it is recommended that:

● A minimum of two connection cables in parallel with a high speed reliable connection.
● Use of high speed ports will reduce the network traffic congestion between the two switches.
● Verify best practices for MC-LAG from your switch provider documentation.

MC-LAG interconnect with upstream links

Additionally, in an MC-LAG environment the two switches are treated as one logical switch. This allows you to add all the
upstream links from both switches into a single port channel that will span the MC-LAG as demonstrated in the following
diagram.

NOTE: Work with your network administrator if you will be connecting the ToR switches to upstream switches.

44 Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches

 PowerStore Network Topology with
ToR Switches, MC-LAG Interconnect and
Upstream Links

Upstream Upstream
Switch 1 Switch 2

Port Channel

Top of Rack Top of Rack

Switch 1 Switch 2
MC-LAG
Interconnect

Port Channels
Port 0 Port 1 Port 1 Port 0

Node A Node B

PowerStore T Appliance

Figure 11. ToR switches with MC-LAG interconnect and upstream links

Direct interconnect not using MC-LAG

If MC-LAG is not used to interconnect the ToR switches, you can create a port channel between the ToR switches.
When the ToR switches are connected using a Port Channel the 1st 2-ports in the PowerStore appliance 4-port card (system
bond) reverts into an active/passive state.

Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches 45

 PowerStore Network Topology with
Top of Rack Switches and MC-LAG
Interconnect

Top of Rack Top of Rack

Switch 1 Switch 2
MC-LAG
Interconnect

Port Channels
Port 0 Port 1 Port 1 Port 0

Node A Node B

PowerStore T Appliance

Figure 12. ToR switches with MC-LAG interconnect

No direct interconnect between the switches

If the ToR switches cannot be interconnected directly then use highly reliable Layer 2 (L2) upstream links.
ToR switch connectivity through the upstream links require redundant, high speed connections.
Using L2 (Ethernet level) upstream links without an MC-LAG connection to connect the ToR switches is an acceptable
alternative to a direct interconnect for PowerStore deployments.
When using highly reliable upstream links for ToR switch interconnectivity, the 1st 2-ports in the PowerStore appliance 4-port
card (system bond) reverts into an active/passive state.

46 Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches

 PowerStore Network Topology
with No Direct Interconnect between
Top of Rack Switches

Upstream Upstream
Switch 1 Switch 2

Port Channel

Top of Rack Top of Rack

Switch 1 Switch 2

Port 0 Port 1 Port 1 Port 0

Node A Node B

PowerStore T Appliance

Legend: Active state Passive state

Figure 13. ToR switches with no direct interconnect

Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches 47

Node to Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch connectivity
Deploying with Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches requires that each of the base enclosure appliance nodes have at least one
connection to each of the ToR switches to provide redundancy at the NIC and switch levels.

Figure 14. Node to ToR switch cabling

When cabling the nodes to the switches:

● Port 0 and Port 1 on the same node must connect to opposite switches
● Port 0 on Node A, and Port 0 on Node B must connect to opposite switches
● Port 1 on Node A, and Port 1 on Node B must connect to opposite switches

Network configuration when adding Storage services

All of the Storage, NAS Server, and Internal traffic is routed through the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches.
PowerStore T model requires all networks to be unique. It is highly recommended to deploy PowerStore T model with multiple
and unique VLANs to separate the traffic. However, if only one VLAN is available, you have the option to deploy PowerStore T
model with a single VLAN and multiple unique subnets as demonstrated below.

48 Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches

 PowerStore T – Production Subnets

Production

ToR 1 ToR 2

PowerStore T

Production Subnets
Storage

NAS

Internal

Figure 15. Network traffic for PowerStore T model with Storage services

Ensure that your PowerStore T model is able to communicate through the VLANs shown above. Consult your network vendor
documents to ensure all traffic is being routed properly for all networks that PowerStore T model is utilizing.

Table 17. PowerStore T model networks when adding Storage services

Subnet Description Node transport ports

Storage network (block) traffic including PowerStore T Any one or all four ports of the 4-port
model model ISCSI target portals for front-end traffic and card
external data mobility traffic such as replication and storage You can add up to 32 Storage
import. networks per appliance. You can
NOTE: Storage networks are created in PowerStore configure up to 8 networks on each
T model after you log in to PowerStore Manager port of the 4-port card.
and complete the Initial Configuration Wizard. Storage
networks are not created during initial configuration of
PowerStore T model.

Network attached storage (NAS) front-end access such as First 2 ports of the 4-port card (LACP
NFS, SMB, and FTP. Additionally, Active Directory (AD) for bond)
the NAS services runs over this network.
NAS servers are optional. If you will be using NAS
services, you must have selected Unified mode when in
thePowerStore T model Initial Configuration Wizard.

Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches 49

Table 17. PowerStore T model networks when adding Storage services (continued)
Subnet Description Node transport ports
The internal network communication occurs on the Native First 2 ports of the 4-port card (LACP
VLAN. The internal network is used: bond)
● To manage internal communication such as to the
cluster database, and between appliances within a
cluster. The intra-cluster management network is
encrypted with IPSEC.
● For intra-cluster data mobility traffic such as storage
migration between appliances.
● To enable file services on an Unified appliance,
communication will be routed within the PowerStore T
model appliance rather than the ToR switch.

While configuring your networks, also note the following:

● For multi-appliance cluster configurations, ensure the Internal network as shown above has routing on the native VLAN such
that the first 2 ports of the 4-port card can communicate to other appliances on the network.
● If deploying with file services with IPv6, IPv6 must be enabled on the ToR switches through the native VLAN.

50 Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches

VLAN options when adding Storage networks and NAS
servers
The following diagrams show examples of the different types of networks with sample VLAN IDs when adding Storage networks
and Network Attached Storage (NAS) services to your PowerStore T model appliance.

PowerStore T – Management Network is Untagged

Production

ToR 1 ToR 2

PowerStore T

Sample ID Traffic Subnet

200 PowerStore Storage y.y.y.y/24
300 NAS Servers y.y.y.y/24
102 Internal Internal IPv6 addressing
Untagged Traffic
Tagged Traffic

Figure 16. Storage and NAS traffic

NOTE: NAS servers are only available in a Unified deployment. You can use multiple VLANs if you are running multiple NAS
servers.

Storage network IP address requirements for adding

Storage services
You will need to reserve IP addresses to add one or more Storage network to your PowerStore T model appliance.
You will need to reserve a total of 3 IP address for each Storage network you are adding:
● 2 IP addresses per appliance
● 1 IP addresses per cluster
The following table details the IP address assignments.

Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches 51

Table 18. Storage network IP address requirements
IP Addresses Assigned to Number of IP Addresses required
per
Appliance Node A iSCSI Target 1
Node B iSCSI Target 1
Cluster Global Storage Discovery IP Address (Optional) 1

You can choose to assign either IPv4 or IPv6 addresses to the storage networks. You cannot assign different IP versions to the
same network.

NOTE: It is recommended that you reserve extra IP addresses to accommodate adding more appliances in the future.

52 Switch and network requirements for deployments with ToR switches

 11
Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell
PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack
switches
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches overview
• Install the Top-of-Rack switches into the PowerStore T model cabinet
• Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series for Storage services

Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148

switches overview
This document describes the steps to deploy PowerStore T model with a single cluster consisting of one appliance with a single
base enclosure connected to a Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Management switch, and two Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148
Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches.
If you will not be deploying PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches, see the PowerStore Third-party
Switch Simple Support Matrix for the list of supported switches. The Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix is available
from Dell EMC eLab Navigator at: https://elabnavigator.emc.com/eln/modernHomeSSM. If you are unable to access the
Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix, please contact your service provider.
If you are configuring PowerStore T model with third-party switches, please refer to the switch proprietary documentation for
commands and specific details.

Management switch
The following configuration sections assume that you have completed initial deployment of the PowerStore T model appliance
and the Management switch and networks are successfully configured.

Install the Top-of-Rack switches into the PowerStore

T model cabinet
Refer to the following documents to install Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148, and S5200F model switches into the PowerStore T
model cabinet.

Table 19. Dell PowerSwitch Series installation resources

Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series Link
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100-On Series dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/networking-s4128f-on,networking-
Installation Guide s4148f-on/s4100f-on-install-pub/two-post-flush-mount-installation?
guid=guid-fcad010b-678e-43d6-b533-d967550969dd
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5200F-On Series https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/networking-s5224f-
Installation Guide on/s5200-on_install_pub/one-half-u-front-rack-installation?
guid=guid-70a5c88e-3b65-422c-afd0-e9e1293877a2&lang=en-us

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If you are not deploying the PowerStore T model appliance, than refer to the switch proprietary documentation for steps to
install the switches into the cabinet.

Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series for Storage

services
At a minimum you will need to configure one out-of-band (OOB) management switch, and two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches for
PowerStore T model to support iSCSI host connectivity, replication, import, clustering or Network Attached Storage (NAS).
As recommended, the following steps describe how to configure the two ToR switches with Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) layer
2 (L2) interconnect between the two ToR switches. For steps to configure PowerStore T model deployments without a VLT
interconnect, see: Configuring PowerStore T model without VLTi.
NOTE: Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) is specific to Dell PowerSwitich connectivity. The industry term is also referred to as
Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG)
1. Establish a terminal session to the switch.
2. Validate the switch version and licensing.
3. Configure the general settings on the ToR switches.
4. Configure the production VLANs on the switches.
5. Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect.
6. Configure the LACP port channels on the switch ports for the nodes.
7. Configure the uplink ports on the ToR switches.
8. If you have not done so already, cable the switches as described in Cable the Dell PowerSwitch Series for deployments with
ToR switches.
Once you have configured and cabled the out-of-band management switch to the base enclosure nodes, validate the
configuration before discovering the PowerStore T model appliance. For validation options see: Validate switch configuration.

Get the completed Switch resources for Storage services

worksheet
Prior to configuring PowerStore T model, you should have worked with your network administrator to reserve network
resources, and complete the Switch resources for Storage services worksheet..
The following Switch resources for Storage services worksheet has been completed with the network resources used
in the configuration steps provided in this document. You can use this worksheet exactly as it is if you are deploying your
PowerStore T model networks with Dell PowerSwitches Series S4148 switches.
If you are not configuring your switches and networks with the resources used in this guide, you can complete a new Network
Setup Preparation Worksheet with the information relevant to your environment. To download a blank worksheet see Switch
resources for Storage services worksheet (blank).

Table 20. Switch resources for Storage services worksheet (completed)

Step Step details Notes
1. Print this table to record the reserved resources.
2. Determine which of the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch ports will be connected to the PowerStore T model appliance base
enclosure nodes.
At a minimum, ports 0 and 1 on the node must be connected to the ToR switches. When cabling the nodes to the ToR
switches:
● Port 0 and Port 1 on the same node must connect to opposite switches
● Port 0 on Node A, and Port 0 on Node B must connect to opposite switches
● Port 1 on Node A, and Port 1 on Node B must connect to opposite switches
Record the ToR switch ports required to connect to:

Node A, Port 0 to ToR Switch 1 port 1

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Table 20. Switch resources for Storage services worksheet (completed) (continued)
Step Step details Notes
Node A, Port 1 to ToR Switch 2 port 1
Node B, Port 0 to ToR Switch 2 port 54
Node B, Port 1 to ToR Switch 2 port 54
3. Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches:
Storage network 200
You can add up to 32 Storage networks and 8 storage
networks per interface.

Internal (untagged) 1
NAS (for Unified deployments only) 300
4. Reserve and record the IP addresses necessary to configure the ToR switches below:
Management IP address for ToR Switch 1 100.0.100.10/24
Management IP address for ToR Switch 2 100.0.100.11/24
Default gateway 100.0.100.1
NTP server 100.0.100.200
5. Dell EMC supports deploying PowerStore T model with two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches with a layer 2 interconnect
link.
Choose which type of layer 2 interconnect you will use:

Highly Recommended: Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG)

If you will be using MC-LAG, record the ports you will use to connect the switches together.

ToR Switch 1 to ToR Switch 2 port pair 1 25 to 25

ToR Switch 1 to ToR Switch 2 port pair 2 26 to 26
Alternatively, L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG N/A
6. If using MC-LAG, enter the Domain ID. VLT domain ID 1
7. If using MC-LAG (VLT) for the Layer 2 interconnect, record the:
VLT MAC address to use for both switch 1 and switch 2. 00:00:00:00:00:01
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 1

VLT priority for ToR Switch 2 8192
8. If configuring with Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) record the LACP (port channel) ID for the node
connections:
Port Channel ID for Node A port channel 10
Port Channel ID for Node B port channel 20
9. Record the ports on the ToR switches that will be used to connect to the uplinks.
Uplink A to ToR Switch 1 port 29
Uplink B to ToR Switch 1 port 30
Uplink A to ToR Switch 2 port 29

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Table 20. Switch resources for Storage services worksheet (completed) (continued)
Step Step details Notes
Uplink B to ToR Switch 2 port 30
10. Record the port channel ID used for connectivity between the ToR switches and the uplinks.
If deploying with MC-LAG (VLT), enter the port channel port channel 30
ID used for the uplink.
Only a single port channel ID is required for MC-LAG.

Alternatively, record the uplink port channel IDs required for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG.
L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG connectivity requires two port channel IDs.

1. Port channel ID for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG N/A

2. Port channel ID for L2 Uplinks without MC-LAG N/A
11. 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 40960
Spanning tree protocol for ToR Switch 2 45056

Establish a terminal session to the switch

Perform the following steps to establish a terminal session to the serial console port on the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148
switch.
These steps are specific to establishing connections to Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148-ON switches.
For console serial port cable requirements, and further details refer to the Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100-ON Series Installation
Guide located at: https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/networking-s4148f-on/docs.
You must establish a terminal session to each of the switches to configure the switches for deployment.
1. Power on the switch.
2. Use a serial cable to connect a computer to the serial console port, which is the top port located on the PSU-side of the
PowerSwitch.

Serial Console Port

Management Port

3. Open a terminal emulator program, such as PuTTY, on the computer.

4. Configure the serial connection in the terminal emulator program using the following settings.

Table 21. Serial connection settings

Setting Value
Speed(baud) 115200 (9600 for micro-USB port)
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Parity None
Flow control None

56 Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
5. Connect to the switch using the terminal emulator program.
6. Enter the switch log in credentials. Default username and password are:
● Username: admin
● Password: admin
7. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

8. It is recommended that you change the password after logging into the switch for the first time. Use the following command
to change the switch password.

username admin password <NEW_PASSWORD> role sysadmin

Validate the switch version and licensing

Before you configure the switch and networks, check the switch operating system version and licensing.
If you are required to upgrade your switch OS, or reinstall the switch license see the OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide for
details.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the switch and hit the Enter key after you have connected.
2. Run the command show version to display the OS version. Dell EMC recommends upgrading to the latest release
available on Dell Digital Locker (www.dell.com/support/software/).

OS10# show version

Dell EMC Networking OS10-Enterprise
Copyright (c) 1999-2018 by Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
OS Version: 10.4.1.2
Build Version: 10.4.1.2.524
Build Time: 2018-09-26T17:20:01-0700
System Type: S4148F-ON
Architecture: x86_64
Up Time: 2 weeks 04:34:35

3. Verify that the license was installed on the switches.

Run the command show license status to display the license installation. The License Type: field should indicate
PERPETUAL. If an evaluation license is installed, licenses purchased from Dell EMC are available for download on Dell Digital
Locker (www.dell.com/support/software/).

OS10# show license status

System Information
---------------------------------------------------------
Vendor Name : Dell EMC
Product Name : S4148F-ON
Hardware Version: A00
Platform Name : x86_64-dellemc_s4100_c2538-r0
PPID : CN00Y2VTCES0082O0038
Service Tag : D8MSG02
License Details
----------------
Software : OS10-Enterprise
Version : 10.4.1.1
License Type : PERPETUAL
License Duration: Unlimited
License Status : Active
License location: /mnt/license/D8MSG02.lic
---------------------------------------------------------

NOTE: If OS10EE was factory installed, a perpetual license is already installed on the switch.

4. Repeat the steps for each switch.

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Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
Perform the following steps to configure general settings on the two ToR switches.
In OS10EE, LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) is enabled globally on each interface by default. You can use LLDP for
troubleshooting and validation. It is recommended that you enable all of the optional TLVs (type, length, value) in the LLDPU
(Link Layer Discovery Protocol Data Units) on the switches.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Configure a hostname for the switch.

hostname Switch1

4. Configure the management IP address for the switch.

NOTE: The following command sample assumes that automatic IP assignment through Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) is enabled on the switch. If automatic IP assignment through DHCP is not enabled, then you do not
need to include no ip address dhcp in the commands below.

interface mgmt 1/1/1

no shutdown
no ip address dhcp
ip address 100.0.100.10/24
exit

NOTE: Be sure to use a different IP address when configuring switch 2. This document uses 100.0.100.11/24 in the
example below.

5. Optionally, configure the management route (default gateway) for the switch.

management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1

6. Configure an NTP server for the switch.

ntp server 100.0.100.200

7. Enable the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) on the switch.

spanning-tree mode rstp

8. Configure the spanning tree priority on the switch.

spanning-tree rstp priority 40960

Note the following when selecting spanning-tree rstp priority values:

● It is important that you work with your network administrator to determine which value to use to avoid conflicts with
other switches in your network.
● Different rstp priority values should be used when configuring switch 1 and switch 2.
● 0 priority is typically reserved for the root bridge.
9. Repeat the above steps for the second switch (Switch2).

Switch1 Switch2

configure terminal configure terminal

hostname Switch1 hostname Switch2

58 Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
Switch1 Switch2

interface mgmt 1/1/1 interface mgmt 1/1/1

no shutdown no shutdown
no ip address dhcp no ip address dhcp
ip address 100.0.100.10/24 ip address 100.0.100.11/24
exit exit

management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1 management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1

ntp server 100.0.100.200 ntp server 100.0.100.200

spanning-tree mode rstp spanning-tree mode rstp

spanning-tree rstp priority 40960 spanning-tree rstp priority 45056

exit exit

Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect

Perform the following steps if you have chosen to implement VLT for your Layer 2 interconnectivity between the two Top of the
Rack (ToR) PowerSwitch Series.
Work with a network administrator to implement VLTi. VLTi should not be configured without a networking specialist.
You can cable the switches together prior to configuring connectivity between the switches or you can cable the switches after
configuring the type of connectivity. Refer to Cable the Top-of-Rack (ToR) Switches together for details.
VLTi is required to configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol between the PowerStore nodes.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Disable L2 mode on the 100 GbE ports that will be used for VLTi on switch 1.

interface range ethernet 1/1/25-1/1/26

description VLTi
no switchport
exit

4. Create new VLTi domain and select 100 GbE ports as discovery interfaces.

vlt-domain 1
discovery-interface ethernet 1/1/25-1/1/26

● vlt-domain, and port numbers should be the same on both switches.

● Ports 25 and 26 are both 100 GbE ports on the Dell EMC S4148-ON PowerSwitch Series. Other switches may have
different port numbers assigned to the 100 GbE ports.
5. Specify the management IP of the other ToR switch as VLT backup (required for heartbeat).
● For switch1, use the switch2 IP address for the backup destination.
● For switch2, use the switch1 IP address for the backup destination.

backup destination 100.0.100.11

6. Enable peer-routing to prepare to configure your uplinks. Peer routing enables or disables L3 routing to peers.
NOTE: Steps to configure uplinks to the customer networks are not described in this guide.

peer-routing

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7. Set the priority of the switch.

primary-priority 1

Valid priority values range from 1 to 65535. The switch with the lower priority setting will take precedence of the switch with
the higher priority value. Do not set the same priority value to the two ToR switches.
8. Enter a VLT MAC address to avoid conflicts on the network.
NOTE: You cannot use all zeros (00:00:00:00:00) for the VLT MAC address.

vlt-mac 00:00:00:00:00:01

Use the same VLT MAC address when configuring switch 2.

9. Repeat above steps for the second switch.
While doing so, reverse the switch IP address in step 5 as demonstrated in the code sample below.

Table 22. Code sample of VLTi configuration steps

Switch 1 Switch 2

configure terminal configure terminal

interface range ethernet 1/1/25-1/1/26 interface range ethernet 1/1/25-1/1/26
description vlti description vlti
no switchport no switchport
exit exit
vlt-domain 1 vlt-domain 1
discovery-interface ethernet discovery-interface ethernet
1/1/25-1/1/26 1/1/25-1/1/26
backup destination 100.0.100.11 backup destination 100.0.100.10
peer-routing peer-routing
primary-priority 1 primary-priority 8192
vlt-mac 00:00:00:00:00:01 vlt-mac 00:00:00:00:00:01

Configure PowerStore T model Native VLAN on the Top-of-Rack

switches

NOTE: Remote Discovery, and management VLANs are configured on the Management switch.

1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).

2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Create the Internal network.

interface vlan 1
description Internal_Network
no shutdown
exit

4. Repeat steps on the second ToR switch (Switch2).

configure terminal
interface vlan 1
description Internal_Network
no shutdown
exit

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Configure the LACP port channels on the switch ports for the
nodes
Configuring LACP is not required, but highly recommended. The first 2 ports of the 4-Port Card are aggregated in an LACP
bond. The ports run in an active/active mode if LACP is configured. If 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.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Create VLT port-channel for Node A ports.

interface port-channel 10
description "LACP port channel for Node A"
vlt-port-channel 10

4. Configure the native VLAN for Node A ports and ToR Switch 1.

no shutdown
switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1

5. Configure the ports that are connected to PowerStore T model nodes as spanning tree protocol (STP) edge ports.

spanning-tree port type edge

exit

6. Create VLT port-channel for Node B ports.

interface port-channel 20
description "LACP port channel for Node B"
vlt-port-channel 20

7. Configure the native VLAN for Node B ports and ToR Switch 1.

no shutdown
switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1

8. Configure the ports that are connected to PowerStore T model nodes as spanning tree protocol (STP) edge ports.

spanning-tree port type edge

exit

9. Move Node A facing port to the first port-channel group, and enable active LACP mode.
NOTE: For iSCSI best practices, it is recommended to disable flow control as demonstrated below.

interface ethernet 1/1/1

channel-group 10 mode active
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
exit

10. Move Node B facing port to the second port-channel group, and enable active LACP mode.

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 NOTE: For iSCSI best practices, it is recommended to disable flow control as demonstrated below.

interface ethernet 1/1/54

channel-group 20 mode active
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
exit

11. Commit configuration changes to nvram.

copy running-configuration startup-configuration

12. Repeat the same on the second ToR switch(2) as demonstrated below.

Switch 1 Switch 2

configure terminal configure terminal

interface port-channel 10 interface port-channel 10
description "LACP port channel for Node description "LACP port channel for Node
A" A"
vlt-port-channel 10 vlt-port-channel 10
no shutdown no shutdown
switchport mode trunk switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
spanning-tree port type edge spanning-tree port type edge
exit exit
interface port-channel 20 interface port-channel 20
description "LACP port channel for Node description "LACP port channel for Node
B" B"
vlt-port-channel 20 vlt-port-channel 20
no shutdown no shutdown
switchport mode trunk switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
spanning-tree port type edge spanning-tree port type edge
exit exit
interface ethernet 1/1/1 interface ethernet 1/1/1
channel-group 10 mode active channel-group 10 mode active
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
exit exit
interface ethernet 1/1/54 interface ethernet 1/1/54
channel-group 20 mode active channel-group 20 mode active
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
exit exit

copy running-configuration startup- copy running-configuration startup-

configuration configuration

Configure the uplink ports on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches

1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Configure the port-channel for the uplinks.

interface port-channel 30
description Uplink
no shutdown
switchport mode trunk

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 switchport access vlan 1
vlt-port-channel 30

4. Configure the uplink ports on the switch.

NOTE: For iSCSI best practices, it is recommended to disable flow control as demonstrated below.

interface ethernet 1/1/29

description Uplink_Ports
no shutdown
channel-group 30 mode active
no switchport
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off

interface ethernet 1/1/30

description Uplink_Ports
no shutdown
channel-group 30 mode active
no switchport
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off

5. Commit the configuration to the NVRAM.

copy running-configuration startup-configuration

6. Repeat on switch 2.

configure terminal

interface port-channel 30
description Uplink
no shutdown
switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1
switchport trunk allowed vlan 200
vlt-port-channel 30

interface ethernet 1/1/29

description Uplink_Ports
no shutdown
channel-group 30 mode active
no switchport
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off

interface ethernet 1/1/30

description Uplink_Ports
no shutdown
channel-group 30 mode active
no switchport
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off

copy running-configuration startup-configuration

Configure Top-of-Rack switches for iSCSI Storage networks

It is possible to create multiple iSCSi networks. Refer to your completed Network Preparation Worksheet for Storage services,
for a list of VLAN IDs you should have reserved prior to this step.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).

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2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Create the Storage VLAN.

interface vlan 200

description Storage_Network
no shutdown
exit

4. Configure Storage VLAN for Node A ports

interface port-channel 10
switchport trunk allowed 200
exit

5. Configure Storage VLAN for Node B ports

interface port-channel 20
switchport trunk allowed 200
exit

6. Configure Storage VLAN for Uplink

interface port-channel 30
switchport trunk allowed 200
exit

7. Repeat steps 3 - 6 for each iSCSI Storage network you are creating.
8. Repeat steps 1 - 7 on the second ToR switch (Switch2).

Table 23. Code sample for configuring ToR switches for iSCSI Storage networks

configure terminal
interface vlan 200
description Storage_Network
no shutdown
exit

interface port-channel 10
switchport trunk allowed 200
exit

interface port-channel 20
switchport trunk allowed 200
exit

interface port-channel 30
switchport trunk allowed 200
exit

Optionally, configure Top-of-Rack switches to support NAS

networks
Network Attached Storage is only supported with Unified deployments.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).

64 Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Create the NAS VLAN.

interface vlan 300

description NAS_Network
no shutdown
exit

4. Configure Storage VLAN for Node A ports

interface port-channel 10
switchport trunk allowed 300
exit

5. Configure Storage VLAN for Node B ports

interface port-channel 20
switchport trunk allowed 300
exit

6. Configure Storage VLAN for Uplink

interface port-channel 30
switchport trunk allowed 300
exit

7. Repeat steps 3 - 6 for each iSCSI Storage network you are creating.
8. Repeat steps 1 - 7 on the second ToR switch (Switch2).

Table 24. Code sample for configuring ToR switches for NAS networks

configure terminal
interface vlan 300
description NAS_Network
no shutdown
exit

interface port-channel 10
switchport trunk allowed 300
exit

interface port-channel 20
switchport trunk allowed 300
exit

interface port-channel 30
switchport trunk allowed 300
exit

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 12
Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches
for Storage services
This chapter contains the following information.
Topics:
• Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches
• Cable the ToR switches together
• Cable the Top-of-Rack switches to the core uplinks

Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches

Cable the nodes to the Top of Rack (ToR) switches.
For steps to configure storage networks using ports other than the ones described here see either: Appendix A Expand a
Storage network to run across multiple ports or Appendix B Create an additional storage network.

2 4

1 3

Figure 17. Base enclosure connection to the ToR switches

As demonstrated in the diagram, when cabling the nodes to the ToR switches:
● Port 0 and Port 1 on the same node must connect to opposite switches
● Port 0 on Node A, and Port 0 on Node B must connect to opposite switches
● Port 1 on Node A, and Port 1 on Node B must connect to opposite switches

Table 25. Steps to cable to the switches

1 Connect Port 0 of the bottom node (A) to Port 1 of the bottom switch (1).
2 Connect Port 1 of the bottom node (A) to Port 1 of the top switch (2).

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Table 25. Steps to cable to the switches (continued)
3 Connect Port 1 of the top node (B), to Port 54 of the bottom switch (1).
4 Connect Port 0 of the top node (B), to Port 54 of the top switch (2).

For steps to configure storage networks using ports other than the ones described here see either: Appendix A Expand a
Storage network to run across multiple ports or Appendix B Create an additional storage network.

Cable the ToR switches together

PowerStore dual switch deployments with VLT, requires that the two Top of Rack (ToR) switches are cabled together.

1
2

Figure 18. Switch-to-switch connectivity

Use two cables that support connectivity between the high speed ports, for example 100Gbps Direct Attached Cables (DAC).

Table 26. Available switch-to-switch ports

PowerSwitch 100 GbE Ports
S4148F-ON 25, 26, 29, and 30
S4148T-ON 25, 26, 29, and 30
S5248F-ON 49-54

It is recommended that you use the same port numbers for the pair on the top and bottom switch.

Table 27. Steps to connect the switches together

1 Connect 100 GbE port 25 of the bottom switch (1) to 100 GbE port 25 of the top switch (2).
2 Connect 100 GbE port 26 of the bottom switch (1) to 100 GbE port 26 of the top switch (2).

Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches for Storage services 67

Cable the Top-of-Rack switches to the core uplinks
Cable the Dell EMC PoweSwitch Series S4148-ON Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches to the core uplinks.

Core uplinks
Uplink A Uplink B

1 3 4 2

Figure 19. Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON ToR switch connections to the core uplinks

Table 28. Steps to connect to the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON ToR switches to the core
uplinks
1 Connect port 30 of the bottom ToR switch to the core Uplink A.
2 Connect port 29 of the bottom ToR switch to the core Uplink B.
3 Connect port 29 of the top ToR switch to the core Uplink A.
4 Connect port 30 of the top ToR switch to the core Uplink B.

NOTE: Work with your network administrator to determine the uplink ports to which the ToR switches will connect.

68 Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches for Storage services

 13
Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration
with ToR switches
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
• Network Validation Tool after adding the Top-of-Rack switches to your PowerStore T model deployment

Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR)

switches
Once you have configured and cabled your ToR switches, validate the configuration prior to discovering your PowerStore T
model model deployment.
1. Establish a terminal session to the switch.
2. Validate the interface status.

show interface status | grep up

Port Description Status Speed Duplex Mode Vlan Tagged-Vlans

Eth 1/1/1 Node-A-Port-0 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 -
Eth 1/1/54 Node-B-Port-1 up 10G full -

3. 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Group Port-Channel Type Protocol Member Ports
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 port-channel10 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/1(P)
20 port-channel20 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/54(P)
30 port-channel30 (U) Eth DYNAMIC 1/1/29(P) 1/1/30(P)
1000 port-channel1000 Eth STATIC 1/1/25(P) 1/1/26(P)

4. Validate the VLAN configuration

show vlan

Codes: * - Default VLAN, M - Management VLAN, R - Remote Port Mirroring VLANs

Q: A - Access (Untagged), T - Tagged
NUM Status Description Q Ports
1 Active Internal_Network A Eth1/1/1-1/1/24,1/1/31-1/1/54
A Po10,Po20,Po30
200 Active Storage_Network T Eth1/1/1,1/1/54
T Po10,Po20,Po30

Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches 69

 300 Active NAS_Network T Eth1/1/1,1/1/54
T Po10,Po20,Po30
4094 Inactive T Po1000

5. 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:e4:f2 00:e0:ec:da:e4:f2
ethernet1/1/1 Dell EMC PowerStore 00:e0:ec:da:e4:e2 cyc-coreos
ethernet1/1/25 Switch2 ethernet1/1/25 e4:f0:04:76:cd:8e
ethernet1/1/26 Switch2 ethernet1/1/26 e4:f0:04:76:cd:8e
ethernet1/1/29 Uplink-01 ethernet1/1/26 68:4f:64:68:c7:1d
ethernet1/1/30 Uplink-02 ethernet1/1/26 68:4f:64:58:9f:a5
ethernet1/1/54 Not Advertised 00:e0:ec:da:84:4f 00:e0:ec:da:84:4f
ethernet1/1/54 Dell EMC PowerStore 00:e0:ec:da:84:3f cyc-coreos
mgmt1/1/1 MGMT-01 ethernet1/1/42 68:4f:64:68:c7:1d

6. Validate the VLT domain_id

show vlt <domain_id>

Domain ID : 1
Unit ID : 2
Role : primary
Version : 2.0
Local System MAC address : e4:f0:04:76:dd:8e
Role priority : 1
VLT MAC address : 00:00:00:00:00:01
IP address : fda5:74c8:b79e:1::2
Delay-Restore timer : 90 seconds
Peer-Routing : Enabled
Peer-Routing-Timeout timer : 0 seconds
VLTi Link Status
port-channel1000 : up

VLT Peer Unit ID System MAC Address Status IP Address Version

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 e4:f0:04:76:cd:8e up fda5:74c8:b79e:1::1 2.0

7. 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

8. 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

70 Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches

 VLT VLAN mismatch:
No mismatch

9. 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 2 2
* 2 port-channel30 up 2 2

10. Repeat steps on ToR switch 2.

11. 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.

Network Validation Tool after adding the Top-of-Rack

switches to your PowerStore T model deployment
Optionally, you can run the Network Validation Tool (NVT) for PowerStore after configuring the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
for PowerStore T model appliance Storage services.
The NVT is available for download from Dell EMC Central Solutions (https://psapps.emc.com/central/solutions).
You must have an online support account to download the NVT. You can create an account from www.dell.com/support.
Once you have downloaded the NVT, see the Network Validation Tool for PowerStore UserGuide.pdf, which is downloaded in
the zip file with the NVT.

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 14
Configure Storage and NAS networks in
PowerStore Manager
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• Create iSCSI storage networks in PowerStore Manager
• Create Network Attached Storage (NAS) services in PowerStore Manager

Create iSCSI storage networks in PowerStore

Manager
Once you have configured the ToR switches for Storage services, you will need to create Storage Networks for iSCSI support in
PowerStore Manager.
PowerStore supports up to 32 Storage networks with a maximum of 8 per port on the 4-port card.
Get the completed Storage Network Configuration Worksheet for each Storage network you are adding to PowerStore
Manager.
The following Storage Network Configuration Worksheet has been completed with the network resources used in this
guide. If you did not configure the Top-of-Rack switches with the resources used in this guide, you can complete a new Storage
Network Configuration Worksheet with the information relevant to your environment. To download a blank worksheet see
Storage Network Configuration Worksheet (blank).

Table 29. Storage Network Configuration Worksheet for a single network (completed)
Resource Notes
Storage Network Name Storage_Network
VLAN ID 200
VLAN information for Storage networks is optional and default to 0. It is a marker used
to indicate that the network traffic is not tagged and native VLAN is applied through
the switch. For better security and performance, it is recommended that you specify a
unique VLAN ID for each type of network.
If you are deploying into a single VLAN, ensure that you configure a unique subnet for
each type of network.
Use the same VLAN IDs that were used to configure your Storage networks on the
switch.

Netmask/Prefix Length 24
Gateway 192.168.2.1
(Optional) Global Storage Discovery IP 192.168.2.10
It is recommended that you choose to create this IP address. It is used as the single
highly
available floating IP address for hosts to easily discover storage from your cluster.

Storage Network IP addresses 192.168.2.11-12

You must reserve a minimum of 2 IP addresses for each Storage network you are adding.
The IP addresses in the Storage network are used for iSCSI targets, and iSCSI initiators

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Table 29. Storage Network Configuration Worksheet for a single network (completed) (continued)
Resource Notes

and optionally an additional IP for the Global Storage Discovery IP address

Map Storage for Appliance to port (Include a port for each appliance the storage will Bond0
be mapped to)

1. After running through the Initial Configuration Wizard, go to the Settings > Network IPs > Storage tab.
2. Click Create.
3. Use the resources reserved for the iSCSI networks to run through the Create Storage Network wizard.
4. Complete the worksheet and run through steps 1 - 3 for each network you are adding.
You can add up to 8 storage networks on each of the 4 port nodes you have configured with connectivity to the ToR
switches.
For steps to configure an additional switch and node port on which to add another storage network see Configure ports for
additional storage networks.

Create Network Attached Storage (NAS) services in

PowerStore Manager
NAS services are enabled when you select Unified mode in the PowerStore Manager Initial Configuration Wizard.
Once you have configured PowerStore Manager, the networks are created in PowerStore Manager when you create NAS
servers. You will need to use the same VLAN IDs you configured on the ToR switches when creating the NAS servers.
See the following two documents for details:
● PowerStore Configuring NFS Exports Guide
● PowerStore Configuring SMB Shares Guide

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 A
Expand a Storage network to run across
multiple ports
The appendix contains the following information.
Topics:
• Expand a Storage network

Expand a Storage network

You can expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports on a PowerStore T model appliance.
You will require the following information to perform the steps to expand a Storage network.
NOTE: The sample network resources below can be used to expand the Storage network configured in Add Storage
Services on the two Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches. If you did not configure the same Storage
network described in this guide, then replace the sample resources with values matching your environment.

Table 30. Storage network resources

Network resource Sample
Storage network name Storage_Network
Port of the 4-port card of the PowerStore T model appliance. 2
NOTE: Must be the same on both nodes.

ToR Switch 1 port to cable to the bottom node (A). 2

ToR Switch 1 port to cable to the bottom node (B). 53
VLAN ID of the Storage network being expanded. 200
IP addresses 192.168.2.13-14
At least 2 IP addresses for each interface on which you are
expanding the storage network. One IP address for Node A iSCSI
target and the other for Node B iSCSI target.

Perform the following steps to configure an additional port and expand a Storage network you have configured on the
PowerStore T model appliance.
1. Cable the nodes to the switches for storage network expansion.
2. Configure the VLAN on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches.
3. Add IP addresses and map the Storage network to the ports.

Cable the nodes to the ToR switches

The following steps provide an example of cabling port 2 of the 4-port card to two Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack
(ToR) switches.
To use these instructions, a storage network, and the ToR switches must have been configured as described in Add Storage
Services.
The following example uses port 2 of the 4-port card. However, you can choose to use port 3, or any port in an I/O module if
your nodes have been configured with one.

74 Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports

As demonstrated in the diagram, when cabling the nodes to the ToR switches the bottom node (A), and the top node (B) must
be cabled to opposite switches.

1 2

Figure 20. Cable the additional port

1. Connect Port 2 of the bottom node (A) to Port 2 of the bottom switch (1).
2. Connect Port 2 of the top node (B), to Port 53 of the top switch (2).

Configure the VLAN on the ToR switches

The following steps provide an example of configuring VLANs on two Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack (ToR)
switches.
You can cable the PowerStore T model appliance nodes to the switches before or after you perform these steps. For steps, see
Cable the nodes to the ToR switches.
You can skip this step if you have already configured the additional ToR switch ports with the VLAN on which the storage
network was created.
See Storage network resources for a list of:
● Network resources required to expand a storage network
● Sample values used in the following steps
1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Configure the storage network VLAN to run over ToR Switch 1 port 2.

interface ethernet 1/1/2

switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 200

Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports 75

 no shutdown
exit

4. Repeat steps 1 -3 for port 53 on ToR Switch 2.

Table 31. Code sample for configuring ToR switches to expand an iSCSI Storage network
Tor Switch 1 ToR Switch 2

configure terminal configure terminal

interface ethernet 1/1/2 interface ethernet 1/1/53
switchport mode trunk switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 200 switchport trunk allowed vlan 200
no shutdown no shutdown
exit exit

Add IP addresses and map the Storage network to the ports

Once you have configured and cabled the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches for expanding the storage network, you will need to add
IP addresses, and map the ports for expansion in PowerStore Manager.
See Storage network resources for a list of:
● Network resources required to expand a storage network
● Sample values used in the following steps
1. From PowerStore Manager go to Settings > Networking > Network IPsand select the Storage tab.
2. Select the checkbox next to the name of the Storage network you are expanding.
3. Select Add IPs.
4. Select Add in the IP Addresses for <storage network name> page.
5. Enter the IP addresses or address range for the addresses reserved for expanding the storage network and Select Add.
6. Go to the Hardware page.
7. Select the appliance name and go to the Ports tab.
8. Select the checkbox next to the name of one of the ports on which you are expanding the Storage network.
9. Select Map Storage Network.
10. Select the checkbox next to the Storage network you are expanding on the Map Storage Network page, and Select Map
Network.
PowerStore Manager automatically maps the unused IP addresses you added in Step 5.
11. Select Map Network again in the Map Storage Network confirmation dialog box.
PowerStore Manager will automatically map the Storage network to both the port you selected, and the corresponding port
on the other node.
12. To validate the Storage network was successfully configured:
a. Locate the port on which you expanded the Storage network in the Node-Module-Name column.
b. The Link State should be green, and the Storage network should appear in the Mapped for Storage column.
c. Locate the corresponding port on the other appliance node, to validate that the Link State is green, and the Storage
network appears in the Mapped for Storage column.

76 Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports

 B
Create an additional Storage network
This appendix contains the following information.
Topics:
• Create a new Storage network

Create a new Storage network

You can configure up to 32 storage networks, with a maximum of 8 networks per port on the 4-port card or I/O module on the
node.
You will require the following information to perform the steps to create a new Storage network.
NOTE: The sample network resources below can be used on the two Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack
(ToR) switches configured for the original Storage network described in Add Storage Services. If you did not use the same
Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148 ToR switches described in this guide, then replace the sample resources with values
matching your environment.

Table 32. New Storage network resources

Network resource Sample
Storage network name Storage_Network2
Port of the 4-port card of the PowerStore T model appliance. 2
NOTE: Must be the same on both nodes.

ToR Switch 1 port to cable to the bottom node (A). 2

ToR Switch 1 port to cable to the bottom node (B). 53
VLAN ID 210
Netmask/Prefix Length 24
Gateway 192.168.21.1
Optional, Global IP Address 192.168.21.70
IP addresses 192.168.21.71-72
At least 2 IP addresses; one IP address for Node A iSCSI target
and the other for Node B iSCSI target.

Perform the following steps to configure an additional port on which to create a new Storage network on the PowerStore T
model appliance.
1. Cable the nodes to the ToR switches.
2. Configure a Storage network on the ToR switches.
3. Create additional Storage network in PowerStore Manager.

Create an additional Storage network 77

Cable the nodes to the ToR switches
The following steps provide an example of cabling port 2 of the 4-port card to two Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack
(ToR) switches.
To use these instructions, a storage network, and the ToR switches must have been configured as described in Add Storage
Services.
The following example uses port 2 of the 4-port card. However, you can choose to use port 3, or any port in an I/O module if
your nodes have been configured with one.
As demonstrated in the diagram, when cabling the nodes to the ToR switches the bottom node (A), and the top node (B) must
be cabled to opposite switches.

1 2

Figure 21. Cable the additional port

1. Connect Port 2 of the bottom node (A) to Port 2 of the bottom switch (1).
2. Connect Port 2 of the top node (B), to Port 53 of the top switch (2).

Configure a Storage network on the ToR switches

The following steps provide an example of configuring a Storage network on two Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack
(ToR) switches.
You can cable the PowerStore T model appliance nodes to the switches before or after you perform these steps. For steps, see
Cable the nodes to the ToR switches.
See New storage network resources for a list of:
● Network resources required to add a new storage network
● Sample values used in the following steps
1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).

78 Create an additional Storage network

2. Enter global configuration mode.

configure terminal

3. Configure the Storage network on ToR Switch 1.

interface vlan 210

description Storage_Network2
exit

4. Configure the Storage network to run over port 2 on ToR Switch 1.

interface ethernet 1/1/2

switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 210
no shutdown

5. Repeat steps 1 using port 53 on ToR Switch 2.

Table 33. Code sample for configuring ToR switches for a new iSCSI Storage network
Tor Switch 1 ToR Switch 2

configure terminal configure terminal

interface vlan 210 interface vlan 210
description Storage_Network2 description Storage_Network2
exit exit
interface ethernet 1/1/2 interface ethernet 1/1/53
switchport mode trunk switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 210 switchport trunk allowed vlan 210
no shutdown no shutdown

Create an additional Storage network in PowerStore Manager

Once you have configured and cabled the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches to the nodes, you will need to create the Storage
network in PowerStore Manager.
See the New Storage network resources for a list of:
● Network resources required to add a storage network
● Sample values used in the following steps
1. From PowerStore Manager go to Settings > Networking > Network IPs and select the Storage tab.
2. Select Create.
3. Enter the Storage network resources into the Create Storage Network wizard and select Next.
See New Storage network resources for sample values.
4. Select the checkbox next to the name of the first port over which the storage traffic will run for the Storage network.
PowerStore Manager will automatically map the Storage network to both the port you selected, and the corresponding port
on the other node.
5. To validate the Storage network was successfully configured:
a. Go to the Hardware page.
b. Select the appliance name and go to the Ports page.
c. Locate the port on which you created the Storage network in the Node-Module-Name column.
d. The Link State should be green, and the Storage network should appear in the Mapped for Storage column.
e. Locate the corresponding port on the other appliance node, to validate that the Link State is green, and the Storage
network appears in the Mapped for Storage column.

Create an additional Storage network 79

 C
Configuring PowerStore T model with ToR
switches and no VLT interconnect
This appendix includes the following information.
Topics:
• Steps to configure PowerStore T model with ToR switches without VLT

Steps to configure PowerStore T model with ToR

switches without VLT
The following are the steps required to deploy PowerStore T model with two Top-or-Rack switches without a Virtual Link
Trunking interconnect.
Specific code sample for the following steps for configuring PowerSwitch Series are available in Configuring Dell PowerSwitch
Series for deployments with ToR switches.
1. Establish a terminal session to the switch.
2. Validate the switch version and licensing.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each switch.
4. Configure the OOB management switch.
5. Configure the general settings on the ToR switches.
6. Configure the production VLANs on the switches.
7. Configure the uplink ports on the ToR switches.
8. If you have not done so already:
a. Cable the OOB management switch to the PowerStore T model base enclosure nodes
b. Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches
c. Cable the ToR switches together
d. Cable the ToR switches to the core uplinks
9. Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches.

80 Configuring PowerStore T model with ToR switches and no VLT interconnect

 D
Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series
configuration operations
This appendix contains the following information.
Topics:
• Dell EMC SmartFabric Services
• Reset the switch to factory settings
• Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series used in PowerStore T model deployments

Dell EMC SmartFabric Services

Dell EMC SmartFabric Services enables an end to end automated fabric with up to 98% of the tasks automated offering
simplicity and agility towards day 2 network operations for cluster and network expansion. The single pane of management with
vCenter allows users to operate and perform life cycle management of one or more fabrics from within vCenter.
If you are interested in applying Dell EMC SmartFabric services to your PowerStore networks deployment, see the following
documents for more information.

Table 34. Dell EMC SmartFabric Services documentation

Document Location
Dell EMC SmartFabric Services with Dell EMC PowerStore https://infohub.delltechnologies.com/l/dell-emc-smartfabric-
Reference Architecture Guide services-with-dell-emc-powerstore-reference-architecture-
guide-1/deploying-powerstore-with-smartfabric-services
PowerStore: Configuring SmartFabric for a PowerStore https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000124892/
environment powerstore-configuring-smartfabric-for-powerstore-
enviornment

Reset the switch to factory settings

If necessary, you can reset the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches to the default factory settings.
NOTE: If you reset the switch, all the existing configuration will be lost, and if the switch is being used, there will be a
disruption in traffic.
When a Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switch is reset to the factory default settings:
● Telnet is disabled
● SSH is enabled
● DHCP is enabled
● The default switch username and password are both admin.
NOTE: Dell recommends changing the admin password during the first login.

OS10# delete startup-configuration

Proceed to delete startup-configuration [confirm yes/no(default)]:y

OS10# reload
System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:n
Proceed to reboot the system? [confirm yes/no]:y

Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations 81

Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series used in
PowerStore T model deployments
Use the following command to generate a running configuration file when Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches are used for
the Management and Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches:

show running-configuration

Example of running configuration for the Management switch

! Version 10.4.1.4
! Last configuration change at Mar 19 04:19:20 2020
!
snmp-server contact http://www.dell.com/support
hostname powerstoreMgmtSwitch
interface breakout 1/1/25 map 100g-1x
interface breakout 1/1/26 map 100g-1x
interface breakout 1/1/29 map 100g-1x
interface breakout 1/1/30 map 100g-1x
username admin password
$6$rounds=656000$.zmPnShW0cq6sTTl$8VG.h5byJqnohgTkw3Vhn5yAU7SKQtpOLOaaYmcxEXiDLWw4jOma/
Di/1dEJQlYStbN.fbwrsTltlX8hdwQlG. role sysadmin
ntp server 100.0.100.200
iscsi enable
iscsi target port 860
iscsi target port 3260
aaa authentication login default local
aaa authentication login console local
!
class-map type application class-iscsi
!
policy-map type application policy-iscsi
!
interface vlan1
no shutdown
!
interface vlan100
description managementNetwork
no shutdown
!
interface port-channel10
description Uplink
no shutdown
switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1
switchport trunk allowed vlan 100
!
interface ethernet1/1/1
description discoveryWorkstation
no shutdown
switchport access vlan 100
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/2
description PowerStoreNodeA_MgmtPort
no shutdown
switchport access vlan 100
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/3
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off

82 Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations

!
interface ethernet1/1/4
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/5
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/6
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/7
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/8
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/9
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/10
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/11
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/12
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/13
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/14
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/15
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!

Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations 83

 interface ethernet1/1/16
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/17
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/18
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/19
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/20
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/21
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/22
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/23
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/24
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/25
description Uplink
no shutdown
channel-group 10 mode active
no switchport
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/26
description Uplink
no shutdown
channel-group 10 mode active
no switchport
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/29
no shutdown
switchport access vlan 1

84 Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations

 flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/30
no shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/31
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/32
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/33
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/34
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/35
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/36
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/37
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/38
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/39
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/40
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/41
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off

Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations 85

 flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/42
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/43
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/44
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/45
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/46
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/47
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/48
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/49
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/50
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/51
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/52
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/53
description PowerStoreNodeB_MgmtPort
no shutdown
switchport access vlan 100
flowcontrol receive off

86 Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations

 flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface ethernet1/1/54
shutdown
switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off
!
interface mgmt1/1/1
no shutdown
no ip address dhcp
ip address 100.0.100.50/24
ipv6 address autoconfig
!
management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1
!
support-assist

Table 35. Example of running-configuration on ToR switches

Switch1 Switch 2

! Version 10.4.1.4 ! Version 10.4.1.4

! Last configuration change at Mar 19 ! Last configuration change at Mar 19
04:24:55 2020 04:24:55 2020
! !
snmp-server contact http://www.dell.com/ snmp-server contact http://www.dell.com/
support support
hostname Switch1 hostname Switch1
interface breakout 1/1/25 map 100g-1x interface breakout 1/1/25 map 100g-1x
interface breakout 1/1/26 map 100g-1x interface breakout 1/1/26 map 100g-1x
interface breakout 1/1/29 map 100g-1x interface breakout 1/1/29 map 100g-1x
interface breakout 1/1/30 map 100g-1x interface breakout 1/1/30 map 100g-1x
username admin password username admin password
$6$q9QBeYjZ$jfxzVqGhkxX3smxJSH9DDz7/3OJc6m $6$q9QBeYjZ$jfxzVqGhkxX3smxJSH9DDz7/3OJc6m
5wjF8nnLD7/VKx8SloIhp4NoGZs0I/ 5wjF8nnLD7/VKx8SloIhp4NoGZs0I/
UNwh8WVuxwfd9q4pWIgNs5BKH. role sysadmin UNwh8WVuxwfd9q4pWIgNs5BKH. role sysadmin
ntp server 100.0.10.200 ntp server 100.0.10.200
iscsi enable iscsi enable
iscsi target port 860 iscsi target port 860
iscsi target port 3260 iscsi target port 3260
spanning-tree mode rstp spanning-tree mode rstp
spanning-tree rstp priority 40960 spanning-tree rstp priority 45056
aaa authentication login default local aaa authentication login default local
aaa authentication login console local aaa authentication login console local
! !
class-map type application class-iscsi class-map type application class-iscsi
! !
policy-map type application policy-iscsi policy-map type application policy-iscsi
! !
interface vlan1 interface vlan1
description Internal_Network description Internal_Network
no shutdown no shutdown
! !
interface vlan100 interface vlan100
description Management_Network description Management_Network
no shutdown no shutdown
! !
interface vlan200 interface vlan200
description Storage_Network description Storage_Network
no shutdown no shutdown
! !
interface vlan300 interface vlan300
description NAS_Network1 description NAS_Network1
no shutdown no shutdown
! !
interface port-channel10 interface port-channel10
description PS_NodeA_Bond description PS_NodeA_Bond
no shutdown no shutdown
switchport mode trunk switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1

Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations 87

Table 35. Example of running-configuration on ToR switches
Switch1 Switch 2

switchport trunk allowed vlan 100,200,300 switchport trunk allowed vlan 100,200,300
vlt-port-channel 10 vlt-port-channel 10
! !
interface port-channel20 interface port-channel20
description PS_NodeB_Bond description PS_NodeB_Bond
no shutdown no shutdown
switchport mode trunk switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
switchport trunk allowed vlan 100,200,300 switchport trunk allowed vlan 100,200,300
vlt-port-channel 20 vlt-port-channel 20
! !
interface port-channel30 interface port-channel30
description Uplink description Uplink
no shutdown no shutdown
switchport mode trunk switchport mode trunk
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
switchport trunk allowed vlan 100,200,300 switchport trunk allowed vlan 100,200,300
vlt-port-channel 30 vlt-port-channel 30
! !
interface ethernet1/1/1 interface ethernet1/1/1
description Node-A-Port-0 description Node-A-Port-1
no shutdown no shutdown
channel-group 10 mode active channel-group 10 mode active
no switchport no switchport
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
spanning-tree port type edge spanning-tree port type edge
! !
interface ethernet1/1/2 interface ethernet1/1/2
no shutdown no shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/3 interface ethernet1/1/3
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/4 interface ethernet1/1/4
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/5 interface ethernet1/1/5
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/6 interface ethernet1/1/6
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/7 interface ethernet1/1/7
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/8 interface ethernet1/1/8
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off

88 Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations

Table 35. Example of running-configuration on ToR switches
Switch1 Switch 2

flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off

! !
interface ethernet1/1/9 interface ethernet1/1/9
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/10 interface ethernet1/1/10
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/11 interface ethernet1/1/11
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/12 interface ethernet1/1/12
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/13 interface ethernet1/1/13
no shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/14 interface ethernet1/1/14
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/15 interface ethernet1/1/15
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/16 interface ethernet1/1/16
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/17 interface ethernet1/1/17
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/18 interface ethernet1/1/18
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/19 interface ethernet1/1/19
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !

Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations 89

Table 35. Example of running-configuration on ToR switches
Switch1 Switch 2

interface ethernet1/1/20 interface ethernet1/1/20

shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/21 interface ethernet1/1/21
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/22 interface ethernet1/1/22
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/23 interface ethernet1/1/23
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/24 interface ethernet1/1/24
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/25 interface ethernet1/1/25
description VLTi description VLTi
no shutdown no shutdown
no switchport no switchport
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/26 interface ethernet1/1/26
description VLTi description VLTi
no shutdown no shutdown
no switchport no switchport
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/29 interface ethernet1/1/29
description Uplink_Ports description Uplink_Ports
no shutdown no shutdown
channel-group 30 mode active channel-group 30 mode active
no switchport no switchport
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/30 interface ethernet1/1/30
description Uplink_Ports description Uplink_Ports
no shutdown no shutdown
channel-group 30 mode active channel-group 30 mode active
no switchport no switchport
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/31 interface ethernet1/1/31
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/32 interface ethernet1/1/32
shutdown shutdown

90 Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations

Table 35. Example of running-configuration on ToR switches
Switch1 Switch 2

switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1

flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/33 interface ethernet1/1/33
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/34 interface ethernet1/1/34
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/35 interface ethernet1/1/35
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/36 interface ethernet1/1/36
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/37 interface ethernet1/1/37
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/38 interface ethernet1/1/38
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/39 interface ethernet1/1/39
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/40 interface ethernet1/1/40
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/41 interface ethernet1/1/41
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/42 interface ethernet1/1/42
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/43 interface ethernet1/1/43
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off

Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations 91

Table 35. Example of running-configuration on ToR switches
Switch1 Switch 2

flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off

! !
interface ethernet1/1/44 interface ethernet1/1/44
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/45 interface ethernet1/1/45
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/46 interface ethernet1/1/46
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/47 interface ethernet1/1/47
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/48 interface ethernet1/1/48
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/49 interface ethernet1/1/49
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/50 interface ethernet1/1/50
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/51 interface ethernet1/1/51
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/52 interface ethernet1/1/52
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/53 interface ethernet1/1/53
shutdown shutdown
switchport access vlan 1 switchport access vlan 1
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off
flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off
! !
interface ethernet1/1/54 interface ethernet1/1/54
description Node-B-Port-1 description Node-B-Port-0
no shutdown no shutdown
channel-group 20 mode active channel-group 20 mode active
no switchport no switchport
flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol receive off

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Table 35. Example of running-configuration on ToR switches
Switch1 Switch 2

flowcontrol transmit off flowcontrol transmit off

spanning-tree port type edge spanning-tree port type edge
! !
interface mgmt1/1/1 interface mgmt1/1/1
no shutdown no shutdown
no ip address dhcp no ip address dhcp
ip address 100.0.100.10/24 ip address 100.0.100.11/24
ipv6 address autoconfig ipv6 address autoconfig
! !
management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1 management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1
! !
support-assist support-assist
! !
vlt-domain 1 vlt-domain 1
backup destination 100.0.100.11 backup destination 100.0.100.10
discovery-interface ethernet1/1/25-1/1/26 discovery-interface ethernet1/1/25-1/1/26
peer-routing peer-routing
primary-priority 1 primary-priority 8192
vlt-mac 00:00:00:00:00:01 vlt-mac 00:00:00:00:00:01

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