Dell PowerStore 5000X Quick start guide

Dell EMC PowerStore

Network Configuration Guide for Dell PowerSwitch

Series

1.0

May 2020

Rev. A01

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Additional Resources...................................................................................................................... 5

1 PowerStore models and network hardware overview....................................................................... 6

Using this guide......................................................................................................................................................................6

PowerStore deployment models..........................................................................................................................................7

PowerStore appliance nodes................................................................................................................................................7

Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches...............................................................................................................................................8

Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148F-ON............................................................................................................................. 8

Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148T-ON............................................................................................................................. 9

Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON...................................................................................................................................... 9

PowerStore logical topology...............................................................................................................................................10

Part I: PowerStore T model: Configuring Networks.......................................................................... 12

2 PowerStore T model: Before you begin.....................................................................................13

Get your completed network configuration worksheets...........................................................................................13

Sample: Initial Configuration Worksheet................................................................................................................13

Sample: Network Setup Preparation Worksheet ................................................................................................ 16

3 PowerStore T model: Configure the switches........................................................................... 19

Establish a terminal session to the switch.................................................................................................................. 19

Validate the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch versions and licensing.............................................................................. 20

Configure the out-of-band management switch....................................................................................................... 21

Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches............................................................................23

Configure PowerStore T model production VLANs on the switch......................................................................... 24

Configure Virtual Link Trunking interface ..................................................................................................................26

Configure the uplink ports on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches............................................................................ 27

Optionally, configure the LACP port channels for the nodes.................................................................................. 28

4 PowerStore T model: Cabling the appliance to the switches....................................................... 31

Cable the out-of-band management switch ..............................................................................................................31

Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches......................................................................................................... 33

Cable the ToR switches together................................................................................................................................33

Cable the Top-of-Rack switches to the core uplinks............................................................................................... 35

5 PowerStore T model: Validate switch and network configuration............................................... 36

Validate the configuration on the out-of-band management switch..................................................................... 36

Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches....................................................................................37

Network Validation Tool for PowerStore................................................................................................................... 39

Part II: PowerStore X model: Configuring Networks.........................................................................40

6 PowerStore X model: Topology and connections....................................................................... 41

Contents

Contents 3

Get your completed network configuration worksheets...........................................................................................41

Sample: Initial Configuration Worksheet................................................................................................................41

PowerStore X model Sample: Network Setup Preparation Worksheet........................................................... 44

7 PowerStore X model: Configure switches.................................................................................46

Establish a terminal session to the switch..................................................................................................................46

Validate the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch versions and licensing.............................................................................. 47

Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches............................................................................48

Configure PowerStore X model network VLANs on the switch............................................................................. 49

Configure Virtual Link Trunking interface .................................................................................................................. 51

Configure port interfaces for PowerStore X model node connectivity............................................................53

Configure the uplink ports on the Top of the Rack (ToR) switches...................................................................... 54

8 PowerStore X model: Cabling the appliance to the switches...................................................... 56

Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches......................................................................................................... 56

Cable the ToR switches together................................................................................................................................57

Cable the Top-of-Rack switches to the core uplinks............................................................................................... 58

9 PowerStore X model: Validate switch and network configuration............................................... 59

Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches................................................................................... 59

Network Validation Tool for PowerStore.................................................................................................................... 61

A Discovering PowerStore Appliances.............................................................................................62

Discover your system..........................................................................................................................................................62

Discovery with a direct connection.............................................................................................................................62

Discovery with remote connection............................................................................................................................. 63

B Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch configuration operations................................................................. 64

Reset the switch to factory settings................................................................................................................................ 64

PowerStore T model: Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series..........................................................................64

PowerStore X model: Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series..........................................................................75

C PowerStore Initial Configuration Worksheets............................................................................... 82

PowerStore Initial Configuration Worksheet (blank)......................................................................................................82

D Network Setup Preparation Worksheets...................................................................................... 85

PowerStore T model: Network Setup Preparation Worksheet (blank)....................................................................... 85

PowerStore X model Network Setup Preparation Worksheet......................................................................................87

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Contents

Additional Resources

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 technical support professional 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 www.dell.com/

powerstoredocs.

• Troubleshooting

For information about products, software updates, licensing, and service, go to www.dell.com/support and locate the appropriate

product support page.

• Technical support

For technical support and service requests, go to 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.

Preface

Additional Resources 5

PowerStore models and network hardware

overview

This chapter includes the following information.

Topics:

• Using this guide

• PowerStore deployment models

• PowerStore appliance nodes

• Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches

• PowerStore logical topology

Using this guide

It is recommended to review the PowerStore Network Planning Guide with your network administrator prior to configuring your

PowerStore networks.

What is included in this guide

This document begins with the PowerStore models and network hardware overview chapter followed by the following two parts.

Table 1. Part descriptions

Part Chapters Description

Part 1: Deploying PowerStore T model

Switches and Networks

6 - 9 Describes the steps to configure the switches and networks for

PowerStore T model deployments.

Part 2: Deploying PowerStore X model

Switches and Networks

10 - 13 Describes the steps to configure the switches and networks for

PowerStore X model deployments.

Refer to PowerStore deployment models in the following section for descriptions of the different PowerStore deployment models.

Hardware and cabling demonstrated in this guide

While there are different deployment options, this guide describes the steps to deploy PowerStore with:

• A single cluster consisting of one appliance with a single base enclosure

• Two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches

• One out-of-band (OOB) management switch for PowerStore T model deployments

NOTE: PowerStore X model deployment is not supported with an OOB management switch.

Supporting documentation

In addition to performing the configuration steps in this document, you should also read through the following guides prior to configuring

your switches and networks:

• PowerStore Network Planning Guide

• PowerStore Planning Guide

• PowerStore Hardware Information Guide

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PowerStore deployment models

The different PowerStore models support different types of storage.

Table 2. PowerStore deployment models

Deployment Model numbers Supported configuration Refer to

PowerStore T model

appliance

• 1000T

• 3000T

• 5000T

• 7000T

• 9000T

Supports both block (Storage Area Network (SAN))

and file (Network Attached Storage (NAS))

services with the software stack deployed directly

on the bare metal of the system.

NOTE: Hypervisor deployments are not

supported on this model.

Part 1: Configuring PowerStore T

model Switches and Networks

PowerStore X model

appliance

• 1000X

• 3000X

• 5000X

• 7000X

• 9000X

Supports only block (SAN-only) services with a

hypervisor installed on the system. The system

software is deployed on the hypervisor, which

enables deployment of virtual machines (VMs) and

customer applications within the hardware.

NOTE: File (network attached storage

(NAS)) services are not supported on this

model.

Part 2: Configuring PowerStore X

model Switches and Networks

PowerStore appliance nodes

PowerStore appliances are deployed with a minimum of one base enclosure. Each base enclosure consists of two nodes.

A base enclosure consists of two nodes. Node A is the bottom node and Node B is the top node (flipped upside down in enclosure). The

port layouts on both nodes are the same.

1

2

3

4

2

3

1

2

4-port card

Management ports

Service ports

I/O Module

1 3

4

Figure 1. PowerStore base enclosure nodes and ports

0

1

2

3

0

1

2

3

Figure 2. 4-Port card port numbers

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NOTE: The examples used in this guide describe how to cable port 0 and port 1 of the 4 port card on the base enclosure

nodes. See the

PowerStore Clustering and High Availability White Paper

for specific steps to add more ports to provide

additional bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches

PowerStore requires connectivity to a pair of ToR switches to ensure high availability.

NOTE: The Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches are a pair of Ethernet switches that do not have to be installed at the top of the

rack in which your PowerStore hardware is installed.

Third-party switches

If you will not be deploying PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series, see the PowerStore Support Matrix for the list of supported

switches. The Support Matrix is available from the Dell support site at: www.dell.com/support.

Deploying with PowerSwitch Series

PowerStore can be purchased with the following Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running OS10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE).

• S4148F-ON

• S4148T-ON

• S5248F-ON

For further information about the Dell PowerSwitch Series running Operating System 10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE) refer to the

following documents.

Table 3. PowerSwitch documentation resources

Document Reference Location

Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100-

ON Series Installation Guide

PowerSwitch site preparation requirements,

step-by-step procedures for rack mounting

and desk mounting, inserting modules, and

connecting to a power source.

For Dell EMC S4148F-ON, and S4148T-ON

switches go to the Dell EMC PoweSwitch

S4148-ON/S4148T-ON/S4148FE-ON

Documentation page at:

https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/

product-support/product/networking-s4148f-on/

docs

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

S5200F-ON Series Installation

Guide

OS10 Enterprise Edition User

Guide

Contains the necessary steps to install the

operating system, access the switch remotely,

and run the switch commands.

NOTE: This document uses the S4148F-ON switch for examples in the cabling, and networking diagrams in future

chapters.

Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148F-ON

This document demonstrates how to configure PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148F-ON models.

Figure 3. S4148F-ON switch I/O Panel

• 48x10GbE

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PowerStore models and network hardware overview

• 4x10/25/40/50/100GbE

Connectivity to S4000 series switches from a jumpbox or laptop is done through the serial console port.

Serial Console Port

Management Port

Figure 4. S4000 series PSU-side

Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148T-ON

You can configure PowerStore with two Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148T-ON models.

NOTE: This document uses the Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148F-ON switch for examples in the cabling, and networking

diagrams in future chapters. While the diagrams use a different switch, you can still use the same ports as

demonstrated in the diagrams on the S4148T-ON switches.

Figure 5. S4148T-ON switch I/O-side

• 48x10 GBASE-T

• 4x10/25/40/50/100GbE

Connectivity to S4000 series switches from a jumpbox or laptop is done through the serial console port.

Serial Console Port

Management Port

Figure 6. S4000 series PSU-side

Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON

You can configure PowerStore with dual Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON switch models.

NOTE:

In future chapters, this document uses Dell PowerSwitch S4148F-ON switches for examples in the cabling, and

networking diagrams. Work with your network administrators to determine which ports to use for cabling on the

S5248F-ON switches.

Figure 7. S5248F-ON I/O-side

• 48x25GbE

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• 4x10/25/40/50/100GbE

Connectivity to S5000 series switches from a jumpbox or laptop is done through the serial console port.

Serial Console Port

Management Port

Figure 8. S5248 PSU-side

PowerStore logical topology

The following diagrams demonstrate the logical network topology for a PowerStore T model deployment, and a PowerStore X model

deployment.

PowerStore T model logical topology

PowerStore T base enclosure

Management Production

Embedded

module

Embedded

module

ToR 2ToR 1

Storage

Internal

NAS

Remote Discovery

Management

Management VLANS or Subnets Production VLANS or Subnets

Figure 9. PowerStore T model logical topology and network paths

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PowerStore models and network hardware overview

PowerStore X model logical topology

PowerStore X base enclosure

ToR 1

Embedded

module

ToR 2

Embedded

module

Management Production

Storage

Internal

Remote Discovery

Management

Management VLANS or Subnets

Production VLANS or Subnets

vMotion

Figure 10. PowerStore X model logical topology and network paths

PowerStore models and network hardware overview

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PowerStore T model: Configuring Networks

Topics:

• PowerStore T model: Before you begin

• PowerStore T model: Configure the switches

• PowerStore T model: Cabling the appliance to the switches

• PowerStore T model: Validate switch and network configuration

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PowerStore T model: Before you begin

This chapter includes the following information.

Topics:

• Get your completed network configuration worksheets

Get your completed network configuration

worksheets

Prior to configuring PowerStore T model, you should have worked with your network administrator to reserve network resources, and

complete the Initial Configuration Worksheet, and the Network Setup Preparation Worksheet.

We have provided the following completed worksheets which are populated with the settings used in the configuration steps provided in

this guide.

• Sample: Initial Configuration Worksheet

• Sample: Network Setup Preparation Worksheet

You can use these samples if you plan to deploy your PowerStore T model networks exactly as they are demonstrated in this guide.

If you are configuring your environment with alternative network resources complete the blank worksheets available in PowerStore Initial

Configuration Worksheet (blank) and PowerStore T model Network Setup Preparation Worksheet.

Sample: Initial Configuration Worksheet

The following Initial Configuration Worksheet has been completed with the network resources used in the configuration steps

provided in this document.

If you do not intend to configure your networks with the resources used in this guide, you must complete a custom Initial Configuration

Worksheet with the information relevant to your environment. See PowerStore Initial Configuration Worksheet (blank) for a blank copy.

Table 4. PowerStore T model: completed example of an Initial Configuration Worksheet

Initial Login Information

Use the following default user credentials when you log in to the PowerStore Manager for the first time.

Default Username admin

Default Password Password123#

Cluster Details

For resource management, efficiency, and availability purposes, appliances act as a single component called cluster.

Cluster Name PowerStoreTCluster

Appliance Service Tags

The service tag appears on the

black tag on the front of the

base enclosure. When the

systems arrive, identify the base

enclosures that you want to

configure together as a cluster,

and record their service tags.

CNR42W2

Networks

2

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Table 4. PowerStore T model: completed example of an Initial Configuration Worksheet(continued)

Your cluster requires a dedicated set of IP addresses for each type of network.

NOTE: VLAN information for management, storage, vMotion, and NAS networks are 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 VLAN information for each type of network.

Ensure that you configure a unique subnet for each type of network.

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.

4 IPs for each PowerStore T

model Appliance

6 IPs for each PowerStore X

model Appliance

Cluster IP Address 192.168.1.10

VLAN

(Optional, Defaults to 0)

Netmask/Prefix Length Gateway IP Addresses

0

255.255.255.0/24 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.11-13

Storage Network (Optional)

Enables clients to access the storage in the cluster. The IP addresses in the storage network are used

for iSCSI targets, iSCSI initiators, and the Global Storage Discovery IP address. If you want to enable

iSCSI interfaces later or only use Fibre Channel, you can skip this step.

NOTE: At a minimum, you need 6 IP addresses for each PowerStore X model appliance.

However, for performance improvements, it is highly recommended that you have 10 IP

addresses for each PowerStore X model appliance.

2 IPs for each PowerStore T

model Appliance

6 or 10 IPs for each

PowerStore X model

Appliance

Global Storage Discovery IP Address

The last IP address you specify here is used as the Global Storage Discovery IP address. 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.

192.168.2.12

VLAN

(Optional, Defaults to 0)

Netmask/Prefix Length Gateway IP Addresses

200

255.255.255.0/24 192.168.2.1 192.168.2.10-11

vMotion Network

Enables users to migrate virtual machines within the vSphere cluster. The IP addresses in the vMotion

network are used for a dedicated network that transfer virtual machines between appliances.

2 IPs for each PowerStore X

model Appliance

VLAN

(Optional, Defaults to 0)

Netmask/Prefix Length Gateway IP Addresses

N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

Top-of-Rack (ToR) Information

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Table 4. PowerStore T model: completed example of an Initial Configuration Worksheet(continued)

Record the switch IP addresses to validate the cabling and switch settings before the cluster is configured. To ensure a strong layer of

redundancy, it is required that you connect your appliance to at least two switches. You can provide read-only credentials for the

switches.

Protocol (SSH/SNMP) SSH SSH

IP Address 100.0.100.10/24 100.0.100.11/24

Port Port 22 Port 22

User Credentials / Community String admin/Password123! admin/Password123!

PowerStore T model Only Out-of-Band Management Switch Information

You can provide read-only credentials for the switches.

Protocol (SSH / SNMP) SSH N/A

IP Address 100.0.100.50/24 N/A

Ports 22 N/A

User Credentials /

Community String

admin/Password123! N/A

PowerStore X model Only Hypervisor

Record your existing vCenter administrator login credentials. The initial configuration workflow

automatically creates a datacenter and ESXi cluster, and associates them with your cluster.

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

Existing vCenter IP Address N/A

Existing vCenter User

Credentials

N/A

New Datacenter Name N/A

New ESXi Cluster Name N/A

SupportAssist (Optional)

SupportAssist is a secure, automated health and system monitoring capability. It sends notifications to Dell EMC, enables remote

support, and sends data to CloudIQ. Once your cluster is created successfully, you can connect to Dell EMC SupportAssist. If you

already have SupportAssist enabled, record the associated account details and the gateway or proxy IP information here.

Tip: The default port number Dell EMC uses is 9443.

Gateway or Proxy Server IP Address N/A

Gateway or Proxy Server Port N/A

Proxy Server User Credentials

(Not applicable for Gateway Connect)

N/A

Policy Manager IP Address and Port

(Not applicable for Direct Connect without remote access or

Gateway Connect)

N/A

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Sample: Network Setup Preparation Worksheet

The Network Setup Preparation Worksheet has been completed with the network resources used in the configuration steps provided

in this document.

If you are not configuring your 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 Appendix C: PowerStore T model:

Network Setup Preparation Worksheet (blank).

See the PowerStore Network Planning Guide for details about reserving network resources.

Table 5. PowerStore T model Network Setup Preparation Worksheet (example)

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. 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 1 port 1

Node A, Port 1 to ToR 2 port 1

Node B, Port 0 to ToR 2 port 54

Node B, Port 1 to ToR 1 port 54

4. Record the out-of-band management switch ports to connect to:

Node A management 1GbE port to OOB port 2

Node B management 1GbE port to OOB port 53

5. Optionally, record the port on the out-of-band (OOB)

management switch port to use for remote discovery.

OOB port 1

6. Record the ports on the OOB management switch that will be used to connect to the uplinks.

Management Uplink A to port 25

Management Uplink B to port 26

7. Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the OOB management switch:

Remote Discovery (untagged) 100

Management (untagged) 100

8. Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches:

Storage network (tagged) 200

NAS (tagged) 300

Internal (untagged) 1

9. Reserve and record the IP addresses necessary to configure the switch below:

Management IP address for out-of-band management switch 100.0.100.50/24

Management IP address for switch 1 100.0.100.10/24

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Table 5. PowerStore T model Network Setup Preparation Worksheet (example)(continued)

Step Step details Notes

Management IP address for switch 2 100.0.100.11/24

Default gateway 100.0.100.1

NTP server 100.0.100.200

10. 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.

Switch to switch port pair 1 25 to 25

Switch to switch port pair 2 26 to 26

Alternative to MC-LAG: Reliable L2 uplinks N/A

11. If using MC-LAG, enter the Domain ID. VLT domain ID 1

12. If using VLT for the Layer 2 interconnect, record the:

VLT MAC address to use for both switch 1 and switch 2.

Use the same VLT MAC address for switch 1 and switch 2.

NOTE: You cannot use all zeros (00:00:00:00:00)

for the VLT MAC address.

00:00:00:00:00:01

VLT priority for switch 1 1

VLT priority for switch 2 8192

13. 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

14. Record the ports on the ToR switches that will be used to connect to the uplinks.

Uplink A to ToR 1 port 29

Uplink B to ToR 1 port 30

Uplink A to ToR 2 port 29

Uplink B to ToR 2 port 30

15. Record the port channel ID using for connectivity between the ToR switches and the uplinks.

If deploying with MC-LAG, enter the port channel ID used for

the uplink.

Only a single port channel ID is required for MC-LAG.

port channel 30

Alternatively, record the uplink port channel IDs required for Reliable L2.

Reliable L2 connectivity requires two port channel IDs.

1. Port channel ID for Reliable L2 N/A

2. Port channel ID for Reliable L2 N/A

16. 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 4096

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Table 5. PowerStore T model Network Setup Preparation Worksheet (example)(continued)

Step Step details Notes

Spanning tree protocol for ToR switch 2 8192

17 Record the port channel ID for the OOB management switch. port channel 10

18. 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 deployment of PowerStore T model and the PowerStore T model

networks.

19. 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.

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PowerStore T model: Configure the switches

This chapter contains the following information.

Topics:

• Establish a terminal session to the switch

• Validate the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch versions and licensing

• Configure the out-of-band management switch

• Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches

• Configure PowerStore T model production VLANs on the switch

• Configure Virtual Link Trunking interface

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

• Optionally, configure the LACP port channels for the nodes

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.

Prerequisites

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.

About this task

You must establish a terminal session to each of the switches to configure the switches for deployment.

Steps

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.

For PSU-side of the switch layout see the Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148-ON section of this guide.

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 6. 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

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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 Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch versions

and licensing

Before you configure the switch and networks, check that the switch operating system version and licensing.

About this task

If you are required to upgrade your switch OS, or reinstall the switch license see the OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide for details.

Steps

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

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

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Software : OS10-Enterprise

Version : 10.4.1.1

License Type : PERPETUAL

License Duration: Unlimited

License Status : Active

License location: /mnt/license/D8MSG02.lic

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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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