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Dell Force10 MXL 10 GbE Deployment Manual (89 pages)
Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping)
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Switch
| Size: 2.43 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Figure 1. Dell Force10 MXL Blade Switch (10/40Gbe) and Available Modules
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Figure 2. Flexio Modules that Can be Used as Part of the Dell Force10 MXL Switch
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Figure 3. Port Mapping for Dell Force10 MXL Expansion Modules
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Configuration Scenarios
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Figure 4. General Overview of Deployment
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Cna's Used for this Deployment Document
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Prior to Deployment
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Figure 5. Simple 1-Link Connection between Devices
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Scenario 1: Deploying the Dell Force10 MXL FSB in a Cisco 5000 Series Switch (NPIV) Environment
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Figure 6. Deployment Planning and Configuration
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Figure 7. Deployment Planning and Configuration Continued from Previous Flowchart
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Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping
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Figure 8. Flowchart Overview of Dell Force10 MXL Configuration
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Figure 9. Example Commands for Dell Force10 MXL (Can be Copied and Pasted)
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Configuring the Cisco 5000 Series Switch with Firmware Ver 5.X for a Single Connection from the Dell Force10 MXL
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Figure 10. Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Sequence
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Figure 11. Sample CLI for Cisco Nexus 5020 (Can be Copied and Pasted)
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Figure 12. Additional Steps for Using Intel X520 CNA
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Figure 13. Addition Steps for Using Intel X520 CNA
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Special Instructions Concerning Deployment with Intel X520 CNA
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Figure 14. M1000E Chassis Management Controller -> Server Overview -> Properties -> WWN/MAC
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Figure 15. "Show Interface Brief" Command
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Figure 16. "Show Spanning-Tree Summary" Command
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Figure 17. "Show Flogi Database" Command
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Basic Validation for the Force10 MXL Configuration
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Figure 18. Example of Show Zoneset Active Command
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Figure 19. "Show Interfaces Status" Results
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Figure 20. "Show Fip-Snooping Config
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Figure 21. "Show Fip-Snooping Fcf
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Figure 22. "Show Fip-Snooping Enode
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Figure 23. "Show Fip-Snooping Sessions
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Figure 24. "Show Fip-Snooping Statistics
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Figure 25. "Show Fip-Snooping Statistics"- Continued
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Figure 26. "Show Interfaces Dcbx Detail
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Figure 27. "Show Interfaces Dcbx Detail" - Continued
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Figure 28. "Show Interfaces Pfc Detail
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Figure 29. "Show Interfaces Ets Detail
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Figure 30. "Show Interfaces Ets Detail" - Continued
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Figure 31. "Show Interfaces Ets Detail" - Continued
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Basic Troubleshooting Areas
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Figure 32. Basic Troubleshooting Areas
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Scenario 2: Configuring Multiple Uplinks into LAG for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Switch - NPIV) Environment
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Figure 33. Multiple Port Link (LAG) Configuration between Switches and Storage
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Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch for a Multiple Link Lag/Portchannel (Link Aggregation) Connection at the Top-Of-Rack
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Figure 34. Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Sequence - Multiple Links
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Figure 35. Multiple Port Link (Port-Channel/Lag) Cisco Nexus 5548 Configuration
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Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping
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Figure 36. Configuration Overview of Dell Force10 MXL with Multiple Port Uplinks (Port- Channel/Lag)
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Figure 37. Multiple Port Uplink (LAG) MXL Configuration (Can be Copied and Pasted)
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Figure 38. Multiple Port Uplink (LAG) MXL Configuration (Can be Copied and Pasted) - Continued
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Scenario 3: Configuring Multiple Uplinks (Lag/Portchannel) for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (NPV Mode) Environment
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Figure 39. Multiple Link Configuration between Switches and Storage
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Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch with Firmware Ver 5.X in NPV Mode for a Multiple Link LAG (Link Aggregation) Connection from the Dell Force10 MXL
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Figure 40. Multiple Port Link Cisco 5548 Configuration (Can be Copied and Pasted)
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Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL for FIP-Snooping with Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch in NPV Mode
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Figure 41. "Show Flogi Database
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Scenario 4: Configuring Multiple Uplinks into Vpc on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch
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Figure 42. Multiple Link Configuration between Switches and Storage
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Configuring the Cisco 5000 Series Switch for Vpc and Connections from the Dell Force10 MXL
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Figure 43. Initial Vpc Configuration Without Fcoe Links
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Figure 44. Flow of Vpc Configuration on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
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Figure 45. CLI Configuration Example: Vpc on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Primary Switch), Without Fcoe Configuration (Can be Copied and Pasted)
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Figure 46. CLI Configuration Example: Vpc on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Secondary Switch), Without Fcoe Configuration (Can be Copied and Pasted)
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Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL Switch for a Portchannel Connection into Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch with Vpc Configured
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Figure 47. Flowchart of MXL Configuration to Connection into Dual Nexus Vpc Configuration
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Figure 48. CLI Configuration Example: Configuring Dell Force10 MXL (MXL-1) for Uplinking into Cisco Vpc(Can be Copied and Pasted)
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Figure 49. "Show Vpc Brief
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Configuring the Cisco 5000 Series Switch with Vpc and Connections from the Dell Force10 MXL with Fcoe
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Figure 50. Vpc Configuration with Fcoe Links
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Figure 51. Flow of Additional Configuration for Fcoe on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch with Vpc
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Figure 52. CLI Configuration Example: Vpc on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch (Secondary Switch), with Fcoe Configuration (Can be Copied and Pasted)
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Configuring the Dell Force10 MXL Switch with Connections to Cisco Nexus Vpc Configuration with Fcoe
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Figure 53. Flowchart for MXL Fcoe Configuraton to Nexus Vpc
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Figure 54. CLI Example of MXL Fcoe Configuration with Lag/Portchannel Uplinked to Cisco Nexus Vpc
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Configuration
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Appendix A - Basic Terminology
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Cli
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CMC
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FIP-Snooping
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FIP-Snooping Bridge (FSB)
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Fcf
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Pfc
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Ets
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Iom
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Npiv
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Npv
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Vsan
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Appendix B - Full CLI Examples
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Force10 MXL CLI Example
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Cisco Nexus 5548UP CLI Example
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Appendix B - Network Switch Versions
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References
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Dell Force10 MXL 10 GbE Manual (57 pages)
Deploying the Dell Force10 MXL into a Cisco Nexus Network Environment
Brand:
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| Category:
Switch
| Size: 1.04 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Figure 1. Dell Force10 MXL Switch
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Content Overview
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Document Conventions
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Figure 2. Example Network Topology
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Device Introduction
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Figure 3. MXL External Interfaces
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Figure 4. Flexio 40Gbe QSFP+ Module
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Figure 5. Flexio 10Gbe SFP+ Module
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Figure 6. Flexio 10GBASE-T Module
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Table 1. Force10 MXL External Ethernet Interface Numbering
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Dell Force10 MXL Deployment
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Initial Configuration
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Access Port Downlink Configuration
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Trunk Port Downlink Configuration
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Link Aggregation Group Configuration
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Trunk Port Uplink Configuration with MLAG at Top of Rack
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Figure 1. Topology Diagram: Top of Rack Nexus 5K Using Vpc
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Trunk Port Uplink Configuration with Per-VLAN Spanning Tree
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Figure 2. Topology Diagram: Top of Rack Nexus 5K Using PVST
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Spanning Tree Protocol Failover and Failback Observations
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Lab Environment
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Figure 3. Topology Diagram: STP Interoperability Observations Lab
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Nexus MSTP and MXL MSTP Observations
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Nexus MSTP and MXL MSTP - Remainder of Test Observations
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Nexus MSTP and MXL MSTP - Greater than 64 Instances
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Nexus Rapid PVST+ and MXL PVST Observations
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Nexus Rapid PVST+ and MXL PVST - Remainder of Test Observations
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Summary - Spanning Tree Observations
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Table 2. Results - Spanning Tree Observations
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Appendices
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Appendix A: Referenced Network Topology and Device Configurations
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Figure 4. Topology Diagram: Detailed, Full Example Network
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Table 3. Devices and Firmware Versions Used in this Document
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Appendix B: Basic Terminology
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Dell Force10 MXL 10 GbE Getting Started Manual (38 pages)
Getting Started Guide
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Server
| Size: 2.14 MB
Table of Contents
Getting Started Guide
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Table of Contents
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1 Introduction
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2 Product Description
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3 Hardware Overview
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Internal Ports
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Front Panel
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Base Module
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Flexio TM Plug-In Modules
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Flexio TM Plug-In Modules
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Port Numbering
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USB Ports
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System and Port Leds
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Installation
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Unpacking the Switch
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4 Installing and Configuring the Switch
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Installing and Configuring the Switch
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Installing the Switch Blade in a Poweredge M1000E
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Connecting a Console Terminal
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Invoking the X-Loader and U-Boot Clis
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Performing the Initial Configuration
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5 Assembling a Switch Stack
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Configuring and Bringing up a Stack
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Managing a Stack
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6 Splitting 40Gbe QSFP+ Ports into 10Gbe SFP+ Ports
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Ports
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7 Switch Configuration
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DCB Support
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Fcoe Connectivity
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Iscsi Operation
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8 Next Steps
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9 Technical Specifications
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Chassis Physical Design
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Environmental Parameters
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Power Requirements
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IEEE Standards
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Dell Force10 MXL 10 GbE Manual (27 pages)
10/40Gbe Blade Switches
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Dell
| Category:
Switch
| Size: 1.24 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Figure 1. Dell Force10 MXL (10/40G Ethernet)
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Enablement of LAG/LACP on Blade Servers
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Failover Roles
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Meta-Data
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Redundancy
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Stacking LAG
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Constant Stack Configuration
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Restoring Factory Defaults
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Bare Metal Provisioning
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Introduction
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Figure 2. I/O Module Overview from the CMC
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Figure 3. Port Mapping for QSFP+ Ports
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Port Numbering
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Combining Split 10Gbe SFP+ Ports into a Single 40Gbe QSFP+ Port
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Identifying Physical Units and Ports in a Stack
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Master Selection Criteria
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Manually Selecting a Master During Initial Stack Setup
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Figure 4. QSFP+ Two 40Gbe Port Expansion for the MXL
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Stacking Scenarios
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Figure 5. Stacking Multiple MXL Switches in a Single M1000E
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Figure 6. Stacking MXL Switches Across Multiple M1000E Chassis Using Two Ports between Members
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Creating the MXL Stack
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Adding New Members to an Existing Stack
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Updating Firmware on a Stack
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Un-Stacking (Removing Member Units)
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Renumbering Stack Units
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Appendix A - Stacking Scenarios
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Appendix B - Port Mapping
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Appendix C - Network Switch Versions
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