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4 Dell EMC Networking MXL Switch Configuration Guide for Dell EMC SC Series and Dell PS Series | SCG1002
1 Introduction
This document illustrates how to configure the Dell EMC Networking MXL 10/40GbE blade switch for Dell™
PowerEdge™ M1000e blade enclosures with Dell EMC™ SC Series or Dell PS Series storage using Dell
EMC best practices. Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) for inter-switch connections are mandatory for PS
Series iSCSI SAN environments and optional for SC Series iSCSI SAN environments. Optional steps are
provided in section 3 to enable Data Center Bridging (DCB).
Note: For more information on SC Series or PS Series SAN design recommendations, see the Dell EMC
Storage Compatibility Matrix.
1.1 Document conventions
Table 1 lists the formatting conventions used in this document.
Document conventions
Item
Convention
Example
Code samples
Monospace
System configuration has been modified.
Parameters
Italic
DellEMC(profile-name)#
Command-line commands
Bold
OS#show version
Command-line user-supplied
variables
Bold, italic, brackets
<vlan-id>
1.2 Audience
This switch configuration guide describes an optimal configuration following Dell EMC best practices for an
SC Series or PS Series iSCSI SAN and is intended for storage or network administrators and deployment
personnel.
1.3 Switch details
Table 2 provides an overview of the switch configuration.
Switch specifications
Dell Networking MXL
Switch vendor
Dell EMC Networking
Switch model
MXL
Switch operating system
9.13 or later
Note: For proper functionality, the switch must be at the switch operating system version shown in Table 2
before proceeding with this configuration. Using previous switch operating system versions may have
unpredictable results.