Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerStore Networking Guide for PowerStore T Models
- Contents
- Additional Resources
- Overview
- Initial Deployment
- 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
- 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
- Discovering PowerStore Appliances
- Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance
- Add Storage Services
- 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
- 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
- Get the completed Switch resources for Storage services worksheet
- Establish a terminal session to the switch
- Validate the switch version and licensing
- Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
- Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect
- Configure PowerStore T model Native VLAN on the Top-of-Rack switches
- Configure the LACP port channels on the switch ports for the nodes
- Configure the uplink ports on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
- Configure Top-of-Rack switches for iSCSI Storage networks
- Optionally, configure Top-of-Rack switches to support NAS networks
- Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches for Storage services
- Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches
- Configure Storage and NAS networks in PowerStore Manager
- Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports
- Create an additional Storage network
- Configuring PowerStore T model with ToR switches and no VLT interconnect
- Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations
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
Installation Guide
dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/networking-s4128f-on,networking-
s4148f-on/s4100f-on-install-pub/two-post-flush-mount-installation?
guid=guid-fcad010b-678e-43d6-b533-d967550969dd
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5200F-On Series
Installation Guide
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/networking-s5224f-
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.
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