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
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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