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
7. Set the priority of the switch.
primary-priority 1
Valid priority values range from 1 to 65535. The switch with the lower priority setting will take precedence of the switch with
the higher priority value. Do not set the same priority value to the two ToR switches.
8. Enter a VLT MAC address to avoid conflicts on the network.
NOTE: You cannot use all zeros (00:00:00:00:00) for the VLT MAC address.
vlt-mac 00:00:00:00:00:01
Use the same VLT MAC address when configuring switch 2.
9. Repeat above steps for the second switch.
While doing so, reverse the switch IP address in step 5 as demonstrated in the code sample below.
Table 22. Code sample of VLTi configuration steps
Switch 1 Switch 2
configure terminal
interface range ethernet 1/1/25-1/1/26
description vlti
no switchport
exit
vlt-domain 1
discovery-interface ethernet
1/1/25-1/1/26
backup destination 100.0.100.11
peer-routing
primary-priority 1
vlt-mac 00:00:00:00:00:01
configure terminal
interface range ethernet 1/1/25-1/1/26
description vlti
no switchport
exit
vlt-domain 1
discovery-interface ethernet
1/1/25-1/1/26
backup destination 100.0.100.10
peer-routing
primary-priority 8192
vlt-mac 00:00:00:00:00:01
Configure PowerStore T model Native VLAN on the Top-of-Rack
switches
NOTE: Remote Discovery, and management VLANs are configured on the Management switch.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
2. Enter global configuration mode.
configure terminal
3. Create the Internal network.
interface vlan 1
description Internal_Network
no shutdown
exit
4. Repeat steps on the second ToR switch (Switch2).
configure terminal
interface vlan 1
description Internal_Network
no shutdown
exit
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Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches