Setup Guide

7. Configure the LACP port channels on the switch ports for the nodes.
8. Configure the uplink ports on the ToR switches.
9. If you have not done so already, cable the switches as described in Cable the Dell PowerSwitch Series for deployments with
ToR switches.
Once you have configured and cabled the out-of-band management switch to the base enclosure nodes, validate the
configuration before discovering the PowerStore T model appliance. For validation options see: Validate switch configuration.
Establish a terminal session to the switch
Perform the following steps to establish a terminal session to the serial console port on the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series.
These steps are specific to establishing connections to Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148-ON switches.
For console serial port cable requirements, and further details refer to the Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100-ON Series Installation
Guide located at: https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/networking-s4148f-on/docs.
You must establish a terminal session to each of the switches to configure the switches for deployment.
1. Power on the switch.
2. Use a serial cable to connect a computer to the serial console port, which is the top port located on the PSU-side of the
PowerSwitch.
For PSU-side of the switch layout see the Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148-ON section of this guide.
3. Open a terminal emulator program, such as PuTTY, on the computer.
4. Configure the serial connection in the terminal emulator program using the following settings.
Table 21. Serial connection settings
Setting Value
Speed(baud) 115200 (9600 for micro-USB port)
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Parity None
Flow control None
5. Connect to the switch using the terminal emulator program.
6. Enter the switch log in credentials. Default username and password are:
● Username: admin
● Password: admin
7. Enter global configuration mode.
configure terminal
8. It is recommended that you change the password after logging into the switch for the first time. Use the following command
to change the switch password.
username admin password <NEW_PASSWORD> role sysadmin
Validate the switch version and licensing
Before you configure the switch and networks, check the switch operating system version and licensing.
If you are required to upgrade your switch OS, or reinstall the switch license see the OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide for
details.
1. Establish a terminal connection to the switch and hit the Enter key after you have connected.
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