Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerStore Networking Guide for PowerStore X Models
- Contents
- Additional Resources
- Overview
- Prepare to configure switches and networks
- PowerStore X model: Network configuration requirements
- Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches
- Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches overview
- Get the completed Network Setup Preparation 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 PowerStore X model network VLANs on the switch
- Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect (VLTi)
- Configure the uplink ports on the Top of the Rack (ToR) switches
- PowerStore X model: Cabling the appliance to the switches
- Validate switch and network configuration
- Discovering PowerStore Appliances
- Initial configuration of the PowerStore X model appliance
- Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports
- Create an additional Storage network
- Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switch configuration operations
Overview
The following information is included in this chapter.
Topics:
• PowerStore X model appliance overview
• Supported switches
PowerStore X model appliance overview
PowerStore X model supports block (SAN-only), and vVol workloads with a hypervisor installed on the system. The system
software is deployed on the hypervisor, which enables deployment of virtual machines (VMs) and customer applications within
the hardware.
PowerStore X model model numbers:
● 1000X
● 3000X
● 5000X
● 7000X
● 9000X
NOTE:
File (network attached storage (NAS)) services are not supported on this model. File services are supported on
PowerStore T model appliances.
Supporting documentation
In addition to reading through this document, you should also read through the following guides, prior to configuring your
switches and networks:
● PowerStore Quick Start Guide
● PowerStore Planning Guide
● PowerStore Hardware Information Guide
Supported switches
PowerStore can be purchased with the following Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running OS10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE).
● S4148F-ON
● S4148T-ON
● S5248F-ON
The planning, and requirements sections of this guide can be used to prepare to deploy PowerStore appliance with any
supported switch. The configuration steps provided in this guide, however, are specific steps for deploying PowerStore with Dell
EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches.
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.
For further information about the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running Operating System 10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE) refer
to the following documents.
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