Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking C1048P Getting Started Guide - Page 19

4 Configuring the Software To complete the hardware installation, install the C1048P in a rack, attach an uplink cable to a parent C9010 switch, (optionally) set up a C1048P stack, and power on the port extender. To provision a C1048P, you can configure basic software settings from the C9010 console either before or after you connect the C1048P to a C9010. For example, you can pre-configure software settings to download from the parent C9010 after you power on the C1048P. Provisioning pre-configured C1048P settings is performed using a discovery and authentication process through a port-channel interface on the C9010. The C9010 port-channel interface enabled for PE communication consists of member ports configured with the cascade port command. For more information, see Provisioning a Port Extender. Provisioning a Port Extender You can provision a C1048P with an initial software configuration before or after you install and power on the PE. To provision a C1048P, start from the C9010 console and enter the following commands. If you enter the commands before you install the C1048P with a parent C9010, the pre-configured software settings download to the C1048P as soon as you attach it to a C9010 port and power it up. NOTE: Although you can provision a C1048P after you install and power it on, Dell Networking recommends pre-configuring the software provisioning before you install it. Then connect the C1048P to a pre-configured, cascaded C9010 port. In this way, you can "plug and play" a C1048P with a parent C9010. 1. Turn on support for port-extender configuration on a C9010. CONFIGURATION mode Dell(conf)# feature extended-bridge 2. Enter Port-Extender configuration mode to pre-provision a C1048P. CONFIGURATION mode Dell(conf)# pe provision pe-id • pe-id is a PE ID number from 0 to 255. You must enter a pe-id value; there is no default. 3. (Optional) Provision a C1048P for PE stacking. PORT-EXTENDER CONFIGURATION mode Dell(conf-pe-0)# stack-unit unit-id type unit-type • unit-id is a stack-unit ID number from 0 to 7. The default value is 0. • unit-type is a stack-unit type. The only supported value is C1048P. 4. Provisioning a C1048P automatically creates a LAG (port channel) on the C9010. The C9010 LAG member ports are the cascade ports configured for the PE with the cascade interface Configuring the Software 19