Dell Force10 MXL Blade Getting Started Guide - Page 31
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stack-unit unit-number: Enter the number of the stack unit to be reset. Range: 0-5. To display the stack-unit number, enter the show system brief command. port port-number: Enter the port number of the 40GbE QSFP+ port to be split. Valid values on base module: 33 or 37; slot 0: 41 or 45; slot 1: 49 or 53. portmode quad: Identifies the uplink port as a split 10GbE SFP+ port. Then save the configuration and reload the switch. FTOS# write memory FTOS# reload To change a port from 4x10GbE to 40GbE mode of operation, enter the no stack-unit port portmode quad command, save the configuration, and reload the switch. To display the current 40GbE or 4x10GbE mode of port operation, enter the show running-config command. Switch Configuration After you complete the initial switch configuration, the MXL 10/40GbE Switch is operational. You must manually configure the switch to enable software features, such as: • Data Center Bridging Capability Exchange Protocol (DCBX) • Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity • FCoE Initiation Protocol (FIP) snooping • iSCSI optimization • IGMP snooping • RADIUS support • TACACS+ client For information about how to configure switch software, refer to the User's Configuration Guide for the Dell Force10 MXL 10/40 GbE Switch IO Module on the Dell Support website at http://support.dell.com/manuals. Switch Configuration 31