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Table 13. PowerStore T model Network Setup Preparation Worksheet example continued

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Table 13. PowerStore T model Network Setup Preparation Worksheet (example) (continued) Step Step details Notes ● Port 1 on Node A, and Port 1 on Node B must connect to opposite switches Record the ToR switch ports required to connect to: Node A, Port 0 to ToR 1 port 1 Node A, Port 1 to ToR 2 port 1 Node B, Port 0 to ToR 2 port 54 Node B, Port 1 to ToR 1 port 54 4. Record the out-of-band management switch ports to connect to: Node A management 1GbE port to OOB port 2 Node B management 1GbE port to OOB port 53 5. Optionally, record the port on the out-of-band (OOB) OOB port 1 management switch port to use for remote discovery. 6. Record the ports on the OOB management switch that will be used to connect to the uplinks. Management Uplink A to port 25 Management Uplink B to port 26 7. Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the OOB management switch: Remote Discovery (untagged) 100 Management (untagged) 100 8. Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches: Storage network (tagged) 200 NAS (tagged) 300 Internal (untagged) 1 9. Reserve and record the IP addresses necessary to configure the switch below: Management IP address for out-of-band management switch 100.0.100.50/24 Management IP address for switch 1 100.0.100.10/24 Management IP address for switch 2 100.0.100.11/24 Default gateway 100.0.100.1 NTP server 100.0.100.200 10. Dell EMC supports deploying PowerStore T model with two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches with a layer 2 interconnect link. Choose which type of layer 2 interconnect you will use: Highly Recommended: Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG) If you will be using MC-LAG, record the ports you will use to connect the switches together. Switch to switch port pair 1 Switch to switch port pair 2 Alternative to MC-LAG: Reliable L2 uplinks 11. If using MC-LAG, enter the Domain ID. 12. If using VLT for the Layer 2 interconnect, record the: 25 to 25 26 to 26 N/A VLT domain ID 1 36 PowerStore Network Setup Preparation Worksheets

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Table 13. PowerStore T model Network Setup Preparation Worksheet (example) (continued)
Step
Step details
Notes
●
Port 1 on Node A, and Port 1 on Node B must connect to opposite switches
Record the ToR switch ports required to connect to:
Node A, Port 0 to
ToR 1 port 1
Node A, Port 1 to
ToR 2 port 1
Node B, Port 0 to
ToR 2 port 54
Node B, Port 1 to
ToR 1 port 54
4.
Record the out-of-band management switch ports to connect to:
Node A management 1GbE port to
OOB port 2
Node B management 1GbE port to
OOB port 53
5.
Optionally, record the port on the out-of-band (OOB)
management switch port to use for remote discovery.
OOB port 1
6.
Record the ports on the OOB management switch that will be used to connect to the uplinks.
Management Uplink A to
port 25
Management Uplink B to
port 26
7.
Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the OOB management switch:
Remote Discovery (untagged)
100
Management (untagged)
100
8.
Record the VLAN IDs that will be used on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches:
Storage network (tagged)
200
NAS (tagged)
300
Internal (untagged)
1
9.
Reserve and record the IP addresses necessary to configure the switch below:
Management IP address for out-of-band management
switch
100.0.100.50/24
Management IP address for switch 1
100.0.100.10/24
Management IP address for switch 2
100.0.100.11/24
Default gateway
100.0.100.1
NTP server
100.0.100.200
10.
Dell EMC supports deploying PowerStore T model with two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches with a layer 2 interconnect
link.
Choose which type of layer 2 interconnect you will use:
Highly Recommended
: Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG)
If you will be using MC-LAG, record the ports you will use to connect the switches together.
Switch to switch port pair 1
25 to 25
Switch to switch port pair 2
26 to 26
Alternative to MC-LAG
: Reliable L2 uplinks
N/A
11.
If using MC-LAG, enter the Domain ID.
VLT domain ID 1
12.
If using VLT for the Layer 2 interconnect, record the:
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