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53-1002116-01 07 December 2010 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 2
, Latitude, PowerEdge, PowerVault, PowerApp, and Dell OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries; Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, MS-DOS and Windows Vista are either trademarks or registered - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 3
How this document is organized xv Supported hardware and software xvi Document conventions xvi Text formatting xvi Command syntax conventions xvii Notes, cautions, and warnings xvii Notice to the reader xviii Getting technical help xviii Contacting Dell xviii Chapter 1 Introducing FCoE In - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 4
this chapter 13 Management Tools 13 CEE Command Line Interface 13 Saving your configuration changes 14 CEE CLI RBAC permissions 14 Accessing the CEE CLI through the console or Telnet 15 Accessing VLAN configuration 33 iv Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 5
and management 34 Enabling and disabling an interface port 34 Configuring the MTU on an interface port 34 Creating a VLAN interface 35 Enabling STP on a VLAN 35 Disabling STP on a VLAN 35 Configuring a VLAN interface to forward FCoE traffic 36 Configuring an interface port as a Layer 2 switch - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 6
the error disable timeout timer 53 Specifying the error disable timeout interval 53 Specifying the port-channel the maximum number of hops for a BPDU (MSTP 56 Specifying a name for an MSTP region 56 Specifying a revision number for an Static link aggregation 68 Dell-proprietary aggregation 68 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 7
on all LAG groups 72 Displaying LACP information 72 LACP troubleshooting tips 72 Configuring LLDP using the CEE CLI In this numbers in a MAC ACL 90 Applying a MAC ACL to a CEE interface 91 Applying a MAC ACL to a VLAN interface 91 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 8
restrictions 111 802.1x authentication configuration tasks 112 Configure authentication between the switch and CNA or NIC 112 Interface-specific administrative tasks for 802. Configuring sFlow on specific interfaces 117 viii Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 9
128 Configuring IGMP snooping querier 128 Monitoring IGMP 129 FCoE configuration using the Fabric OS CLI In this chapter 131 FCoE configuration guidelines and restrictions 131 Managing and displaying the FCoE configuration 132 Enabling or disabling an FCoE port 132 Configuring FCMAP values for - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 10
file 141 Archive a startup configuration from Flash 141 Restore a startup configuration file from Flash 142 CEE configuration management commands 142 Flash file management commands 142 Debugging and logging commands 143 x Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 11
-Example 1 67 Configuring LAGs for a top-of-the-rack CEE switch-Example 2 67 Queue depth 100 Strict priority schedule - two queues 104 WRR schedule - two queues 105 Strict priority and Weighted Round Robin scheduler 106 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide xi 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 12
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MSTP configuration 50 Default MSTP configuration 50 Default 10-Gigabit Ethernet CEE interface-specific configuration 50 Default LACP management commands 142 CEE Flash memory file management commands 143 Debugging and logging commands 143 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 14
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Supported hardware and software xvi •Document conventions xvi •Notice to the reader (FCoE) on the Dell FCoE hardware. • Chapter describes some basic switch configurations for command Service (QoS). • Chapter 11, "Configuring 802.1x Port Authentication,"describes how to configure the 802.1x Port - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 16
following hardware platforms are supported in this release: • Dell M8428-k Within this manual, any appearance of the term "Dell FCoE hardware" is referring to: • Dell M8428-k • Dell FCOE10-24 port blade • Dell Converged 10GbE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter • Dell 2 port 10GbE Converged Network - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 17
guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case or situations. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide xvii 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 18
Management Module Protect Mode Getting technical help Dell is committed to ensuring that your investment in our products remains cost-effective. If you need assistance, or find errors in the manuals, contact Dell Technical Support. Contacting Dell For customers in the United States, call 800 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 19
devices may be FCoE end nodes (ENodes) such as servers, storage arrays, or tape drives on one end and FCoE Forwarders on the other end. FCoE Forwarders (FCFs) are switches providing FC fabric services and FCoE-to-FC bridging. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 1 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 20
fabric login and fabric discovery (FLOGI/FDISC) for VN-to-VF port connections is also part of the FIP. NOTE With pre-FIP servers to both LAN and SAN environments. Within this manual, any appearance of the term "Dell FCoE hardware" refers to any of Dell's FCoE products. NOTE The intermediate switching - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 21
fabric configuration Classic Layer 2 Ethernet switch Host 3 Host 1 Dell M8428-k Switch CNA or classic NIC FC switch Classic NIC Host 2 CNA or classic NIC FC switch Storage Layer 2 forwarding Layer 2 Ethernet frames are forwarded on the CEE ports. 802.1Q VLAN support is used to tag incoming - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 22
the ingress port, the frame is dropped. • If the Ethernet Frame Check Sequence (FCS) is incorrect, because the switch is in cut-through mode, a correctly formatted Ethernet frame is sent out with an incorrect FCS. • If the Ethernet frame is too short, the frame is discarded and the error counter is - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 23
of Service (CoS). The 802.1p Ethernet priority is used to tag frames in a VLAN with a Layer 2 CoS to prioritize traffic in the VLAN. The Dell CoS by the physical port number on the Dell FCoE hardware. • VLAN ID and Layer 2 CoS by LAG virtual port number-With this option, the port is set to classify - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 24
of the CEE port or VLAN. The Dell FCoE hardware supports a combination of two scheduling strategies to queue frames to the egress ports; Priority queuing, from different priority settings is switched to different outbound ports. Some outbound ports are already congested with background traffic - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 25
switching security. Standard ACLs inspect the source address for the inbound ports a physical port is used LAG virtual port is used to ports in the LAG. • An extended Ethernet ACL configured on a LAG virtual port to all ports in the the Switch Vertical Interface the Switch Vertical ports on the switch - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 26
CLI" on page 65. NOTE The Dell software supports a maximum 24 LAG interfaces. Flow Control 802.3x Ethernet pause and Ethernet Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) are used to prevent dropped frames by slowing traffic at the source end of a link. When a port on a switch or host is not ready to receive - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 27
have the ENode in the login group. • VLAN 1-The Dell FCoE hardware should not forward FIP frames on VLAN 1 because it is reserved for management traffic only. • A fabric-provided MAC address is supported. A server-provided MAC-address is not supported in the Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee release. NOTE In the - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 28
not match. The ENode logout is updated in the VN_port table. FPMA is supported. • Implicit logout-With the ENode directly connected to a CEE port, if the port that the ENode is attached to goes offline, the Dell FCoE hardware implicitly logs out that ENode. ENode logout is updated in the VN_port - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 29
Dell FCoE hardware. Each unit of Dell FCoE hardware maintains its own logincfg. • Login configuration management is optional-when login management name server. • ENode data-The Dell port command. FC zoning The Dell FCoE hardware FC zoning operates as follows: • The virtual devices created by the Dell - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 30
RSCN is generated to all registered and affected members when an FC switch port goes online or offline, causing ENode or FC devices to be added or removed. one FCoE VLAN is supported in the Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee release. 12 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 31
), Quality of Service (QoS), and LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol)/ DCBX protocol (Data Center Bridging eXchange) • FCoE login groups CEE Command Line Interface The Dell FCoE hardware introduces a new CLI designed to support the management of CEE and Layer 2 Ethernet switching functionality. The - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 32
switch reboots. During the boot sequence, the switch resets all configuration settings to the values in the startup-config file. To make your changes permanent, you must use either the write memory SecurityAdmin N O 14 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 33
CEE CLI features Console and VTY (line) configuration Port-channel 10-Gigabit Ethernet VLAN LLDP Spanning-tree CEE map ACLs Console Virtual terminal Table 3 lists the CEE CLI command modes and describes how to access them. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 15 53-1002116 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 34
access the command mode Description EXEC switch> Privileged EXEC switch# Global switch(config)# configuration Interface Port-channel: configuration switch(conf-if-po-63)# 10-Gigabit Ethernet (CEE port): switch(conf-if-te-0/1)# VLAN: switch(conf-if-vl-1)# Protocol LLDP: configuration - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 35
and configure CEE features. Extended ACL: switch(conf-macl-ext)# Console and switch(config-line)# VTY (line) configuration From the global configuration mode, configure a terminal connected through the console port by entering the line console command. Configure a terminal connected through - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 36
command, enter the keyword followed by the question mark (?). switch#terminal ? length Set number of lines on a screen no Negate a command or set switch#show i? interface Interface status and configuration ip Internet Protocol (IP) 18 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 37
show qos interface all command. switch#sh q i a If the switch does not recognize a command after Enter is pressed, an error message displays. switch#hookup ^ % Invalid input detected modifier also displays the command output. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 19 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 38
are assigned to ports 1 through 14. External interfaces are assigned to ports 15 through 22. The usual format for the 10 Gbps Ethernet interface is either intengigabitethernet slot/port or extengigabitethernet slot/port. 20 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 39
switch using CEE CLI commands. For detailed information about all the CEE CLI commands, refer to the Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference Supporting Fabric OS v6.4.0 (53-1001762-01). All of the CLI commands are entered using the Telnet or console interface on the Dell In short, the In short, - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 40
map. Only one FCoE VLAN can exist at a time. If the system boots without any FCoE VLANs, but with VLAN 1002 assigned as a LAN VLAN, switch(conf-fcoe-map)#do show fcoe-map fcoe-map default cee-map :default fcoe-vlan :6 interface(s) : 22 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 41
ID (PVID) Because the Ethernet uplink ports from the Dell FCoE hardware to the distribution layer switches will carry traffic for multiple VLANs, they are configured as 802.1q trunk ports. The downstream CEE ports connected to the server CNAs are configured as access ports with a PVID of either 10 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 42
By default, DCBX is turned on, but there are two TLVs that must be enabled to support FCoE on a CEE link: • dcbx-fcoe-app-tlv - IEEE Data Center Bridging eXchange FCoE Application protocol type to LLDP. switch(config)#protocol lldp 24 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 43
in Ethernet networks by establishing a fixed path between all the switches in a LAN. The Dell FCoE hardware supports three spanning tree variations: Standard Spanning Tree (STP), Rapid frames on an untagged interface to VLANs. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 25 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 44
Activating a VLAN classifier group with an interface port" on page 40. 4. Enter the copy command to save the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch(config)#end switch#copy running-config startup-config Configuring protect mode IBM's Advanced Management Module (AMM) can set or control - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 45
the maximum values supported for the following features TABLE 6 IP static route features and capabilities Feature Capability Interface with IP Address 128 ECMP 63 Members per ECMP 64 LAG 63 Members per LAG 64 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 27 53-1002116 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 46
to many different destination subnets, can cause high processor utilization and a large ARP cache. Specifying a 0/1, with an administrative distance of 1. switch(config)#ip route 1.1.1.1/32 intengigabitethernet 0/1 manually. 28 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 47
mode. 1. Display a summary of the IP routing table. switch>show ip route summary Route Source Networks Subnets connected 0 1 static 1 1 internal 1 Total 2 2 Overhead 64 128 192 Memory (bytes) 160 320 1180 1660 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 29 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 48
information about all the IP static routes. switch>show ip route all Codes: C - connected, S - static, switch>clear ip route 10.0.0.0/8 4. Optional: Use the clear ip route command to remove all static ip routes. switch>clear ip route all 30 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 49
33 •Default VLAN configuration 33 •VLAN configuration and management 34 •Configuring protocol-based VLAN classifier rules 38 • the FCoE VLAN. Ingress VLAN filtering A frame arriving at Dell FCoE hardware is either associated with a specific port or with a VLAN, depending on whether the frame is - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 50
important facts you should know about Ingress VLAN filtering: • Ingress VLAN filtering is based on port VLAN membership. • Port VLAN membership is configured through the CEE CLI. • Dynamic VLAN registration is not supported. • The Dell FCoE hardware does VLAN filtering at both the ingress and egress - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 51
converged interface to classify untagged packets (by using classifiers or the default port VLAN ID) to the same VLAN as VLAN-tagged packets coming In this case, the MAC address is the forwarding address and the forwarding entry can be overwritten by the ACL. • The Dell CEE switch supports Ethernet - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 52
only support 10-Gigabit Ethernet. To enable and disable an interface port, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode. 1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 53
Enter the interface command to select the VLAN interface number. switch(config)#interface vlan 55 3. Enter the spanning-tree shutdown command to disable spanning tree on VLAN 1002. switch(conf-if-vl-55)#spanning-tree shutdown Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 35 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 54
command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the no switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#do show running-config interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 Configuring an interface port as an access interface Each CEE interface port supports - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 55
configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/19 3. Enter the no shutdown command to enable the CEE interface. 4. Enter the switchport command to - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 56
the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/10 3. Enter supported: • Ethernet hexadecimal (0x0000 through 0xffff) • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) 38 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 57
group and adding rules VLAN classifier groups (1 through 16) can contain any number of VLAN classifier rules. NOTE A vlan classifier cannot be added to the and add a rule. switch(config)#vlan classifier group 1 add rule 1 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 39 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 58
interfaces, including static and dynamic: switch#show vlan 20 brief Configuring the MAC address table Each CEE port has a MAC address table. The MAC address table stores a number of unicast and multicast address entries without flooding any frames. Dell FCoE hardware has a configurable aging timer - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 59
global configuration mode. 2. Add the static address 0011.2222.3333 to the MAC address table with a packet received on VLAN 100: switch(config)#mac-address-table static 0011.2222.3333 forward intengigabitethernet 0/1 vlan 100 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 41 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 60
5 Configuring the MAC address table 42 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 61
and management 51 •Configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on CEE interface ports 58 STP overview The IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) runs on bridges and switches that • Forwarding-The interface forwards frames. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 43 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 62
-te-0/11)#spanning-tree portfast switch(conf-if-te-0/11)#exit Repeat these commands for every port connected to workstations or PCs. 5. Set the following ports to forwarding mode: • All ports of the root switch • The root port • The designated port 44 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 63
root" on page 59. Note that this step is optional. All other switch ports connect to other switches and bridges are automatically placed in blocking mode. This does not apply to ports connected to workstations or PCs; these ports remain in the forwarding state. 7. Enter the copy command to save the - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 64
" on page 53. 8. switch(conf-stp)#error-disable-timeout interval 60 9. Configure the port-channel path cost. For details, see "Specifying the port-channel path cost" on page 54. switch(conf-stp)#port-channel path-cost custom 46 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 65
(conf-if-te-0/11)#exit Repeat these commands for every port connected to workstations or PCs. 13. Set the following ports to forwarding mode: • All ports of the root switch • The root port • The designated port For details, see "Specifying the port priority" on page 61. 14. Enable the guard root - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 66
that have the same MSTP configuration is called an MSTP region. NOTE Dell supports 16 MSTP instances and one MSTP region. MSTP introduces a hierarchical way of managing switch domains using regions. Switches that share common MSTP configuration attributes belong to a region. The MSTP configuration - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 67
option is not supported. • For switches to be in the same MSTP region, they must have the same VLAN-to-instance map, the same configuration revision number, and the same name. • Spanning Tree topologies must not be enabled on any direct server connections to the front-end Ten Gigabit Ethernet ports - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 68
delay Bridge maximum aging time Error disable timeout timer Error disable timeout interval Port-channel path cost Bridge hello time number Disabled 32768 20 hops 0 Table 11 lists the switch defaults for the 10-Gigabit Ethernet CEE interface-specific configuration. TABLE 11 Default 10-Gigabit - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 69
MSTP configuration and management NOTE To see the minimum configuration required to enable FCoE on the Dell M8428-k switch, refer to Chapter 3, "Initial FCoE and CEE Configuration". NOTE You need to enter either the copy running-config startup-config command or the write memory command to save your - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 70
command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the protocol command to enable STP, RSTP, or MSTP. switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree stp 3. Specify the bridge forward delay. switch(conf-stp)#forward-delay 20 52 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 71
switch(conf-stp)##max-age 25 Enabling the error disable timeout timer In any mode (STP, RSTP, or MSTP), use this command to enable the timer to bring a port out of the disabled state. When the STP BPDU guard disables a port, the port remains in the disabled state unless the port is enabled manually - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 72
burst size by specifying the transmit hold count value. The command configures the maximum number of BPDUs transmitted per second for RSTP and MSTP before pausing for 1 second hold count. switch(config)#transmit-holdcount 5 54 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 73
, and MSTP configuration and management 6 Enabling Cisco interoperability (MSTP) In MSTP mode, use this command to enable or disable the ability of the Dell FCoE hardware to interoperate with certain legacy Cisco switches. If Cisco interoperability is required on any switch in the network, then - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 74
configuration mode. 2. Enter the protocol command to enable MSTP. switch(config)#protocol spanning-tree mstp 3. Enter the revision command to specify a revision number for an MSTP configuration. switch(conf-mstp)#revision 17 56 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 75
STP, RSTP, and MSTP configuration and management 6 Flushing MAC addresses (RSTP and MSTP) For for the other ports in the switch. If a BPDU frame with the topology change flag is received continuously, the switch continues to flush the FDB. This behavior is the default behavior. • Dell method-With - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 76
switch#show spanning-tree brief Configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on CEE interface ports This section details the commands for enabling and configuring STP, RSTP, or MSTP on individual 10-Gigabit Ethernet CEE interface ports on Dell and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 77
CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 port or the path to the root for the switch. The root port provides the best path from the switch to the root switch. By default, guard root is disabled. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 78
ports port on which it is enabled is a designated port. If the guard root-enabled port slot/port number. switch(config)# root on a CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree BPDUs sent by the root switch. Changing the hello-time affects slot/port number. switch(config slot/port number. switch( - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 79
and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface port fast on the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree portfast Specifying the port priority From the CEE interface, use this command to specify the port priority. The range is 0 through 240 in increments of 16. The default is 128. Dell - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 80
port number. switch port priority on the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree priority 32 Restricting the port from becoming a root port From the CEE interface, use this command to restrict a port from becoming a root port port number. switch port number. switch interface. switch(conf-if - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 81
interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the no shutdown command on the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree shutdown Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 63 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 82
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management 69 •LACP troubleshooting be done by manually configuring the Dell FCoE hardware supports Dell-proprietary LAG. Each LAG is associated with an aggregator. The aggregator manages the Ethernet frame collection and distribution functions. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 84
value equal to the port-channel identification number. Figure 4 and Figure 5 show typical IP SAN configurations using LAGs. In a data center the Dell M8428-k switch fits into the top-of-the-rack use case where all the servers in a rack are connected to the Dell M8428-k switch through Twinax copper - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 85
Center Network Core Layer Data Center Core Data Center Network Aggregation Layer Router Data Center Network Access Layer (Dell M8428-k) Dell M8428-k Switch Router Dell M8428-k Switch Data Center Database Server Layer Servers Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 86
sharing multiple physical Ethernet links can aggregate a number of those physical links using LACP. LACP partner switch become members of the LAG. LACP continuously exchanges LACPDUs to monitor the health . • A maximum of four Dell LAGs can be created per port-group. LAG distribution process The - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 87
setting System priority Port priority Timeout 32768 32768 Long (standard LAG) and short (Dell LAG) LACP configuration and management You need to enter either the copy running-config startup-config command or the write memory command to save your configuration changes to Flash memory so that they - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 88
command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the no shutdown for the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#lacp timeout short Configuring minimum links feature The minimum links feature allows a port-channel to operate at - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 89
internal interface to use as the tracking monitor. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/8 2. Enable tracking. switch(conf-if-int-0/8)#track enable 3. the specified LAG group number. switch#clear lacp 42 counters Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 71 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 90
troubleshooting tips To troubleshoot problems with your LACP configuration, use the following troubleshooting switches. • Make sure that LACPDUs are being received and transmitted on both ends of the link and that there are no error PDUs. This can be verified by entering the show lacp counters port - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 91
troubleshooting tips 7 • Make sure that LACPDUs are being received and transmitted on both ends of the link and there are no error PDUs. This can be verified by entering the show lacp port problem, the show port-channel command displays the following: Mux machine state : Deskew not OK. If a Dell- - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 92
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administrator to statically monitor and configure each device in the network. Using LLDP, network devices such as routers and switches advertise information about devices and is available to network management systems. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 75 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 94
discover about their neighbors. Advertisement data such as a neighbor's management address, device type, and port identification is useful in determining what neighboring devices are in the network. NOTE Dell's LLDP implementation supports a one-to-one connection. Each interface has one and only - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 95
through manual configuration. - Power through media switch, host, or router where the port resides. - Primitive supported/version TLV-Indicates where the link-level primitives are supported (if supported) and the link-level primitive version. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 96
number supported between link partners. The DCBX protocol and feature TLVs are treated as a superset of the LLDP standard. • QoS management-DCBX capabilities exchanged with a link partner are passed down to the QoS management entity to set up the Dell groups in the Dell FCoE hardware. TABLE - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 97
support for the same DCBX version as the Dell FCoE hardware. The Dell FCoE hardware supports . The Dell FCoE hardware detects the version used by the link neighbor and automatically switches between the management" on page 80. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 79 53-1002116 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 98
-tlv LLDP configuration and management NOTE You need to enter either the copy running-config startup-config command or the write memory command to save your mode. 2. Disable LLDP globally. switch(config)#no protocol lldp 80 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 99
configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter LLDP configuration mode. switch(config)#protocol lldp 3. Specify a user description for LLDP. switch(conf-lldp)#description Dell-LLDP-installed-july-25 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 81 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 100
switch(conf-lldp)#hello 45 Configuring the hold time for receiving devices To configure the hold time for receiving devices, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode. This configures the number switch(config)#protocol lldp 82 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53- - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 101
NOTE FCoE traffic is only supported on the priority level that switch(conf-lldp)#lldp fcoe-priority-bits 3 Configuring LLDP profiles You can configure up to 64 profiles on a switch. Using the no profile NAME command deletes the entire profile. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 102
interface-level command options, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode. 1. Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/10 84 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 103
#show lldp • Display LLDP interface-related information. switch#show lldp interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 • Display LLDP neighbor-related information. switch#show lldp neighbors interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 detail Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 85 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 104
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management 88 ACL overview NOTE In the Dell Fabric OS release, only Layer 2 MAC access control lists (ACLs) are supported. ACLs filter traffic for the Dell interface, the switch compares the of denial of service (DOS) attacks Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 87 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 106
management You need to enter either the copy running-config startup-config command or the write memory Dell M8428-k switch, refer to Chapter 3, "Initial FCoE and CEE Configuration". Creating a standard MAC ACL and adding rules NOTE You can use the resequence command to change all the sequence numbers - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 107
-std)#exit switch(config)#end switch#copy running-config startup-config Modifying MAC ACL rules You cannot modify the existing rules of a MAC ACL. However, you can remove the rule and then recreate it with the desired changes. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 89 53-1002116 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 108
65535. For example, in the task listed below the resequence command assigns a sequence number of 50 to the rule named test_02, then the second rule has a sequence number of 55 and the third rule a has a sequence number of 60. 90 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 109
assign sequence numbers to the rules contained in the MAC ACL. switch#resequence access port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enter the switchport command to configure the interface as a Layer 2 switch port interface to the MAC ACL. switch(config)#interface vlan 50 3. Enter - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 110
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control to provide quality of service. Traffic running through the switches can be classified as switching devices can exacerbate this problem. Multicast rate limiting controls frame replication to minimize the impact of multicast traffic. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 112
port the scheduling algorithm selects the order the queues are serviced supports a hybrid policy combining SP and DWRR servicing. Under a hybrid scheduler configuration, the highest priority queues are serviced service one of the switch's eight unicast switched traffic to the port default user priority value - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 113
the QoS trust mode The QoS trust mode controls user priority mapping of incoming traffic. The Class of Service (CoS) mode sets the user priority based on the incoming CoS value. If the incoming packet is the CoS trust mode. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 95 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 114
the configuration mode and return to EXEC mode. switch(conf-if-te-0/2)#exit switch(config)#end 4. Enter the copy command to save the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch#copy running-config startup-config 96 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 115
to the startup-config file. switch#copy running-config startup-config Traffic class mapping The Dell M8428-k supports eight unicast traffic classes for isolation and to control servicing for different priorities of application data. Traffic classes are numbered from 0 through 7, with higher values - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 116
incurred on the ingress and the egress ports. Multicast traffic Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee supports four multicast traffic classes for isolation and to control servicing for different priorities of application data. Traffic classes are numbered from 0 through 7, with higher values designating higher - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 117
steps from Privileged EXEC mode. 1. Enter global configuration mode. switch#configure terminal 2. Verify the CoS-Traffic-Class mapping specifying a name and the mapping. switch(config)#show qos map cos-traffic-class test Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 99 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 118
can begin filling up due to a number of reasons, such as over subscription of port is set below 100 percent of the buffer memory, then you can also ensure that a single port does not monopolize the entire shared memory pool. FIGURE 6 Queue depth The tail drop algorithm can be extended to support - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 119
switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch 2-byte pause number, which states support is provided for auto-negotiation. • Pause generation is based on input (receive) queueing. Queue levels are tracked per input port - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 120
mode. switch#configure terminal 2. Specify the 10-gigabit Ethernet interface. switch(config)# level. For example, the Pause number zero applies to priority zero, Pause number one applies to priority one, switch#configure terminal 102 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 121
limit values are supported, one for switch(config)#qos rcv-queue multicast rate-limit 10000 The following example creates a lower maximum multicast frame expansion rate to 10000pkt/s. switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 122
Dell M8428-k supports both Strict Priority (SP) and Deficit Weighted Round Robin (DWRR) scheduling algorithms. Also supported is the flexible selection of the number The round robin aspect of the scheduling allows each queue to be serviced in a set ordering, sending a limited amount of data before - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 123
of SP-to-WRR queues. The number of SP queues is specified in N (SP1 through 8), then the highest priority traffic classes are configured for SP service and the remaining eight are WRR serviced. Table 20 describes the set of scheduling configurations supported. When you configure the QoS queue - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 124
strictly higher priority than WRR so they are serviced first. Once all SP queues are drained, then switch#copy running-config startup-config Multicast queue scheduling The multicast traffic classes are numbered from 0 to 7; higher numbered Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 125
supports SP+WRR service and multiple physical queues with the same service bandwidth. switch:admin>cmsh switch>enable switch#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. switch(config)#qos Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 107 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 126
PFC-enabled priority queue. The CoS number must be identical to the priority queue number. If your configuration violates this restriction an error message displays and the Priority Group Table 0 15.7 1 15.6 2 15.5 108 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 127
pfc 4. Define the CEE map for PGID 1. switch(config-ceemap)#priority-group-table 1 weight 50 5. Enter the copy command to save the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch#copy running-config startup-config Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 109 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 128
. switch#configure terminal 2. Specify the 10-gigabit Ethernet interface. In this example, 0/2 is used. switch(config switch#configure terminal 2. Verify the CEE map provisioning for a specified name. switch(config)#show cee maps default 110 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 129
-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP-v0 protocols are supported by the RADIUS server and are transparent to the authenticator switch. When the supplicant logs off, it sends an EAP-logoff message to the Dell FCoE hardware which then sets the port back to the "unauthorized" state. 802.1x configuration guidelines - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 130
the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch(config)#end switch#copy running-config startup-config Interface-specific administrative tasks for 802.1x It is essential to configure the 802.1x port authentication protocol globally on the Dell FCoE hardware, and then enable 802.1x and make - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 131
the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch(conf-if-te-0/16)#exit switch(config)#end switch#copy running-config startup-config Configuring 802.1x timeouts on specific interface ports NOTE While you are free to modify the timeouts, Dell recommends that you leave timeouts set to their - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 132
port-control command to disable 802.1x Authentication. switch(conf-if-te-0/16)#no dot1x authentication 4. Enter the copy command to save the running-config file to the startup-config file. switch(conf-if-te-0/16)#exit switch(config)#end switch#copy running-config startup-config 114 Dell Converged - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 133
monitoring high-speed switched networks that can be implemented in a broad range of networking devices from Layer 2 switches to high-end core originating agent's IP address, a sequence number, how many samples it contains and Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 115 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 134
globally Dell recommends that you globally configure sFlow on the switch first, then make custom alterations to specific interface ports. For Privileged EXEC mode. 6. Confirm the sFlow configuration status. switch#show sflow sFlow services are enabled Global default sampling rate: 4096 Global default - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 135
command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. switch(config)#interface extengigabitethernet 1/16 2. Enable sFlow for the interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#sflow enable interface 3. Configure the sFlow polling interval. switch(conf-if-te-1/16)#sflow polling-interval 135 4. Set - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 136
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, but Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee allows bidirectional traffic monitoring on the source port. Port Mirroring limitations The limitations of Port Mirroring connections are as follows: • Mirror port can be any port on the same switch as the source port. • Mirror port should not be configured to carry normal - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 138
Port Mirroring To configure Port Mirroring for packets traveling in both directions, perform the following steps in global configuration mode. 1. Open a monitor session and assign a session number switch(config)# monitor session 1 120 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 139
session using the no option. switch(config)#no monitor session 1 4. Return to Privileged EXEC mode with the exit command. 5. Display the monitor session again to confirm the connection deletion. switch#show monitor session 1 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 121 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 140
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•RMON overview 123 •RMON configuration and management 123 RMON overview Remote monitoring (RMON) is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard monitoring specification that allows various network agents and console systems to exchange network monitoring data. The RMON specification defines - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 142
statistics are measured by the probe for each monitored interface on the switch. These statistics include, but aren't limited switch#configure terminal 2. Enter the interface command to specify the CEE interface type and slot/port number. 124 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 143
port number. switch(config)#interface intengigabitethernet 0/1 3. Enable the CEE interface. switch(conf-if-te-0/1)#no shutdown 4. Activate RMON history collection for the interface. switch switch#copy running-config startup-config Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 125 53- - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 144
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received on them. The Layer-2 switch also provides for a way to configure forwarding states statically through the CLI. NOTE Dell Fabric OS supports IGMPv1 and IGMPv2. Active IGMP snooping IGMP snooping is normally passive by nature, as it simply monitors IGMP traffic without filtering. However - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 146
on all interfaces. switch(config)#ip igmp snooping enable 3. Configure a VLAN port member to be a multi-router interface. switch (config)#interface vlan 25 switch (conf-if-vl-25 , use the IGMP snooping querier in a VLAN. 128 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 147
procedure to monitor IGMP snooping on a CEE/FCoE switch. 1. switch#show ip igmp groups 3. Use the show ip igmp statistics command to display the IGMP statistics for a VLAN or interface. switch#show ip igmp snooping statistics interface vlan 1 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 148
15 Monitoring IGMP 4. Use the show ip igmp mrouter to display multicast router (mrouter) port related information for all VLANs, or a specific VLAN. switch#show ip igmp snooping mrouter - or - switch#show ip igmp snooping mrouter interface vlan 1 5. When you have reviewed the IGMP statistics for the - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 149
ports only support 10-Gigabit Ethernet. • Features that are not supported on the Dell M8428-k switch or the FCOE10-24 blade: - Virtual fabrics - Admin Domains - Port-based zoning - QoS zoning - Adaptive networking - FC-SP for the FCoE ports - Interop mode - FC routing - Integrated routing - Hot Code - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 150
and displaying the FCoE configuration Managing and displaying the FCoE configuration FCoE technology bridges the boundary between the SAN and LAN sections of your network. FCoE configuration tasks require mostly configuration of the interface ports on the switch. NOTE To assist you in configuring - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 151
• -teport slot/port-Specifies the slot or port number. • -device wwn-Specifies the device WWN. switch:admin> fcoe --resetlogin -teport slot/port | -device wwn Displaying command allows unrestricted login on ENode VN_ports. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 133 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 152
. Task Command Enable the FCoE login configuration management switch:admin> fcoelogincfg --enable on the switch (this is a switch-based command, not port-based). Disable the FCoE login configuration management on the switch. switch:admin> fcoelogincfg --disable Displaying or aborting the - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 153
switches. switch: managing the FCoE login group configuration Another important task in administrating FCoE is configuring the FCoE login information. Creating an FCoE login group The FCoE login group enables you to configure login policies. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 154
login group, perform the following task. Task Command Delete an FCoE login group. Syntax is as follows: • lgname-Specify the name of the login group. switch:admin> fcoelogingroup --delete lgname 136 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 155
Creating and managing the FCoE login group configuration 16 Renaming an FCoE login group To .xx.xx.xx.x. Only specified members are allowed to log into the switch. switch:admin> fcoelogingroup --rename lgname newlgname Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 137 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 156
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can be saved as the startup configuration (startup-config) file. When the switch is booted, the system reads the contents of the startup-config file and applies it to the running-config. Typical CEE configuration management tasks are as follows: • Saving the startup-config and running-config files - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 158
steps from Privileged EXEC mode. 1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the write command to erase the startup configuration file. switch#write erase 140 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 159
CEE configuration management tasks 17 Archiving the running configuration file This tasks allows you . 2. Enter the copy command to restore the archived configuration file. switch#copy startup-config flash://config_filename Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 141 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 160
Flash file management commands Table 25 describes the common tasks used to manage the Flash files on the switch. The Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference contains complete information on all available CLI commands. 142 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 161
CEE components. switch#show logging Display the collection of information needed for technical support. switch#show tech-support NOTE: The supportsave command in Fabric OS includes the debugging data provided by the above commands. Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 143 53 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 162
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server, 27, 111 authenticator, 27, 111 Numerics 8000 CEE switch numbers, 90 default configuration B basic management TLV sets, port for RSTP, MSTP, 59 enabling guard root for STP, port fast, 61 path cost, configuring for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 58 restricting the port from becoming a root port the port priority for - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 164
18 configuration management saving changes, 14 congestion control QoS, 100 queuing, 6 console interface, Dell FCoE hardware, 2 document conventions, xvi dynamic link aggregation, 68 E EAP, 27, 111 edge detection, configuring for STP, RSTP, MSTP, 58 edge port, enabling a CEE interface as an edge port - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 165
FIP discovery, 8 login, 9 logincfg, 11 logout, 10 name server, 11 registered state change notification (RSCN), 12 FLOGI, 1 flow notes, 69 default LACP configuration, 69 overview troubleshooting tips, 72 LAGs 802.1x, 27, Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 147 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 166
configuring, 34 multicast rate limiting, QoS, 103 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol See MSTP N name server, 11 network flow control, 8 loop-free STP, RSTP, MSTP, 5 trunking, 8 field, 94 scheduling, 104 Quality of Service See QoS Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 167
switch port configuration, 36 system priority, configuring for LACP, 70 T T11-FC-BB5, 1 technical help, xviii telnet, 15 terminology FCoE, 1 timeout period, configuring for LACP, 70 TLV sets basic management TLV, 76 Dell configuring for RSTP, MSTP, 54 troubleshooting tips, LACP, 72 trunk interface, - Dell PowerEdge M520 | Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide - Page 168
VLAN counters, 40 configuring a CEE interface as a Layer 2 switch port, 36 configuring a CEE interface as an access or trunk interface, important management notes, 34 ingress VLAN filtering, 31 overview, 31 tagging, 4 Z zoning, FC, 11 150 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53
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