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Chapter 3 Appendix A Modifying the converged network switch IP address 10 Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address 11 Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address 11 Using the Dell M8428-k CLI to set the IP address 12 Configuring for FCoE 13 Connecting the switch to the Ethernet management network . . . . 14 Connecting the switch to the fabric 14 Changing from NPIV aggregator mode to full fabric mode 17 Changing to full fabric mode using the browser-based GUI . . . 17 Changing to full fabric mode using the command line interface 18 Changing from full fabric mode to NPIV aggregator mode 18 Changing to NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI 18 Changing to NPIV mode using the command line interface . . . 19 Backing up the configuration 20 Operating the Dell M8428-k In this chapter 21 Interoperability 21 Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports 21 Accessing the converged network switch 22 Interpreting POST results 22 Interpreting LED activity 23 Switch module status LEDs 23 Port status LEDs 24 Locating the serial number 24 Removing and replacing the converged network switch 25 Dell M8428-k specifications In this chapter 27 NPIV Mode default port mapping 27 Processor and memory specifications 27 Weight and physical dimensions 28 Facility requirements 28 Electrical 29 Architectural specification 29 Supported mezzanine cards 30 Fibre Channel standards compliance 30 iv Dell M8428-k Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001980-01

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Dell M8428-k Hardware Reference Manual
53-1001980-01
Modifying the converged network switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Dell M8428-k CLI to set the IP address. . . . . . . . . . .12
Configuring for FCoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Connecting the switch to the Ethernet management network . . . .14
Connecting the switch to the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Changing from NPIV aggregator mode to full fabric mode. . . . . . . . 17
Changing to full fabric mode using the browser-based GUI . . . 17
Changing to full fabric mode using the command line
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Changing from full fabric mode to NPIV aggregator mode. . . . . . . . 18
Changing to NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI . . . . . . .18
Changing to NPIV mode using the command line interface . . . 19
Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Chapter 3
Operating the Dell M8428-k
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Accessing the converged network switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Interpreting LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Switch module status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Port status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Locating the serial number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removing and replacing the converged network switch . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix A
Dell M8428-k specifications
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
NPIV Mode default port mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Processor and memory specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Architectural specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Supported mezzanine cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Fibre Channel standards compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30