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Table 22. Dell PowerSwitch Series installation resources (continued) Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series Link Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5200F-On Series Installation Guide https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/networking-s5224fon/s5200-on_install_pub/one-half-u-front-rack-installation? guid=guid-70a5c88e-3b65-422c-afd0-e9e1293877a2&lang=en-us If you are not deploying the PowerStore T model appliance, than refer to the switch proprietary documentation for steps to install the switches into the cabinet. Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series for Storage services At a minimum you will need to configure one out-of-band (OOB) management switch, and two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches for PowerStore T model to support iSCSI or NVMe/TCP host connectivity, replication, import, clustering or Network Attached Storage (NAS). As recommended, the following steps describe how to configure the two ToR switches with Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) layer 2 (L2) interconnect between the two ToR switches. For steps to configure PowerStore T model deployments without a VLT interconnect, see: Configuring PowerStore T model without VLTi. NOTE: Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) is specific to Dell PowerSwitich connectivity. The industry term is also referred to as Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG) 1. Get the completed Switch resources for storage services worksheet. 2. Establish a terminal session to the switch. 3. Validate the switch version and licensing. 4. Configure the general settings on the ToR switches. 5. Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect. 6. Configure the uplink ports on the ToR switches. 7. Configure the networks on the ToR switches: ● iSCSI network ● NVMe/TCP network ● Replication and Block Import network ● NAS network ● Cluster network 8. If you have not done so already, cable the switches as described in Cable the Dell PowerSwitch Series for deployments with ToR switches. Once you have configured and cabled the ToR switches to the base enclosure nodes, validate the configuration before discovering the PowerStore T model appliance. For validation options see: Validate switch configuration. Get the completed Switch resources for Storage services worksheet Prior to configuring PowerStore T model, you should have worked with your network administrator to reserve network resources, and complete the Switch resources for Storage services worksheet. The following Switch resources for Storage services worksheet has been completed with the network resources used in the configuration steps provided in this document. You can use this worksheet exactly as it is if you are deploying your PowerStore T model networks with Dell PowerSwitches Series S4148 switches. If you are not configuring your switches and networks with the resources used in this guide, you can complete a new Switch resources for Storage services worksheet with the information relevant to your environment. To download a blank worksheet see Switch resources for Storage services worksheet (blank). Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches 57

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Table 22. Dell PowerSwitch Series installation resources (continued)
Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series
Link
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5200F-On Series
Installation Guide
on/s5200-on_install_pub/one-half-u-front-rack-installation?
guid=guid-70a5c88e-3b65-422c-afd0-e9e1293877a2&lang=en-us
If you are not deploying the PowerStore T model appliance, than refer to the switch proprietary documentation for steps to
install the switches into the cabinet.
Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series for Storage
services
At a minimum you will need to configure one out-of-band (OOB) management switch, and two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
for PowerStore T model to support iSCSI or NVMe/TCP host connectivity, replication, import, clustering or Network Attached
Storage (NAS).
As recommended, the following steps describe how to configure the two ToR switches with Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) layer
2 (L2) interconnect between the two ToR switches. For steps to configure PowerStore T model deployments without a VLT
interconnect, see:
Configuring PowerStore T model without VLTi
.
NOTE:
Virtual Link Trunking (VLT) is specific to Dell PowerSwitich connectivity. The industry term is also referred to as
Multi-chassis Link Aggregation Group (MC-LAG)
1.
Get the completed Switch resources for storage services worksheet
.
2.
Establish a terminal session to the switch
.
3.
Validate the switch version and licensing
.
4.
Configure the general settings on the ToR switches
.
5.
Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect
.
6.
Configure the uplink ports on the ToR switches
.
7.
Configure the networks on the ToR switches:
●
iSCSI network
●
NVMe/TCP network
●
Replication and Block Import network
●
NAS network
●
Cluster network
8.
If you have not done so already, cable the switches as described in
Cable the Dell PowerSwitch Series for deployments with
ToR switches
.
Once you have configured and cabled the ToR switches to the base enclosure nodes, validate the configuration before
discovering the PowerStore T model appliance. For validation options see:
Validate switch configuration
.
Get the completed Switch resources for Storage services
worksheet
Prior to configuring PowerStore T model, you should have worked with your network administrator to reserve network
resources, and complete the
Switch resources for Storage services worksheet
.
The following
Switch resources for Storage services worksheet
has been completed with the network resources used in the
configuration steps provided in this document. You can use this worksheet exactly as it is if you are deploying your PowerStore
T model networks with Dell PowerSwitches Series S4148 switches.
If you are not configuring your switches and networks with the resources used in this guide, you can complete a new
Switch
resources for Storage services worksheet
with the information relevant to your environment. To download a blank worksheet
see
Switch resources for Storage services worksheet (blank)
.
Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
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