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Table 1. PowerStore T model deployment options Deployment option Protocols and services Switch requirements Initial deployment (Required) Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity At least one Management switch Refer to Part 1: PowerStore T model Initial Deployment Add storage services (Optional) Block-optimized which includes Fibre Channel (FC) connectivity with the option of adding: ● iSCSI host connectivity ● NVMe/TCP host connectivity ● Replication and Block Import ● Clustering At least one management switch and two Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches Part 2: PowerStore T model Add Storage Services Unified which includes Fibre Channel connectivity, Block-optimized options with the option of adding: ● Network Attached Storage ● File Mobility (required for File Replication and File Import) Supported switches PowerStore can be purchased with the following Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running OS10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE). ● S4148F-ON ● S4148T-ON ● S5248F-ON The planning, and requirements sections of this guide can be used to prepare to deploy PowerStore appliance with any supported switch. The configuration steps provided in this guide, however, are specific steps for deploying PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches. If you will not be deploying PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches, see the PowerStore Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix for the list of supported switches. The Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix is available from https://dell.com/powerstoredocs. If you are unable to access the Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix, please contact your service provider. For further information about the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running Operating System 10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE) refer to the following documents. Table 2. PowerSwitch documentation resources Document Reference Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100ON Series Installation Guide S5200F-ON Series Installation Guide PowerSwitch site preparation requirements, step-by-step procedures for rack mounting and desk mounting, inserting modules, and connecting to a power source. OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide Contains the necessary steps to install the operating system, access the switch remotely, and run the switch commands. Location For Dell EMC S4148F-ON, and S4148TON switches go to the Dell EMC PoweSwitch S4148-ON/S4148T-ON/ S4148FE-ON Documentation page at: https://www.dell.com/support/ home/us/en/04/product-support/product/ networking-s4148f-on/docs For Dell EMC S5248F-ON switches go to the PowerSwitch S5248F-ON Documentation page at: 8 Overview

Section	Page
Dell EMC PowerStore Networking Guide for PowerStore T Models	1
Contents	3
Additional Resources	6
Overview	7
PowerStore T model appliance overview	7
PowerStore T model initial deployment and storage network configuration	7
Supported switches	8
Initial Deployment	10
Initial deployment of PowerStore T model overview	11
Initial deployment of PowerStore T model	11
Prepare to configure the Management switch and networks	12
Reserve network resources for initial deployment	12
Complete the required fields in the Initial Configuration Worksheet	13
Switch and network requirements for initial deployment	16
Management switch connectivity	16
Types of networks required for initial deployment	18
VLAN options during initial deployment	20
IP requirements for initial deployment	21
Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment	23
Configuring with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches overview	23
Install the Management switch into the PowerStore T model cabinet	23
Get your completed Management Network Preparation Worksheet	24
Steps to configure the Management switch for initial deployment	25
Establish a terminal session to the switch	25
Validate the switch version and licensing	26
Configure the Management switch	27
Cable the Management switch	28
Validate the configuration on the Management switch	30
Network Validation Tool for PowerStore	31
Discovering PowerStore Appliances	32
Discovery with a direct connection	32
Discovery with a remote connection	33
Remote discovery using Discovery Tool	33
Remote discovery with a static IP address	33
Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance	35
Initial Configuration Wizard	35
Get your completed Initial Configuration Worksheet	36
Add Storage Services	39
Storage services overview	40
Storage services	40
Prepare to configure the switches and networks for Storage services	41
Switch resources for Storage services worksheet	41
Network configuration worksheet for Storage services	45
Switch requirements for deployments with storage services	47
Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch connectivity options and requirements	47
Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch to ToR switch (L2) connectivity options	47
Direct interconnect using Multi-chassis Link Aggregation (MC-LAG)	48
Direct interconnect not using MC-LAG	49
No direct interconnect between the switches	50
Network requirements for deployments with storage services	52
Storage services network traffic	52
Link Aggregation Control Protocol requirements	53
VLAN requirements for Storage networks	54
Storage network IP address requirements for adding storage services	54
Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches	55
Sample configuration	55
Install the Top-of-Rack switches into the PowerStore T model cabinet	56
Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series for Storage services	57
Get the completed Switch resources for Storage services worksheet	57
Establish a terminal session to the switch	61
Validate the switch version and licensing	62
Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	63
Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect	64
Configure the uplink ports on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	66
Configure the iSCSI network on the ToR switches	67
Configure NVMe/TCP network on the ToR switches	68
Configure the Replication and Block Import network on the ToR switches	69
Configure NAS networks on the ToR switches	70
Configure Cluster network on the Top-of-Rack switches	72
Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches for Storage services	75
Cable the ToR switches together	75
Cable the Top-of-Rack switches to the core uplinks	76
Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches	77
Cable the iSCSI and Replication and Import networks	77
Cable the NVMe/TCP network	78
Cable the NAS network	79
Cable the Cluster network	80
Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches	82
Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	82
Network Validation Tool after adding the Top-of-Rack switches to your PowerStore T model deployment	88
Configure Storage networks in PowerStore Manager	89
Create Block-optimized Storage networks in PowerStore Manager	89
Create NAS networks in PowerStore Manager	91
Optionally, add the File Import Interface in PowerStore Manager	92
File Mobility	94
File Mobility overview	94
Create File Mobility in PowerStore Manager	97
Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports	98
Expand a Storage network	98
Cable the nodes to the ToR switches	98
Configure the VLAN on the ToR switches	99
Add IP addresses and map the Storage network to the ports	100
Create an additional Storage network	101
Create a new Storage network	101
Cable the nodes to the ToR switches	101
Configure a Storage network on the ToR switches	102
Create an additional Storage network in PowerStore Manager	103
Configuring PowerStore T model with ToR switches and no VLT interconnect	104
Steps to configure PowerStore T model with ToR switches without VLT	104
Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series configuration operations	105
Dell EMC SmartFabric Services	105
Dell EMC SmartFabric Storage Software	105
Reset the switch to factory settings	105
Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series used in PowerStore T model deployments	106
Example of running configuration for the Management switch	106

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Table 1. PowerStore T model deployment options

Deployment option

Protocols and services

Switch requirements

Refer to

Initial deployment

(Required)

Fibre Channel (FC)

connectivity

At least one Management

switch

Part 1: PowerStore T model Initial

Deployment

Add storage services

(Optional)

Block-optimized which

includes Fibre Channel

(FC) connectivity with the

option of adding:

●

iSCSI host connectivity

●

NVMe/TCP host

connectivity

●

Replication and Block

Import

●

Clustering

At least one management

switch and two Top-of-Rack

(ToR) switches

Part 2: PowerStore T model Add Storage

Services

Unified which

includes Fibre

Channel connectivity,

Block-optimized options

with the option of adding:

●

Network Attached

Storage

●

File Mobility (required

for File Replication and

File Import)

Supported switches

PowerStore can be purchased with the following Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running OS10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE).

●

S4148F-ON

●

S4148T-ON

●

S5248F-ON

The planning, and requirements sections of this guide can be used to prepare to deploy PowerStore appliance with any

supported switch. The configuration steps provided in this guide, however, are specific steps for deploying PowerStore with Dell

EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches.

If you will not be deploying PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series S4148-ON switches, see the

PowerStore Third-party

Switch Simple Support Matrix

for the list of supported switches. The

Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix

is available from

https://dell.com/powerstoredocs

. If you are unable to access the

Third-party Switch Simple Support Matrix

, please contact

your service provider.

For further information about the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series running Operating System 10 Enterprise Edition (OS10EE) refer

to the following documents.

Table 2. PowerSwitch documentation resources

Document

Reference

Location

Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100-

ON Series Installation Guide

PowerSwitch site preparation

requirements, step-by-step procedures

for rack mounting and desk mounting,

inserting modules, and connecting to a

power source.

For Dell EMC S4148F-ON, and S4148T-

ON switches go to the

Dell

EMC PoweSwitch S4148-ON/S4148T-ON/

S4148FE-ON Documentation

page at:

https://www.dell.com/support/

home/us/en/04/product-support/product/

networking-s4148f-on/docs

For Dell EMC S5248F-ON switches go to the

PowerSwitch S5248F-ON Documentation

page at:

S5200F-ON Series Installation

Guide

OS10 Enterprise Edition User

Guide

Contains the necessary steps to install

the operating system, access the switch

remotely, and run the switch commands.

Overview