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0

1

2

3

0

1

2

3

Figure 2. 4-Port card port numbers

NOTE:

The examples used in this guide describe how to cable port 0 and port 1 of the 4 port card on the base enclosure

nodes. See the

PowerStore Clustering and High Availability White Paper

for specific steps to add more ports to provide

additional bandwidth and fault tolerance.

Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches

PowerStore requires connectivity to a pair of ToR switches to ensure high availability.

NOTE:

The Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches are a pair of Ethernet switches that do not have to be installed at the top of the

rack in which your PowerStore hardware is installed.

Third-party switches

If you will not be deploying PowerStore with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Series, see the

PowerStore Support Matrix

for the list of

supported switches. The

Support Matrix

is available from the Dell support site at:

https://www.dell.com/support

.

Deploying with PowerSwitch Series

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

●

S4148F-ON

●

S4148T-ON

●

S5248F-ON

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

the following documents.

Table 3. 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:

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

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

networking-s5248f-on/docs

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.

NOTE:

This document uses the S4148F-ON switch for examples in the cabling, and networking diagrams in future chapters.

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PowerStore models and network hardware overview

Section	Page
Dell EMC PowerStore Network Configuration Guide for Dell PowerSwitch Series	3
Additional Resources	5
PowerStore models and network hardware overview	6
Using this guide	6
PowerStore deployment models	7
PowerStore appliance nodes	7
Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	8
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148F-ON	9
Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148T-ON	9
Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON	10
PowerStore logical topology	11
PowerStore T model: Configuring Networks	13
PowerStore T model: Before you begin	14
Get your completed network configuration worksheets	14
Sample: Initial Configuration Worksheet	14
Sample: Network Setup Preparation Worksheet	17
PowerStore T model: Configure the switches	20
Establish a terminal session to the switch	20
Validate the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch versions and licensing	21
Configure the out-of-band management switch	22
Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	24
Configure PowerStore T model production VLANs on the switch	26
Configure Virtual Link Trunking interface	27
Configure the uplink ports on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	29
Configure the LACP port channels for the nodes	30
PowerStore T model: Cabling the appliance to the switches	33
Cable the out-of-band management switch	33
Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches	35
Cable the ToR switches together	35
Cable the Top-of-Rack switches to the core uplinks	36
PowerStore T model: Validate switch and network configuration	38
Validate the configuration on the out-of-band management switch	38
Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	39
Network Validation Tool for PowerStore	41
PowerStore X model: Configuring Networks	42
PowerStore X model: Topology and connections	43
Get your completed network configuration worksheets	43
Sample: Initial Configuration Worksheet	43
PowerStore X model Sample: Network Setup Preparation Worksheet	46
PowerStore X model: Configure switches	48
Establish a terminal session to the switch	48
Validate the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch versions and licensing	49
Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	50
Configure PowerStore X model network VLANs on the switch	51
Configure Virtual Link Trunking interface	53
Configure port interfaces for PowerStore X model node connectivity	55
Configure the uplink ports on the Top of the Rack (ToR) switches	56
PowerStore X model: Cabling the appliance to the switches	58
Cable the base enclosure to the ToR switches	58
Cable the ToR switches together	59
Cable the Top-of-Rack switches to the core uplinks	60
PowerStore X model: Validate switch and network configuration	61
Validate configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches	61
Network Validation Tool for PowerStore	63
Discovering PowerStore Appliances	64
Discover your system	64
Discovery with a direct connection	64
Discovery with remote connection	65
Other Dell EMC PowerSwitch configuration operations	67
Reset the switch to factory settings	67
PowerStore T model: Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series	67
PowerStore X model: Running configuration of PowerSwitch Series	79
PowerStore Initial Configuration Worksheets	86
PowerStore Initial Configuration Worksheet (blank)	86
Network Setup Preparation Worksheets	89
PowerStore T model: Network Setup Preparation Worksheet (blank)	89

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