Dell PowerEdge M IO Aggregator Getting Started Guide
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1. Assembling a VLT After you complete the initial configuration the aggregator is powered up and operational VLT is limited to two aggregators of the same SKU in the same chassis In the aggregator VLT is supported only using a single inter chassis link ICL link between the two aggregators Cabling the VLT The following figure shows a VLT example using two aggregators in a chassis The aggregators are connected to operate in VLT using only uplink port 9 which is a static ICL when operating in 10G speed Prerequisite Before you attach the VLT cables you must power up both aggregators with the default or reconfigured settings as described in Reconfiguring Default Settings Figure 7 Switch VLT Using 10GbE Ports on Two Aggregators Configuring and Bringing Up a VLT 1 Connect the terminal to the console port on an aggregator To access the CLI and configure the device in VLT mode enter the following commands Login username Password Dell gt enable Dell configure Dell conf stack unit 0 iom mode vlt o You are about to configure Auto VLT to your IOA module in 10G Uplink Mode please reload the IOA and then plug in the ICL cable for the changes to take effect Where stack unit 0 defines the default stack unit number in the initial configuration of a switch 2 Repeat on the other aggregator in the VLT by entering the stack unit 0 iom mode vlt command and saving the configuration 3 Reboot each aggregator by2. Software configuration Dell Networking Operating System OS Configuration Guide for the Dell PowerEdge FN 4105 I O Aggregator Command line interface Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide for the Dell PowerEdge FN 4105 I O Aggregator Latest updates Dell Networking OS Release Notes for the Dell PowerEdge FN 4105 I O Aggregator About this Guide 5 2 Introduction This document provides basic information about the Dell PowerEdge FN 4105 I O Aggregator including how to install and perform the initial configuration This document assumes the Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis is installed correctly For the complete installation instructions refer to the Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis Installation Guide For information about how to configure and monitor switch features refer to the Configuration Guide for the Dell PowerEdge FN 4105 I O Aggregator which is available on the Dell Support website at http www dell com support manuals Product Description The aggregator is a multi layer 12x10Gigabit Ethernet switch that operates in a Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis which can support up to eight servers and two aggregator switches with four uplink interfaces each The Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis is managed by a single chassis management controller CMC which is similar to the CMC unit on the Dell PowerEdge M1000e and provides management connectivity to two I O Modules and the iDRAC units of all eight server
3. and a subnet mask that defines the in band management network Dell conf ip route 10 1 1 0 24 vlan 1 By default broadcast storm control is enabled on the aggregator to limit unregistered unicast multicast and broadcast packets To disable storm control enter the no io aggregator broadcast storm control command Dell conf no io aggregator broadcast storm control By default IGMP multicast flooding is enabled on the aggregator To disable multicast flooding to send unregistered multicast packets only to interested hosts in a VLAN enter the no ip igmp snooping flood command Dell conf no ip igmp snooping flood To verify the reconfigured settings enter the show running config command Dell show running config To save the reconfigured settings to the startup configuration enter the write memory command Dell write memory For more information about aggregator configuration refer to the Dell Networking Configuration Guide for the Dell PowerEdge FN 4105 I O Aggregator Aggregator Auto Configuration After the aggregator powers on it auto configures and is operational with the following software features enabled VLANs In Standalone mode all ports are configured as members of all 4094 VLANs All VLANs are up and can send or receive Layer 2 traffic For more information refer to Configuring VLANs Data center bridging capability exchange protocol DCBX Fiber Channel over Ethernet FCoE connectivity Ins
4. the Programmable MUX Mode After the aggregator is operational in the default standalone mode perform the following steps 1 Connect the terminal to the console port on an aggregator To access the CLI and an aggregator enter the following commands Login username Password FRE Dell gt enable Dell configure Dell show system stack unit 0 iom mode Unit Boot Mode Next Boot 0 standalone standalone Dell Dell conf stack unit 0 iom mode programmable mux Where stack unit 0 defines the default stack unit number in the initial configuration of a switch 2 Delete the startup config file Dell gt delete startup config 3 Reboot each aggregator by entering the reload command in EXEC Privilege mode Dell reload If the aggregator is in PMUX mode repeat these steps for each member After system is up you can see the mode Dell show system stack unit 0 iom mode Unit Boot Mode Next Boot 0 programmable mux programmable mux After the aggregator restarts reconfigure the system with the required settings Programmable MUX Mode 25 26 8 Next Steps You can customize the aggregator for use in your data center network To perform additional switch configuration do one of the following For remote out of band management OOB enter the OOB management interface IP address into a Telnet or secure shell SSH client and log in to the switch using the user ID and password to access the CLI e For local ma
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6. 17 By default the aggregator receives IP addresses from a DHCP server in the network If you want to change the DHCP default setting obtain the required information from your network administrator such as e The IP address and subnet mask of the out of band OOB interface used for remote management via Telnet SNMP or other management agents e The IP address and subnet mask of the default virtual local area network VLAN IP address used for in band management e The IP address of the default gateway used for IP access to the aggregator Reconfiguration Using the CMC Interface For information about how to access the CMC to configure the aggregator refer to the Dell Chassis Management Controller CMC User s Guide on the Dell Support website at http support dell com support edocs systems pem en index htm The CMC online help provides information about how to use the Web interface You can change many of the default settings using the CMC interface as described in the following CLI reconfiguration procedure Reconfiguration Using the CLI To reconfigure any settings in the default aggregator configuration using the CLI perform the following steps 1 From the console monitor or a remote management session log in by entering the user ID root and password calvin Then press Enter Login root Password x x Dell gt 2 Atthe EXEC mode prompt enter enable At the EXEC Privilege prompt enter configure to reach the co
7. Dell PowerEdge FN 4105 I O Aggregator Getting Started Guide Notes Cautions and Warnings u NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer A CAUTION A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem A WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright O 2014 Dell Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies 2014 03 Rev ADO Contents LABOUETHIS Gulden arena 5 2 Introduction nee Oda 7 Product Descriptor e teeta eee ar td E EE AEE 7 3 Hardware OVOIVIOW tc ehe 9 O o talon 9 A O 9 Por NUDE a aa A AAA hun an 9 USB Console Port a ed eo de Ro de 9 Systemi AUS e e e e al e ad 10 eo AAA A Un ea ee 13 Unpacking the AGgregator mantilla 13 Unpacking Sepia id aH A aA te es 13 5 Installing and Configuring the Aggregator ooooocccccocnccnccccoccocnoononnconorononnoss 15 Installing a switch in a Dell PowerEdge FX2 Server Chassis uessenneenneeneennnneen nennen 16 Conmnecting a Console dial ne rn Tree ie ie 16 Invoking the X Loader and U Boot CLl Syin a e a A 17 Reconfiguring Default SettinQS ooooo
8. HCP server You can reconfigure the default setting by specifying an IP address with the following commands interface ManagementEthernet slot port where slot is 0 and port is 0 ip address ip address mask where ip address is in dotted decimal format A B C D and mask is a subnet mask in prefix length format xx no shutdown enables the interface Dell conf interface ManagementEthernet 0 0 Dell conf if ma 0 0 ip address 128 0 0 1 24 Dell conf if ma 0 0 no shutdown To reconfigure the default route used by the out of band interface to access the aggregator from a remote network enter the management route subnet mask managementethernet command where the subnet mask is an IP address in dotted decimal format A B C D and a subnet mask that defines the out of band management network Aggregatorl conf management route 10 0 0 0 16 128 0 0 5 By default the IP address of the default VLAN used to access the switch from an in band routing interface is assigned by a DHCP server You can reconfigure the default setting by specifying an IP address with the ip address ip address mask command Dell conf interface vlan 1 Dell conf if vl 1 ip address 10 1 1 4 24 To reconfigure the default route used by the in band management interface default VLAN used to access the aggregator from a remote network enter the ip route subnet mask vlan 1 command where the subnet mask is an IP address in dotted decimal format A B C D
9. d U Boot You are first prompted to enter the X Loader CLI by pressing ESC key when the following message displays Hit any key to stop autoboot If you do not press a key the boot process continues and you are prompted to enter the U Boot CLI by pressing any key After performing any of the X Loader or U Boot tasks the switch automatically reboots when you exit the CLI To continue with the boot process without entering either CLI do not press ESC key Reconfiguring Default Settings The I O Aggregator provides zero touch configuration with e default user name root e password calvin e VLAN vlan1 and IP address for in band management DHCP e IP address for out of band OOB management DHCP e read only SNMP community name public e broadcast storm control enabled in Standalone and VLT modes and disabled in programmable mux mode e IGMP multicast flooding enabled e VLAN configuration in Standalone mode all ports belong to all VLANs You can change any of these default settings using the CLI You can change many of the default settings using the CMC interface as described in Reconfiguration Using the CLI Before You Start Before you reconfigure default settings ensure that e The aggregator booted successfully when it powered on e The console connection is established and the login prompt appears on the screen of a VT100 terminal or terminal equivalent Installing and Configuring the Aggregator
10. egator also provides zero touch configuration for FCoE connectivity The aggregator auto configures to match the FCoE settings used in the switches to which it connects through its uplink ports iSCSI Operation Support for iSCSI traffic is turned on by default when the aggregator powers up No configuration is required When an aggregator powers up it monitors known TCP ports for iSCSI storage devices on all interfaces When a session is detected an entry is created and monitored as long as the session is active The aggregator also detects iSCSI storage devices on all interfaces and auto configures to optimize performance Performance optimization operations such as Jumbo frame size support and disabling storm control on interfaces connected to an iSCSI equallogic EQL storage device are applied automatically Link Aggregation All uplink ports are configured in a single LAG LAG 128 Server facing ports are auto configured as part of link aggregation groups if you configure the corresponding server for LACP based network interface controller NIC teaming Static LAGs are not supported u NOTE The recommended LACP timeout is Long Timeout mode Link Tracking By default all server facing ports are tracked by the operational status of the uplink LAG If the uplink LAG goes down the aggregator loses its connectivity and is no longer operational all server facing ports are 20 Installing and Configuring the Aggregator brought do
11. ent DTE connector To use the console port you will need the following equipment e VT100 compatible terminal a desktop or a portable computer with a serial port running VT100 terminal emulation software such as Microsoft HyperTerminal e A serial cable provided with a USB type A connector for the console port and DB 9 connector for the terminal To connect a terminal to the switch console port perform the following tasks 1 Connect the DB 9 connector on the serial cable to the terminal or computer running VT100 terminal emulation software 2 Configure the terminal emulation software as follows a Select the appropriate serial port for example COM 1 to connect to the console 16 Installing and Configuring the Aggregator Set the data rate to 115200 baud Set the data formatto 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity Set the flow control to none Set the terminal emulation mode to VT100 ao oF y Select Terminal keys for Function Arrow and Ctrl keys Ensure that the setting is for Terminal keys not Microsoft Windows keys 3 Connect the USB connector on the cable directly to the switch console port The console port is located on the left side of the front end ports Invoking the X Loader and U Boot CLIs During the boot process you can perform various configuration tasks by accessing the X Loader and U Boot CLIs such as running memory tests X Loader and activating the backup image or recovering a passwor
12. entering the reload command in EXEC Privilege mode Dell reload System configuration has been modified Save yes no n Proceed with reload confirm yes no y After you attach the cables in a VLT of an aggregator follow these steps to configure and bring up the VLT To connect the VLT ports use only the appropriate cable type based on the type of SKU for example a Insert an SFP Multimode fiber 10g direct attach cable DAC into port 9 on the top aggregator Assembling a VLT 23 b Connect the cable to the port 9 on the next aggregator u NOTE The resulting topology allows the VLT to function as a PRIMARY SECONDARY switch with Layer 2 multipathing redundancy and increased bandwidth capabilities If the aggregator switches all reboot at approximately the same time the aggregator with the highest MAC address is automatically elected as the primary switch The aggregator with the next highest MAC address is elected as secondary Perform VLAN and other software configuration for the VLT by connecting to the console port on each of the units 24 Assembling a VLT Programmable MUX Mode Standalone MUX is the zero touch auto configuration default mode of the aggregator If you want the flexibility to configure different settings you must change the aggregator to Programmable MUX PMUX mode PMUX mode provides a limited set of CLl commands to customize the software configuration as needed Configuring and Bringing Up
13. he Aggregator When unpacking the aggregator ensure that the following items are included One FN I O Aggregator One USB type A to DB 9 female cable Getting Started Guide Safety and Regulatory Information Warranty and Support Information Software License Agreement Unpacking Steps m Be NDS NOTE Before unpacking the aggregator inspect the container and immediately report any evidence of damage Place the container on a clean flat surface and cut all straps securing the container Open the container or remove the container top Carefully remove the switch from the container and place it on a secure and clean surface Remove all packing material Inspect the product and accessories for damage Installation 13 14 5 Installing and Configuring the Aggregator After you unpack the aggregator refer to the following flowchart for an overview of the steps you must follow to install the switch and perform the initial configuration Insert Switch and Power On Connect Console Press ESC key to enter X Loader Menu X Loader CLI Wait for two seconds for X loader to select U boot partion Press Run Memory Tests ESC key to U Boot CLI enter U Boot CLI Configure Reboot Switch Settings Load Image from Flash to RAM Load Default Configuration Optional Reconfigure Default Setting Optional Assemble a VL Figure 4 Aggregator Installation and Configuration Flowchart Installing and Conf
14. iguring the Aggregator 15 Installing a switch in a Dell PowerEdge FX2 Server Chassis After you unpack the aggregator slide the switch into one of the open I O module slots in the back of a Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis The Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis is a 2U rack mountable chassis that holds e Server modules Eight quarter width sledges or four half width sledges e Switch modules Two I O modules or two Pass through modules Server modules are installed in the front of the chassis I O modules are installed in the back of the chassis Figure 6 Back View with Two Aggregators After you slide the aggregator in so that the connectors on the back of the switch are inserted into the chassis midplane the switch automatically powers on The CMC in the chassis validates that the switch is a supported I O module before powering it on When the aggregator powers on the Boot loader loads the image in the local flash memory The image initializes the hardware and brings the switch up in operational mode Connecting a Console Terminal After the aggregator powers on complete all external cabling connections and connect a terminal to the switch to configure it To monitor and configure the aggregator with the serial console use the USB console port on the front panel of the switch to connect it to a VT100 terminal or to a computer running VT100 terminal emulation software The console port is implemented as a data terminal equipm
15. interface This port provides a direct connection to the switch and allows you to access the command line interface CLI Hardware Overview from a console terminal connected to the port through the provided serial cable with USB UART A to back plane to CMC The console port supports asynchronous data of eight data bits one stop bit no parity bit and no flow control The default baud rate is 115200 bps The lower USB port in the following figure functions as an external flash drive that you can use to store configuration files load new images and import or export scripts or report files used in virtualization application USB Console Port USB Storage Port Figure 2 USB Ports on Front Panel System Status You can view the aggregator status information in several ways including light emitting diodes LEDs and boot menu options You can also view status information through the show commands and with the simple network management protocol SNMP The aggregator includes LED displays as shown in the following figure System Status LED System Power LED Figure 3 System LED s on Front Panel The following table lists the LED definitions for the aggregator Table 2 System LED Displays System LED LED Color Display Description Power Green Power is being supplied to the switch Off The switch does not have power Status Blue The switch is operating normally as a standalone switch or as a stack master Off The switch
16. is not the stack master Amber A fault has occurred or the switch is booting u NOTE The front end ports also contain LEDs that provide information about the link status and traffic activity on a port 10 Hardware Overview u NOTE When the ingress air temperature exceeds 60 C the Status LED turns Amber and a major alarm is triggered Table 3 SFP Port LEDs Port LED Link LED Activity LED Hardware Overview LED Color Display Off Solid green Solid amber Off Blinking green Description The port is down The port is up and can transmit traffic at maximum speed A SFP port can transmit at 10G The port is up and is transmitting traffic at lower than maximum speed A SFP port is transmitting at 1G No traffic is being transmitted or received on the port Traffic is being transmitted or received on the port 11 12 4 Installation This switch installation procedure assume the Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis is installed correctly For complete instructions for installation refer to the Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis Installation Guide AC DC power cord The cord reaches from the power outlet to the Utility panel connector Cabling The cabling is routed to avoid sources of electrical noise such as radio transmitters broadcast amplifiers power lines and fluorescent lighting fixtures Airflow The airflow around the switch and through the vents is unrestricted Unpacking t
17. nagement using the CLI use the attached console connection e For remote in band management from a network management station enter the IP address of the default VLAN and log in to the switch to access the CLI e Incase of a Dell Networking OS upgrade you can check to see that the aggregator is running the latest Dell Networking OS version by entering the show version command For information about how to configure software features refer to the Configuration Guide for the Dell PowerEdge FN 4105 I O Aggregator on the Dell Support website at http www dell com support manuals Next Steps 27 28 Technical Specifications The aggregator is an I O module and installed with the Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis for communication u NOTE Replace the battery only with same or equivalent type Dispose of the batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Table 4 Environmental Parameters Parameter Operating temperature Storage temperature Relative humidity Storage Maximum thermal output Maximum altitude Operating Storage Table 5 Power Requirements Parameter Power supply Maximum current draw per system Maximum power consumption Technical Specifications Specifications 20 C h 36 F h 40 to 158 F 40 to 70 C 5 to 95 RH with 33 C 91 F maximum dew point Atmosphere must be non condensing at all times 475 BTU hr 3048 m 10 000 ft 12000m 39 370ft Specifications 9
18. nfiguration command mode Dell gt enable Dell configure Dell conf 3 Atthe configuration mode prompt enter the hostname name command to configure a hostname for the aggregator where name is a text string of up to 20 alphanumeric characters Dell conf hostname Aggregatorl Aggregatorl conf Host names must start with a letter and end with a letter or number Characters within the string can be letters numbers and hyphens 4 To reconfigure the default username and password enter the username name password password command where name is a string of up to 63 alphanumeric characters and password is a string of up to 32 characters Both values are case sensitive spaces are supported Dell conf username admin password dellAggl Dell conf 5 At power up the default VLAN for all ports is VLAN 1 To reconfigure the default VLAN enter the default vlanid vlan id command Dell conf default vlan id 3 6 To reconfigure the SNMP community name used for read only management access to the switch enter the snmp server community name ro command where the name is a text string of up to 20 alphanumeric characters and ro specifies read only permission Dell conf snmp server community dellSNMP ro 18 Installing and Configuring the Aggregator 10 11 12 13 14 By default the IP address and subnet mask of the out of band management interface used for remote SNMP or Telnet access is assigned by a D
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20. ports that are members of the LAG The untagged VLAN of a server facing LAG is configured based on the untagged VLAN to which the lowest numbered server facing port in the LAG belongs NOTE Dell Networking recommends configuring the same VLAN membership on all LAG member ports Mode Transitions To change between different supported modes of an I O Aggregator refer to Programmable MUX Mode and Assembling a VLT sections When you configure an aggregator to operate in VLT Mode e If the aggregator port belongs to all 4094 VLANs in Standalone mode default all VLAN membership is removed and the port is assigned only to default VLAN1 You must configure additional VLAN membership as required e If you manually configured an aggregator port to belong to one or more VLANs non default in Standalone mode the VLAN configuration is retained in VLT mode For more information refer to Configuring and Bringing Up a VLT When you reconfigure the aggregator from VLT to Standalone mode e Aggregator ports that you manually configured for VLAN membership in VLT mode retain their VLAN configuration in Standalone mode Installing and Configuring the Aggregator 21 22 To restore the default Auto VLAN mode of operation in which all ports are members of all 4094 VLANs on a port enter the auto vlan command Dell conf interface tengigabitethernet 0 2 Dell conf if te 0 2 auto vlan Installing and Configuring the Aggregator
21. s Introduction 7 Hardware Overview This section contains information about input output aggregator IOA characteristics and modular hardware configurations Internal Ports The aggregator provides 8x10 Gigabit Ethernet internal ports The internal ports are connected to server through the Dell PowerEdge FX2 server chassis midplane The aggregator also provides an internal Ethernet interface the out of band OOB interface which is dedicated to switch management traffic on this port and is segregated from operational network traffic on the switch ports and cannot be switched or routed to the operational network Front Panel The following figure shows the aggregator front panel Activity and Link Status LEDs USB Console Port USB Storage Port Figure 1 1 O Aggregator Front Panel Port Numbering When installed in a server enclosure the Dell PowerEdge FN 410S I O Aggregator ports are numbered from 1 to 12 Ports from 1 to 8 are internal server facing ports Ports from 9 to 12 are external ports numbered from left to right on the switch To configure a port specify the slot from O to 5 default 0 and port number from 1 to 12 in the interface port type slot port command where slot is the unit number of the aggregator displayed in the show system brief command For example Dell conf interface tengigabitethernet 0 4 USB Console Port Use the upper USB console port to manage the switch through an RS 232 serial
22. talling and Configuring the Aggregator 19 e FCoE initiation protocol FIP snooping e Hybrid ports Ports are administratively up and auto configured to operate as hybrid ports to transmit tagged and untagged VLAN traffic e Internet small computer system interface iSCSI optimization e Internet group management protocol IGMP snooping e Jumbo frames Ports are set to a maximum transmission unit MTU of 12 000 bytes e Link aggregation All uplink ports are configured in a single link aggregation group LAG LAG 128 e Link layer discovery protocol LLDP Enabled on all ports e Link tracking Enables server facing links to be brought up only if the uplink LAG is operationally up Data Center Bridging Support To eliminate packet loss and provision links with required bandwidth DCB enhancements for data center networks are supported The aggregator provides zero touch configuration for DCB The aggregator auto configures DCBX port roles to match the DCBX configuration in the switches to which it connects through its uplink ports FCoE Connectivity Many data centers use Fiber Channel FC in storage area networks SANs FCoE encapsulates Fiber Channel frames over Ethernet networks On an aggregator the internal ports support FCoE connectivity and connects to the converged network adapter CNA in servers FCoE allows Fiber Channel to use 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks while preserving the Fiber Channel protocol The aggr
23. wn after the specified defer timer interval which is 10 seconds by default If you have configured VLAN you can reduce the defer time by changing the defer timer value or remove it by using the no defer timer command NOTE If installed servers do not have connectivity to a switch check the Link Status LED of uplink ports on the aggregator If all LEDs are on to ensure the LACP is correctly configured check the LACP configuration on the ToR switch that is connected to the aggregator Configuring VLANs By default in Standalone mode all aggregator ports belong to all 4094 VLANs and are members of untagged VLAN 1 To configure only the required VLANs on a port use the CLI or CMC interface When you configure VLANs on server facing interfaces ports from 1 to 8 you can assign VLANs to a port or a range of ports by entering the vlan tagged or vlan untagged commands in Interface Configuration mode Dell conf interface tengigabitethernet 0 2 Dell conf if te 0 2 no auto vlan Dell conf if range te 0 2 4 vlan tagged 5 7 10 12 Dell conf if range te 0 2 4 vlan untagged 3 Uplink LAG The tagged VLAN membership of the uplink LAG is automatically configured based on the VLAN configuration of all server facing ports ports from 1 to 8 The untagged VLAN used for the uplink LAG is always the default VLAN Server Facing LAGs The tagged VLAN membership of a server facing LAG is automatically configured based on the server facing
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