Dell PowerEdge Configuration Guide for the M I/O Aggregator Publication Date: October 2012 Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. © 2012 Dell Force10. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell(TM), the Dell logo, Dell Boomi(TM), Dell Precision(TM) , OptiPlex(TM), Latitude(TM), PowerEdge(TM), PowerVault(TM), PowerConnect(TM), OpenManage(TM), EqualLogic(TM), Compellent(TM), KACE(TM), FlexAddress(TM), Force10(TM) and Vostro(TM) are trademarks of Dell Inc. Intel(R), Pentium(R), Xeon(R), Core(R) and Celeron(R) are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. AMD(R) is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron(TM), AMD Phenom(TM) and AMD Sempron(TM) are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Microsoft(R), Windows(R), Windows Server(R), Internet Explorer(R), MS-DOS(R), Windows Vista(R) and Active Directory(R) are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Red Hat(R) and Red Hat(R)Enterprise Linux(R) are registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Novell(R) and SUSE(R) are registered trademarks of Novell Inc. in the United States and other countries. Oracle(R) is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Citrix(R), Xen(R), XenServer(R) and XenMotion(R) are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. VMware(R), Virtual SMP(R), vMotion(R), vCenter(R) and vSphere(R) are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States or other countries. IBM(R) is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this publication to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. October 2012 | iii www.dell.com | support.dell.com iv | 1 About this Guide . 1 Objectives . .1 Audience . .1 Conventions . .2 Information Symbols . .2 Related Documents . .2 2 Before You Start . 3 Default Settings . .3 Other Auto-Configured Settings . .4 DCB Support . .5 FCoE Connectivity and FIP Snooping . .5 iSCSI Operation . .5 Link Aggregation . .6 Link Tracking . .6 VLANs . .6 Uplink LAG. .6 Server-Facing LAGs . .6 Stacking Mode. .7 Where to Go From Here . .7 3 Configuration Fundamentals . 9 Accessing the Command Line . .9 CLI Modes . .10 Navigating CLI Modes . .11 do Command . .12 Undoing Commands . .12 Obtaining Help . .13 Entering and Editing Commands . .14 Command History . .15 Filtering show Command Outputs . .15 Multiple Users in Configuration Mode . .17 4 Getting Started . 19 Front Panel . .20 Port Numbering . .20 Server-Facing Ports . .20 Uplink Ports . .21 Stacking Ports . .21 Port Configuration . .21 Console access . .22 Serial Console . .22 | v External Serial Port with a USB Connector . .23 Boot Process . .23 Configure a Host Name . .28 Access the System Remotely . .28 Access the Aggregator Remotely . .29 Configure the Management Port IP Address . .29 Configure a Management Route . .30 Configure a Username and Password . .30 Configure the Enable Password . .30 Configuration File Management . .31 Copy Files to and from the System . .31 Important Points to Remember . .32 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Save the Running-Configuration . .33 View Files . .34 View Configuration Files . .35 File System Management . .36 View the Command History . .37 Upgrading and Downgrading FTOS . .37 5 Aggregator Management. 39 Logging . .39 Log Messages in the Internal Buffer . .39 Disabling System Logging . .40 Send System Messages to a Syslog Server . .40 Using a Unix System as a Syslog Server . ..