Dell Powerconnect M8024k User Configuration Guide
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Learn more at www.dell.com Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch A Dell Interoperability Whitepaper Victor Teeter
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | ii THIS TECHNICAL INTEROPERABILITY WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of any part of this...
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 1 Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Summary...
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 2 Summary Adding a Dell™ PowerConnect™ blade (M-Series) switch, with a Dell PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade enclosure, to an external Cisco Nexus Switch is a straightforward process. The addition of Simple Switch Mode on the Dell PowerConnect™ Blade switch further simplifies the process, allowing integration into existing network with minimal effort. This document is part of the Simple Connect...
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 3 console> enable console# config config# mode simple console(config)# exit console# copy running-config startup-config console# exit Later versions of the firmware do not require a reload of the switch, however some earlier versions do. Reload the switch if requested. Please run the “show run” command to verify you are in Simple Mode. Look for the following message within the first 5 lines of...
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 4 Testing Scenarios The following sections will present an overview of a variety of different network deployment scenarios and will provide step-by-step set up guidance using configuration tools with screen shots as a visual guide. The intent of the paper is to show how some of the features of Simple Switch firmware can be used to easily and quickly configure both equipment to work with each other...
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 5 Figure 3. Graphic representation of Scenario 1 Configuring the Dell M8024-k Switch The only necessary configuration on the M8024-k switch side is to put the switch at Simple Switch mode. This procedure was explained at the pervious sections. Configuring the Cisco 5020 Switch Configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) on Cisco switch ports. In this example, the first 4 ports of...
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 6 Scenario 2: Configuring an untagged VLAN on a single LAG This scenario shows an overview of configuring VLANs on the internal ports of the Dell PowerConnect M8024-k switch. Figure 4 shows this connectivity. VLANs allow for greater granularity and quality of service (QoS) control over simple sub-netting, and Dell switches with Simple Switch Mode enabled offer a quick and easy VLAN configuration....
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 7 console(config-portAggr-group-1)#exit console(config)#exitconfig Web Interface: Follow the steps below: Select Switching>Port Aggregator>Internal Port VLAN. Select any port from the Internal-Port menu. For this example we chose port Te1/0/1. Enter a VLAN number, i.e. 100, in the Untagged-VLAN field (Figure 5). Figure 5. Web Interface for the Dell M8024-k Switch for Scenario 2. ...
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 8 Nexus5020(config-if-range)# channel-group 1 mode active Nexus5020(config-if-range)# exit Nexus5020(config)# interface port-channel 1 Nexus5020(config-if)# switchport mode trunk Nexus5020(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 100 Nexus5020(config-if)# end Validation To validate this scenario simply assign an arbitrary IP address to VLAN interface on the Cisco switch and try to ping that IP...