Dell Powerconnect M8024k User Configuration Guide
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Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 19 o Change the group ID of the external ports you want to use to connect to the second Cisco Nexus, i.e. Te1/0/19-20, to group 2 (Figure 15). Figure 15. Web Interface for Dell M8024-k Switch for Scenario 5. Add Group 1 ports: o Verify the group ID of the remaining internal ports, i.e. Te1/0/1-8, remains in group 1 (the default for internal ports) (Figure 16).
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 20 Figure 16. Web Interface for Dell M8024-k Switch for Scenario 5. o Verify the group ID of the remaining external ports, i.e. Te1/0/17-18, remains in group 1 (the default) (Figure 17).
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 21 Figure 17. Web Interface for Dell M8024-k Switch for Scenario 5. Click Apply Follow these next steps to assign internal port VLANs to the two groups. Select Switching > Port Aggregator > Internal Port VLAN Make sure Group Id is set to 1. Select a port from the Internal-Port drop-down menu, i.e. Te1/0/1. In the Tagged-VLANs menu, select the VLANs, i.e. 101-103, for this port (Figure 18).
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 22 Figure 18. Web Interface for Dell M8024-k Switch for Scenario 5. Click Apply. Change the Group Id to 2. Select a port from group 2 using the Internal-Port drop-down menu, i.e. Te1/0/9. In the Tagged-VLANs menu, select the VLANs, i.e. 104-106, for this port (Figure 19).
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 23 Figure 19. Web Interface for Dell M8024-k Switch for Scenario 5. Click Apply. Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch Login to the first Nexus and enter the following commands to configure trunking and multiple VLANs on a port-channel. Nexus5020# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Nexus5020(config)# feature lacp Nexus5020(config)# vlan 101-103 Nexus5020(config-vlan)# exit Nexus5020(config)# interface port-channel 1 Nexus5020(config-if)# switchport Nexus5020(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 101-103 Nexus5020(config-if)# switchport mode trunk Nexus5020(config-if)# exit Nexus5020(config)# interface ethernet 1/1-2 Nexus5020(config-if-range)# switchport Nexus5020(config-if-range)# channel-group 1 mode active Nexus5020(config-if-range)# no shutdown
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 24 Nexus5020(config-if-range)# end Login to the second Nexus and enter the following commands to configure trunking and multiple VLANs on a port-channel. Nexus5020-2# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Nexus5020-2(config)# feature lacp Nexus5020-2(config)# vlan 104-106 Nexus5020-2(config-vlan)# exit Nexus5020-2(config)# interface port-channel 1 Nexus5020-2(config-if)# switchport Nexus5020-2(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 104-106 Nexus5020-2(config-if)# switchport mode trunk Nexus5020-2(config-if)# exit Nexus5020-2(config)# interface ethernet 1/1-2 Nexus5020-2(config-if-range)# switchport Nexus5020-2(config-if-range)# channel-group 1 mode active Nexus5020-2(config-if-range)# no shutdown Nexus5020-2(config-if-range)# end
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 25 Scenario 6: Configuring a backup LAG for failover This section provides an overview of setting up a straight-through topology with LAG failover. Simple Switch Mode LAG failover allows Dell switches to automatically change from the primary to the backup LAG in the event of a port failure, reducing potential downtime. Figure 20. Graphic representation of Scenario 6. Configuring the Dell M8024-k Switch Command-Line Interface: Command-line interface for configuring the Dell M8024-k switch is as follow: console(config)#port-aggregator group 1 console(config-portAggr-group-1)#no add interface Tengigabitethernet 1/0/19-20 console(config-portAggr-group-1)#add interface Tengigabitethernet 1/0/19-20 secondary console(config-portAggr-group-1)#end Make sure to add two external 10Gig ports as a Secondary (backup) to group 1. The Primary LAG is created automatically using Simple Switch Mode. Since it automatically `STAT CONSOLE L1 L2 MGMT 0 MGMT 1481216 371115 261014 15913 20242832 19232731 18222630 17212529 SLOT2 3438 3337 3640 3539 SLOT3 Cisco Nexus 5020 PS1 PS2 200-240v-6A50~60Hz Dell M 1000 e Blade Enclosure M 8024 -K 1 2 3 4 Cisco Nexus 5020 Backup LAG Primary LAG B2C2A2B1C1A1417528639CMC2CMC1KVM123456 GbGb21CMC iKVM GbGb21CMC 12 34 CONSOLE PowerConnect M8024-k 17181920
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 26 puts all external ports into the Primary LAG, you will need to remove two ports from Primary and make them Secondary. Web Interface: Follow the steps below: Select Switching > Port Aggregator > Port Configuration In the Port Configuration screen, verify the Lag Role fields for Te1/0/17 and Te1/0/18 are set to Primary. Change the Lag Role of ports Te1/0/19 and Te1/0/20 to Secondary (Figure 21). Figure 21. Web Interface for Dell M6348 Switch for Scenario 6. Click Apply. Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch Login to the Nexus 5020 and make the following changes: Nexus5020# configure Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Nexus5020(config)# feature lacp
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 27 Nexus5020(config)# interface ethernet 1/1-2 Nexus5020(config)# switchport Nexus5020(config-if-range)# channel-group 1 mode active Nexus5020(config-if-range)# no shutdown Nexus5020(config-if-range)# interface ethernet 1/3-4 Nexus5020(config)# switchport Nexus5020(config-if-range)# channel-group 2 mode active Nexus5020(config-if-range)# no shutdown Nexus5020(config-if-range)# end
Deployment of Dell M8024-k Blade Switch in Simple Mode with Cisco Nexus 5k Switch Page | 28 Appendix - Network switch Versions Version information for the network switches we used are as follows: Network switch Dell PowerConnect M8024k Cisco Nexus 5020 Software version 4.1.0.6 5.0(3)N1(1b) Table 1. Switch Firmware Versions About Dell Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is a leading technology provider to commercial and public enterprises around the world.