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August 20th, 2013 12:00

Force 10 MXL question

Hey guys,

I have a quick question, but first let me give you my setup.

We are currently implementing a new m1000e chassis with 2 Force10MXL switches. Both of the switches are in the b fabrics. I have F10a(left B fabric) going to our N7k with port-channel 7, while F10b (right B fabric) going to our N7k with a port-channel of 8. There is no stacking between the two F10's, but are up and running active/active (with no live servers on them yet)

I am kind of confused because we have 4 servers in there (not live yet) and they are showing:

F10-A#show ip int brie

Interface                IP-Address      OK  Method Status                Protocol

TenGigabitEthernet 0/1   unassigned      YES None   up                    up

TenGigabitEthernet 0/2   unassigned      YES None   up                    up

TenGigabitEthernet 0/3   unassigned      YES None   up                    up

TenGigabitEthernet 0/4   unassigned      YES None   up                    up

 

 

Sw2:
F10-B#show ip int brie

Interface                IP-Address      OK  Method Status                Protocol

TenGigabitEthernet 0/1   unassigned      YES None   up                    up

TenGigabitEthernet 0/2   unassigned      YES None   up                    up

TenGigabitEthernet 0/3   unassigned      YES None   up                    up

TenGigabitEthernet 0/4   unassigned      YES None   up                    up

My question is I know both switches see the ports. How does the server know which port to go out? Is this configured within the server, or in the F10? Do I have to stack the 2 F10's with a stacking cable?

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August 20th, 2013 13:00

What servers are you using in the M1000e chassis?

Here are some good links to have.

i.dell.com/.../PowerEdge_M_Series_Blades_IO_Guide.pdf

www.cosonok.com/.../dell-m1000e-blade-enclosure-logical_22.html

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August 20th, 2013 13:00

We are going to be using the m620's

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August 20th, 2013 14:00

Thanks for the extra information. Following the IO charts/guides you can map out where each port on the server will correspond to the port on the switch.

So for instance:

Server 1 internal NIC port 1 would go to port 1 on Fabric A1

Server 1 internal NIC port 2 would go to port 1 on Fabric A2

Server 1 Mezzanine slot 1 port 1 would go to port 1 on Fabric B1

Server 1 Mezzanine slot 1 port 2 would go to port 1 on Fabric B2

Here are a couple more links with the IO chart/guide

http://bit.ly/1cYyBYd

www.dell.com/.../ps1q08-20070500-Loffink.pdf

http://i0.wp.com/bladesmadesimple.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Dell-M1000-I-O-Mapping-Full-Height-rev-8-3-11.png

Hope this information helps

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