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MXL switches config
Hello,
I'm not a network engineer and I'm trying to configure a m1000e with it's MXL switch.
I succeed in configuring the management network for cmc and idrac.
But I'm lost when I try to start the network for a blade...
What I did :
- The blade should be in the VLAN 8 of my local network -> I Create a vlan 8 on the MXL and assigned it to a port :
Dell#sho running-config interface vlan 8
!
interface Vlan 8
name vlan server
no ip address
tagged TenGigabitEthernet 0/41
no shutdown
Dell#
Dell#sho running-config interface te 0/41
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/41
no ip address
switchport
spanning-tree rstp edge-port bpduguard shutdown-on-violation
no shutdown
Dell#
- I connected the Te 0 /41 to a port configured in trunk of a cisco switch of my local network
- I saw the connection :
Dell#sho interfaces status
Port Description Status Speed Duplex Vlan
[...]
Te 0/41 Up 1000 Mbit Full 8
But when I tried to install a system on a blade it can't reach a network.
I 'am very far to be a network engineer ! On my cisco switches I use VTP so I'm not very clear about the vlan creation on the MXL. I could make mistakes (for example: should I define an IP for that vlan ?)
thanks for your help.
Bruno
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September 2nd, 2015 11:00
Hi Bruno,
Based on the show interface status it looks like you successfully put te 0/41 into VLAN 8. As to whether or not the VLAN itself needs an IP address depends on where the servers get DNS. What type of blades are they? What NIC to they have? What OS are you installing? How does the MXL connect to the rest of the network? Is that on the same VLAN?
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September 3rd, 2015 02:00
Hi Josh,
thanks for your answer.
In the m1000e I have 4 blades PowerEdge M820 with NIC broadcom 57810-K Double port 10Gb.
I try to install Debian Jessie.
-> Connexion to the local network :
- Ethernet cable between switch cisco 2960S port 1/0/43 <-> switch MXL TenGigabitEthernet 0/41
- on the local network the VLAN 8 is the VLAN for the servers. The PowerEdge M820 should be in this VLAN.
-> switchs config :
cisco switch config :
---------------------------------------------------
[...]
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/43
switchport mode trunk
!
[...]
MXL switch config :
----------------------------------------------
[...]
default-vlan disable
!
protocol spanning-tree pvst
no disable
!
no iscsi enable
!
[...]
interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 # config identical -> 32
no ip address
switchport
no shutdown
!
[...]
interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/41
no ip address
portmode hybrid
switchport
spanning-tree pvst edge-port
no shutdown
!
[...]
interface Vlan 8
name vlan server
no ip address
tagged TenGigabitEthernet 0/1-32,42-44
no shutdown
!
[...]
I hope I answer your questions.
thanks a lot.
Bruno
bruno404
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September 3rd, 2015 09:00
Thanks for your help. I called Dell Support that solves the configuration pb.
Bruno
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June 5th, 2018 10:00
Hi, Can you share the configuration made by Dell support . Thanks.