Dell x4012 switch stacking

Question

Hello,

please i have 4 nodes of vxrail E series. each node has 2 fiber ports. i have two dell x4012 switch.

so each node will go to switch port 1 and second port switch two.

now, . i read the vxrail doc it says use vlt if vlt is not in use then use LACP to connect these two switches.

now, does this switch support vlt? and i know it support lacp i can see from the gui.

so if i use lacp how will it be configure?

suppose i have two connection from core switch one will go to switch one and second will go to switch two. what should i do on a dell switch to configure lag as it is not connected with each other.

i just want to understand if i connect port 9 and 10 to other switch port 9 and 10 and configure lacp and port 12 of the switch one and port 12 of the switch two connect to core switch port 1 and 2 and configure lacp will it work?

is these above configure will be fine?

DELL-Josh Cr · Answer

Hi, It does not support VLT or stacking. They will be two separate switches. As long as they don’t connect to each other it should be fine and won’t create a loop.

Jaxon62 · Answer

Hi Josh

I realise this is quite an old thread but, I have 2 x4012 switches and I have to admit I hate them, they are difficult to configure with limited CLI, however my question related to this is how can I have a single gateway IP for the 2 x4012s as I have Nutanix nodes at the next layer and want the x4012 to be gateway for the segmented networking.. Is there a way?

DELL-Charles R · Answer

Hello Jaxon62,   It doesn't look like it can do what you are wanting. It doesn't have stacking or mlag or vrrp.  https://dell.to/3uGun3N

Jaxon62 · Answer

Thank you - it is a shame I am stuck with them - i will have to use the ToR switch stack to operate some sort of fail over with port channels

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