Dell PowerStore Networking Guide for PowerStore T Models

Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches

Perform the following steps to configure general settings on the two ToR switches.

1. Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
2. Enter global configuration mode.

   configure terminal

3. Configure a hostname for the switch.

   hostname Switch1

4. If not already set, configure the management IP address for the switch.

   If the management IP address has already been configured for the switch, continue to step 6.

   NOTE: The following command sample assumes that automatic IP assignment through Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is enabled on the switch. If automatic IP assignment through DHCP is not enabled, then you do not need to include no ip address dhcp in the commands below.

   interface mgmt 1/1/1
   no shutdown
   no ip address dhcp
   ip address 100.0.100.10/24
   exit

   NOTE: Be sure to use a different IP address when configuring switch 2. This document uses 100.0.100.11/24 for switch 2 in the example below.
5. Optionally, configure the management route (default gateway) for the switch.

   management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1

6. Configure an NTP server for the switch.

   ntp server 100.0.100.200

7. Enable the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) on the switch.

   spanning-tree mode rstp

8. Configure the spanning tree priority on the switch.

   spanning-tree rstp priority 40960

   Note the following when selecting spanning-tree rstp priority values:

   • It is important that you work with your network administrator to determine which value to use to avoid conflicts with other switches in your network.
   • Different rstp priority values should be used when configuring switch 1 and switch 2.
   • 0 priority is typically reserved for the root bridge.
9. Repeat the above steps for the second switch (Switch2).

configure terminal

hostname Switch1

interface mgmt 1/1/1
no shutdown
no ip address dhcp
ip address 100.0.100.10/24
exit

management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1

ntp server 100.0.100.200

spanning-tree mode rstp
spanning-tree rstp priority 40960

exit

configure terminal

hostname Switch2

interface mgmt 1/1/1
no shutdown
no ip address dhcp
ip address 100.0.100.11/24
exit

management route 0.0.0.0/0 100.0.100.1

ntp server 100.0.100.200

spanning-tree mode rstp
spanning-tree rstp priority 45056

exit