- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Additional Resources
- Overview
- Initial Deployment
- Initial deployment of PowerStore T model overview
- Prepare to configure the Management switch and networks
- Switch and network requirements for initial deployment
- Configuring Dell PowerSwitch Series for Initial Deployment
- Configuring with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 switches overview
- Install the Management switch into the PowerStore T model cabinet
- Get your completed Management Network Preparation Worksheet
- Steps to configure the Management switch for initial deployment
- Validate the configuration on the Management switch
- Network Validation Tool for PowerStore
- Discovering PowerStore Appliances
- Initial configuration of the PowerStore T model appliance
- Add Storage Services
- Storage services overview
- Prepare to configure the switches and networks for Storage services
- Switch requirements for deployments with storage services
- Network requirements for deployments with storage services
- Configuring PowerStore T model with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
- Sample configuration
- Install the Top-of-Rack switches into the PowerStore T model cabinet
- Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series for Storage services
- Get the completed Switch resources for Storage services worksheet
- Establish a terminal session to the switch
- Validate the switch version and licensing
- Configure general settings on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
- Configure Virtual Link Trunking interconnect
- Configure the uplink ports on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
- Configure the iSCSI network on the ToR switches
- Configure NVMe/TCP network on the ToR switches
- Configure the Replication and Block Import network on the ToR switches
- Configure NAS networks on the ToR switches
- Configure Cluster network on the Top-of-Rack switches
- Cable Dell PowerSwitch Series ToR switches for Storage services
- Validate PowerSwitch Series configuration with ToR switches
- Configure Storage networks in PowerStore Manager
- File Mobility
- Expand a Storage network to run across multiple ports
- Create an additional Storage network
- Configuring a Fail Safe Network with Dell PowerSwitch Series S4148 Top-of-Rack switches
- Sample Configuration
- Configure Dell PowerSwitch Series to extend the NAS network with a Fail Safe Network
- Get the completed worksheet for Switch resources to extend the NAS network with a Fail Safe Network
- Cable the switches for the Fail Safe Network
- Establish a terminal session to the switch
- Configure the Fail Safe Network on the switch
- Validate NAS with FSN configuration on the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches
- Create the Fail Safe Network in PowerStore Manager
- Configuring PowerStore T model with ToR switches and no VLT interconnect
- Other Dell PowerSwitch Series configuration operations
Dell PowerStore Networking Guide for PowerStore T Models
Configure the Fail Safe Network on the switch
Network Attached Storage (NAS) is only supported with Unified deployments.
Ensure that the networks are applied to the uplink ports and port channels.
- Establish a terminal connection to the first ToR switch (Switch1).
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Enter global configuration mode.
configure terminal
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Use the existing VLAN created for NAS traffic or create a new NAS VLAN.
If using an existing VLAN, continue to step 4.
interface vlan 500 description NAS_network no shutdown exit
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Create the standby NAS LACP port-channel for Node A ports.
interface port-channel 11 description NodeA_NAS_standby_port_channel switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit
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Use the existing NAS port channel or create a new NAS LACP port-channel for Node B ports.
If using an existing port channel skip to step 6.
interface port-channel 20 description NodeB_NAS_active_port_channel switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit
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Assign Node A ports to the LACP group.
interface ethernet 1/1/14 description NodeA_NASs_IOM_0_port1 no shutdown channel-group 11 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/12 description NodeA_NASs_IOM_1_port1 no shutdown channel-group 11 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit
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Assign Node B ports to the LACP group.
interface ethernet 1/1/8 description NodeB_NASa_IOM_0_port3 no shutdown channel-group 20 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/10 description NodeB_NASa_IOM_1_port3 no shutdown channel-group 20 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit
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Use the existing NAS VLANuplink configuration or configure the NAS VLAN for the uplink.
If you have already configured the uplink, continue to step 9.
interface port-channel 50 switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 exit
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Commit configuration changes to nvram.
copy running-configuration startup-configuration
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Repeat steps 1 - 9 on the second ToR switch (Switch2) as demonstrated below.
NOTE: Be sure to use the correct port channels and ethernet ports when configuring the second ToR switch (Switch2) as demonstrated below.
| Switch 1 | Switch 2 |
|---|---|
configure terminal interface vlan 500 description NAS_network no shutdown exit interface port-channel 11 description NodeA_NAS_standby_port_channel switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit interface port-channel 20 description NodeB_NAS_active_port_channel switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/14 description NodeA_NASs_IOM_0_port1 no shutdown channel-group 11 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/12 description NodeA_NASs_IOM_1_port1 no shutdown channel-group 11 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/8 description NodeB_NASa_IOM_0_port3 no shutdown channel-group 20 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/10 description NodeB_NASa_IOM_1_port3 no shutdown channel-group 20 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface port-channel 50 switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 copy running-configuration startup-configuration |
configure terminal interface vlan 500 description NAS_active_network no shutdown exit interface port-channel 10 description NodeA_NAS_active_port_channel switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit interface port-channel 12 description NodeB_NAS_standby_port_channel switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 spanning-tree port type edge mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/45 description NodeA_NASa_IOM_0_port3 no shutdown channel-group 10 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/47 description NodeA_NASa_IOM_1_port3 no shutdown channel-group 10 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/43 description Nodeb_NASs_IOM_1_port1 no shutdown channel-group 12 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface ethernet 1/1/41 description NodeB_NASs_IOM_0_port1 no shutdown channel-group 12 mode active flowcontrol receive off flowcontrol transmit off mtu 9216 exit interface port-channel 50 switchport trunk allowed vlan 500 exit copy running-configuration startup-configuration |
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