- 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
No direct interconnect between the switches
If the ToR switches cannot be interconnected directly then use highly reliable Layer 2 (L2) upstream links.
ToR switch connectivity through the upstream links require redundant, high speed connections.
Using L2 (Ethernet level) upstream links without an MC-LAG connection to connect the ToR switches is an acceptable alternative to a direct interconnect for PowerStore deployments.
When using highly reliable upstream links for ToR switch interconnectivity, the 1st 2-ports in the PowerStore appliance 4-port card (system bond) reverts into an active/passive state.
| Connection | State |
|---|---|
 | Active |
 | Passive |
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