Dell PowerConnect M6220 User Manual

Page 4 - Switch basics; Important

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  2 Switch basics X-Series appliances come with two Dell PowerConnect M6220 switches. When used with the X10G™, each switch supports two 10G SFP+ ports. Special support is provided for two common network deployments:  VLAN with high availability (A...

Page 5 - Launch IOM

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  3 Default switch configuration Switches A1 and A2 arrive with the following default configuration: Accessing a switch To access switch A1 or A2: 1. Log on to the CMC, go to I/O Module Overview , and click the Launch IOM GUI button for switch A1 or...

Page 6 - Assigning switch I/O modules an IP address

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  4 2. A logon window displays. Log on. The Dell default credentials are: Username ‘root’, password ‘calvin’. Change these to comply with your organization’s security policies.The switch home screen shows the status of all ports on the switch. A gre...

Page 7 - A1 Gigabit Ethernet; Setup; DHCP Enabled

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  5 1. Log on to the CMC and go to Chassis Overview > I/O Module Overview > A1 Gigabit Ethernet (or A2). 2. Click the Setup tab. 3. For each of A1 and A2, uncheck DHCP Enabled , and enter an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. The IP address...

Page 8 - Enabling and disabling ports

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  6 5. Click Apply . It takes a minute or 2 for the settings to be applied. IMPORTANT: The GUI may initially indicate that the settings reverted to the previous values. Wait 2 or 3 minutes for the configuration action to complete and then refresh th...

Page 10 - Configuring VLAN with high availability; VLAN Enabled: Cabling the switches; Chassis switch cabling; Note

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  8 Configuring VLAN with high availability Configuring for VLAN with HA requires:  An external upstream switch with a 10G trunk port configured  VLAN Enabled: Cabling the switches , page 8  Configuring A1 and A2 with the X10G switch configuratio...

Page 11 - Upstream switch configuration; trunk; Configuring VLAN support on a blade; firstboot

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  9 When VLAN is enabled, after running the X10G switch configuration tool, P1 and P2 are trunked together. When cabling is complete, configure the switch with the X10G switch configuration tool , page 12 . Upstream switch configuration Cable approp...

Page 12 - Configuring No VLAN; No VLAN: Cabling the switches

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  10 4. Use the set interface vlan command to assign a VLAN ID to the second interface. For example: set interface vlan --interface p2 --vid 1025 5. When you are finished, use the show interface command to review the updated configuration. Configuri...

Page 13 - Configuring link aggregation

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  11 Configuring link aggregation In link aggregation, both ports are active and share the load. If one port fails, the remaining port assumes all of the load. Requirement: The upstream connections must be on the same switch or to switches in the sa...

Page 14 - X10G switch configuration tool

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  12 Refer to your switch documentation. X10G switch configuration tool The switch configuration tool allows you to rapidly and accurately configure the X10G switches to support either:  VLAN with high availability  No VLAN (VLAN unaware); no supp...

Page 15 - Enable password for switch A1

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  13 5. Enter the Enable password for switch A1 , followed by the Enable password for switch A2 . The switch tool displays the current running configuration for switch A1, followed by the configuration for switch A2. For example: 6. Select the X10G ...

Page 16 - Installing a new switch

X-Series Appliance Switch Configuration for v7.8.4  14 8. If you selected option 1 : a. You are prompted to configure VLAN settings for one or more blades. To start, enter the blade number or numbers in a comma-separated list (1,2,3), range format (1-3), or a combination (1,2, 5-8).• All of the sel...