Dell Force10 MXL Blade Bedienungsanleitung

Dell Force10 MXL 10/40GbE

Switch IO Module

Getting Started Guide

June 2012

Regulatory Model: DF10MXL

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Contents 3

Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 Hardware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Internal Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Base Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

FlexIOTM Plug-in Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Port Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

USB Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

System and Port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Unpacking the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4 Installing and Configuring the Switch. . . 14

Installing the Switch Blade in a PowerEdge M1000e . 16

Connecting a Console Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4Contents

Invoking the X-Loader and U-Boot CLIs . . . . . . . . . 19

Performing the Initial Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . 19

5 Assembling a Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . 25

Configuring and Bringing Up a Stack . . . . . . . . . . 26

Managing a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

6 Splitting 40GbE QSFP+ Ports into 10GbE SFP+

Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

7 Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

DCB Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

FCoE Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

iSCSI Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

8 Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

9 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chassis Physical Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Environmental Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

IEEE Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Introduction 5

Introduction

This document provides basic information about the Dell Force10 MXL

10/40GbE Switch IO Module, including how to install the switch in the Dell

PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure and perform the initial configuration.

For more detailed information about any

of the basic installation steps

, refer to

the

Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner's Manual

on the Dell Support

website at http://support.dell.com/manuals.

Product Description

The MXL 10/40GbE Switch is a layer 2/3 blade switch with two fixed 40GbE

ports on the base module and support for two optional plug-in modules. The

switch operates in a PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure, which can support up to

32 servers and six MXL 10/40GbE Switches.

The MXL 10/40GbE Switch runs the Force10 Operating System (FTOS),

providing switching, bridging, and routing functionality for transmitting data,

storage, and server traffic as follows:

• GbE/10GbE connections through the midplane to up to 32 server ports in

the chassis

• GbE, 10GbE or 40GbE connections through uplink ports to top-of-rack

(ToR) switches

• 40GbE stacking connections to other

MXL 10/40GbE Switche

s in a

switch stack

In a data center network, the MXL 10/40GbE Switch provides converged

network support and interoperates with Dell and third-party ToR devices.

The switch supports

data center bridging (DCB) features, and optimizes

connectivity between servers and storage devices over Fiber Channel over

Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI links.

By providing increased 40GbE bandwidth for device interconnection in a

shared network storage environment, with the possibility of splitting 40GbE

QSFP+ uplinks into 10GbE SFP+ connections, the MXL 10/40GbE Switch

is perfectly positioned to help transition a data center with multiple speed

requirements.

6Hardware Overview

Hardware Overview

This section contains information about device characteristics and modular

hardware configurations for the MXL 10/40GbE Switch.

Internal Ports

The MXL 10/40GbE Switch provides 32 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet internal ports.

The internal ports are connected to server blades through the M1000e chassis

midplane. Each port can operate in either 1GbE or 10GbE mode. Internal

ports are numbered 1 to 32.

The MXL 10/40GbE Switch also provides an internal Ethernet interface—the

out-of-band (OOB) interface—which is dedicated to switch management.

The OOB interface is connected to the chassis management controller

(CMC) through the chassis midplane. Traffic on this port is segregated from

operational network traffic on the switch ports and cannot be switched or

routed to the operational network.

Front Panel

Figure 1-1 shows the MXL 10/40GbE Switch front panel:

Figure 1-1. MXL 10/40GbE Switch: Front Panel l

Expansion Slot 1

40GbE QSFP+ Ports

USB Console Port

Expansion Slot 0

Hardware Overview 7

Base Module

The MXL 10/40GbE Switch provides two native 40-Gigabit Ethernet fixed ports

on the base module for uplink connections. You can use these ports with 4x10G

breakout cables to operate as 10GbE uplink ports.

In addition, you can configure the native 40GbE ports as stacking ports. You

can connect up to six MXL 10/40GbE Switches (in the same or different

chassis) in a single stack. For more information, refer to "Assembling a Switch

Stack" on page 25.

FlexIOTM Plug-in Modules

The MXL 10/40GbE Switch (Figure 1-2) provides 10/40GbE external

connectivity by using the following FlexIO plug-in modules in the two

expansion slots:

• 4-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet module using SFP+ optics (SR or LR) or

direct-attach cables (1m, 3m, or 5m DAC)

• 4-Port 10GBASE-T module using RJ-45 connector (copper) cables

NOTE: The 10Mb speed is not supported on the 4-Port 10GBASE-T module.

Only 100Mb, 1GbE, and 10GbE speeds are supported.

• 2-Port 40-Gigabit Ethernet quad form-factor pluggable plus (QSFP+)

module which you can use for 40GbE connections or 10GbE small form-

factor pluggable plus (SFP+) connections using 4x10G breakout cables.

By default, the 40GbE ports on a 2-Port 40GbE QSFP+ module come up

in 4x10GbE (quad) mode as eight 10GbE ports. To change a port from

4x10GbE to 40GbE mode of operation, enter the

no stack-unit port

portmode quad

command.

FTOS(conf)# no stack-unit unit-number port port-number

portmode quad

stack-unit

unit-number

: Enter the number of the stack unit to be

reset. Range: 0-5.

To display the stack-unit number, enter the

show

system brief

command.

port

port-number

: Enter the port number of the 40GbE QSFP+ port

to be split. Valid values for slot 0: 41 or 45; for slot 1: 49 or 53 (see

"Port Numbering" on page 9).

portmode quad

: Identifies the port as a split 10GbE SFP+ port.

8Hardware Overview

Then save the configuration and reload the switch.

FTOS# write memory

FTOS# reload

Figure 1-2. MXL 10/40GbE Switch: Plug-in Modules

NOTE: You can only hot-swap plug-in modules of the same type without requiring a

reboot. For example, you can replace a 2-Port 40GbE QSFP+ module only with

another 2-Port 40GbE QSFP+ module.

On the MXL 10/40GbE Switch, you can configure uplink ports of the same

speed on different modules in the same link aggregation group (LAG). You

can also use individual ports for uplink connections.

NOTE: A maximum of 16 ports are supported in a LAG.

For switch stacking, you must use a 40GbE port on the base module or on a

2-Port 40GbE QSFP+ plug-in module. Stacking is not supported on 10GbE

ports.

All FlexIO plug-in modules, transceivers, and attach cables are sold separately.

4-Port 10GbE SFP+ Module

4-Port 10GBASE-T Module (100Mb/1GbE/10GbE)

2-Port 40GbE QSFP+ Module

Hardware Overview 9

Port Numbering

When installed in a PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure, the MXL 10/40GbE

Switch ports are numbered 33 to 56 from the bottom to the top of the switch:

• 40GbE base-module ports:

• In 40GbE mode of operation, the ports are numbered 33 and 37.

•

In 4x10GbE mode of operation, the ports are numbered 33 to 36

and 37 to 40.

For information about how to change a 40GbE port to 4x10GbE mode,

refer to "Splitting 40GbE QSFP+ Ports into 10GbE SFP+ Ports" on

page 30.

•

2-Port 40-GbE QSFP+ module operating

in the default 4x10GbE mode:

• In expansion slot 0, the ports are numbered 41 to 44 and 45 to 48.

• In expansion slot 1, the ports are numbered 49 to 52 and 53 to 56.

For information about how to change a port from 4x10GbE to 40GbE

mode of operation, refer to "FlexIOTM Plug-in Modules" on page 7.

•

2-Port 40-GbE QSFP+ module operating

in 40GbE mode:

• In expansion slot 0, the ports are numbered 41 and 45.

• In expansion slot 1, the ports are numbered 49 and 53.

• 4-Port 10-GbE SFP+ or 10GBASE-T module:

• In expansion slot 0, the ports are numbered 41 to 44.

•

n expansion slot 1

, the ports are numbered 49 to 52.

10 Hardware Overview

USB Ports

Figure 1-3. USB Ports on Front Panel

Use the lower USB console port to configure the switch through an RS-232

serial interface (Figure 1-3). This port provides a direct connection to the

switch and allows you to access the command line interface (CLI) from a

console terminal connected to the port through the provided serial cable

(with USB type-A to female DB-9 connectors).

The console port supports asynchronous data of eight data bits, one stop bit,

no parity bit, and no flow control. The default baud rate is 9600 bps.

The upper USB port functions as an external flash drive that you can use to

store configuration files and scripts.

USB Console Port

USB Storage Port

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