Configure Management Network; Configure Lldp And Spanning Tree; Configuring Edge-Ports - Huawei CloudEngine 6850 Series Configuration Manual

Dell EMC recommended switch configuration
2.4

Configure management network

Connect the management port on the switch to an appropriate network and perform the following steps to set
up the management network for the switch.
<HUAWEI> system-view
Enter system view, return user view with return command.
[~HUAWEI] interface MEth 0/0/0
[~HUAWEI-MEth0/0/0] ip address <IP address> <Mask>
[*HUAWEI-MEth0/0/0] undo shutdown
[*HUAWEI-MEth0/0/0] quit
[*HUAWEI] undo telnet server disable
[~HUAWEI] user-interface vty 0 4
[~HUAWEI-ui-vty0-4] user privilege level 15
[*HUAWEI-ui-vty0-4] authentication-mode aaa
Warning: The level of the user-interface(s) will be the default level of AAA
users, please check whether it is correct.
[*HUAWEI-ui-vty0-4] quit
[*HUAWEI] aaa
[*HUAWEI-aaa] local-user <username> password irreversible-cipher <password>
Info: A new user is added.
[*HUAWEI-aaa] local-user <username> level 15
[*HUAWEI-aaa] local-user <username> service-type telnet
Warning: The service type configured contains unsecured protocol(telnet). It is
recommended to configure the secure service type only.
[~HUAWEI-aaa] quit
2.5

Configure LLDP and spanning tree

[*HUAWEI] stp enable
[*HUAWEI] stp mode rstp
[*HUAWEI] lldp enable
2.6

Configuring edge-ports

Perform this step for each individual port that is connected to a storage controller or a host interface port, or
specify a range of ports to configure. This section enables link-level flow control (802.3x), STP edge-ports,
and Jumbo frames.
[*HUAWEI] interface range 10GE 1/0/1 to 10GE 1/0/48
[*HUAWEI-port-group] undo shutdown
[*HUAWEI-port-group] flow-control
Note: The flow-control command enables RX and TX flow control.
[*HUAWEI-port-group] jumboframe enable 9216
[*HUAWEI-port-group] stp edged-port enable
[*HUAWEI-port-group] quit
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