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Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Manual

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  • Page 1 Dell EqualLogic Technical Article Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Array Technical Article...
  • Page 2 ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. For more information, contact Dell.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Executive summary ......................... 5 Audience ............................5 Introduction ............................ 5 Reference architecture overview ....................6 PowerEdge M-Series blade servers ....................6 4.1.1 Additional configuration information ..................7 4.1.2 Network adapter information ....................7 IO module information ........................8 Array information ..........................
  • Page 4 Acknowledgements This whitepaper was produced by the PG Technical Marketing for EqualLogic Infrastructure and Networking. The team that created this whitepaper: Guy Westbrook and Tony Ansley...

  • Page 5: Executive Summary

    This white paper is primarily intended for those who are involved in defining, implementing, or supporting an EqualLogic storage network using the new EqualLogic PS-M4110 blade array as part of a strategy that deploys storage with the purpose of providing data for use by the blade servers located in the same Dell M1000e Blade Enclosure.

  • Page 6: Reference Architecture Overview

    4 Reference architecture overview The Storage Interoperability Lab conducted preliminary testing on a self-contained M1000e based data center-in-a-box architecture that included testing of multiple networking components as well as using blade servers from the latest two generations of M-Series blade servers. The following sections describe the various sub-systems used: 4.1 PowerEdge M-Series blade servers The blade servers used servers from the last two generations of PowerEdge M-Series servers.

  • Page 7: Additional Configuration Information

    Figure 2 Blade Chassis configuration (Front) 4.1.1 Additional configuration information Chassis Management Console (CMC) version: 4.1 EqualLogic Host Integration Tools version: 4.0 Microsoft Native MPIO – V6.1 Build 7601 4.1.2 Network adapter information Table 1 NIC/CNA and Driver version tested Network adapter Driver version QLogic QME8242k...

  • Page 8: Io Module Information

    4.2 IO module information LAN IO modules were installed in Fabric Slots A1 and A2 for all tests. SAN IO modules were installed in Fabric Slots B1 and B2 for all tests (except for tests involving the Broadcom 57712k which is a Network Daughter Card (NDC) where Fabric A was used). The IO modules tested are listed in Table 2 below.
  • Page 9 Figure 3 Sample MXL datacenter in a box solution SAN Stack SAN Stack LAN/Client Network LAN-to-Agg Uplinks...

  • Page 10: Switch Configuration

    5 Switch configuration Any of the currently available 10Gb Ethernet IO modules can be used as SAN switches within this reference architecture. The following sections provide the detailed list of CLI commands used to configure each switch model for use as a SAN switch to support the PS-M4110 Storage Blades as defined in the reference architecture described in Section 4.

  • Page 11: Stack Configuration (Non-Lag Configurations)

    FTOS (conf-if-range-fo-1/33-37) port-channel-protocol LACP FTOS (conf-if-range-fo-1/33-37-lacp) port-channel 1 mode active FTOS (conf-if-range-fo-1/33-37) #no shutdown FTOS (conf-if-range-fo-1/33-37) #exit FTOS (conf) #exit FTOS#wr mem FTOS#conf FTOS (conf) #interface Port-channel 1 FTOS (conf-if-po-1) # mtu 9216 FTOS (conf-if-po-1) # switchport FTOS (conf-if-po-1) # no shutdown FTOS (conf-if-po-1) # exit FTOS (conf) # exit FTOS# wr mem...

  • Page 12: Powerconnect M8024-K

    5.2 PowerConnect M8024-K 5.2.1 iSCSI Auto-Configuration The PowerConnect M8024-k IO module supports the “iSCSI Auto-configuration” feature. When enabled, the switches will automatically enable link level flow control on all ports of the switch and configure the switch for jumbo frames (mtu 9216). Monitoring for EqualLogic storage arrays via LLDP is also enabled by this command.

  • Page 13: Host Port Configuration

    Spanning Tree is a global configuration setting for the PowerConnect M8024k. Spanning Tree is enabled by default on the PowerConnect M8024k. Rapid Spanning Tree (rstp) is the default mode for spanning tree for the PowerConnect M8024k. If the state of the spanning-tree settings is unknown, use the following commands to enable spanning tree: console>enable console#config...

  • Page 14: Stack Configuration (Non-Lag Configurations)

    console(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode auto console(config-if)#mtu 9216 console(config-if)#exit console(config)#interface port-channel 1 console(config-if-ch1)#mtu 9216 console(config)#exit console# copy running-config startup-config console#exit Note: Repeat the same steps on the second switch 5.2.5 Stack Configuration (Non-LAG Configurations): console#configure console(config)#stack console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 1/0/17 stack console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 1/0/17 stack console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 1/0/17 stack console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 1/0/17 stack console(config-stack)#exit...

  • Page 15: Powerconnect M8428-K

    Create the stack on switch 2: Put ports into stacking mode. Ports 17-20 were used as stacking ports. console#configure console(config)#stack console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 2/0/17 stack console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 2/0/18 stack console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 2/0/19 stack console(config-stack)#stack-port tengigabitethernet 2/0/20 stack console(config-stack)#exit console(config)#exit 5.3 PowerConnect M8428-k 5.3.1 Array and Host Port configuration: M8428-k>...

  • Page 16: Lacp Member Port Configuration

    5.3.2 LACP Member Port configuration: M8428-k> M8428-k>en M8428-k#conf t M8428-k (conf) #interface Extengigabitethernet 0/17 M8428-k (conf-if-te-0/17)# channel-group 2 mode active type standard M8428-k (conf-if-te-0/17)# no shutdown M8428-k (conf-if-te-0/17)# lldp disable M8428-k (conf-if-te-0/17)# lacp timeout long M8428-k (conf-if-te-0/17)# qos flowcontrol tx on rx on Note : Repeat the same steps above for all LACP Ports.

  • Page 17: General Recommendations And Guidelines

    6 General recommendations and guidelines • Recommend for use with general purpose small-medium sized consolidated loads. • Not recommended for purpose built heavy I/O applications. • Do not directly attach 10GbE arrays to 1GbE IOMs. • IOMs are just like any other switch and must follow the same configuration recommendations as other Top of Rack (ToR) switches.
  • Page 18 A. Port Map This appendix contains the port mapping information for the IOMs used during testing. During testing of each M-Series IO Module, the blade servers and PS-M4110 blade arrays remained in the same server slots, resulting in an internal port mapping that was similar for all three IOMs. The Force10 MXL has 32 internal network connections and the per server slot connection map is illustrated in Figure 4 below.

  • Page 19: Port Map

    Figure 5 Force10 MXL External port map Figure 6 PowerConnect M8024-k and M8428-k common internal port map M620-1P1 P1 P1 M620-1P2 M620-2P1 P2 P2 M620-2P2 PSM-C0P0 P5 P5 PSM-C0P1 PSM-C1P0 P6 P6 PSM-C1P1 M620-8P1 P8 P8 M620-8P2 PSM-C0P0 P13 P13 PSM-C0P1 PSM-C1P0 P14 P14 PSM-C1P1 Server Connections...
  • Page 20 Figure 7 PowerConnect M8024-k External port map Figure 8 PowerConnect M8428-k External port map...

  • Page 21: Additional Resources

    Dell Tech Center EqualLogic Whitepapers: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/2632.storage-infrastructure-and- solutions-team-publications.aspx • Dell EqualLogic Compatibility Matrix: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/2661.equallogic-compatibility- matrix.aspx • Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/2639.equallogic-configuration- guide.aspx • Dell Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/2632.storage-infrastructure-and- solutions-team-publications.aspx • Dell EqualLogic Support Site (Login ID and Password Required): https://support.equallogic.com/secure/login.aspx...
  • Page 22 THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

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