Appendix D Powerconnect 54Xx Switch Configuration; Disabling Iscsi Optimization Setting - Dell PS4000 Configuration Manual

Appendix D PowerConnect 54xx Switch Configuration

The PowerConnect 54xx Family of switches must be placed in ―privileged‖ mode to perform
configuration steps in this Appendix. Use the following command to enter ―privileged‖ mode:
console> enable
console#
Note: You may be prompted for a password after submitting the enable command
The PowerConnect 54xx Family of switches must be place into configuration mode before any
configuration steps can be performed. To enter configuration mode, the following command must be
entered:
console# configure
console(config)#
PowerConnect 54xx Family of switches are non-stacking switches and must be configured
independently using either the web-based Switch manager or the Command Line Interface (CLI). The
instructions in this Appendix provide CLI commands for configuration. Please go to Dell's support
website for the latest documentation if the web-interface is preferred.
Port references for the PowerConnect 54xx switch must use the interface command and the port
references are in the form of ―g‖+<port#>.
For example, Port 10 on the Powerconnect 5424 would be referenced as
console(config)# interface ethernet g10
To reference a range of ports, the interface range command must be used with the port reference in
the form of ―g(―+<begport#> + ―-― + <endport#>+ ―)‖.
For example, to reference all ports between port g1 and port g15 would be referenced as
console(config)# interface range ethernet g(1-15)
D.1 Disabling iSCSI Optimization Setting
The PowerConnect 54xx family of switches has a global feature called ―iSCSI Optimization‖ that is
designed to configure the Quality of Service settings to allow iSCSI frames to have priority over other
frame types within the switch. The settings used when this command is enabled are designed to
optimize an iSCSI storage solution consisting of a single iSCSI storage device and is not optimal for a
SAN consisting of multiple EqualLogic PS Series arrays in a peer storage configuration and must be
disabled for switches used within a PS Series SAN.
To disable the iSCSI Optimization settings for the PowerConnect 54xx family of switches, perform the
following steps:
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