Powerconnect M8024-K; Iscsi Auto-Configuration; Global Switch Settings - Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Manual

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. Upon detection of
an EqualLogic array, the specific interface involved will have spanning-tree portfast enabled and unicast
storm control disabled. These changes appear in the running config.
Disabling iSCSI Optimization does not disable flow control, portfast, or storm control configuration
applied as a result of enabling iSCSI Optimization.
Note: iSCSI Auto-configuration only configures the global switch settings as described here and the
individual port settings for ports that have active EqualLogic iSCSI port connections. Host port
connections must still be configured manually.
console>enable
console#config
console(config)#iscsi enable

5.2.2 Global Switch settings:

Note: Flow control is enabled by default on the PowerConnect M8024k.
If the state of the flow control setting is unknown, use the following commands to enable:
console>enable
console#config
console(config) #no mode simple
<Followed by reboot>
console>enable
console#config
console(config)#flowcontrol
console(config)#exit
console# copy running-config startup-config
console#exit