Table Of Contents - Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Manual

Table of contents

1 Executive summary ......................................................................................................................... 5
2 Audience ......................................................................................................................................... 5
3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 5
4 Reference architecture overview ................................................................................................... 6
4.1 PowerEdge M-Series blade servers ............................................................................................... 6
4.1.1 Additional configuration information ...................................................................................... 7
4.1.2 Network adapter information .................................................................................................. 7
4.2 IO module information .................................................................................................................. 8
4.3 Array information .......................................................................................................................... 8
4.4 Reference architecture network configuration ............................................................................ 8
4.4.1 SAN infrastructure.................................................................................................................... 8
5 Switch configuration .....................................................................................................................10
5.1 Force10 MXL ................................................................................................................................10
5.1.1 Global Switch settings: ...........................................................................................................10
5.1.2 Array and Host Port configuration: ........................................................................................10
5.1.3 LACP configuration (Non-Stack configurations): ....................................................................10
5.1.4 Stack configuration (Non-LAG configurations): .....................................................................11
5.2 PowerConnect M8024-K .............................................................................................................12
5.2.1 iSCSI Auto-Configuration ........................................................................................................12
5.2.2 Global Switch settings: ...........................................................................................................12
5.2.3 Host Port configuration: .........................................................................................................13
5.2.4 LACP configuration (Non-Stacked configurations):................................................................13
5.2.5 Stack Configuration (Non-LAG Configurations): ....................................................................14
5.3 PowerConnect M8428-k..............................................................................................................15
5.3.1 Array and Host Port configuration: ........................................................................................15
5.3.2 LACP Member Port configuration: .........................................................................................16
6 General recommendations and guidelines ...................................................................................18
A. Port Map .......................................................................................................................................19
B. Additional resources .....................................................................................................................22