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    Victor Teeter Network Enabled Solutions Team Stacking Dell For ce10 MXL 10/40G Blade Switches[...]

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    Stacking Dell Force10 MXL 10/ 40G Blade Switches v1.1 ii This document is f or informational pu rposes only and may cont ain typographical er rors and technical inaccuracies . The content is p rovided as is, withou t express or implied war ranties of any kind. © 2012 Dell Inc . All rights reserved. De ll and its affiliates cannot be responsible fo[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 1 Contents Introduction ................................ ............................................................................. 3 Redundancy ........................................................................................................... 4 Failover roles ..............[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 2[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 3 Introduction Numerous Dell ™ swi tches include a sta cking feature t hat allows multiple physica l switches to operate as a single logical s witch, p roviding a consolidated int erface for manag ement . T he Dell Force10 MXL 10/40 Gb switch is the latest Dell switch with this featur[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 4 Additional stack mem bers can immedia tely utilize existing co nfiguration informatio n such as routing and switching configurati ons, VLANs, ACLs , port profil es, and security ce rtificates. Redundancy By connecting a ca ble from the last swi tch in a stack back to th e first switch[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 5 Another way to comp letely wipe out a ll configurations and r eturn to factory def aults is to erase the meta-data (NVRAM) a nd delete th e startup configura tion by following th e instructions i n Restoring factory defaults be low. Restoring factor y defaults Usually a standalo ne MX[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 6 no ip address shutdown ! interface TenGigabit Ethernet 0/2 no ip address -- More -- Additional stack -unit lines like t he one below may be fo und in an unstacked MX L if one or more expansion mod ules are present. In order to us e these ports f or stacking the qua d mode will need to[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 7 Port numbering When installed in a Pow erEdge ™ M1000e Enclosure, th e MXL 10/40GbE external swi tch ports are numbered 33 to 56 from the bottom to th e top of the swi tch (ports 1-32 are inte rnal 10G ports): • 40GbE base -mod ule (built -in) ports:  In 2x 40GbE mode of operat[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 8 Combining split 10GbE SFP+ ports into a single 40GbE QSFP+ p ort The MXL 10/40GbE Swit ch supports splittin g each 40G bE port on the base module or a 2 -Port 40GbE QSFP+ expansion mo dule into eight 10GbE SFP+ ports using a break out cable. However, ports must b e combined in to sing[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 9 listed here whe n in port mode. If there is no “sta ck - unit” listing for t he first port number, then the po rts are not split and ar e running at 4 0 GbE. 2. interface fortyGigE 0/33 : interface TenG igabitEthernet 0/41 Each individual port mode is listed furt her down in th e [...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 10 Status : on line Next Boot : online Required Type : MXL -10/4 0GbE - 34 -port GE/TE/FG (X L) Current Type : MXL-10/40GbE - 34 -port GE/TE/FG (XL) Master priority : 0 Hardware Rev : X00 Num Ports : 56 Up Time : 1 wk , 3 day, 23 hr , 5 min FTOS Version : 8.3 .16.0E0 Jumbo Capable : y e[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 11 QSFP+ built-in ports a re set to 40 Gb by default whi le expansion mo dule QSFP+ p orts are set to 10 Gb ports by default. To c hange a port from 1 0 Gb mode to 40 Gb mode, use the command FTOS(conf)# no sta ck-unit 0 port p portmode quad Please save and re load for the chang es to t[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 12 Stacking multip le M XL swit ches in a single M1 000e Figure 5. Dell M1000e Blade Chassis B2 C2 A2 B1 C1 A1 4 1 7 5 2 8 6 3 9 CMC2 CMC1 KVM 123456 Gb Gb 2 1 CMC iKVM Gb Gb 2 1 CMC MXL Stack CONSOLE 33-36 37-40 LNK ACT LNK ACT Force10 MXL 10/40GbE 41-48 49-56 CONSOLE 33-36 37-40 LNK A[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 13 The Dell M1000e Se rver Chassi s includes a manag ement console port on the CMC tha t allows a llows management of eac h module from a s ingle serial conn ection to the chassis. Fo r more information , see the Dell Blade Se rver CMC User 's Guide at http://support.dell.co m/supp[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 14 FTOS# show invento ry optional- module Unit Slot Expecte d Inserted N ext Boot Power ------ ----- ------- -------- ------------- ------- -------- ----- ------ 0 0 Q SFP+ QSFP+ AUTO Good 0 1 QSF P+ QSFP+ AUT O Good In this example, sta ck-groups 2 thru 5 correspond to two 40G QSFP+ ex[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 15 Note: When creating s tack ports on an MXL, all ports must be fixed or on the ex pansion module. Mixi ng fixed and expansion mod ule ports in o rder to stack is not supported. Maximum st ack-group per unit A maximum of 4 stack-groups per unit can be configured. In a ring topology, th[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 16 1 Standby o nline MXL - 10/40G bE MXL-10/40GbE 8 .3.16.0E0 56 2 Member on line MXL -10/40GbE MXL -10/40GbE 8 .3.16.0E0 56 3 Member on line MXL -10/40GbE MX L-10/40GbE 8 .3.16.0E0 56 4 Member on line MXL -10/40GbE MXL -10/40GbE 8 .3.16.0E0 56 5 Member on line MXL -10/40GbE MXL -10/40G[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 17 FTOS(conf)# sta ck-unit 1 provision ? MXL-10/40GbE 34-po rt GE/TE/FG (XL) FTOS(conf)# sta ck-unit 1 provision MXL -10/40GbE Certain configurati on changes on th e unit suc h as “fanout” and “stack - grou ps” may require sav ing and reloading the e ntire stack. Refer to the M [...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 18 the downloaded image is distributed to all mem ber units of the stack . The inst ructions below wi ll guide the user thro ugh these steps. Note: When upgradi ng a stack of swi tches, allow extra ti me betw een upgrade st eps for files and configurations to be co pied from the Master [...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 19 Image upgraded to a ll 4. Verify the new firmware w as copied to all sta ck members. FTOS# show boot syste m stack- unit all Current system ima ge information in th e system: =========== ======= ========== ================= Type Boot Typ e A B ------ ----- ------- -------- ----- ----[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 20 FTOS# show boot syste m stack- unit all Current system ima ge information in th e system: =========== ======= ========== ================= Type Boot Typ e A B ------ ----- ------- -------- ----- -------- ----- ------- -------- ----- Stack-unit 0 FLASH BOOT 8.3 .15.0 8 -3- 16 -0[boot][...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 21 FTOS(conf)# no sta ck-unit 2 st ack-group 0 FTOS(conf)# no sta ck-unit 2 st ack-group 1 FTOS(conf)# no sta ck-unit 2 st ack-group 2 FTOS(conf)# no sta ck-unit 2 st ack-group 3 : : FTOS(conf)# no sta ck-unit 5 st ack-group 2 FTOS(conf)# no sta ck-unit 5 st ack-group 3 FTOS(conf)# exit[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 22 FTOS# stack-unit 1 renumber 5 % ERROR: stack unit 5 already exis ts. If the new number a ssign ment is already used b y a logi cally provisi oned u nit in the stack, t he be low confirmation message to overwrite is dis played. FTOS# stack-unit 1 renumbe r 5 Stack unit 5 has configura[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 23 Appendix A – Sta cking scenarios When creating s tack ports o n an MXL, all ports must be fixed or on the expansio n module. Mixing fix ed and expansion mod ule ports i n order to stack is not su pported. * When there a re six QSFP+ ports available on the swit ch, a max imum of 4 p[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 24 Appendix B – Port mapping[...]

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    S ta c ki n g D e ll Fo r c e1 0 M X L 1 0/ 4 0G S w i tc h es 25 Appendix C - Net work switch vers ions Version information for t he network switc hes used i n creating this docum ent are as f ollows: Network switch Dell Force10 XML Software version 8.3.16.0, E8.3.16.163 , E8.3.16.0E0[...]