Dell Force10 MXL Blade Getting Started Guide

4 Contents
Invoking the X-Loader and U-Boot CLIs . . . . . . . . . 19
Performing the Initial Configuration
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5 Assembling a Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring and Bringing Up a Stack . . . . . . . . . . 26
Managing a Stack
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6 Splitting 40GbE QSFP+ Ports into 10GbE SFP+
Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7 Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
DCB Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
FCoE Connectivity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
iSCSI Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
8 Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chassis Physical Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Environmental Parameters
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Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
IEEE Standards
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Dell Force10 MXL Blade Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	1.28 Tbps
Forwarding Rate	952 Mpps
Product Type	Blade Switch
Latency	< 3 microseconds
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Redundancy	Yes
Management	CLI, SNMP, Web
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Jumbo Frame Support	Up to 9216 bytes
Management Ports	1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Storage Temperature	-40°C to 70°C
Weight	4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)