Dell S4810 Configuration Guide

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Table of contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Audience ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Switch details ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Cabling diagram .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
2 Dell recommended switch configuration ............................................................................................................................. 7
2.1 Hardware configuration ................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2 Delete startup configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Configure out of band (OOB) management port ..................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Configure route for OOB management port (optional) .......................................................................................... 8
2.5 Configure login credentials ........................................................................................................................................... 8
2.6 Enable iSCSI optimization feature ................................................................................................................................ 8
2.7 Enable switch ports ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
2.8 Spanning tree ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.9 Configure port channel for LAG ................................................................................................................................... 9
2.10 Configure QSFP ports for LAG...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.11 Save configuration ........................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.12 Configure additional switch ........................................................................................................................................ 10
3 Configure Data Center Bridging (DCB) (Optional)............................................................................................................. 11
3.1 Disable 802.3x flowcontrol on SFP+ ports................................................................................................................ 11
3.2 Disable 802.3x flowcontrol on QSFP ports ............................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Create tagged VLAN for all ports and port-channels .............................................................................................. 11
3.4 Configure priority groups and policies ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.5 Apply policies to switch ports ..................................................................................................................................... 12
3.6 Configure ETS values.................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.7 Enable DCB .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.8 Reload ............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.9 Save configuration ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.10 Configure additional switches .................................................................................................................................... 13
4 Reverting from DCB to non-DCB configuration (Optional) ............................................................................................ 14
4.1 Disable DCB ................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Remove DCB policies and apply standard flow control ........................................................................................ 14

Dell S4810 Specifications

General

Ports	48 x 10GbE SFP+
Uplink Ports	4 x 40GbE QSFP+
Switching Capacity	1.28 Tbps
Rack Units	1U
Product Type	Switch
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Power Device	Internal power supply
Power Redundancy	Yes
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C
Storage Temperature	-40°C to 70°C
Power Supply	Dual, hot-swappable
MAC Address Table Size	128, 000 entries
Routing Protocol	OSPF, BGP, RIP, PIM, VRRP
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP
Features	VLAN, QoS
Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing
Dimensions (WxDxH)	43.9 x 46.5 x 4.3 cm