Dell Brocade VDX 6740, Configuration Manual

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3 SCG2013 | Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Configuration Guide for Dell SC Series SANs
Table of contents
Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Document conventions ................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Audience ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Switch details ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Cabling diagram .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2 Dell recommended switch configuration ............................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Hardware configuration ................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Delete startup configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Configure Global LLDP settings to disable DCB ....................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Disable Ethernet Fabric on edge ports ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.5 Enable Jumbo MTU ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.6 Enable Switchport ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.7 Enable link level flow control (802.3x) ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.8 Configure Spanning tree on edge ports ..................................................................................................................... 8
2.9 Disable LLDP iSCSI priority on Switch Ports ............................................................................................................... 8
2.10 Save configuration .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.11 Configure additional switch .......................................................................................................................................... 8
3 Performance tuning .................................................................................................................................................................. 9
4 Configuring VCS ID and Rbridge-ID (optional) .................................................................................................................. 10
A Additional resources ................................................................................................................................................................. 11