Dell Force10 MXL 10 GbE, Deployment Manual

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Deploying FCoE (FIP Snooping) on Dell Force 10 MXL
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Step by step explanation of Dell Force10 MXL CLI example with multiple port (LAG) uplink (this only
covers the differences from the
single port configuration ).
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interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/1 – configure internal interfaces that connect to the blade
servers.
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portmode hybrid – configuring portmode hybrid will allow for the native VLAN untagged,
and a tagged VLAN to exist on the port together. This is similar to switchport mode trunk in
industry standard CLI.
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switchport – this configures the port as a layer 2 port.
 protocol lldp – this moves into the lldp protocol settings.
 dcbx port-role auto-downstream – with this command the port-role is established
as a dcbx capable downstream port to communicate with blade server CNA ports.
 spanning-tree pvst edge-port – configure port as an edge port for spanning-tree behavior
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no shutdown – configures the port as active.
 exit – exits interface configuration mode
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interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/2 – configure internal interfaces that connect to the blade
servers.
 portmode hybrid – configuring portmode hybrid will allow for the native VLAN untagged,
and a tagged VLAN to exist on the port together. This is similar to switchport mode trunk in
industry standard CLI.

switchport – this configures the port as a layer 2 port.

protocol lldp – this moves into the lldp protocol settings.
 dcbx port-role auto-downstream – with this command the port-role is established
as a dcbx capable dowsnstream port to communicate with blade server CNA ports.
 spanning-tree pvst edge-port – configure port as an edge port for spanning-tree behavior
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no shutdown – configures the port as active.
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exit – exits interface configuration mode
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interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/51
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port-channel-protocol LACP – configures the port for LACP port-channel
 port-channel 5 mode active – sets the port-channel to 5 and sets mode to be active
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protocol lldp – this moves into the lldp protocol settings.
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no advertise dcbx-tlv ets-reco – this settings establishes that the ETS recommended
configuration TLV’s should not be advertised for manual type settings. Instead they
should be determined via negotiations
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dcbx port-role auto-upstream – with this command the port-role is established as a
dcbx capable upstream port to communicate with top-of-rack FCF switches such as the
Cisco Nexus 5000 series.
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no shutdown – configures the port as active.
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exit – exit from interface configuration mode
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interface TenGigabitEthernet 0/52
 port-channel-protocol LACP – configures the port for LACP port-channel
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port-channel 5 mode active – sets the port-channel to 5 and sets mode to be active

protocol lldp – this moves into the lldp protocol settings.
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no advertise dcbx-tlv ets-reco – this settings establishes that the ETS recommended
configuration TLV’s should not be advertised for manual type settings. Instead they
should be determined via negotiations