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Dell Force10

S4820T System

Getting Started Guide

Publication Date: December 2012

Regulatory Model: S4820T

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Page 1: ...Dell Force10 S4820T System Getting Started Guide Publication Date December 2012 Regulatory Model S4820T ...

Page 2: ... countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom and AMD Sempron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Server MS DOS and Windows Vista are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation inthe United States and or other countries Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the Unit...

Page 3: ...e Switch 11 Package Contents 11 Unpacking Steps 11 Power Supplies 12 Install an AC or DC Power Supply 13 Rack Mounting the Switch 14 Rack Mounting Safety Considerations 14 Installing the Dell ReadyRails System 15 Installing the Switch 19 5 Technical Specifications 21 Chassis Physical Design 21 Environmental Parameters 21 Power Requirements 22 DC Input Specification 22 ...

Page 4: ...yer 2 Data Link Mode 27 Configure a Host Name 27 Access the System Remotely 28 Configure the Management Port IP Address 28 Configure the Management Route 29 Configure the Username and Password 29 Configure the Enable Password 29 Create a Port based VLAN 30 Assign Interfaces to a VLAN 30 Assign an IP Address to a VLAN 32 Connecting the S4820T to the Network 32 ...

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Page 7: ...ion information refer to the documents listed in Table 1 1 Table 1 1 S4820T Documents Information Documentation Hardware installation and power up instructions Installing the S4820T System Software configuration FTOS Configuration Guide for the S4820T System Command line interface FTOS Command Line Reference Guide for the S4820T System Latest updates FTOS Release Notes for the S4820T System ...

Page 8: ...2 About this Guide ...

Page 9: ...of 40Gbps with features and functions similar to the S4810 product The S4820T switch runs the Dell Force10 Operating System FTOS providing switching bridging and routing functionality for transmitting data storage and server traffic In a data center network the S4820T switch provides converged network support and interoperates with Dell and third party ToR devices The switch supports data center b...

Page 10: ...e S4820T solution is optimized to provide 10Gbps throughput for distances of up to 330 feet 100 meters over Cat6 6A and 7 shielded copper cable and Cat6A UTP copper cable 181 5 feet 55 meters over Cat6 UTP copper cable ...

Page 11: ...ne RS 232 interface RJ 45 YOST console port and a dedicated Ethernet service port for out of band OOB management functions The S4820T has the following features Supports one universal serial bus USB port Forty eight 10Gbps ports Four fixed 40Gbps QSFP ports for a 40Gbps transceiver On board high performance central processing unit CPU system with large memory P2020 128 MB NOR Flash 2GB DDR III RAM...

Page 12: ...e refer to Power Supplies AC PSU with fan airflow from I O to PSU AC PSU with fan airflow from PSU to I O DC PSU with fan airflow from I O to PSU DC PSU with fan airflow from PSU to I O All fans and PSUs in a configuration must be in the same airflow direction Should for some reason a mixed airflow configuration happen the software is designed to notify you of the invalid configuration Figure 1 1 ...

Page 13: ...2 S4820T Front Panel The front panel includes 48 fixed 10GBase T and four fixed QSFP ports One USB 2 0 port NOTE The light emitting diodes LEDs display for System is on the front panel The fan and power status indicators are on the back panel QSFP Ports USB 2 0 Port 10GBase T Ports ...

Page 14: ...t protocol SNMP For more information about these options refer to the FTOS Command Line Reference Guide and FTOS Configuration Guide for the S4820T System As shown in Figure 1 3 the S4820T includes LED displays on both the I O and PSU side of the chassis Figure 1 3 Port LEDs 2 3 1 4 5 1 Locator LED Blue 2 Stack LED Blue Green 3 Temp LED Red 4 Diag LED Green 5 FAN LED Green Red 6 Link LED Green Amb...

Page 15: ...r Blinking red Non critical system error fan fail power supply fail I O side TEMP LED Off Normal temperature Solid red Overtemp Refer NOTE PSU side DIAG LED Off Normal operating Solid green System Booting or Diagnostics PSU side FAN LED Solid green fan powered and running at the expected rpm Solid red fan failed PSU side STACK LED Solid blue Switch in stacking master mode Solid green Switch in sta...

Page 16: ... Activity LED Off No Link Blinking green Transmit Receive is active Feature Detailed Description Link LED Off No Link Solid green Link on 40Gbps speed Solid Amber Link on other speeds Activity LED Off No Link Blinking green Transmit Receive is active Feature Detailed Description Link LED Off No Link Solid green Link on 1Gbps speed Solid Amber Link on 100M or 10M speeds Activity LED Off No Link Bli...

Page 17: ...egulatory Information Warranty and Support Information Software License Agreement Unpacking Steps NOTE Before unpacking the switch inspect the container and immediately report any evidence of damage Step Task 1 Place the container on a clean flat surface and cut all straps securing the container 2 Open the container or remove the container top 3 Carefully remove the switch from the container and p...

Page 18: ...ancy two power supplies installed and running you can remove and replace one PSU while the other PSU is running without disrupting traffic The S4820T does not support mixing PSU types You cannot replace an AC PSU with a DC PSU and you cannot replace an AC R PSU with a DC R PSU WARNING Electrostatic discharge ESD damage can occur if components are mishandled Always wear an ESD preventive wrist or h...

Page 19: ... as soon as the cables are connected between the power supply and the power source Step Task 1 Remove the PSU slot cover from the S4820T PSU side of switch either of the two PSU slots may be selected 2 Remove the PSU from the electro static bag 3 Insert the PSU into the switch PSU slot PSU exposed PCB edge connector should be inserted first The PSU slot is keyed such that the PSU can only be fully...

Page 20: ...ng begins Mount the components beginning at the bottom of the rack then work to the top Do not exceed your rack load rating Power considerations Connect only to the power source specified on the unit When multiple electrical components are installed in a rack ensure that the total component power ratings do not exceed the circuit capabilities Overloaded power sources and extension cords present fi...

Page 21: ...e 1 With the ReadyRails flange ears facing outward place one rail between the left and right vertical posts Align and seat the rear flange rail pegs in the rear vertical post flange In Figure 1 5 item 1 and its extractions show how the pegs appear in both the square and unthreaded round holes Figure 1 5 1U Tool less Configuration 2 Align and seat the front flange pegs in the holes on the front sid...

Page 22: ...ch side of the rail and remove each casting Retain the castings for future rack requirements It is not necessary to remove the rear flange castings Figure 1 6 Two post Flush mount Configuration 2 Attach one rail to the front post flange with two user supplied screws Refer to Figure 1 6 item 2 3 Slide the plunger bracket forward against the vertical post and secure the plunger bracket to the post f...

Page 23: ...licks into place and secure the bracket to the front post flange with two user supplied screws Refer to Figure 1 7 item 1 Figure 1 7 Two post Center mount Configuration 2 Slide the back bracket towards the post and secure it to the post flange with two user supplied screws Refer to Figure 1 7 item 2 3 Repeat this procedure for the second rail ...

Page 24: ...blies Use a Torx driver to remove the two screws from each flange ear and remove each casting Refer to Figure 1 8 item 1 Retain the castings for future rack requirements 2 For each rail attach the front and rear flanges to the post flanges with two user supplied screws at each end Refer to Figure 1 8 item 2 Figure 1 8 Four post Threaded Configuration ...

Page 25: ...two post flush and center configurations you can slide the switch into the rails in the same manner as the four post configurations 1U Front rack Installation You must configure the rails that are attached to the switch 1 Attach the switch rails inner chassis members to the S4820T switch Figure 1 9 item 1 shows the detail for the front standoff with the locking tab Figure 1 9 Attaching the Switch ...

Page 26: ...ne them up on the previously mounted Ready Rails and slide the switch in until it is flush with front of rack About three inches prior to full insertion the rail locking feature engages to keep the switch from inadvertently sliding out of the rack and falling ...

Page 27: ...ispose of the batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Chassis Physical Design Environmental Parameters Parameter Specifications Height 1 71 inches 43 5 mm Width 17 09 inches 434 mm Depth 18 11 inches 460 mm Parameter Specifications Operating temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Operating humidity 10 to 85 RH non condensing Storage temperature 40 to 158 F 40 to 70 C Storage humidity 5 t...

Page 28: ...ons Power supply 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Maximum current draw per system 4 A 398 02watts 100vac 2 A 398 02watts 200vac Maximum power consumption 398 02 Watts Reliability MTBF 355 178 hours min max input voltage range 40 5V 48V 60V input power at full load 40 5V 970W 48V 930W 60V 950W without fan 40 5V 980W 48V 940W 60V 960W with fan input current at full load 40 5V 23 8A 48V 19 0A 60V 15 6A without f...

Page 29: ...ioritization 802 1Q VLAN Tagging Double VLAN Tagging GVRP 802 1s MSTP 802 1w RSTP 802 3ab Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE T 802 3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging 802 3ad Link Aggregation with LACP 802 3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet 10GBASE X 802 3ba 40 Gigabit Ethernet 40GBase SR4 40GBase CR4 on optical ports 802 3u Fast Ethernet 100BASE TX 802 3x Flow Control 802 3z Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE X ...

Page 30: ...24 Technical Specifications ...

Page 31: ... takes you directly to EXEC Privilege mode and the exit command which moves you up one command mode level Console Access NOTE Before starting this procedure be sure you have a terminal emulation program already installed on your PC The RS 232 RJ 45 console port is labeled on the upper right hand side of the S4820T system as you face the Input Output I O side of the chassis Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 RS...

Page 32: ...e port Use a rollover cable to connect the S4820T console port to a terminal server 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the DTE terminal server 3 Set the default terminal settings as follows 9600 baud rate No parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit No flow control Table 2 1 Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server Console Port RJ 45 to RJ 45 Rollover Cable RJ 45 to DB 9 Adapter Term...

Page 33: ...ocol STP on an interface unless the interface has been set to Layer 2 mode To configure Layer 2 mode follow these steps To view the interfaces in Layer 2 mode use the show interfaces switchport command in EXEC mode Configure a Host Name The host name appears in the prompt The default host name is FTOS Host names must start with a letter end with a letter or digit and must have characters letters d...

Page 34: ...o the management ports To assign IP addresses to the management ports follow these steps Step Task 1 Configure an IP address for the management port Configure the Management Port IP Address 2 Configure a management route with a default gateway Configure the Management Route 3 Configure a username and password Configure the Username and Password Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode 1 Enter INTERFA...

Page 35: ...able command EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default As a basic security measure configure a password There are two types of enable passwords enable password stores the password in the running startup configuration using a data encryption standard DES encryption method enable secret stores the running startup configuration using a stronger MD5 encryption method Dell Force10 recommends using...

Page 36: ...a VLAN using the tagged and untagged commands To place an interface in Layer 2 mode use the switchport command You can designate Layer 2 interfaces as tagged or untagged When you place an interface in Layer 2 mode using the switchport command the interface is automatically designated untagged and placed in the Default VLAN Task Command Syntax Command Mode Create a password to access EXEC Privilege...

Page 37: ...e the untagged command to move untagged interfaces from the Default VLAN to another VLAN To move untagged interfaces follow these steps Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode 1 Access the INTERFACE VLAN mode of the VLAN to which you want to assign the interface interface vlan vlan id CONFIGURATION 2 Enable an interface to include the IEEE 802 1Q tag header tagged interface INTERFACE Step Task Comma...

Page 38: ...ign an IP address to the Default VLAN which by default is VLAN 1 To assign another VLAN ID to the Default VLAN use the default vlan id vlan id command To assign an IP address to a VLAN follow this step Connecting the S4820T to the Network After you have completed the hardware installation and software configuration for the S4820T system you can connect to your company network by following your com...

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