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Table of contents 

Huawei CloudEngine 6850 Switch Configuration Guide for Dell EMC SC Series SANs | SCG3464 

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

 

Startup configuration file ..................................................................................................................................... 6

 

2.3

 

Basic system configuration ................................................................................................................................. 6

 

2.4

 

Configure management network ........................................................................................................................ 7

 

2.5

 

Configure LLDP and spanning tree .................................................................................................................... 7

 

2.6

 

Configuring edge-ports ....................................................................................................................................... 7

 

2.7

 

Disable link flapping protection ........................................................................................................................... 8

 

2.8

 

Save configuration .............................................................................................................................................. 8

 

2.9

 

Configure breakout ports .................................................................................................................................... 8

 

2.10

 

Configure additional switch ................................................................................................................................. 8

 

2.11

 

Calibrate link flapping protection setting (optional) ............................................................................................. 9

 

A

 

Technical support and resources ............................................................................................................................... 10

 

 

Summary of Contents for CloudEngine 6850 Series

Page 1: ...ei CloudEngine 6850 Switch Configuration Guide for Dell EMC SC Series SANs Abstract This document illustrates how to configure Huawei CloudEngine 6850 series switches for use with Dell EMC SC Series storage using Dell EMC best practices February 2018 ...

Page 2: ...y or fitness for a particular purpose Use copying and distribution of any software described in this publication requires an applicable software license 2018 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All Rights Reserved Dell EMC Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners Dell believes the information in this documen...

Page 3: ...mended switch configuration 6 2 1 Hardware configuration 6 2 2 Startup configuration file 6 2 3 Basic system configuration 6 2 4 Configure management network 7 2 5 Configure LLDP and spanning tree 7 2 6 Configuring edge ports 7 2 7 Disable link flapping protection 8 2 8 Save configuration 8 2 9 Configure breakout ports 8 2 10 Configure additional switch 8 2 11 Calibrate link flapping protection se...

Page 4: ... vlan id 1 2 Audience This switch configuration guide describes a verified configuration following Dell EMC best practices for an SC Series iSCSI SAN and is intended for storage or network administrators and deployment personnel 1 3 Switch details Table 2 provides an overview of the switch configuration This switch configuration guide covers setup instructions for all CE6850 switch models Switch s...

Page 5: ... 6850 Switch Configuration Guide for Dell EMC SC Series SANs SCG3464 1 4 Cabling diagram The cabling diagram shown in Figure 1 represents the Dell EMC recommend method for deploying servers and SC Series storage arrays Cabling diagram ...

Page 6: ...ote This example assumes a switch at its default configuration settings Always back up configuration settings prior to performing any configuration changes HUAWEI reset saved configuration The action will delete the saved configuration on the device The configuration will be erased to reconfigure Continue Y N y Warning Now the configuration on the device is being deleted Info Succeeded in clearing...

Page 7: ...y0 4 quit HUAWEI aaa HUAWEI aaa local user username password irreversible cipher password Info A new user is added HUAWEI aaa local user username level 15 HUAWEI aaa local user username service type telnet Warning The service type configured contains unsecured protocol telnet It is recommended to configure the secure service type only HUAWEI aaa quit 2 5 Configure LLDP and spanning tree HUAWEI stp...

Page 8: ...1 Info Save the configuration successfully HUAWEI 2 9 Configure breakout ports Perform this step if using the QSFP 40GbE ports as 4 x 10GbE breakout ports The following command splits the 40GbE port 1 0 3 The same action can be performed for each of the 40GbE QSFP ports on the switch HUAWEI system view Enter system view return user view with return command HUAWEI port split dimension interface 40G...

Page 9: ...ction or if choosing to keep the link flapping protection turned on use the following steps to calibrate the link flapping protection setting Refer to support huawei com for further information HUAWEI system view Enter system view return user view with return command HUAWEI interface range 10GE 1 0 1 to 10GE 1 0 48 HUAWEI port group port link flap interval 5 to 60 seconds HUAWEI port group port li...

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