Dell SonicWALL X-Series Solution Deployment Guide
Configuring the X-Series Solution in various topologies
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Figure 3. Hybrid uplink topology
Setting up a hybrid configuration is done in two steps:
1 Configure an common uplink.
2 Configure the dedicated uplink.
To set up a hybrid configuration with common and dedicated uplinks:
1 Set up the switch as described in
Adding the X-Series switch to SonicOS
.
2 Configure the uplink as described in
Configuring a dedicated uplink with a common uplink
.
Configuring isolated links for management and
data uplinks
This configuration allows separate links between the firewall and X-series switch to carry management traffic
and data traffic. With a common link, the management traffic and data traffic run in the same uplink; if data
traffic is congested, so is management traffic, which results in a delay in forwarding management traffic. If
data traffic will be congested, consider configuring separate links for management traffic and data traffic.
Although similar to a common link configuration, the isolated management/data configuration runs separate
uplinks for management traffic and data traffic. This configuration ensures that even with a high amount of
data traffic, management traffic to the switch is forwarded without being delayed.
shows an isolated link setup of a TZ400 firewall with an X1026P switch:
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The link between X2 on the firewall and port 1 on the extended switch carries management traffic to the
switch. In such a configuration, X2 is configured in the same subnet as the IP of the X-Series switch.
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The link between X3 on the firewall and port 2 on the extended switch is the uplink set up to carry
PortShield traffic between H1 and H2.
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X3 is configured as the firewall uplink.
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Port 1 is configured as the switch MGMT port.
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Port 2 is configured as the switch data uplink.
IMPORTANT:
The MGMT port cannot be portshielded.
