DELL N4000 Series Technical Manual
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Dell Networking N4000 Series and Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series Configuration Guide
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Dell recommended switch configuration
These steps show how to configure two Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series or Dell Networking N4000 Series
switches with a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). The switches are interconnected using two 40 GbE Quad
Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) uplink ports, and the LAG is configured for Dynamic Link Aggregation
Control Protocol (LACP).
switches with a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). The switches are interconnected using two 40 GbE Quad
Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) uplink ports, and the LAG is configured for Dynamic Link Aggregation
Control Protocol (LACP).
Dell recommends using QSFP (40 Gb) uplink module ports to create a Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
between switches. This option can provide the highest switch interconnect bandwidth as well as the best
availability.
between switches. This option can provide the highest switch interconnect bandwidth as well as the best
availability.
2.1
Hardware configuration
1. Power on the two switches.
2. Connect a serial cable to the serial port of the first switch.
3. Using Putty or another terminal utility, open a serial connection session to the switch.
4. Open your terminal emulator and configure it to use the serial port (usually COM1, but this may vary
2. Connect a serial cable to the serial port of the first switch.
3. Using Putty or another terminal utility, open a serial connection session to the switch.
4. Open your terminal emulator and configure it to use the serial port (usually COM1, but this may vary
depending on your system). Configure serial communications for 9600,N,8,1 and no flow control.
5. Connect the (QSFP) LAG cables between the switches. See this configuration in Figure 1.
2.2
Delete startup configuration
Note: All configuration settings will be deleted
console>enable
console#reload
Are you sure you want to reload the stack? (y/n) y
Note: The switch will reboot.
Follow the prompts shown below when the Main Menu is displayed during the bootup process.
Dell Networking Boot Options
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Select a menu option within 3 seconds or the Operational Code will start
automatically...
automatically...
1 - Start Operational Code
2 - Display Boot Menu
Select (1, 2)# 2