Deployment Guide

Specification Prerequisite
• Server facing ports must be in hybrid mode.
• Server facing ports must be in switch port
mode.
• Server facing ports must be configured for
spanning tree portfast.
• If DCB settings are used, it must be properly
configured on the switch for converged traffic.
Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator
• Server facing ports must be in hybrid mode.
• Server facing ports must be in switchport
mode.
• Server facing ports must be configured for
spanning tree portfast.
• If ASM is used to do the initial configuration of
credentials and IPs on the IOM in the blade
chassis, you need to make sure, no enabled
password is configured on the switches.
Dell Networking MXL 10/40GbE blade switch
• Any VLAN which is dynamically provisioned by
ASM must exist on the switch.
• Server facing ports must be in hybrid mode..
• Server facing ports must be configured for
spanning tree portfast.
• Server facing ports must be configured for
spanning tree portfast.
• Make sure DCB settings are configured on each
port.
• If ASM is used to do the initial configuration of
credentials and IPs on the IOM in the blade
chassis, you need to make sure, no enabled
password is configured on the switches.
Dell 8 | 4 I/O modules
• The management IP address is configured for
the Brocade switches.
Brocade switch should be only in Access
Gateway Mode.
EqualLogic Storage Array
• The management and group IP addresses are
configured for Storage Array.
• All storage array members are added to the
group.
NOTE: The Equallogic management
interface must be configured to enable
dedicated management network.
• EqualLogic array must have a SNMP community
name set to "public".
12