Users Guide

Conguring The uplinks on Each I/O Module Independently
1. On the I/ O Module Conguration page, select the Congure Uplinks check box.
2. Select Conguring The uplinks on Each I/O Module Independently option.
3. In the Congure Uplinks area, perform one of the following actions:
• Select the Congure the uplinks on each I/O Module Independently check box to congure dierent ports as uplink ports
in each I/O module.
The table lists ports that are available in each I/O module in separate columns.
• Clear the Congure the uplinks on each I/O Module Independently check box to congure the same ports as uplink ports
across all I/O modules.
The table displays the following information:
– IO modules (Model Name) that is present in each fabric.
– Ports that are available in each IO module.
4. In the table, select the Quadport Mode check box if you want to run the port in Quad mode.
When a 40 GbE port is run in quad mode, it provides four 10 GB Ethernet interfaces that number sequentially starting with the
port number of the 40GbE interface. For example, when Quadport mode is enabled on the GbE port number 33, it makes four
10GbE links with the port numbers 33, 34, 35, and 36.
5. From the drop-down list next to the corresponding port numbers, select the Uplink that you want to congure on each port.
NOTE: Uplink is an interconnect (also called port-channel, or grouping of ports) which is created on a switch by
creating a connection to other switches in a networking environment. ASM can congure uplinks on MXLs, I/O
Aggregators, FN410S, and FN2210S switches (I/O modules).
6. Click Next.
NOTE: Uplink is an external connection from chassis switch to customer network environment. Customer is still
required to congure corresponding ports and uplinks on the top of rack switches, ASM only congures the chassis.
VLT Enabled
VLT is a layer-2 Link Aggregation Group for a server, switch, or any device that supports LACP to two dierent upstream devices.
This can be used between two peer switches, for example in a chassis.
VLT is enabled to create redundant, load-balancing connections to dierent switches or to servers. If one switch fails or goes down
for maintenance, the other switch can be used to pass trac until the other switch is brought back online.
If you enable VLT, you can select VLT from port drop-down menu. Same should be selected in corresponding port, so that it can
correspondent port to port.
If you enable VLT, you can select VLT from the port drop-down menu. The same should be selected in the corresponding port on the
other switch, so that it can correspond port to port. It is not mandatory to have VLT enabled.
NOTE: On PowerEdge M1000e systems, you can select either VLT or Uplink for any of the ports, however, you must
ensure to match port-to-port.
NOTE: VLT conguration does not support using both 10 Gb and 40 Gb ports at the same time. Ensure that you use the
same type of port while conguring VLT.
Completing the chassis conguration
1. On the Summary page, click Finish to apply the conguration on the chassis you have selected.
In the Resources → All Resources tab, the state of the chassis is displayed as Updating until the conguration is complete.
2. If you want to modify the chassis conguration settings, click Back.
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