Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Dell FX2 and FN I/O Modules
- 3 Initial out-of-box connectivity check and default settings
- 4 VLT and the example environments
- 5 FN IOM Dell Blade I/O manager and internal port mapping features
- 6 Environment One: Basic VLT deployment with VLT mode
- 7 Environment Two: Dell Networking switches with mVLT and IOM in Full Switch mode
- 8 Environment Three: Dell Networking switches with mVLT and FN IOM in programmable MUX mode.
- 9 Environment Four: VLT interoperability with Cisco vPC
- A References
- B Components
- C Terminology
- D Reset FN IOM to Default Factory Configuration
- E FN IOM initial out-of-box configuration and default settings
- F Support and feedback
24 PowerEdge FX2 – FN I/O Module – VLT Deployment Guide | Version 2.2
FN410S-A1
FN410S-A2
Verify the initial mode for the IOM
Verify the initial mode for the
IOM
show system stack-unit 0
iom-mode
show system stack-unit
0 iom-mode
If the previous command returns
standalone, full switch, or
programmable-mux then follow the
next set of commands to set the IOM
to VLT mode.
If the previous command
returns standalone, full
switch, or programmable-
mux then follow the next set
of commands to set the IOM
to VLT mode.
Configure
stack-unit 0 iom-mode vlt
Configure
stack-unit 0 iom-mode
vlt
Configure the ICL or peer-link
interface Te0/9 of both IOMs.
Configure the management interface
IP address.
Configure the ICL or peer-link
interface Te0/9 of both IOMs.
Configure the management
interface IP address
interface te0/9
no shutdown
exit
interface ma0/0
ip address
172.25.189.27/16
no shut
end
copy running-config
startup-config
reload
interface te0/9
no shutdown
exit
interface ma0/0
ip address
172.25.189.28/16
no shut
end
copy running-config
startup-config
reload
Configuring VLT mode on the IOMs
After entering the commands, accept the option to proceed with a reload. While the first IOM is
reloading, plug in a 10GB Direct Access Cable (DAC) or fiber optic patch cable between interface
Te0/9 on FN410S-A1 and Te0/9 on FN410S-A2