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

60 PowerEdge FX2 – FN I/O Module – VLT Deployment Guide | Version 2.2
The steps necessary to configure the VLT links are shown in Figure 44.
S4810-1
S4810-2
Configure the VLT links including the
ICL/peer link on the S4810
Configure the peer link
Configure the VLT links
including the ICL/peer link on
the S4810
Configure the peer link
interface port-channel 55
description “VLTi Link to
4810-2”
channel-member fortyGigE
0/56,60
no shutdown
exit
interface range
fo0/56,fo0/60
description “VLTi Peer-
Link”
no shutdown
exit
interface port-channel
55
description “VLTi
Link to 4810-1”
channel-member
fortyGigE 0/56,60
no shutdown
exit
interface range
fo0/56,fo0/60
description “VLTi
Peer-Link”
no shutdown
exit
Configure the VLT domain
Set the peer link port channel of
Switch 2
Configure back-up destination
management IP (management IP of
the other switch)
Configure the VLT domain
Set the peer link port
channel of Switch 1
Configure back-up
destination management IP
(management IP of the
other switch)
vlt domain 2
peer-link port-channel 55
back-up destination
172.25.190.38
unit-id 0
exit
vlt domain 2
peer-link port-
channel 55
back-up destination
172.25.190.37
unit-id 1
exit
Configure the participating port
channel
Configure the links that are part of
the port channel
Configure the participating
port channel
Configure the links that are
part of the port channel
int port-channel 121
description “Port Channel
to IOM Pair”
Portmode hybrid
Switchport
vlt-peer-lag po121
int port-channel 121
description “Port
Channel to IOM Pair”
Portmode hybrid
Switchport
vlt-peer-lag po121