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

80 PowerEdge FX2 – FN I/O Module – VLT Deployment Guide | Version 2.2
In these next steps, the port channel and port channel members for the vPC peer link are configured.
Interface ports Ethernet 1/19 and 1/20 are added to port channel 55 and set to use LACP
unconditionally using the mode active option.
Nx5672-1
Nx5672-2
Configure the port channel and port
channel members for the vPC peer
link
Create the port channel
Enable the switchport mode trunk
and assign as vpc peer link
Configure the port channel and port
channel members for the vPC peer
link
Create the port channel
Enable the switchport mode trunk
and assign as vpc peer link
interface port-channel 55
description “vPC Peer-Link
to Nx5672-2”
switchport mode trunk
switchport mode trunk
allowed vlan all
no shutdown
vpc peer-link
exit
interface port-channel 55
description “vPC Peer-Link
to Nx5672-1”
switchport mode trunk
switchport mode trunk
allowed vlan all
no shutdown
vpc peer-link
exit
Assign interfaces to the port
channel and enable LACP
Assign interfaces to the port
channel and enable LACP.
interface ethernet 1/19-20
description “Link to
Nx5672-2”
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 55 mode
active
no shutdown
exit
interface ethernet 1/19-20
description “Link to
Nx5672-1”
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 55 mode
active
no shutdown
exit
vPC peer link setup