Concept Guide

Editing Global Settings

You can edit settings that apply to the I/O Aggregator device that the Dell Blade I/O Manager manages.

1. In the navigation menu, click Settings.

2. In the Global Configuration section, click Edit.

The Global Settings dialog box appears.

3. To enable broadcast storm control, in the Broadcast Storm Control area, select Enabled; to disable

this feature, select Disabled.

NOTE: You can only configure this setting for M1000e and FN IOA devices in standalone or VLT

mode. For other devices and device modes, this setting is read-only.

4. To enable IGMP flood restrict, in the IGMP Flood Restrict area, select Enabled; to disable this feature,

select Disabled.

NOTE: You can only configure this setting for M1000e and FN IOA devices is standalone or VLT

mode. For other devices and device modes, this setting is read-only.

5. To enable Auto LAG, in the Auto LAG area, select Enabled; to disable this feature, select Disabled.

NOTE: You can only configure this setting for M1000e and FN IOA devices is standalone or VLT

mode. For other devices and device modes, this setting is read-only.

6. In the Default VLAN field, enter the VLAN number to which the device automatically assigns internal

ports.

NOTE: You can only configure this setting for M1000e and FN IOA devices is standalone or VLT

mode. For other devices and device modes, this setting is read-only.

7. Click Apply.

IOA Firmware

The IOA Firmware section of the Settings page displays the following information about the firmware on

the I/O Aggregator device:

NOTE: You cannot upload or download firmware from the I/O Aggregator device using Dell Blade

I/O Manager. Use a CLI terminal for these tasks.

• Current system version — The version of the Operating System on the I/O Aggregator device.

• Current boot flash — The version of the boot flash the device currently uses to load Dell Networking

OS.

• Current boot selector — The version of the boot selector that chooses the boot flash.

• Current CPLD — The version of the Complex Programmable Logic Device that the device uses.

Network Time Protocol

In the Network Time Protocol (NTP) section of the Settings page, you can view the time zone and NTP

servers applied to the I/O Aggregator device.

NOTE: You can only view these settings for M1000e and FN IOA devices in standalone or VLT

mode.

This page lists the following information:

• Time zone — Displays the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset and geographic area