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5 Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON and S4048T-ON Switch Configuration Guide for Dell EMC SC Series and Dell PS Series SANs | SCG1026
1 Introduction
This document illustrates how to configure Dell EMC™ Networking S4048-ON and S4048T-ON switches for
use with Dell EMC™ SC Series or Dell™ PS Series storage using Dell EMC best practices.
Link aggregation groups (LAGs) for inter-switch connections are mandatory for PS Series iSCSI SAN
environments and optional for SC Series iSCSI SAN environments. The switches are interconnected to each
other using 40 GbE cables.
If you are following the Rapid EqualLogic Configuration steps at
http://en.community.Dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/3615.rapid-equallogic-configuration-portal-by-
sis.aspx, use sections 1 and 2, or 1 and 3 in this switch configuration guide.
Note: For more information on PS Series SAN design recommendations, see the Dell PS Series
Configuration Guide.
1.1 Switch operating system support
Dell EMC Networking S4048-ON and S4048T-ON Open Networking switches have the ability to run different
switch operating systems. This document provides command-line configuration steps specific to Dell
Networking OS 9.x and Dell Networking OS 10.x.
1.2 Document conventions
Table 1 lists the formatting conventions used in this document.
Document conventions
Item
Convention
Example
Code samples
Monospace
System configuration has been modified.
Parameters
Italic
DellEMC(profile-name)#
Command-line commands
Bold
OS#show version
Command-line user-supplied
variables
Bold, italic, brackets
<vlan-id>
1.3 Audience
This switch configuration guide describes an optimal configuration following Dell EMC best practices for an
SC Series or PS Series iSCSI SAN and is intended for storage or network administrators and deployment
personnel.