Deployment Guide

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ell EMC Networking - Deploying VMware vSAN with OS10 Enterprise Edition | version 1.0

4 Switch configuration

This section provides steps to configure Dell EMC Networking S4148-ON switches running Dell Networking

OS 10.4.0E (R3). The process requires basic familiarity with OS10 configuration and network switches.

4.1 Check switch firmware version

Use the following command to verify that the firmware version on the switch is 10.4.0E (R3) or later. If not,

visit Dell.com/support

to download the latest firmware version for the switch.

Switch-1# show version

Dell EMC Networking OS10 Enterprise

OS Version: 10.4.0E(R3)

Build Version: 10.4.0E(R3.233)

Build Time: 2018-03-30T18:05:41-0700

System Type: S4148F-ON

Architecture: x86_64

4.2 Factory default configuration

Enter the following commands to set the switch to factory defaults.

Switch-1# delete startup-configuration

Proceed to delete startup-configuration [confirm yes/no(default)]:yes

Switch-1# reload

System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:no

Continuing without saving system configuration

Proceed to reboot the system? [confirm yes/no]: yes

The switch reboots with factory default settings and is ready to configure utilizing the default username and

password of admin/admin.

4.3 Switch-port profiles

On the Dell EMC Networking S4148 switch series, switch-port profiles determine the enabled front-panel

ports, supported breakout modes on Ethernet and unified ports. Change the port profile on a switch to

customize uplink and unified port operation, and the availability of front-panel data ports.

Note: This document utilizes switch-port profile 1, that supports 100GbE uplinks.

To verify the switches switch-port profile, enter the following command:

Switch-1# show switch-port-profile

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