Dell 8100 manual

Deploying Dell PowerConnect 8100

and Cisco Catalyst Switches

Using the Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series switch with the Cisco Catalyst

WS-C6504-E

Andrew Berry

Victor Teeter

Kevin Locklear

Contents

Main Deploying Dell PowerConnect 8100 and Cisco Catalyst Switches Using the Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series switch with the Cisco Catalyst WS-C6504-E Andrew Berry Victor Teeter Kevin Locklear Page Contents Introduction Overview of VLANs Creating and assigning VLANs Management VLAN vs. SVI on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Management VLAN across a Dell PowerConnect 8100 Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Page cat6504E_1(config-if)#switchport trunk allowed vlan remove 1 Access, trunk and general Switchport Modes VLAN configuration example Example of access, and trunk VLANs Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Page PVID and native VLAN Page Creating and connecting LAGs using LACP Enabling Spanning Tree RSTP vs. RPVST+ Page Recommended Spanning Tree method: Portfast Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Cisco Catalyst CLI Method 2: MSTP Cisco proprietary protocols Page Appendix A - Network switch versions About Dell