Deploying the Dell PowerConnect 8100 with the Cisco Catalyst
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Run the commands below on the Dell PowerConnect 8100 switch to create a management VLAN, which
allows in-band management to the switch.
console#configure
console(config)#username admin1 password goodpa55 privilege 15
console(config)#vlan 50
console(config-vlan)#exit
console(config)#interface vlan 50
console(config-if-vlan50)#ip address 5.5.5.5 /24
console(config-if-vlan50)#exit
console(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 1/0/23
console(config-if-Te1/0/23)#switchport mode trunk
console(config-if-Te1/0/23)#exit
console(config)#interface tengigabitethernet 1/1/1
console(config-if-Te1/1/1)#switchport general allowed vlan add 50
console(config-if-Te1/1/1)#switchport general pvid 50
console(config-if-Te1/1/1)#switchport mode general
Running these commands opens a telnet session into the Dell PowerConnect 8100 switch through port
1/1/1 to management VLAN 50, using the username and password that were entered. In addition, port
1/0/23 is now ready to be connected to the Cisco Catalyst. Use the commands in the next section to
configure the Cisco Catalyst switch.
While it may be tempting to add a “switchport trunk native vlan 50” line to the port 1/0/23
configuration, this command will block control traffic on a Cisco Catalyst 6500, although this command
works between two 8100 switches, as well as between an 8100 and a Cisco Catalyst 3750. However,
native VLANs work differently on the Cisco Catalyst 6500; it is recommended that the Native and SVI
VLANs on the Cisco 6500 never be the same. If the port on the PowerConnect 8100 contains this line in
the configuration, and a ping is not going through to the Cisco Catalyst 6500, set the option back to the
default with the command: “switchpo rt trunk native vlan 1”.
Cisco Catalyst CLI
Run the commands below on the Cisco Catalyst switch to create an SVI, which allows in-band
management to the switch.
cat6504E_1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
cat6504E_1(config)#interface vlan 50
cat6504E_1(config-if)#ip address 5.5.5.7 255.255.255.0
cat6504E_1(config-if)#exit
cat6504E_1(config)#vlan 50