Scenario 2: Configuring VLANs on the internal ports of the Dell PowerConnect M8024 switch

In this section, we provide an overview of configuring the VLANs on

the internal ports of the Dell PowerConnect M8024 switch, while

configuring those on the Cisco Nexus 5010 switch to extend those

VLANs in the external Cisco Nexus network. VLANs allow for traffic

isolation and for granular quality of service (QoS) control over simple

subnetting, and Dell switches with Simple Switch Mode enabled offer

quick and easy VLAN configuration. We provide detailed instructions

in Appendix A.

1.On the Dell PowerConnect M8024 switch, enter the Internal Port VLAN configuration screen, select a port, and change the default Untagged VLAN (we changed port 1/xg1 to VLAN 101).

2.On the Cisco Nexus 5010 switch, create a four-port channel group with LACP and Trunking (VLAN tagging) enabled.

3.Allow VLAN 101 through the new port channel.

4.Connect the cables from the ports of the port channel group to the Dell PowerConnect M8024 Switch. The Dell PowerConnect M8024 switch will automatically make a four-port LAG with VLAN tagging enabled and tag all communications from the designated internal port as VLAN 101.

Figure 3 illustrates the completed configuration for Scenario 2.

How to deploy the Dell M8024 family of switches in a Cisco Nexus network

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