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Introducing the Dell | 1 |
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In this chapter
•Dell | 1 |
•NPIV mode and full fabric mode | 1 |
•Hardware description | 3 |
•ISL trunking groups | 6 |
•Optional features | 6 |
•Unpacking and installing the Dell | 6 |
Dell M8428-k overview
The Dell
The external CEE ports operate at 10 Gbps. The internal CEE ports can operate at either 10 Gbps or 1 Gbps. The FC ports support link speeds up to 8 Gbps.
The 16 internal ports connect to the server utilizing
The Dell
Management for the converged network switch can be done through Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC), the browser based GUI, or the command line interface (CLI).
The switch module contains three (3) temperature sensors. While the sensors will report the temperature of the switch, they will not initiate shutdown if the temperature is too high. That decision is made by the CMC.
The switch ships with three licenses installed:
•Fabric license
•Enhanced Group Management license
•FCoE Base license
NPIV mode and full fabric mode
The converged network switch can function in either NPIV mode or full fabric mode.
•The switch module is shipped in NPIV mode by default.
Dell | 1 |
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