Dell M8428-K Configuring for FCoE

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d. Click OK.

e. From the COM Port Properties window, select the following configuration values:

•Bits per second: 9600

•Databits: 8

•Parity: None

•Stop bits: 1

•Flow Control: None

For LINUX or UNIX

a. Enter the following at the command prompt:

tip /dev/ttyb -9600

b. When the terminal application stops reporting information, press Enter to display the login

prompt.

c. Log in to the default administrative account using the following identification:

Login: admin

Password: password

d. When prompted either change the administrative password, or press Ctrl-C to bypass.

4. Verify that the switch module has completed POST. When POST is complete, the port status

and switch module power and status LEDs return to a standard healthy state.

5. Enter the CLI ipAddrSet command.

Follow on-screen instructions and supply the correct information, as shown in the following

example.

switch:admin> ipaddrset

Ethernet IP Address [10.77.77.77]:10.32.53.47

Ethernet Subnetmask [255.255.255.0]:255.255.240.0

Fibre Channel IP Addresss [none]:

Fibre Channel Subnetmask [none]:

Gateway IP Address [0.0.0.0]:10.32.48.1

DHCP [Off]:

IP address is being changed...Done.

6. Enter ipAddrShow at the prompt to verify that the address was correctly set.

Configuring for FCoE

The initial configuration of the switch has the CEE ports shut down. In order to configure the ports

for FCoE operation, you must access the CEE command shell and configure both the internal and

external CEE ports. Once you have logged into the switch, use the cmsh command to access the

CEE command shell. Use the following steps to configure the CEE ports.

1. Login to the switch.

2. Enter the following command:

cmsh

3. Once in the command shell, enter the following command:

enable

Contents

Main Page Contents About This Document Chapter 1 Introducing the Dell M8428-k Chapter 2 Configuring the Dell M8428-k Chapter 3 Operating the Dell M8428-k Appendix A Dell M8428-k specifications Index Page About This Document How this document is organized Supported hardware and software Whats new in this document Document conventions Text formatting Command syntax conventions Command examples Notes, cautions, and warnings Notice to the reader Additional information Industry resources Getting technical help Page Page Introducing the Dell M8428-k Dell M8428-k overview NPIV mode and full fabric mode - TABLE 1 Hardware description Port side TABLE 1 FIGURE 1 Top view 3 21 7 68 45 Labeling Transceivers ISL trunking groups Optional features NPIV mode Full fabric mode Unpacking and installing the Dell M8428-k Page Page Configuring the Dell M8428-k Introduction Items required Modifying the converged network switch IP address Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address FIGURE 3 Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address Using the Dell M8428-k CLI to set the IP address Configuring for FCoE Connecting the switch to the Ethernet management network Connecting the switch to the fabric Page Page Changing from NPIV aggregator mode to full fabric mode Changing to full fabric mode using the browser-based GUI Changing to full fabric mode using the command line interface Changing from full fabric mode to NPIV aggregator mode Changing to NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI Changing to NPIV mode using the command line interface Backing up the configuration Operating the Dell M8428-k Interoperability Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports Accessing the converged network switch Interpreting POST results Interpreting LED activity FIGURE 4 Switch module status LEDs Port status LEDs Locating the serial number TABLE 2 TABLE 3 Removing and replacing the converged network switch FIGURE 5 Appendix A Dell M8428-k specifications NPIV Mode default port mapping Processor and memory specifications Weight and physical dimensions Weight and physical dimensions The information in Table 7 shows the operating and non-operating limitations of the Dell M8428-k. Table 6 lists the weight and physical dimensions of the switch module. Facility requirements TABLE 5 Electrical The switch module meets the specifications shown in Table 9. Table 8 lists switch module electrical specifications. Architectural specification TABLE 8 Supported mezzanine cards Fibre Channel standards compliance Regulatory compliance FCC warning (US only) KCC Statement (Republic of Korea) VCCI statement (Japan) Page CE statement Canadian requirements Laser compliance Environmental regulation compliance China RoHS Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) Disclaimer RoHS TS/HS Dual Language Sheet Environmental regulation compliance Regulatory certifications CHINA ROHS/(HS/TS) TABLE 10 Country Safety specification EMC specification Environmental regulation compliance A TABLE 10 Country Safety specification EMC specification Page Index B C D E F H I O P R S T