Dell Brocade VDX 6940 Configuration Manual - Page 3
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Table of contents
Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1
Document conventions ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2
Audience ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3
Switch details ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4
Cabling diagram.................................................................................................................................................. 5
2
Dell recommended switch configuration ...................................................................................................................... 6
2.1
Hardware configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2
Delete startup configuration ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.3
Configure management ports ............................................................................................................................. 7
2.4
Convert 40GbE ports to 10GbE mode................................................................................................................ 7
2.5
Configure port channel ....................................................................................................................................... 7
2.6
Configure ports for LAG ...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.7
Configure global LLDP settings to disable DCB ................................................................................................. 8
2.8
Disable Ethernet fabric on edge ports ................................................................................................................ 8
2.9
Enable Jumbo MTU ............................................................................................................................................ 8
2.10 Enable switchport ............................................................................................................................................... 8
2.11 Enable link level flow control (802.3x) ................................................................................................................ 9
2.12 Configure spanning tree on edge ports .............................................................................................................. 9
2.13 Disable LLDP iSCSI priority on switch ports ...................................................................................................... 9
2.14 Save configuration .............................................................................................................................................. 9
2.15 Configure additional switch ................................................................................................................................. 9
3
Performance tuning .................................................................................................................................................... 10
4
Configuring VCS ID and Rbridge ID ........................................................................................................................... 11
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Additional resources ................................................................................................................................................... 12
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