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- Page 1 Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs Dell Storage Engineering January 2015...
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Page 2: Revisions
January 2015 Initial release © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. For more information, contact Dell. Dell, the Dell logo, and the Dell badge and EqualLogic are trademarks of Dell Inc. Brocade® is a registered trademark of Brocade Communication Systems, Inc. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.11 Disable LLDP iSCSI priority on Switch Ports ......................... 8 2.12 Save configuration ................................8 2.13 Configure additional switch ............................. 8 Performance Tuning ..................................9 Configuring VCS ID and Rbridge-ID ............................10 Additional resources ................................... 11 SCG1020 | Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs... -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction This document illustrates how to configure the Brocade VDX 6740 switch for use with EqualLogic™ PS Series storage using Dell™ best practices. The recommended configuration uses Brocade link aggregation groups (LAGs) for inter-switch connections. For more information on EqualLogic SAN design recommendations, see the EqualLogic Configuration Guide at: www.delltechcenter.com/page/equallogic+configuration+guide. -
Page 5: Cabling Diagram
Cabling diagram The cabling diagram shown below represents the Dell recommend method for deploying your servers and EqualLogic arrays. Figure 1 Cabling diagram SCG1020 | Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs... -
Page 6: Dell Recommended Switch Configuration
Dell recommended switch configuration These steps show how to configure two Brocade VDX 6740 switches with a Brocade proprietary LAG interconnect. The switches are interconnected using two 40Gb ports configured as the LAG links. 40G Port Upgrade license is required to use the 40G uplinks. -
Page 7: Configure Port Channel
Disable Ethernet Fabric on edge ports sw0(config)#interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/0/1-48 sw0(conf-if-te-1/0/1-48)# no fabric isl enable sw0(conf-if-te-1/0/1-48)# no fabric trunk enable sw0(conf-if-te-1/0/1-48)# exit SCG1020 | Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs... -
Page 8: Enable Jumbo Mtu
2.12 Save configuration switch#copy running-config startup-config 2.13 Configure additional switch Repeat the commands from Sections 2.1 through 2.12 to configure the second switch. SCG1020 | Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs... -
Page 9: Performance Tuning
Entering configuration mode terminal sw0(config)# rbridge-id 1 sw0(config-rbridge-id-1)# qos tx-queue limit 2000 sw0(config-rbridge-id-1)# qos rcv-queue limit 2000 sw0(config-rbridge-id-1)# exit sw0(config)# Note: Repeat the commands to configure the buffer on the second switch. SCG1020 | Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs... -
Page 10: Configuring Vcs Id And Rbridge-Id
Note: The switch will reboot. sw0# vcs rbridge-id 2 This operation will change the configuration to default and reboot the switch. Do you want to continue? [y/n]:y Note: The switch will reboot. SCG1020 | Brocade VDX 6740 Switch Configuration Guide for EqualLogic SANs... -
Page 11: Additional Resources
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