Dell Recommended Switch Configuration; Hardware Configuration; Delete Startup Configuration; Disabling Dcb Configuration - Dell S5000 Configuration Manual

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Dell recommended switch configuration

These steps outline how to configure two S5000 switches with a Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
interconnect. The switches are interconnected using two 40 GbE Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable
(QSFP) uplink ports, and the LAG is configured for Dynamic Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).
2.1

Hardware configuration

1. Power on the two switches.
2. Connect a serial cable to the serial port of the first switch.
3. Using any terminal utility, open a serial connection session to the switch.
4. Open the terminal emulator and configure it to use the serial port (usually COM1, but this may vary
depending on the system). Configure serial communications for 9600,N,8,1 and no flow control.
5. Connect the (QSFP) LAG cables between the switches by connecting port 48 on switch 1 to port 48
on switch 2. Then connect port 52 on switch 1 to port 52 on switch 2. This configuration is illustrated
in Figure 1.
2.2

Delete startup configuration

Note: This example assumes a switch at its default configuration settings. Using the delete startup-
config command will set the startup configuration file to its default settings. You should always backup
your configuration settings prior to performing any configuration changes
FTOS>enable
FTOS#delete startup-config
Proceed to delete startup-config [confirm yes/no]yes
FTOS#reload
System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]no
Proceed with reload [confirm yes/no]yes
Note: The switch will reboot.
2.3

Disabling DCB configuration

Note: For DCB environments, skip this section. For non-DCB environments, DCB must be manually
disabled using the following steps:
FTOS>enable
FTOS#configure
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