Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s User Manual

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Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Aggregator Configuration Guide 9.6(0.0)
About this Guide
- Audience
- Conventions
- Information Symbols
- Related Documents
Before You Start
- IOA Operational Modes
- Default Settings
- Other Auto-Configured Settings
- Data Center Bridging Support
- FCoE Connectivity and FIP Snooping
- iSCSI Operation
- Link Aggregation
- Link Tracking
- Configuring VLANs
  - Uplink LAG
  - Server-Facing LAGs
- Where to Go From Here
Configuration Fundamentals
- Accessing the Command Line
- CLI Modes
  - Navigating CLI Modes
- The do Command
- Undoing Commands
- Obtaining Help
- Entering and Editing Commands
- Command History
- Filtering show Command Outputs
- Multiple Users in Configuration Mode
Data Center Bridging (DCB)
- Ethernet Enhancements in Data Center Bridging
- Priority-Based Flow Control
  - Configuring Priority-Based Flow Control
- Enhanced Transmission Selection
  - Configuring Enhanced Transmission Selection
- Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol (DCBx)
- Data Center Bridging in a Traffic Flow
- Data Center Bridging: Auto-DCB-Enable Mode
- QoS dot1p Traffic Classification and Queue Assignment
- How Priority-Based Flow Control is Implemented
- How Enhanced Transmission Selection is Implemented
  - ETS Operation with DCBx
  - Bandwidth Allocation for DCBX CIN
- DCBX Operation
- Verifying the DCB Configuration
- Hierarchical Scheduling in ETS Output Policies
- Troubleshooting PFC, ETS, and DCBx Operation
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Assigning an IP Address using DHCP
- Debugging DHCP Client Operation
- DHCP Client
- How DHCP Client is Implemented
- DHCP Client on a Management Interface
- DHCP Client on a VLAN
- DHCP Packet Format and Options
- Option 82
- Releasing and Renewing DHCP-based IP Addresses
- Viewing DHCP Statistics and Lease Information
FIP Snooping
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet
- Ensuring Robustness in a Converged Ethernet Network
- FIP Snooping on Ethernet Bridges
- How FIP Snooping is Implemented
- Configuring FIP Snooping
- Displaying FIP Snooping Information
- FIP Snooping Example
- Debugging FIP Snooping
IGMP Overview
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
- IGMP Version 2
  - Joining a Multicast Group
  - Leaving a Multicast Group
- IGMP Version 3
  - Joining and Filtering Groups and Sources
  - Leaving and Staying in Groups
- IGMP Snooping
- How IGMP Snooping is Implemented on an Aggregator
- Displaying IGMP Information
Interfaces
- Basic Interface Configuration
- Advanced Interface Configuration
- Interface Auto-Configuration
- Interface Types
- Viewing Interface Information
- Disabling and Re-enabling a Physical Interface
- Layer 2 Mode
- Management Interfaces
- VLAN Membership
- Port Channel Interfaces
- Interface Range
  - Bulk Configuration Examples
- Monitor and Maintain Interfaces
- Flow Control Using Ethernet Pause Frames
- MTU Size
- Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces
  - Setting Auto-Negotiation Options
- Viewing Interface Information
  - Clearing Interface Counters
- Fibre Channel Interface
iSCSI Optimization
- iSCSI Optimization Overview
- Monitoring iSCSI Traffic Flows
- Information Monitored in iSCSI Traffic Flows
- Synchronizing iSCSI Sessions Learned on VLT-Lags with VLT-Peer
- iSCSI Optimization: Operation
- Configuring iSCSI Optimization
- Displaying iSCSI Optimization Information
Link Aggregation
- How the LACP is Implemented on an Aggregator
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
- Configuring Auto LAG
- Configuring the Minimum Number of Links to be Up for Uplink LAGs to be Active
- Optimizing Traffic Disruption Over LAG Interfaces On IOA Switches in VLT Mode
- Preserving LAG and Port Channel Settings in Nonvolatile Storage
- Enabling the Verification of Member Links Utilization in a LAG Bundle
- Monitoring the Member Links of a LAG Bundle
- Verifying LACP Operation and LAG Configuration
Layer 2
- Managing the MAC Address Table
  - Clearing the MAC Address Entries
  - Displaying the MAC Address Table
- Network Interface Controller (NIC) Teaming
  - MAC Address Station Move
  - MAC Move Optimization
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
- Protocol Data Units
- Optional TLVs
- Management TLVs
  - Organizationally Specific TLVs
- IEEE Organizationally Specific TLVs
- LLDP-MED Capabilities TLV
- LLDP-MED Network Policies TLV
- Extended Power via MDI TLV
- LLDP Operation
- Viewing the LLDP Configuration
- Viewing Information Advertised by Adjacent LLDP Agents
- Clearing LLDP Counters
- Debugging LLDP
- Relevant Management Objects
Port Monitoring
- Configuring Port Monitoring
- Important Points to Remember
- Port Monitoring
Security
- Understanding Banner Settings
- Accessing the I/O Aggregator Using the CMC Console Only
- AAA Accounting
  - Configuration Task List for AAA Accounting
- AAA Authentication
  - Configuration Task List for AAA Authentication
- RADIUS
  - RADIUS Authentication
  - Configuration Task List for RADIUS
- TACACS+
  - Configuration Task List for TACACS+
  - TACACS+ Remote Authentication
- Enabling SCP and SSH
- Telnet
- VTY Line and Access-Class Configuration
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Implementation Information
- Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol
- Reading Managed Object Values
- Displaying the Ports in a VLAN using SNMP
- Fetching Dynamic MAC Entries using SNMP
- Deriving Interface Indices
- Monitor Port-Channels
- Entity MIBS
  - Example of Sample Entity MIBS outputs
- SNMP Traps for Link Status
- Standard VLAN MIB
  - Enhancements
  - Fetching the Switchport Configuration and the Logical Interface Configuration
Stacking
- Configuring a Switch Stack
- Verifying a Stack Configuration
  - Using Show Commands
- Troubleshooting a Switch Stack
  - Failure Scenarios
- Upgrading a Switch Stack
- Upgrading a Single Stack Unit
Broadcast Storm Control
- Disabling Broadcast Storm Control
- Displaying Broadcast-Storm Control Status
- Configuring Storm Control
System Time and Date
- Setting the Time for the Software Clock
- Setting the Timezone
- Setting Daylight Savings Time
  - Setting Daylight Saving Time Once
  - Setting Recurring Daylight Saving Time
Uplink Failure Detection (UFD)
- Feature Description
- How Uplink Failure Detection Works
- UFD and NIC Teaming
- Important Points to Remember
- Uplink Failure Detection (SMUX mode)
- Configuring Uplink Failure Detection (PMUX mode)
- Clearing a UFD-Disabled Interface (in PMUX mode)
- Displaying Uplink Failure Detection
- Sample Configuration: Uplink Failure Detection
PMUX Mode of the IO Aggregator
- Link Aggregation
  - Multiple Uplink LAGs with 10G Member Ports
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
- Security
  - RADIUS
  - TACACS+
- Configuring Storm Control
- System Time and Date
- VLAN Configuration on Physical Ports and Port-Channels
- Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)
NPIV Proxy Gateway
- NPIV Proxy Gateway Configuration
- NPIV Proxy Gateway Operations and Capabilities
- Configuring an NPIV Proxy Gateway
- Displaying NPIV Proxy Gateway Information
Upgrade Procedures
- Get Help with Upgrades
Debugging and Diagnostics
- Debugging Aggregator Operation
- Software show Commands
- Offline Diagnostics
  - Important Points to Remember
  - Running Offline Diagnostics
- Trace Logs
  - Auto Save on Crash or Rollover
- Using the Show Hardware Commands
- Environmental Monitoring
- Buffer Tuning
  - Deciding to Tune Buffers
  - Sample Buffer Profile Configuration
- Troubleshooting Packet Loss
- Restoring the Factory Default Settings
  - Important Points to Remember
Standards Compliance
- IEEE Compliance
- RFC and I-D Compliance
- MIB Location