Document Outline

• 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
    • Standalone mode
    • VLT mode
    • Programmable MUX mode
    • Stacking mode
  • 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
    • DCBx Operation
    • DCBx Port Roles
    • DCB Configuration Exchange
    • Configuration Source Election
    • Propagation of DCB Information
    • Auto-Detection of the DCBx Version
    • DCBX Example
    • DCBX Prerequisites and Restrictions
    • DCBX Error Messages
    • Debugging DCBX on an Interface
  • 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
    • FIP Snooping on VLANs
    • FC-MAP Value
    • Bridge-to-FCF Links
    • Impact on other Software Features
    • FIP Snooping Prerequisites
    • FIP Snooping Restrictions
  • 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
    • Accessing an Aggregator
    • Configuring a Management Interface
    • Configuring a Static Route for a Management Interface
  • VLAN Membership
    • Default VLAN
    • Port-Based VLANs
    • VLANs and Port Tagging
    • Configuring VLAN Membership
    • Displaying VLAN Membership
    • Adding an Interface to a Tagged VLAN
    • Adding an Interface to an Untagged VLAN
  • Port Channel Interfaces
    • Port Channel Definitions and Standards
    • Port Channel Benefits
    • Port Channel Implementation
    • 10GbE Interface in Port Channels
    • Uplink Port Channel: VLAN Membership
    • Server-Facing Port Channel: VLAN Membership
    • Displaying Port Channel Information
  • 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
    • Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
    • Enabling Fibre Channel Capability
    • Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
• 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
    • Uplink LAG
    • Server-Facing LAGs
    • LACP Modes
    • Auto-Configured LACP Timeout
  • Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
    • Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces
    • Creating a Port Channel
    • Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel
    • Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel
    • Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel
    • Configuring VLAN Tags for Member Interfaces
    • Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel
  • 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
    • Using SCP with SSH to Copy a Software Image
    • Secure Shell Authentication
    • Troubleshooting SSH
  • Telnet
  • VTY Line and Access-Class Configuration
    • VTY Line Local Authentication and Authorization
    • VTY Line Remote Authentication and Authorization
    • VTY MAC-SA Filter Support
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
  • Implementation Information
  • Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol
    • Important Points to Remember
    • Setting up SNMP
    • Creating a Community
  • 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
    • Stacking Prerequisites
    • Master Selection Criteria
    • Configuring Priority and stack-group
    • Cabling the Switch Stack
    • Accessing the CLI
    • Configuring and Bringing Up a Stack
    • Adding a Stack Unit
    • Resetting a Unit on a Stack
    • Removing an Aggregator from a Stack and Restoring Quad Mode
    • Merging Two Operational Stacks
  • 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)
    • Configure LLDP
    • CONFIGURATION versus INTERFACE Configurations
    • Enabling LLDP
    • Advertising TLVs
    • Viewing the LLDP Configuration
    • Viewing Information Advertised by Adjacent LLDP Agents
    • Configuring LLDPDU Intervals
    • Configuring a Time to Live
    • Debugging LLDP
  • Security
    • RADIUS
    • TACACS+
  • Configuring Storm Control
  • System Time and Date
    • Setting the Time for the Software Clock
    • Setting the Timezone
    • Setting Daylight Savings Time
  • VLAN Configuration on Physical Ports and Port-Channels
  • Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)
    • Overview
    • VLT Terminology
    • Configure Virtual Link Trunking
    • Verifying a VLT Configuration
    • VLT Sample Configurations
    • Troubleshooting 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
    • All interfaces on the Aggregator are operationally down
    • Broadcast, unknown multicast, and DLF packets switched at a very low rate
    • Flooded packets on all VLANs are received on a server
  • 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
    • Recognize an Over-Temperature Condition
    • Troubleshoot an Over-Temperature Condition
    • Recognize an Under-Voltage Condition
    • Troubleshoot an Under-Voltage Condition
  • Buffer Tuning
    • Deciding to Tune Buffers
    • Sample Buffer Profile Configuration
  • Troubleshooting Packet Loss
    • Displaying Drop Counters
    • Dataplane Statistics
    • Displaying Drop Counters
  • Restoring the Factory Default Settings
    • Important Points to Remember
• Standards Compliance
  • IEEE Compliance
  • RFC and I-D Compliance
    • General Internet Protocols
    • General IPv4 Protocols
    • Network Management
  • MIB Location