Dell M8428-K User Manual

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15 November 2010

Dell M8428-k

Hardware Reference Manual

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Regulatory Model Codes: M8428-k

Contents

About This Document

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Industry resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Chapter 1 Introducing the Dell M8428-k

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Dell M8428-k overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

NPIV mode and full fabric mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

NPIV mode hardware considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Hardware description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ISL trunking groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Optional features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Unpacking and installing the Dell M8428-k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2 Configuring the Dell M8428-k

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Modifying the converged network switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the Dell M8428-k CLI to set the IP address. . . . . . . . . . .12

Configuring for FCoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Connecting the switch to the Ethernet management network . . . . 14

Connecting the switch to the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Changing from NPIV aggregator mode to full fabric mode . . . . . . . . 17

Changing to full fabric mode using the browser-based GUI . . . 17
Changing to full fabric mode using the command line

interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Changing from full fabric mode to NPIV aggregator mode. . . . . . . .18

Changing to NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI . . . . . . . 18

Changing to NPIV mode using the command line interface . . .19

Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Chapter 3 Operating the Dell M8428-k

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Accessing the converged network switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Interpreting LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Switch module status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Port status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Locating the serial number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Removing and replacing the converged network switch . . . . . . . . . 25

Appendix A Dell M8428-k specifications

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

NPIV Mode default port mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Processor and memory specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Architectural specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Supported mezzanine cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Fibre Channel standards compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

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Index

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

KCC Statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

BSMI statement (Republic of Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Environmental regulation compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Regulatory certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

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About This Document

In this chapter

•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

How this document is organized

This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible.

The document contains the following components:

• Chapter 1, “Introducing the Dell M8428-k,” describes the converged network switch and

explains its basic concepts and features. This chapter also provides instructions for unpacking
the switch module from its shipping container, and references to the appropriate publication
for installing the module into the Blade Server Enclosure.

• Chapter 2, “Configuring the Dell M8428-k” describes how to change the converged network

switch’s IP address, connect the module to the Ethernet network and fabric, change between
NPIV mode and full fabric mode, and backing up the switch module configuration.

• Chapter 3, “Operating the Dell M8428-k,” provides details about monitoring and replacing a

switch module.

• Appendix A, “Dell M8428-k specifications,” is a product specification reference.

Supported hardware and software

This document includes information specific to the Dell M8428-k only.

What’s new in this document

This is a new document.

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Document conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.

Text formatting

The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:

bold text Identifies command names

italic text Provides emphasis

code text Identifies CLI output

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase.

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles

Identifies command syntax examples

Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

command Commands are printed in bold.

--option, option Command options are printed in bold.

-argument, arg Arguments.

[ ] Optional element.

variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined

enclosed in angled brackets < >.

... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”

value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,

--show WWN

| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example:

--show -mode egress | ingress

or

Command examples

This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the switch module command line
interface, but does not describe the commands in detail.

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Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE

ATTENTION

CAUTION

DANGER

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.

A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference
to related information.

An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.

Key terms

For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at:

http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary

Notice to the reader

This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.

These references are made for informational purposes only.

Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

Dell, Inc. PowerEdge

Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP

Sun Microsystems, Inc. Solaris

Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Novell, Inc SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

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Additional information

This section lists additional industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful.

Industry resources

For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site
provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre
Channel, storage management, and other applications:

http://www.t11.org

For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web
site:

http://www.fibrechannel.org

Getting technical help

Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:

1. General Information

• Switch model

• Switch operating system version

• Software name and software version, if applicable

• Error numbers and messages received

• supportSave command output

• Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately

following the problem, and specific questions

• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results

• Serial console and Telnet session logs

• syslog message logs

2. Switch Serial Number

The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,
as illustrated below.:

*FT00X0054E9*

FT00X0054E9

3. World Wide Name (WWN)

Use the licenseIdShow command to display the WWN of the chassis.

If you cannot use the licenseIdShow command because the switch is inoperable, you can get
the WWN from the same place as the serial number.

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Chapter

Introducing the Dell M8428-k

In this chapter

•Dell M8428-k overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

•NPIV mode and full fabric mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

•Hardware description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

•ISL trunking groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

•Optional features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

•Unpacking and installing the Dell M8428-k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Dell M8428-k overview

The Dell M8428-k is a 28-port switch module with 8 external Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)
ports, 4 external Fibre Channel (FC) ports, and 16 internal CEE ports that installs in a Dell
PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure. The switch module is designed to be inserted in any
of the bays labeled B1, B2, C1, or C2.

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The external CEE ports operate at 10 Gbps. The internal CEE ports can operate at either 10 Gbps or
1 Gbps. The FC ports support link speeds up to 8 Gbps.

The 16 internal ports connect to the server utilizing 10GBase-KR (KR) technology.

The Dell M8428-k ships with N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) mode enabled. This technology
provides the ability to attach more devices to the fabric without having to create more domains.

Management for the converged network switch can be done through Dell Chassis Management
Controller (CMC), the browser based GUI, or the command line interface (CLI).

The switch module contains three (3) temperature sensors. While the sensors will report the
temperature of the switch, they will not initiate shutdown if the temperature is too high. That
decision is made by the CMC.

The switch ships with three licenses installed:

• Fabric license

• Enhanced Group Management license

• FCoE Base license

NPIV mode and full fabric mode

The converged network switch can function in either NPIV mode or full fabric mode.

• The switch module is shipped in NPIV mode by default.

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NOTE

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• NPIV mode simplifies SAN deployment by using N_Port ID Virtualization. NPIV provides Fibre

Features available on the switch module depend on whether the module is configured in NPIV or
full fabric mode.

Tab le 1 lists Fabric OS components that are supported on a switch when NPIV mode is enabled.

“No” indicates that the feature is not provided in NPIV mode. “NA” indicates this feature is not
applicable in NPIV mode of operation. A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature is transparent to
NPIV, that is NPIV forwards the request to the Enterprise fabric. Two asterisks (**) indicates that if
the Enterprise fabric is not of a specific configuration, the feature may not be available.

TABLE 1 Fabric OS components supported in NPIV mode

Feature Support

Access Control Yes (limited roles)

Admin Domains No

Audit Yes

Beaconing Yes

Config Download/Upload Yes

DHCP Yes

Environmental Monitor Yes

Error Event Management Yes

Extended Fabrics No

Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) Yes*

Fabric Watch Yes (limited)

FICON (includes CUP) No

Native Interoperability Mode NA

License Yes**

Log Tracking Yes

Management Server NA

Manufacturing Diagnostics Yes

N_Port ID Virtualization Yes

Name Server NA

Network Time Protocol (NTP) No (no relevance from fabric perspective)

Open E_Port NA

Performance Monitor Yes (Basic PM only, no APM support)

Port Mirroring No

Channel switch functions that improve switch module scalability, manageability, and
interoperability.

- For a list of switch module F_Ports mapped to N_Ports in the switch module as shipped

from the factory, refer to

NPIV mode-enabled switches cannot be connected directly into an array; it requires a fabric to
support NPIV.

“NPIV Mode default port mapping” on page 27.

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TABLE 1 Fabric OS components supported in NPIV mode (Continued)

Feature Support

QuickLoop, QuickLoop Fabric Assist No

Security Yes (ADS/DCC Policy)

SNMP Yes

Speed Negotiation Yes

Syslog Daemon Yes

Tru nkin g Yes* *

Zoning NA

1. When a switch is enabled in NPIV mode, RBAC features in the Fabric OS are available, but
there are some limitations.

2. In embedded switches, time should be updated by the server management utility.

NPIV mode hardware considerations

Hardware considerations for NPIV mode are as follows:

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• Loop devices are not supported.

• Direct connections to SAN target devices are only supported if the NPIV-enabled module is

connected to a fabric.

Hardware description

This section describes the physical switch module as shipped from the factory. For specifications,
such as installed memory, weight and physical dimensions, facility requirements, architectural
specifications, and regulatory compliance, refer to

Port side

Externally accessible ports and LEDs are on the port side of the switch module. The port side faces

out when the switch module is inserted into the I/O bay of the Blade Server enclosure.

details the port side. For a complete description of the locations and interpretations of these LEDs,
see

“Interpreting LED activity” on page 23.

Access the converged network switch handle at the front of the port side of the switch module. By
lifting the handle’s release latch, you can open the handle to remove and insert the unit. To extend
the release lever, gently squeeze the release latch and pull outward.

Appendix A, “Dell M8428-k specifications”

Figure 1

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FIGURE 1 Port side view

1 10 GbE CEE ports with bi-color

(green/amber) port status LEDs above
each port

3 8 Gbps FC ports with bi-color

(green/amber) port status LEDs above
each port

5 Power status LED (green) 6 Release latch

7 Server management LED (blue/amber) 8 Release lever

2 RJ45 console port

4Switch status LED (green/amber)

Top view

The nonport side of the switch module (shown in Figure 2) is seated into the enclosure. You do not
need to line up the switch module as it will seat correctly when the release lever is closed.

When the switch module is inserted, the midplane connectors activate a connection port, allowing
the switch module to be configured in the Blade Server Enclosure.

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FIGURE 2 Top view

NOTE

NOTE

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3

2

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Hardware description

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1 Switch module release lever

2 Release latch

3 Product label including serial number

4 Midplane connectors

Labeling

Figure 2 shows the labels appearing on the switch module. A second serial label is located beneath

the release lever on the enclosure (visible only when the lever is extended).

Transceivers

You must install Dell-approved transceivers in the switch module.

The converged network switch was designed to work with small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical
modules. The basic switch module ships with four 8 Gbps Dell-approved transceivers for the Fibre
Channel ports.

You can also install 4 Gbps transceivers in the FC ports of the switch module. All transceivers must
be Dell-approved.

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