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FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintTOC.fm Spanning Tree Protocol Features 21 Link Aggregation 23 Quality of Service Features 23 Device Management Features 24 Security Features 28 Port Profile (CLI Macro 30 DHCP Server 31 Protected Ports 31 iSCSI Optimization 31 Proprietary Protocol Filtering 31 3 Hardware Description 33 Device Models 34 Device Structure 34 LED Definitions 38 Power Supplies 42 4 Stacking Overview 43 Stack Overview 44 Stack Members and Unit IDs 47 4 Contents
FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintTOC.fm Spanning Tree Protocol Features 21 Link Aggregation 23 Quality of Service Features 23 Device Management Features 24 Security Features 28 Port Profile (CLI Macro 30 DHCP Server 31 Protected Ports 31 iSCSI Optimization 31 Proprietary Protocol Filtering 31 3 Hardware Description 33 Device Models 34 Device Structure 34 LED Definitions 38 Power Supplies 42 4 Stacking Overview 43 Stack Overview 44 Stack Members and Unit IDs 47 4 Contents
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... recommended to use HDMI cable version 1.4 The stacking feature supports the following applications: • IP Phones • Wireless Access Points Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 15 This enables device operation in a pure IPv6 network as well as dual stack). The HDMI ports are ...specification, Category 2 High Speed cables, 340 MHz (10.2 Gbit/s). • Security Features • DHCP Server • Protected Ports • iSCSI Optimization • Proprietary Protocol Filtering IP Version 6 (IPv6) Support The device functions as an IPv6-compliant host, as well as an IPv4 host ...
... recommended to use HDMI cable version 1.4 The stacking feature supports the following applications: • IP Phones • Wireless Access Points Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 15 This enables device operation in a pure IPv6 network as well as dual stack). The HDMI ports are ...specification, Category 2 High Speed cables, 340 MHz (10.2 Gbit/s). • Security Features • DHCP Server • Protected Ports • iSCSI Optimization • Proprietary Protocol Filtering IP Version 6 (IPv6) Support The device functions as an IPv6-compliant host, as well as an IPv4 host ...
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...Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 31 For more information on the device serving as a DHCP server, see "DHCP Server" on page 290. Protected Ports The Protected Ports feature provides Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and LAGs) that may reside on page 388. In addition, the feature provides monitoring of iSCSI...information on the device serving as a DHCP client, see "Protected Ports" on different subnets. iSCSI Optimization iSCSI optimization provides the iSCSI flows with specific priority over the filtering of packets with other network traffic. The user can...
...Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 31 For more information on the device serving as a DHCP server, see "DHCP Server" on page 290. Protected Ports The Protected Ports feature provides Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and LAGs) that may reside on page 388. In addition, the feature provides monitoring of iSCSI...information on the device serving as a DHCP client, see "Protected Ports" on different subnets. iSCSI Optimization iSCSI optimization provides the iSCSI flows with specific priority over the filtering of packets with other network traffic. The user can...
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... Control Lists (ACLs) enable network managers to free rules for features like DHCP Snooping, Protocol Group VLAN and iSCSI, so that determine traffic classifications. If there are also used for user configuration purposes, they are fewer rules ...Examines Layer 2 fields only • IPv4-based ACL -Examines the Layer 3 layer of TCP connections in the iSCSI configuration in order to define classification actions and rules for specific ingress or egress ports. ACLs are composed of ... DHCP Snooping or reduce the max number of IPv4 frames 98 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
... Control Lists (ACLs) enable network managers to free rules for features like DHCP Snooping, Protocol Group VLAN and iSCSI, so that determine traffic classifications. If there are also used for user configuration purposes, they are fewer rules ...Examines Layer 2 fields only • IPv4-based ACL -Examines the Layer 3 layer of TCP connections in the iSCSI configuration in order to define classification actions and rules for specific ingress or egress ports. ACLs are composed of ... DHCP Snooping or reduce the max number of IPv4 frames 98 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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iSCSI Optimization This section describes iSCSI optimization. It contains the following topics: • Optimizing iSCSI Overview • Global Parameters • iSCSI Targets • iSCSI Sessions • Configuring iSCSI Using CLI 20 584 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
iSCSI Optimization This section describes iSCSI optimization. It contains the following topics: • Optimizing iSCSI Overview • Global Parameters • iSCSI Targets • iSCSI Sessions • Configuring iSCSI Using CLI 20 584 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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..., and so on) • Identification of (self-discovered) iSCSI sessions • Identification of iSCSI session termination • Identification of iSCSI TCP connections that was explicitly specified. The protocol enables clients (called an iSCSI session. The group of non-active iSCSI sessions Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 585 Optimizing iSCSI iSCSI optimization provides the following features: • Ability to...
..., and so on) • Identification of (self-discovered) iSCSI sessions • Identification of iSCSI session termination • Identification of iSCSI TCP connections that was explicitly specified. The protocol enables clients (called an iSCSI session. The group of non-active iSCSI sessions Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 585 Optimizing iSCSI iSCSI optimization provides the following features: • Ability to...
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... In general, the greater the number of time. But these unidentified sessions will not be assigned to iSCSI. • iSCSI optimization does not work with IP fragmented frames. 586 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Sessions, whose associated TCP connections are aged out after reset. • The... number of iSCSI TCP connections, which is also the default setting, is possible that use the TCAM system ...
... In general, the greater the number of time. But these unidentified sessions will not be assigned to iSCSI. • iSCSI optimization does not work with IP fragmented frames. 586 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Sessions, whose associated TCP connections are aged out after reset. • The... number of iSCSI TCP connections, which is also the default setting, is possible that use the TCAM system ...
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Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 587 • Each session supports at most four TCP connections. If the actual iSCSI session used only one TCP connection, the reinitiated one , within this specific iSCSI session. • A short flow interruption, caused by STP topology change or administrative port-down action, might... an aging-time period. After that, it is removed from the list. If a new TCP connection of an already opened iSCSI session arrives, and there are already four TCP connections, the new connection replaces the oldest one will be added to reinitiate without closing...
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 587 • Each session supports at most four TCP connections. If the actual iSCSI session used only one TCP connection, the reinitiated one , within this specific iSCSI session. • A short flow interruption, caused by STP topology change or administrative port-down action, might... an aging-time period. After that, it is removed from the list. If a new TCP connection of an already opened iSCSI session arrives, and there are already four TCP connections, the new connection replaces the oldest one will be added to reinitiate without closing...
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... with the CoS or DSCP value. 588 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide iSCSI Status - iSCSI COS Status - In the QoS Properties pages, you can then set iSCSI QoS frame priority. Enable/disable iSCSI optimization. - Select whether the priority of Service profile to apply to iSCSI flows. - Global Parameters 2 Enter the ...the tree view to display the Global Parameters page. Enable/disable the Class of iSCSI packets is determined by CoS or DSCP. Global Parameters Use the Global Parameters page to enable iSCSI and to set the queuing to strict priority or WRR, and map the ...
... with the CoS or DSCP value. 588 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide iSCSI Status - iSCSI COS Status - In the QoS Properties pages, you can then set iSCSI QoS frame priority. Enable/disable iSCSI optimization. - Select whether the priority of Service profile to apply to iSCSI flows. - Global Parameters 2 Enter the ...the tree view to display the Global Parameters page. Enable/disable the Class of iSCSI packets is determined by CoS or DSCP. Global Parameters Use the Global Parameters page to enable iSCSI and to set the queuing to strict priority or WRR, and map the ...
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... list. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 589 Enabling iSCSI automatically enables Jumbo frames and enables Flow Control on all interfaces. iscsi aging time minutes Sets the aging time for defining fields displayed in the iSCSI Global Parameters pages. iSCSI Global Parameters CLI Commands CLI Command Description iscsi enable Enables iSCSI awareness. show iscsi Displays iSCSI settings. Defining iSCSI Global Parameters...
... list. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 589 Enabling iSCSI automatically enables Jumbo frames and enables Flow Control on all interfaces. iscsi aging time minutes Sets the aging time for defining fields displayed in the iSCSI Global Parameters pages. iSCSI Global Parameters CLI Commands CLI Command Description iscsi enable Enables iSCSI awareness. show iscsi Displays iSCSI settings. Defining iSCSI Global Parameters...
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The following is an example of the CLI commands: console(config)# iscsi enable console(config)# iscsi cos dscp 31 console(config)# iscsi aging time 10 console# show iscsi Target: iqn.1993-11.com.disk-vendor:diskarrays.sn.45678 Session 1: --------Initiator: iqn.1992-04.com.os-vendor.plan9:cdrom.12. storage:sys1.xyz Time started: 23-Jul-2002 10:04:50 Time for aging out: 10 min ISID: 11 Initiator Initiator IP Address TCP Port 172.16.1.3 49154 Target Target IP Address IP port 172.16.1.20 30001 590 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
The following is an example of the CLI commands: console(config)# iscsi enable console(config)# iscsi cos dscp 31 console(config)# iscsi aging time 10 console# show iscsi Target: iqn.1993-11.com.disk-vendor:diskarrays.sn.45678 Session 1: --------Initiator: iqn.1992-04.com.os-vendor.plan9:cdrom.12. storage:sys1.xyz Time started: 23-Jul-2002 10:04:50 Time for aging out: 10 min ISID: 11 Initiator Initiator IP Address TCP Port 172.16.1.3 49154 Target Target IP Address IP port 172.16.1.20 30001 590 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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IP address of the target. iSCSI Targets: Summary The currently-defined targets are displayed. 2 To add a new target, click Add. 3 Enter the fields: - TCP port used by the target for iSCSI communications. - The IP address 0.0.0.0 is any IP address. - Target Name (0-223 characters) - Name of the target. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 591 Figure 20-2. IP Address - TCP Port - iSCSI Targets To add an iSCSI target: 1 Click System > iSCSI Optimization > iSCSI Targets in the tree view to display the iSCSI Targets: Summary page.
IP address of the target. iSCSI Targets: Summary The currently-defined targets are displayed. 2 To add a new target, click Add. 3 Enter the fields: - TCP port used by the target for iSCSI communications. - The IP address 0.0.0.0 is any IP address. - Target Name (0-223 characters) - Name of the target. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 591 Figure 20-2. IP Address - TCP Port - iSCSI Targets To add an iSCSI target: 1 Click System > iSCSI Optimization > iSCSI Targets in the tree view to display the iSCSI Targets: Summary page.
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...[address ip-address] show iscsi sessions Show the current iSCSI targets and sessions. no form of the CLI commands: console(config)# iscsi target port 30001 address 176.16.1.1 name iqn.1993-11.com.disk vendor:diskarrays.sn.45678.tape:sys1.xyz 592 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Table ...20-2. port-1 [tcp-port-2... The following table summarizes the CLI commands for defining fields displayed in the iSCSI Targets Table. Defining iSCSI Targets Using CLI Commands The following is ...
...[address ip-address] show iscsi sessions Show the current iSCSI targets and sessions. no form of the CLI commands: console(config)# iscsi target port 30001 address 176.16.1.1 name iqn.1993-11.com.disk vendor:diskarrays.sn.45678.tape:sys1.xyz 592 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Table ...20-2. port-1 [tcp-port-2... The following table summarizes the CLI commands for defining fields displayed in the iSCSI Targets Table. Defining iSCSI Targets Using CLI Commands The following is ...
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...is removed. Target Name - The iSCSI session ID. - The amount of time that has passed since the first frame of the initiator. - Aging Time - ISID - Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 593 The... time left until the session ages out and is displayed: - The name of the session. - Initiator Name - Figure 20-3. Session Life Time - iSCSI Sessions 2 Select a target and click Details. iSCSI Sessions To display information about iSCSI communications to various targets: 1 Click System > iSCSI Optimization > iSCSI...
...is removed. Target Name - The iSCSI session ID. - The amount of time that has passed since the first frame of the initiator. - Aging Time - ISID - Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 593 The... time left until the session ages out and is displayed: - The name of the session. - Initiator Name - Figure 20-3. Session Life Time - iSCSI Sessions 2 Select a target and click Details. iSCSI Sessions To display information about iSCSI communications to various targets: 1 Click System > iSCSI Optimization > iSCSI...
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...IP address and TCP port used by each initiator and target in the session is an example of the CLI commands: console(config)# show iscsi sessions Target: iqn.1993-11.com.disk-vendor:diskarrays.sn.45678 Initiator: iqn.1992-04.com.os-vendor.plan9:cdrom.12 ISID: 11 ...: iqn.1995-05.com.os-vendor.plan9:cdrom.10 ISID: 65 console# show iscsi sessions [detailed] Description Displays iSCSI sessions The following table summarizes the CLI commands for aging out: 2 min ISID: 22 594 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Initiator: iqn.1992-04.com.os-vendor.plan9:cdrom.12.storage...
...IP address and TCP port used by each initiator and target in the session is an example of the CLI commands: console(config)# show iscsi sessions Target: iqn.1993-11.com.disk-vendor:diskarrays.sn.45678 Initiator: iqn.1992-04.com.os-vendor.plan9:cdrom.12 ISID: 11 ...: iqn.1995-05.com.os-vendor.plan9:cdrom.10 ISID: 65 console# show iscsi sessions [detailed] Description Displays iSCSI sessions The following table summarizes the CLI commands for aging out: 2 min ISID: 22 594 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Initiator: iqn.1992-04.com.os-vendor.plan9:cdrom.12.storage...
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Set iSCSI flow to configure the iSCSI feature using CLI: Table 20-4. Verify that iSCSI is a sample procedure to use VPT 2 (Layer 2 CoS). Configuring iSCSI Using CLI The following is enabled and that the iSCSI flows are displayed. This VPT value replaces the original VPT in the packet. Sample CLI Script to Configure iSCSI CLI Command iscsi enable iscsi cos vpt 2 remark show iscsi sessions Description Enable iSCSI. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 595
Set iSCSI flow to configure the iSCSI feature using CLI: Table 20-4. Verify that iSCSI is a sample procedure to use VPT 2 (Layer 2 CoS). Configuring iSCSI Using CLI The following is enabled and that the iSCSI flows are displayed. This VPT value replaces the original VPT in the packet. Sample CLI Script to Configure iSCSI CLI Command iscsi enable iscsi cos vpt 2 remark show iscsi sessions Description Enable iSCSI. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 595
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.... Revision History 25 Rev Date Description A5 May 1, 2012 Added "Auto-Update/Configuration Feature" on all interfaces. A2 Sept 21, 2011 Entered comment that enabling iSCSI also enables flow control on page 331 A4 April 4, 2012 Made the following corrections: • Put a the note (of the recommendation of using HDMI cable... the PVLAN feature. • Fixed RDP abbreviation to Reliable Data Protocol in ACL section. • Add the recommendation of using HDMI cable version to customer Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 727
.... Revision History 25 Rev Date Description A5 May 1, 2012 Added "Auto-Update/Configuration Feature" on all interfaces. A2 Sept 21, 2011 Entered comment that enabling iSCSI also enables flow control on page 331 A4 April 4, 2012 Made the following corrections: • Put a the note (of the recommendation of using HDMI cable... the PVLAN feature. • Fixed RDP abbreviation to Reliable Data Protocol in ACL section. • Add the recommendation of using HDMI cable version to customer Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 727