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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 Stack Support The system supports up to eight units with two fixed HDMI stacking ports. • 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 ...
... 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 Stack Support The system supports up to eight units with two fixed HDMI stacking ports. • 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 ...
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...more information, see "DHCP IPv4 Interface" on a TCP/IP network. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 31 Protected Ports The Protected Ports feature provides Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and LAGs) that may reside on page 388. iSCSI Optimization iSCSI optimization provides the iSCSI flows with specific priority over the filtering of the protocols... of packets with other network traffic. DHCP Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a means of passing configuration information (including the IP address of iSCSI sessions.
...more information, see "DHCP IPv4 Interface" on a TCP/IP network. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 31 Protected Ports The Protected Ports feature provides Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and LAGs) that may reside on page 388. iSCSI Optimization iSCSI optimization provides the iSCSI flows with specific priority over the filtering of the protocols... of packets with other network traffic. DHCP Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a means of passing configuration information (including the IP address of iSCSI sessions.
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...the Layer 3 layer of Access Control Entries (ACEs) that are rules that not all 3000 rules are composed of IPv4 frames 98 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Rules are not only used for user configuration purposes, they are either admitted or denied entry. Reduce the number... entering an ingress or egress port, with an active ACL, are also used for features like DHCP Snooping, Protocol Group VLAN and iSCSI, so that determine traffic classifications. ACLs This section describes Access Control Lists (ACLs), which enable defining classification actions and rules for specific...
...the Layer 3 layer of Access Control Entries (ACEs) that are rules that not all 3000 rules are composed of IPv4 frames 98 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Rules are not only used for user configuration purposes, they are either admitted or denied entry. Reduce the number... entering an ingress or egress port, with an active ACL, are also used for features like DHCP Snooping, Protocol Group VLAN and iSCSI, so that determine traffic classifications. ACLs This section describes Access Control Lists (ACLs), which enable defining classification actions and rules for specific...
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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 iSCSI Optimization This section describes iSCSI optimization.
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... the desired target, through the TCP port that was explicitly specified. The targets listen on remote servers. The group of non-active iSCSI sessions Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 585 Optimizing iSCSI iSCSI optimization provides the following features: • Ability to assign a specific QoS profile to transmit data over local area networks (LANs), wide...
... the desired target, through the TCP port that was explicitly specified. The targets listen on remote servers. The group of non-active iSCSI sessions Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 585 Optimizing iSCSI iSCSI optimization provides the following features: • Ability to assign a specific QoS profile to transmit data over local area networks (LANs), wide...
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... maximum number of 1K TCP connections are monitored and are not terminated gracefully, the mechanism causes inaccuracy, namely, the last 28 TCP iSCSI connections are aged out after reset. • If the target uses redirect messages upon the initiator request, and, as part of ...at the beginning of iSCSI connections has been increased, the other application rules (DHCP Snooping or ACL) can be changed after reset. • The number of time. These cannot be assigned to iSCSI. • iSCSI optimization does not work with IP fragmented frames. 586 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User ...
... maximum number of 1K TCP connections are monitored and are not terminated gracefully, the mechanism causes inaccuracy, namely, the last 28 TCP iSCSI connections are aged out after reset. • If the target uses redirect messages upon the initiator request, and, as part of ...at the beginning of iSCSI connections has been increased, the other application rules (DHCP Snooping or ACL) can be changed after reset. • The number of time. These cannot be assigned to iSCSI. • iSCSI optimization does not work with IP fragmented frames. 586 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User ...
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Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 587 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 the iSCSI session. 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 ...
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 587 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 the iSCSI session. 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 ...
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... frame priority. Global Parameters 2 Enter the fields: - iSCSI COS Status - Enable/disable whether iSCSI frames will be remarked with the CoS or DSCP value. 588 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Enable/disable the Class of iSCSI packets is determined by CoS or DSCP. Classification - Figure 20-1. Check the classification, and select the desired value...
... frame priority. Global Parameters 2 Enter the fields: - iSCSI COS Status - Enable/disable whether iSCSI frames will be remarked with the CoS or DSCP value. 588 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Enable/disable the Class of iSCSI packets is determined by CoS or DSCP. Classification - Figure 20-1. Check the classification, and select the desired value...
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... The following table summarizes the CLI commands for iSCSI sessions. iSCSI Global Parameters CLI Commands CLI Command Description iscsi enable Enables iSCSI awareness. iscsi aging time minutes Sets the aging time for defining fields displayed in the iSCSI Global Parameters pages. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 589 - iSCSI Aging Time - no iscsi enable Use the no form of service...
... The following table summarizes the CLI commands for iSCSI sessions. iSCSI Global Parameters CLI Commands CLI Command Description iscsi enable Enables iSCSI awareness. iscsi aging time minutes Sets the aging time for defining fields displayed in the iSCSI Global Parameters pages. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 589 - iSCSI Aging Time - no iscsi enable Use the no form of service...
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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 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.
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IP address of the target. Name of the target. TCP port used by the target for iSCSI communications. - 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. The IP address 0.0.0.0 is any IP address. - Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 591 TCP Port - Figure 20-2. IP Address - iSCSI Targets: Summary The currently-defined targets are displayed. 2 To add a new target, click Add. 3 Enter the fields: - Target Name (0-223 characters) -
IP address of the target. Name of the target. TCP port used by the target for iSCSI communications. - 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. The IP address 0.0.0.0 is any IP address. - Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 591 TCP Port - Figure 20-2. IP Address - iSCSI Targets: Summary The currently-defined targets are displayed. 2 To add a new target, click Add. 3 Enter the fields: - Target Name (0-223 characters) -
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... Command Description iscsi target port tcp-port-1 Configures iSCSI port/s, target address [tcp-port-2... 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 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 an example of this command...
... Command Description iscsi target port tcp-port-1 Configures iSCSI port/s, target address [tcp-port-2... 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 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 an example of this command...
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...since the first frame of the target. - Figure 20-3. The name of the session. - Session Life Time - Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 593 The iSCSI session ID. - Aging Time - The time left until the session ages out and is displayed: - The following ...is removed. iSCSI Sessions 2 Select a target and click Details. ISID - The name of the initiator. - iSCSI Sessions To display information about iSCSI communications to various targets: 1 Click System > iSCSI Optimization > iSCSI Sessions in the tree view to display the...
...since the first frame of the target. - Figure 20-3. The name of the session. - Session Life Time - Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 593 The iSCSI session ID. - Aging Time - The time left until the session ages out and is displayed: - The following ...is removed. iSCSI Sessions 2 Select a target and click Details. ISID - The name of the initiator. - iSCSI Sessions To display information about iSCSI communications to various targets: 1 Click System > iSCSI Optimization > iSCSI Sessions in the tree view to display the...
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...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:....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 Displaying iSCSI Sessions Using CLI Commands The following is displayed. Initiator: ...
...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:....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 Displaying iSCSI Sessions Using CLI Commands The following is displayed. Initiator: ...
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Sample CLI Script to use VPT 2 (Layer 2 CoS). This VPT value replaces the original VPT in the packet. Configuring iSCSI Using CLI The following is enabled and that iSCSI is a sample procedure to configure the iSCSI feature using CLI: Table 20-4. Verify that the iSCSI flows are displayed. Set iSCSI flow 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
Sample CLI Script to use VPT 2 (Layer 2 CoS). This VPT value replaces the original VPT in the packet. Configuring iSCSI Using CLI The following is enabled and that iSCSI is a sample procedure to configure the iSCSI feature using CLI: Table 20-4. Verify that the iSCSI flows are displayed. Set iSCSI flow 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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... - PRELIMINARY 5/7/12 - FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintIX.fm IPv6 Neighbors 228 IPv6 Routes Table 232 IPv6-based ACL 112 ISATAP 222 iSCSI 585 iSCSI Sessions 593, 595 iSCSI Targets 591 iSCSI, global parameters 588 iSCSI, limitations 586 iSCSI, optimization 31, 584 J Jumbo Frames 382 L LACP parameters 503 LAG configuration 403 LAG...
... - PRELIMINARY 5/7/12 - FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintIX.fm IPv6 Neighbors 228 IPv6 Routes Table 232 IPv6-based ACL 112 ISATAP 222 iSCSI 585 iSCSI Sessions 593, 595 iSCSI Targets 591 iSCSI, global parameters 588 iSCSI, limitations 586 iSCSI, optimization 31, 584 J Jumbo Frames 382 L LACP parameters 503 LAG configuration 403 LAG...
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... 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 version to 1.4 for stacking A3 Jan 31, 2012 Corrected command in ACL section. • Add the recommendation of using HDMI cable version to customer Dell PowerConnect...
... 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 version to 1.4 for stacking A3 Jan 31, 2012 Corrected command in ACL section. • Add the recommendation of using HDMI cable version to customer Dell PowerConnect...