Dell PowerConnect 5524 Support Question
Dell PowerConnect 5524 Support Question
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Question posted by peterduranda on September 14th, 2011
Stacking & Uplink
Can I use DELL HDMI port for stacking & at the saem time connect 10G Servers to the 10G upling ports of the same switch. I need to understand what would be the best practise be & drawbacks of my configuration
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Related Dell PowerConnect 5524 Manual Pages
User Guide - Page 5
... Stack 58 Configuration Using the Setup Wizard 58
6 Advanced Switch Configuration 63
Using the CLI 64 Accessing the Device Through the CLI 67 Retrieving an IP Address 68 Security Management and Password Configuration . . 71 Configuring Login Banners 74 Startup Menu Procedures 76 Software Download 79
7 Using Dell OpenManage Administrator. . 83
Starting the Application 84 Understanding...
User Guide - Page 15
When PoE is 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
The HDMI ports are 1.3a specification, Category 2 High Speed cables, 340 MHz (10.2 Gbit/s). PoE can be used , the network devices do not have to be placed next to...
User Guide - Page 17
... to 16K MAC addresses and it reserves specific MAC addresses for hubs and switches is not enabled, only MDI (straight) cables can be used . Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
17 The PowerConnect 5500 series enhances auto-negotiation by providing port advertisement.
For more information, see "Port Configuration" on page 397 or "LAG Configuration" on page 403. Auto...
User Guide - Page 34
... ports, two HDMI ports, two SPF+ ports, an RS-232 console port, and a USB port, as Gigabit ports or G ports. Device Structure
This section describes the structure of these devices provides, in Figure 5-1.
It contains the following device types: • PowerConnect 5524 - Provides 24 10/100/1000Mbps Base-T
ports, along with PoE) - Device Models
The PowerConnect 5500 switches combine...
User Guide - Page 35
... front panel of the PowerConnect 5548 device with its various ports labelled. The PowerConnect 5524 device from 2400 bps up to 115,200 bps.
• Two HDMI Ports The HDMI ports are used for a terminal connection for stacking purposes. PowerConnect 5548 Ports
Giga Ports (odd numbered)
ConsoleUSB Port Port
HDMI Ports
Giga Ports (even numbered)
SPF+ Ports
The following ports are found on...
User Guide - Page 41
... 3-3. HDMI (Stacking) Port LEDs
LED Speed/Link
ACT
Color Solid green Off Flashing green
Description Port is currently not operating. There is no activity on the port and the PoE power is on the port and the PoE is either transmitting or receiving at 100 Mbps.
Port is either transmitting or receiving data at 1000 Mbs. Dell PowerConnect 55xx...
User Guide - Page 45
... HDMI port of the unit at the top of the stack.
To connect the units in addition, continuously monitors the existence and operation of the slave unit.
• Master Backup - If the master unit fails, the master-backup unit assumes the Master Backup role. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
45 Stacking Units
PowerConnect 5500 series switches use two HDMI 10G ports for stacking...
User Guide - Page 46
The results of this process are shown in Figure . Stacking Ring Topology
Front Panel Front Panel Front Panel Front Panel
HDMI Ports HDMI Ports HDMI Ports HDMI Ports
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Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Figure 4-1.
User Guide - Page 49
...; A master is UP (Up Time) as follows:
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
49 NOTE: The entire stack should be assigned automatically. One master-enabled stack member is elected as Master, and... [3]Password Recovery Procedure [4]Set Terminal Baud-Rate [5]Stack Menu [6]Back
3 Select Stack Menu to indicate that the unit ID will be connected, as Master Backup, according to the lowest unit...
User Guide - Page 51
... fails. • User performs soft switchover via the Web interface or the CLI. Port Configurations when Replacing Units
New Unit 5548P or 5548
Original Unit 5548P or 5548 5524 or 5524P
New Port Configuration Port configurations remain the same. Switching between Stack Master and the Master Backup, and continues running on the device type of the...
User Guide - Page 52
... Replacing Units (Continued)
New Unit 5524P or 5524
Original Unit 5548P or 5548
5524P or 5524
New Port Configuration The PowerConnect 5524/P 24 Gigabit ports receives the first 24 Giga 5548/P port configurations. Loading Software onto Stack Members
Software can be downloaded to configure the stack. Rebooting the Stack
Whenever a reboot occurs, topology discovery is used to all units in the...
User Guide - Page 60
...system uses to access the switch. If you enter [Y] the following information is displayed:
Now we need to set up a SNMP version 2 account, see the user documentation.
You can use ... is used : 5 Enter the SNMP community string. You may set up
60
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
To manage the switch using SNMP (required for Dell Network Manager) you can use Dell Network ...
User Guide - Page 62
...configuration. If you for using Telnet or the Web GUI. See the Dell PowerConnect 5500 Series User Guide found on the Documentation CD.
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Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide You... information is complete, you can manage the switch from the connected console port using the CLI or remotely through the management interface, using Dell Easy Setup Wizard. After the initial configuration ...
User Guide - Page 68
... Addresses on it.
2 Type the following steps:
1 Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on a VLAN: console# configure console(config)# interface vlan 1 console(config-if)# ip address dhcp
The interface receives the IP address automatically.
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Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Retrieving an IP Address
Receiving an...
User Guide - Page 83
7
Using Dell OpenManage Administrator
This section provides an introduction to the Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator user interface. It contains the following topics: • Starting the Application • Understanding the Interface • Using the Switch Administrator Buttons • Field Definitions • Common GUI Features • CLI Commands
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User ...
User Guide - Page 136
... the selected interface system access by the RADIUS server, the user is automatically joined to 802.1x multi-session mode. • If the RADIUS Accept Message does not contain the supplicant's VLAN, the supplicant is rejected.
136
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Displays the current port authorization state.
- The 802.1X authentication takes...
User Guide - Page 282
... History Hold Time (1-365) - Password Management Using CLI Commands The following table summarizes the CLI commands for setting time
- Use the no form of times entered. This is used more than the...
282
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide When checked, indicates the number of times a password must be changed, before the password can be deleted after setting the switch to...
User Guide - Page 286
...is the highest value. Enter the authentication port used to verify the RADIUS server authentication. Enter the accounting port, which servers are : • Login - Used for all types of the RADUS server used for authenticating and encrypting all RADIUS communications between the device and the RADIUS server.
286
Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Timeout for login authentication...
User Guide - Page 400
... of the command to decipher between crossed and uncrossed cables. When two hubs/switches are connected to each other, a crossover cable is part of the command to restart a disabled interface.
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Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
Displays whether the port is used , and the pairs are connected to an interface configuration. Displays the current device MDIX settings...
Getting Started Guide - Page 9
Stacking Switches
PowerConnect 5500 series switches use two HDMI 10G ports for stacking. This step provides increased bandwidth and redundancy. Getting Started Guide
9 All other end into the left-hand HDMI port on the switch at the top of the stack and the other switches are connected to the stack as members (slaves). All stacks must have a Master Backup unit.
Up to eight switches ...
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