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... Description The MXL 10/40GbE Switch is perfectly positioned to help transition a data center with two fixed 40GbE ports on the Dell Support website at http://support.dell.com/manuals. By providing increased 40GbE bandwidth for device interconnection in a shared network storage environment, with the possibility of splitting 40GbE QSFP+ uplinks into 10GbE SFP+ connections, the MXL 10/40GbE Switch is a layer 2/3 blade switch with multiple...
... Description The MXL 10/40GbE Switch is perfectly positioned to help transition a data center with two fixed 40GbE ports on the Dell Support website at http://support.dell.com/manuals. By providing increased 40GbE bandwidth for device interconnection in a shared network storage environment, with the possibility of splitting 40GbE QSFP+ uplinks into 10GbE SFP+ connections, the MXL 10/40GbE Switch is a layer 2/3 blade switch with multiple...
Getting Started Guide
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MXL 10/40GbE Switch: Installation and Configuration Flow Chart Insert Switch Blade and Power On Connect Console Yes X-Loader CLI Run Memory Tests/ Yes Configure Switch Settings Reboot Press any key to RAM To exit Jumpstart: From the console, enter FTOS> enable FTOS# stop jumpstart FTOS# reload-type normal Enter Yes...Load Image from Flash to enter X-Loader or U-Boot menu? No Jumpstart waits for DHCP Offer with FTOS Image and Configuration Easy Setup Wizard Configuration Manual Initial Configuration Assemble a Switch Stack Switch Configuration Installing and Configuring the...
MXL 10/40GbE Switch: Installation and Configuration Flow Chart Insert Switch Blade and Power On Connect Console Yes X-Loader CLI Run Memory Tests/ Yes Configure Switch Settings Reboot Press any key to RAM To exit Jumpstart: From the console, enter FTOS> enable FTOS# stop jumpstart FTOS# reload-type normal Enter Yes...Load Image from Flash to enter X-Loader or U-Boot menu? No Jumpstart waits for DHCP Offer with FTOS Image and Configuration Easy Setup Wizard Configuration Manual Initial Configuration Assemble a Switch Stack Switch Configuration Installing and Configuring the...
Getting Started Guide
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... external cabling connections and connect a terminal to the blade to configure the switch. To connect a terminal to the console. c Set the data format to none. You can download the release notes from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. The console port is implemented as follows: a ...for the terminal. d Set the flow control to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. Connecting a Console Terminal After the MXL 10/40GbE Switch powers on page 25. NOTE: If you will not be able to the terminal or computer running VT100 terminal emulation software. 2 Configure the ...
... external cabling connections and connect a terminal to the blade to configure the switch. To connect a terminal to the console. c Set the data format to none. You can download the release notes from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. The console port is implemented as follows: a ...for the terminal. d Set the flow control to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. Connecting a Console Terminal After the MXL 10/40GbE Switch powers on page 25. NOTE: If you will not be able to the terminal or computer running VT100 terminal emulation software. 2 Configure the ...
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... (FCoE) encapsulates Fiber Channel frames over Ethernet networks. You must manually configure DCBX port roles to enable the switch to auto-configure its DCB settings to match the DCB configuration in the ToR switches to use Fiber Channel (FC) in blade servers. The MXL 10/40GbE Switch also detects EqualLogic iSCSI storage devices on interfaces connected to which...
... (FCoE) encapsulates Fiber Channel frames over Ethernet networks. You must manually configure DCBX port roles to enable the switch to auto-configure its DCB settings to match the DCB configuration in the ToR switches to use Fiber Channel (FC) in blade servers. The MXL 10/40GbE Switch also detects EqualLogic iSCSI storage devices on interfaces connected to which...