Dell Power Connect Switch Configuration

Dell Power Connect Switch configuration

The following commands are useful while configuring the  Dell Power connect switches.

VLAN

Configure

Vlan database

Vlan 3-10

Exit

Hostname   name of the switch

Enable password

enable password da119xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx encrypted

Create stack

Stack

Member 1 5

Exit

Assign ip address and gateway

ip address x.x.x,x mask

ip default-gateway x.x.x.x

ip address vlan #

SSH authentication

Line ssh

login authentication local

enable authentication local

password daxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx encrypted

exit

Spanning Tree configuration

spanning-tree mode mstp

spanning-tree mst 2 priority  priority higher #

spanning-tree mst configuration

instance 2 add vlan 1

instance 2 add vlan 3

instance 2 add vlan 4

instance 2 add vlan 5

instance 2 add vlan 6

exit

spanning-tree mst 3 priority  priority lower #

spanning-tree mst configuration

instance 3 add vlan 4

exit

spanning-tree mst configuration

name nameofMST

exit

Interface configuration

interface ethernet 1/g1

description  description

spanning-tree portfast

switchport access vlan #

exit

TRUNK Configuration

interface ethernet 1/g48

channel-group 1 mode on

switchport mode trunk

switchport trunk allowed vlan add vlan# range(3-6)

switchport trunk allowed vlan remove 1

exit

Port Channel Configuration

interface port-channel 1

switchport mode trunk

switchport trunk allowed vlan add 3-4(vlan range)

switchport trunk allowed vlan remove 1

exit