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Basic Layer 2 Setup and Buffer Tuning of the

S25P for Storage Environments

Introduction

This document is intended for the users of S-Series S25P switches running FTOS 7.8.1.0 and configured

for use in a storage environment. This document describes:

• Using the console port to enable all ports on the switch for Layer 2 switching

• Verifying that the installed FTOS software is FTOS 7.8.1.0

• Setting up passwords for managing the switch. For details on management, see the Management

chapter in the FTOS Configuration Guide for the S-Series and the Control and Monitoring chapter in

the FTOS Command Reference for the S-Series.

• Optimizing the buffer for use in pure storage environments

This document does not cover:

• Installing optional modules. For installation details, see the document Installing S25P Systems. For a

configuration example, see Figure 7 on page 6 here.

• Adding the switch to an S-Series stack. For stacking configuration details, see the Stacking chapters in

the Configuration Guide and the Command Reference listed above.

• Layer 3 (IP addressing) configuration. For details, see the Interfaces and IP Addressing chapters in the

Configuration Guide and Interface Commands chapter in the Command Reference listed above.

The full S-Series documentation set is available on the Technical Documentation CD-ROM and from the

Documentation tab of iSupport at the Force10 Networks website:

https://www.force10networks.com/CSPortal20/KnowledgeBase/Documentation.aspx

This document contains the following sections:

• Accessing the Console Port on page 2

• Setting Up Passwords on page 3

• Setting Up Layer 2 Switching on page 4

• Managing the Buffer Profile and Setting up Flow Control on page 5

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - S25P for Storage Environments

101-00337-00 1Basic Layer 2 Setup and Buffer Tuning of the S25P for Storage EnvironmentsIntroductionThis document is intended for the users of S-Serie

Page 2 - Accessing the Console Port

2 Basic Layer 2 Setup and Buffer Tuning of the S25P for Storage EnvironmentsAccessing the Console Port Verifying the Software Release and S-Series Mod

Page 3 - Setting Up Passwords

101-00337-00 3Setting Up Passwords The following screenshot illustrates the use of these commands: You can see the result of setting up a password, or

Page 4 - Setting Up Layer 2 Switching

4 Basic Layer 2 Setup and Buffer Tuning of the S25P for Storage EnvironmentsSetting Up Layer 2 Switching The following screenshot illustrates the use

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101-00337-00 5Managing the Buffer Profile and Setting up Flow ControlBuffer profile management, also called buffer tuning or buffer carving, enables y

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6 Basic Layer 2 Setup and Buffer Tuning of the S25P for Storage EnvironmentsFigure 2 Defining a Buffer Profile for ASIC Queues [in bytes]Figure 3

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101-00337-00 7To apply the configuration, above, to other stack members, use the following commands. The interface range used and port-pipes (“port-se

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