Tag Archives: FTOS

Trunking and DHCP Across Dell Force10 Switches

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Humair

I did this lab some time back and thought it would be useful to post. In this lab I use a Dell Force10 S25P (FTOS 8.4.2.6) switch and Dell Force10 S50N (FTOS 8.4.2.6) switch to demonstrate trunking and Dynamic Host … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology | Tagged Dell Force10 S25P, Dell Force10 S50N, dhcp, DHCP broadcast message, DHCP server, DHCP server for multiple subnets, DHCP UDP port 67, DHCPAck, DHCPDecline, DHCPDiscover, DHCPInform, DHCPNack, DHCPOffer, DHCPRelease, DHCPRequest, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Force10 S25P, Force10 S50N, FTOS, helper-address, ip helper, ip helper-address, packet capture, S25P, S50N, trunk, trunk link, trunk links, UDP port 67, wireshark | Leave a comment

Advanced Private VLAN Configuration on Dell Force10 Switches

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Humair

In a prior lab, “Dell Force10 Z9000 – Creating Additional Layer 2 Isolation via Private VLANs“, I demonstrated some basics in regards to private VLANs. In this lab, I plan to go a little further and demonstrate how hosts in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking | Tagged Dell, Dell Force10, Dell Force10 S50V, Dell Force10 S60, Dell Force10 Z9000, Dell S50V, Dell Z9000, Force10, Force10 S50V, Force10 S60, Force10 Z9000, FTOS, private VLAN, private VLANs, private-vlan host, private-vlan trunk, PVLAN, PVLANs, S50V, S60, Z9000 | Leave a comment

Recover from a Forgotten Console Password on Dell Force10 E-Series Switches

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Humair

In this lab I will use a Dell Force10 E600i chassis [FTOS 8.3.1.1] to demonstrate how to recover if you forget your console password. The first thing to do to prepare for this lab is to log on through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Networking, Technology | Tagged BOOT_ADMIN mode, console password, Dell, Dell Force10, Dell Force10 E600i, E-Series, E600, E600i, enable password, Force10 Networks, forgot console password, forgot enable password, forgot password, FTOS, password recovery, Recover from a Forgotten Console Password on Dell Force10 E-Series Switches, router, set console password, switch | 1 Comment

How to Stack Dell Force10 S60 Switches

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Humair

In this lab I use two Dell Force10 S60 switches [FTOS 8.3.3.4] to demonstrate how to stack two S60 switches together. By stacking the switches you can increase port density and manage the switches together as if it were one … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking | Tagged Dell Force10, Force10, Force10 24 Gigabit stack, Force10 24 Gigabit stack cable, Force10 Networks, Force10 S60, Force10 S60 Stack, Force10 S60 Stacking, Force10 S60 Switch, Force10 Stack, Force10 Stacking, Force10 Switch Stacking, FTOS, S60 Stack, S60 Stacking, S60 Switch | Leave a comment

Useful FTOS “show” commands

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Humair

There are several FTOS “show” commands that can provide very useful information regarding Force10 Networks switches/routers. I have outlined a number of these very useful commands with a short description of each below. However, keep in mind that although most … Continue reading →

Posted in Force10 Networks, Networking | Tagged Force10, Force10 FTOS, Force10 Networks, Force10 show commands, Force10 switches, FTOS, show, show bootvar, show commands, show environment, show inventory, show linecard, show redundancy, show rpm, show sfm, show version, switches | Leave a comment

Setup VRRP with Force10 Switches

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Humair

In this lab I setup Force10 switches with Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP). VRRP is a redundancy protocol used to eliminate a single point of failure between a gateway and its respective hosts within the same subnet. I use three … Continue reading →

Posted in Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking, Protocols | Tagged E1200, Force10, Force10 E1200, Force10 Networks, Force10 S55, Force10 S60, FTOS, gateway, gateway redundancy, redundancy protoco, S55, S60, virtual address, virtual IP, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol, VRRP, VRRP group | 2 Comments

How to Fix – Force10 S4810 Switch Stuck in Boot Loop

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Humair

In this blog I discuss how to fix a common boot loop problem. A boot loop can occur if you change the boot variables for a switch and accidentally put in incorrect information. You may also make a typo when … Continue reading →

Posted in Force10 Networks, Networking, Technology | Tagged boot loop, boot variables, Force10, Force10 S4810, FTOS, S4810, TFTP | 2 Comments

Creating a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) in FTOS

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Humair

This lab demonstrates how to create a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) in FTOS on Force10 switches. A LAG in Force10’s FTOS is called a port channel and in Cisco’s IOS is called an EtherChannel. As described by IEEE 802.3ad, LAG … Continue reading →

Posted in Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology | Tagged dynamic port channel, etherchannel, Force10, Force10 Networks, Force10 S25P, Force10 S50V, FTOS, IEEE 802.3ad, LACP, LAG, Link Aggregation Control Protocol, Link Aggregation Group, port channel, router, S25P, S50V, static port channel, switch | 5 Comments

Setup OSPF on Force10 Switches

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Humair

For this lab, I use a Force10 E1200 chassis [FTOS 8.3.1.1] and a Force10 S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.4]. The objective is to setup a simple OSPF network. Loopback addresses are used to setup test networks.

Posted in Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology | Tagged E1200, Force10, Force10 Networks, Force10 S60, FTOS, OSPF, Route Processing Module, router, RPM, S60, Sorce10 E1200, switch | 1 Comment