Tag Archives: S4810

Configuring a Syslog Server on CentOS 6.3 for Dell Force10 Switches

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Humair

In this lab I’m going to demonstrate how to configure a syslog server to use with Dell Force10 switches. A syslog server can be used to store log files remotely on an external server. Syslog servers can be invaluable when … Continue reading →

Cisco Nexus 5548UP – Configuring the Management Interface

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Humair

This is a relatively simple blog on configuring the Cisco Nexus 5548UP management interface. When Cisco moved away from IOS to NX-OS for the operating system on their new Nexus datacenter switches, some of the commands and syntax for even … Continue reading →

Posted in Cisco, Dell, Labs, Networking, Technology | Tagged Cisco, Cisco 5548UP, Cisco Nexus, Cisco Nexus 5548UP, Cisco Nexus default route, Cisco Virtual Routing and Forwarding, Cisco VRF, configure Cisco management interface, configure management interface, configure Nexus 5548UP management interface, configure Nexus management interface, Dell, Dell Force10 S4810, Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge R710, Dell PowerEdge R710 server, Dell S4810, Force10 S4810, Nexus 5548UP, Nexus default route, Nexus management interface, NX-OS, S4810, VDC, virtual device context, Virtual Routing and Forwarding, VRF, vrf context management | 3 Comments

Dell Force10 – Layer 2 Multipathing via Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Humair

In this blog I use one Dell Force10 S50N [FTOS 8.4.2.7] and three Dell Force10 S4810 switches [FTOS 8.3.12.1] to demonstrate Dell Force10’s layer 2 mulipathing technology called Virtual Link Trunking (VLT). With VLT, you can create a LAG for … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking, Technology | Tagged 10 gig, 10GbE, 40 gig, 40GbE, bare metal provisioning, BMP, Brocade, Cisco, Dell, Dell Force10, Dell Force10 S4810, Dell Force10 S50N, Force10 Networks, Force10 S4810, Force10 S50N, FTOS, Juniper, LACP, Link Aggregation Control Protocol, MCT, MEC, mulipathing, Multi-Chassis Trunking, Multichassis EtherChannel, non-blocking, reload-type, S4810, S50N, Shortest Path Bridging, Spanning Tree Protocol, SPB, stack port, stack-group, STP, Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links, TRILL, Virtual Chassis, Virtual Link Trunk, Virtual Link Trunking, Virtual Port Channel, VLT, VLT interconnect, VLTi, vPC | 11 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

Tag Archives: S4810

Configuring a Syslog Server on CentOS 6.3 for Dell Force10 Switches

Cisco Nexus 5548UP – Configuring the Management Interface

Dell Force10 – Layer 2 Multipathing via Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)

How to Fix – Force10 S4810 Switch Stuck in Boot Loop

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