Configuring The Software; Provisioning A Port Extender - Dell C1048P Getting Started Manual

Configuring the Software

To complete the hardware installation, install the C1048P in a rack, attach an uplink cable to a parent
C9010 switch, (optionally) set up a C1048P stack, and power on the port extender.
To provision a C1048P, you can configure basic software settings from the C9010 console either before
or after you connect the C1048P to a C9010. For example, you can pre-configure software settings to
download from the parent C9010 after you power on the C1048P. Provisioning pre-configured C1048P
settings is performed using a discovery and authentication process through a port-channel interface on
the C9010.
The C9010 port-channel interface enabled for PE communication consists of member ports configured
with the cascade port command. For more information, see

Provisioning a Port Extender

You can provision a C1048P with an initial software configuration before or after you install and power on
the PE. To provision a C1048P, start from the C9010 console and enter the following commands. If you
enter the commands before you install the C1048P with a parent C9010, the pre-configured software
settings download to the C1048P as soon as you attach it to a C9010 port and power it up.
NOTE: Although you can provision a C1048P after you install and power it on, Dell Networking
recommends pre-configuring the software provisioning before you install it. Then connect the
C1048P to a pre-configured, cascaded C9010 port. In this way, you can "plug and play" a C1048P
with a parent C9010.
1. Turn on support for port-extender configuration on a C9010.
CONFIGURATION mode
Dell(conf)# feature extended-bridge
2. Enter Port-Extender configuration mode to pre-provision a C1048P.
CONFIGURATION mode
Dell(conf)# pe provision pe-id
• pe-id is a PE ID number from 0 to 255. You must enter a pe-id value; there is no default.
3. (Optional) Provision a C1048P for PE stacking.
PORT-EXTENDER CONFIGURATION mode
Dell(conf-pe-0)# stack-unit unit-id type unit-type
• unit-id is a stack-unit ID number from 0 to 7. The default value is 0.
• unit-type is a stack-unit type. The only supported value is C1048P.
4. Provisioning a C1048P automatically creates a LAG (port channel) on the C9010. The C9010 LAG
member ports are the cascade ports configured for the PE with the cascade interface
Configuring the Software
Provisioning a Port Extender.
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