Deploying the Dell M8024 Family of Switches in a Cisco Nexus Network
Date
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12/8/2010
Learn how to deploy the Dell PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade enclosure with a Dell PowerConnect™ M8024 switch or a Dell M8024S LAN Module in an existing Cisco network.
These testing scenarios, performed by Principled Technologies on two PowerConnect M8024 switches (but also applicable to the M8024S LAN Module) show that Simple Switch Mode, or SSM, is capable of automatic configuration with minimal human interaction. Advantages of deploying SSM include:
- Port aggregation is easy to configure: just group internal ports, associate with external ports and assign VLANS if required.
- Multiple external ports are automatically configured into an LACP trunk group.
- The Aggregator Groups feature provides loop-free operation without using STP.
- Port aggregation is completely interoperable, with dynamic and static link integration supported on external ports.