The LAG doesn’t have to match 1:1 (from switch-A port # to the switch-B port #, although it’s easier to manager if done in this way).  Note that depending on the ASIC of the switch you typically don’t flood a single ASIC with all your LAGs, they would be spaced out across all ASIC’s.  In this case the 6224 only has one ASIC. (Note, the same holds true for ports in a VLAN, typically you don’t put them all in the same ASIC). At quick glance, you need to enable spanning-tree on the LAG ports (on both sides of the LAG, so that each switch can learn the MAC address from each other).  You also need to add the following to the LAG ports (both sides): no storm-control unicast  channel-group 1 mode on (instead of auto) For the iSCSI interfaces, you also should enable the following: no storm-control unicast spanning-tree portfast -joe
Hello, first post and a lot to ask :) To cut a long story short I recently received 2 Dell 6224 along with an Equallogic PS4200 storage to implement vmware with it. Managed to set everything up and got 3 R610 connected on it. I can vmotion, thanks to all the posts and comments that I have found around that help me configure everything. My remaining problem are the switches. As I am not at all a networking guru and this is new to me, I am sure that I haven't configured the 6224 correctly. As we haven't purchased the stacking module I decided to create a LAG with ports 21 -> 24. First question that might be stupid but just to be sure, for the LAG you have to connect port 21 from switch1 with port 21 of switch 2 with a straight cable right and so on the three others right ? Goal is to have those 2 switches connected together for redundancy. Port 1 will be used for management, Port 2 -> 16 for iscsi traffic (vlan 2), Port 17 -> 20 for vmotion traffic (vlan 3). Vmotion works with vlan 3 tagged in vmware however iscsi network doesn't work with vlan 2 tagged. I haven't figured out how to tag the PS4100 traffic with the vlan 2 and I think that's where the issue is. I read about DCB that had to be activated but haven't managed to find how to activate this at switch level. Found the DCB thing in the PS4100 group admin. Any advice for the PS4100 vlan tagging would be really appreciated. Attached is the config of the switch (same for both except the management IP of course). I am pretty sure I have missed something even if I have been following famous post like "you have received your equallogic box, now you what" and went also through all the config guides and a lot of post & forums. As I am stuck with this I would really appreciate any help or advice. Regards One more thing, what does the vlan routing 2 3 & vlan routing 3 2 stands for in the switch config ? In some of the config I have seen it is not here but I never managed to get rid of it :) Eelm   !Current Configuration:!System Description "PowerConnect 6224, 3.3.1.10, VxWorks 6.5"!System Software Version 3.3.1.10!Cut-through mode is configured as disabled!configurevlan databasevlan 2-3vlan routing 2 1vlan routing 3 2exitstackmember 1 1exitip address 192.168.90.251 255.255.255.0ip default-gateway 192.168.90.2lacp system-priority 120 interface vlan 2name "iscsi"routingip address 10.10.10.2 255.255.255.0 interface vlan 3name "vmotion"routingip address 10.10.11.2 255.255.255.0 username "admin" password xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx level 15 encrypted interface ethernet 1/g1spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface ethernet 1/g2spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g3spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g4spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g5spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g6spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g7spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g8spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g9spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g10spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g11spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g12spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g13spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g14spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g15spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g16Spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode generalswitchport general pvid 2switchport general allowed vlan add 2 interface ethernet 1/g17spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode trunkswitchport trunk allowed vlan add 3 interface ethernet 1/g18spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode trunkswitchport trunk allowed vlan add 3 interface ethernet 1/g19spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode trunkswitchport trunk allowed vlan add 3 interface ethernet 1/g20spanning-tree disablemtu 9216switchport mode trunkswitchport trunk allowed vlan add 3 interface ethernet 1/g21channel-group 1 mode autolacp port-priority 247spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface ethernet 1/g22channel-group 1 mode autolacp port-priority 247spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface ethernet 1/g23channel-group 1 mode autolacp port-priority 247spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface ethernet 1/g24channel-group 1 mode autolacp port-priority 247spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface ethernet 1/xg1spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface ethernet 1/xg2spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface ethernet 1/xg3spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface ethernet 1/xg4spanning-tree disablemtu 9216 interface port-channel 1switchport mode trunkswitchport trunk allowed vlan add 2-3mtu 9216
Powerconnect 6224 Config help with Equallogic PS4100