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Dell X4012 Quick Setup Guide This document provides information around the Dell X4012 switch for use with the Scale HC3 cluster. Any information listed here is not a substitute for the product’s user guide or support and is not covered under the support and warranty for the HC3 cluster.
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Dell X4012 Quick Setup Guide v1.0 You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the Scale Computing Portal at: http://www.scalecomputing.com/support/login/ The Scale Computing site also provides the latest product updates and information: http://www.scalecomputing.com/ Provide feedback on this document at: documentation@scalecomputing.com...
Contents Introduction About the Dell X4012 Switch About the HC3 Cluster Requirements and Assumptions Best Practice Configuration Cable the Nodes Provide Feedback or Contact Support Disclaimer...
Introduction This guide provides a basic overview and information on how to configure and deploy the Dell X4012 switch with a Scale Computing HC3 cluster. Specifics for mounting hardware and installation of brackets are provided with guides inside the box the switch was delivered in.
Using 10 GbE SFP+ Twinax cabling, connect the backplane interfaces “B0” on each node to ports 1, 2, and 3 on the X4012 switch. Then, connect the second “B1” interfaces to ports 1 , 2, and 3 on the second X4012 switch. An example is shown in the image on the next page.
You can connect the power to the switch now, which will automatically power on. The default configuration for the X4012 is an isolated (default) single VLAN. The switch will not require any configuration as the goal is to have an isolated, non-routed network for node-to-node backplane communication only.