Dell Networking C1048P Guide De Mise En Route page 27

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 stack of C1048P
port extenders, 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 be downloaded 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.
Provisioning a Port Extender
You can provision a C1048P with an initial software configuration before or
after you install and power on the port extender. 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 are downloaded to the C1048P as soon as you
attach it to a C9010 port and power up the C1048P.
NOTE: Although you can provision a C1048P before or after you install
and power on the port extender, Dell Networking recommends that you
pre-configure software provisioning before you install a C1048P and
then connect it 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
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