Some time ago, I configured a pair of Dell PowerConnect 6224 switches for iSCSI storage network and wrote a small blog post about the configuration. This time I had a chance to work with the Dell PowerConnect 5524 switches which were also used for an iSCSI storage network. These switches are cheaper and a bit [...]
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Lessons Learned: Dell PowerConnect 5524 switches and vSphere 5.
Posted in Dell, ESXi 5, Hypervisor, iSCSI, PowerConnect, Storage, VMware, tagged Dell PowerConnect 5524 on 30 January 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dell PowerConnect 6224 – Lessons Learned.
Posted in Dell, EqualLogic, PowerConnect on 14 April 2010 | 6 Comments »
A few days ago I had a chance to configure a Dell EqualLogic PS4000XV iSCSI SAN connected through two Dell PowerConnect 6224 switches during a virtualization project at one of our customers. Although the configuration of the switch is quite straightforward, there are some configuration settings that should be considered. Enable the Rapid Spanning Tree [...]


