Hey all,
I'm trying to setup an M1000e chassis I just received. I know about nothing related to networking, but I'm good with the hardware and software components of this system. Here is my situation and layout of setup.
Hardware layout:
2 Ethernet ports. (Eth0/Eth1)
2 M6220 Switches (no-stacking hardware) (A1/A2)
2 CMC modules (CMC1/CMC2)
16 M610 Blades (Bld1-Bld16)
Network layout:
University managed routers/network – source of 2 Ethernet ports above (Eth0/Eth1)
CMC1 connected to Eth0
A1 connected to Eth1 on Port 20
CMC2 connected to A1 port 17
A2 connected to A1 via port 18 on both.
I do not have control over the university managed Eth0/Eth1 ports. The ports provide IPs in the range of 10.110.x.x
I want to configure A1 to do the following:
- Act as a switch for Eth0 for CMC1/CMC2 as well as Bld1-Bld16.
By this I mean:
Have A1 plugged into Eth0. CMC1/CMC2 will also be connected to A1 and provide a university given IPs to both. A1 should also provide university given IPs to Bld1-16 so they can reach-out to the internet/each other.
If this is possible then have A2 be plugged into A1 on port 20. A2 would then provide university given IPs to Ports 16-19 so I can have other systems plugged into A2 (since we do not have enough Ethernet ports in the room).
I am not a network engineer, and I know very very little about configuring networks. Any help is appreciated. I’m not sure if what I am asking is able to be done. I was reading up about stacking modules, and what I want from the A1/A2 connection might only be done with a stacking configuration.
I don't know if this is asking a lot, but thanks for any help!