General System Configuration 19When the uplink ports of the external network device is configured in forced mode (for example,100 Mbps full-duplex or 1000 Mbps full-duplex), configure the uplink ports of the switch modulein the same mode.For cabling, MDI ports connect to MDIX ports using straight-through twisted pair cabling;both MDI-to-MDI and MDIX-to-MDIX connections use crossover twisted pair cabling.The following is an example of how to configure a port to operate at 100 Mbps using CLIcommands (port g11 is used for example only):console(config)# interface ethernet g11console(config-if)# no negotiationconsole(config)# speed 100The following is an example of how to configure a port to operate at full duplex using CLIcommands (port g11 is used for example only):console(config)# interface ethernet g11console(config-if)# no negotiationconsole(config)# duplex halfConfiguring the PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet SwitchModuleThe PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet switch module is a 16-port switch with 6 uplinks and10 downlinks. The uplinks connect to the external Ethernet network and operate at10/100/1000 Mb. The downlinks connect to the embedded Ethernet controller on the servermodule and operate at 1000 Mb only.For additional information about the PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet switch module, see thedocumentation that shipped with the module. For detailed information on interoperabilityconfigurations, see the Basic Interoperability of the Dell PowerConnect 5316M with Cisco IOS orCisco CatOS-Based Switches engineering brief on your system’s support page on support.dell.com.NOTE: A Gb Ethernet pass-through module is also available as an option and requires no configuration.The Gb Ethernet module must be connected to a 1000 Mb port on the external switch (10 Mb and 100 Mbports are not supported).
