Dell VRTX switch configuration?

[AtefKOuiri]

Hello guys!

Am working with a DELL VRTX, with two blades PowerEdge M520 ( windows server 2012 R2 installed on both )

Every Server have 4 NICs connected to the internal switch of the VRTX,

the internal switch is connected to my network with a basic 10/100 Mbits switch

I have a flat network ( no VLANS ... )

I have also a DHCP server connected to the 10/100 Mbits switch

Problem is when i ping my DHCP server from both blades => FAILURE

Am getting APIPA Address on all of the NICs of both blades

Someone from dell told me : "you need to put the VRTX switch interface that's connected to my network switch , into a mode that will handle the frames properly by stripping and tagging them with VLAN IDs as they come and go through the interface. The easiest way would be to put the interface in access mode"

I didn't understand what he meant, what's access mode and why should i use this technique ?

Please help, thanks

 

[Cloud200]

The two options are access and trunk

Access passes through a single VLAN without adding in the frame headers
As long as two ports on the same switch are Set to Access with the same VLAN ID you will be able to transmit data as if it were on an unmanaged switch.