Create SmartFabric
Creation of the SmartFabric depends on the IOM selected and the number of PowerEdge MX7000 chassis to be installed. The devices
eligible for SmartFabric deployment are:
•
MX5108n Ethernet switch
•
MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine
•
MX7116n Fabric Expansion Module
When deploying the MX5108n switch, create chassis groups for improved management but the IOMs in each chassis function
independently of the IOMs in other chassis. Networks and templates that are created for the chassis groups can be applied to multiple
MX5108n switches for fast, reliable deployment of up to 20 PowerEdge MX7000 chassis containing up to 40 MX5108n Ethernet switches.
When deploying the MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine (FSE) and the MX7116n Fabric Expansion Module (FEM), the configured FSE can
manage FEMs across up to 10 PowerEdge MX7000 chassis. The FSE is single point of management and configuration and the FEMs
extend the configured ports to the local PowerEdge MX7000 chassis.
Create SmartFabric using MX5108n Ethernet switching IOMs
About this task
To create a SmartFabric using the OME-M console, perform the following steps:
Steps
1
Open the OME-M console.
2
From the
Devices
menu, click
Fabric
.
3
In the
Fabric
pane, click
Add Fabric
.
4
In the
Create Fabric
window, complete the following:
a Enter SmartFabric in the
Fabric Name
box.
b Optionally, enter the description in the
Description
box.
c Click
Next
.
5
Based on your IOMs and number of chassis, select from the
Design Type
list:
a 2x MX5108n Ethernet Switches in same chassis
b 2x MX9116n Fabric Switching Engines in same chassis
c 2x MX9116n Fabric Switching Engines in different chassis
Figure 32. Create SmartFabric using MX5108n Ethernet switching IOMs
6
From the
Chassis-X
list, select the first PowerEdge MX7000 chassis.
7
From the
Switch-A
list, select
Slot-IOM-A1
.
8
From the
Switch-B
list, select
Slot-IOM-A2
.
9
Click
Next
.
10 On the
Summary
page, verify the proposed configuration, and then click
Finish
.
The fabric displays a health error which is resolved in the next section by adding uplinks to your fabric.
11 To verify the switch topology, from the
Devices
menu, click
Fabric
, and then perform the following steps:
SmartFabric network configuration
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Summary of Contents for PowerEdge MX7000
Page 1: ...Dell EMC VMware Cloud Foundation for PowerEdge MX7000 Deployment Guide ...
Page 8: ...Figure 1 Cloud Foundation deployment workflow 8 Overview ...
Page 27: ...Figure 19 Dual PowerEdge MX7000 enclosure configuration Physical layout 27 ...
Page 29: ...Figure 20 MX9002m Management module cabling Physical layout 29 ...
Page 30: ...Figure 21 Connectivity between FSE modules and FEM modules 30 Physical layout ...
Page 31: ...Figure 22 Uplinks to customer network environment Physical layout 31 ...
Page 42: ...Figure 25 MX9002m Management Module cabling 42 Networking requirements ...
Page 43: ...Figure 26 Connectivity between FSE modules and FEM modules Networking requirements 43 ...
Page 44: ...Figure 27 Uplinks to customer network environment 44 Networking requirements ...
