Chapter 4: PowerEdge MX Ethernet Switch Operating Modes
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Networking Architecture Guide
From the OME-M console, specific software features can be configured:
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Configure hostname and IP management protocols, such as SNMP and NTP
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Set port status up/down and configure breakout interfaces
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Monitor system logs, alerts, and events
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Update and manage firmware
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View physical topology
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Power management
Full Switch mode has two primary use cases:
1.
A network design that is not available with SmartFabric Services.
2.
A network team is already in place using traditional CLI or API methods to
manage all switching devices.
A SmartFabric is a logical entity that consists of a collection of physical resources, such as
servers and switches, and logical resources, such as networks, templates, and uplinks,
that are managed as a single unit. When PowerEdge MX networking components are
placed in SmartFabric mode, the switches operate as layer 2 I/O aggregation devices.
The OME-M console supports most switch configuration settings. SmartFabric mode
supports all OS10EE show commands and the following subset of CLI configuration
commands:
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clock
– Configure clock parameters
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end
– Exit to the EXEC mode
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exit
– Exit from the current mode
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help
– Display available commands
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hostname
– Set the system hostname
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interface
– Configure or select an interface
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ip nameserver
– Configure nameserver
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logging
– Configure system logging
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management route
– Configure the IPV4/IPv6 management route
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no
– Delete or disable commands in Configuration mode
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ntp
– Configure the network time protocol
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snmp-server
– Configure the SNMP server
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username
– Create or modify user credentials
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spanning-tree
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disable
– Disable spanning tree globally
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mac-flush-timer
– Set the time used to flush MAC address entries
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mode
– Enable a spanning-tree mode, such as RSTP or MST
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mst
– Configure multiple spanning-tree (MST) modes
SmartFabric
mode
