Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 - Create SmartFabric; Create SmartFabric using MX5108 n Switches

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 congured FSE can
manage FEMs across up to 10 PowerEdge MX7000 chassis. The FSE is single point of management and conguration and the FEMs
extend the congured 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 dierent chassis
Figure 32. Create SmartFabric using MX5108n Ethernet switching IOMs
6 From the Chassis-X list, select the rst 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 conguration, 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
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