Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 SmartFabric Services for PowerEdge MX: An overview
- 3 SmartFabric mode requirements, guidelines, and restrictions
- 3.1 Create multi-chassis management group
- 3.2 Upstream network requirements
- 3.3 VLAN scaling guidelines
- 3.4 Configuring port speed and breakout
- 3.5 Switch slot placement for SmartFabric mode
- 3.6 Switch-to-Switch cabling
- 3.7 NIC teaming guidelines
- 3.8 Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) behavior
- 3.9 Other restrictions and guidelines
- 4 Creating a SmartFabric
- 4.1 Physically cable MX chassis and upstream switches
- 4.2 Define VLANs
- 4.3 Create the SmartFabric
- 4.4 Configure uplink port speed or breakout, if needed
- 4.5 Create Ethernet uplink
- 4.6 Configure Fibre Channel universal ports
- 4.7 Create Fibre Channel uplinks
- 4.8 Configuring the upstream switch and connect uplink cables
- 5 Deploying a server
- 6 SmartFabric operations
- 7 Switch operations
- 8 Validating the SmartFabric deployment
- 9 SmartFabric troubleshooting
- 9.1 Troubleshooting errors encountered for port group breakout
- 9.2 Troubleshooting Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- 9.3 Verify VLT/vPC configuration on upstream switches
- 9.4 Discovery of FEM and compute sleds
- 9.5 Troubleshooting uplink errors
- 9.6 Troubleshooting FC/FCoE
- 9.7 SmartFabric Services – Troubleshooting commands
- 10 Uplink configuration scenarios
- 10.1 Scenario 1 - SmartFabric deployment with Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9100-ON upstream switches
- 10.2 Scenario 2 - SmartFabric connected to Cisco Nexus 3232C switches
- 10.3 Scenario 3: Connect MX9116n FSE to Fibre Channel storage - NPIV Proxy Gateway mode
- 10.4 Scenario 4: Connect MX9116n FSE to Fibre Channel storage - FC Direct Attach
- 10.5 Scenario 5: Connect MX5108n to Fibre Channel storage - FSB
- 10.6 Scenario 6: Configure Boot from SAN
- A Hardware used in this document
- B Dell EMC Unity information
- C Additional information
- D Validated components
- E Technical resources
- F Support and feedback

119 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
Storage pool created
B.3.2 Add hosts
1. In the Unisphere left pane under ACCESS, select Hosts.
2. On the Hosts tab, click the (+) icon, then click Host.
3. Enter the Name of the server in the field provided, then click Next.
4. Select the Initiator IQN/WWN checkbox in the Discovered Initiators panel.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Finish in the Review the host configuration page.
Note: Additional hosts may be added as needed by clicking the icon from the Hosts tab.
B.3.3 Create LUNs and configure host access
1. In the Unisphere left pane under STORAGE, select Block
2. On the LUNs tab, click the (+) icon to open the Create LUNs dialog box.
3. On the Configure LUN(s) page, select the Number of LUNs.
4. Provide a name in the field provided, then select the Storage Pool.
5. From the Size section, make the required modifications, then click Next.
6. On the Access page, click the (+) icon and the select host(s) to be granted access to the LUN.
7. Click OK, then click Next.
8. On the Snapshot page, leave settings at their defaults and click Next.
9. On the Replication page, leave settings at their defaults and click Next.