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
92 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
10.1.2 Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9100-ON validation
This section contains validation commands for the Dell EMC PowerSwitch Z9100-ON leaf switches.
10.1.2.1 show vlt
The show vlt command validates the VLT configuration status when the VLTi Link Status is up. The role of
one switch in the VLT pair is primary, and its peer switch (not shown) is assigned the secondary role.
Z9100-Leaf1# show vlt 1
Domain ID : 1
Unit ID : 1
Role : primary
Version : 1.0
Local System MAC address : 4c:76:25:e8:f2:c0
VLT MAC address : 4c:76:25:e8:f2:c0
IP address : fda5:74c8:b79e:1::1
Delay-Restore timer : 90 seconds
Peer-Routing : Disabled
Peer-Routing-Timeout timer : 0 seconds
VLTi Link Status
port-channel1000 : up
VLT Peer Unit ID System MAC Address Status IP Address
Version
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2 4c:76:25:e8:e8:40 up fda5:74c8:b79e:1::2 1.0
10.1.2.2 show lldp neighbors
The show lldp neighbors command provides information about connected devices. In this case,
ethernet1/1/1 and ethernet1/1/3 connect to the two MX9116n FSEs, C160A2 and C140A1. The
remaining links, ethernet1/1/29 and ethernet 1/1/31, represent the VLTi connection.
Z9100-Leaf1# show lldp neighbors
Loc PortID Rem Host Name Rem Port Id Rem Chassis Id
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ethernet1/1/1 C160A2 ethernet1/1/41 20:04:0f:00:a1:9e
ethernet1/1/3 C140A1 ethernet1/1/41 20:04:0f:00:cd:1e
ethernet1/1/29 Z9100-Leaf2 ethernet1/1/29 4c:76:25:e8:e8:40
ethernet1/1/31 Z9100-Leaf2 ethernet1/1/31 4c:76:25:e8:e8:40
10.1.2.3 show spanning-tree brief
The show spanning-tree brief command validates that STP is enabled on the leaf switches. All
interfaces are forwarding (FWD), as shown in the Sts column.
Z9100-Leaf1# show spanning-tree brief
Spanning tree enabled protocol rapid-pvst
VLAN 1
Executing IEEE compatible Spanning Tree Protocol
Root ID Priority 32768, Address 2004.0f00.a19e
Root Bridge hello time 2, max age 20, forward delay 15
Bridge ID Priority 32769, Address 4c76.25e8.f2c0