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
96 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
Cisco Nexus 3232C Leaf 1
Cisco Nexus 3232C Leaf 2
vpc domain 255
peer-keepalive destination 100.67.162.200
interface port-channel255
switchport
switchport mode trunk
vpc peer-link
interface Ethernet1/29
description vPC Interconnect
switchport
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 255 mode active
no shutdown
interface Ethernet1/31
description vPC Interconnect
switchport
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 255 mode active
no shutdown
vpc domain 255
peer-keepalive destination 100.67.162.201
interface port-channel255
switchport
switchport mode trunk
vpc peer-link
interface Ethernet1/29
description vPC Interconnect
switchport
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 255 mode active
no shutdown
interface Ethernet1/31
description vPC Interconnect
switchport
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 255 mode active
no shutdown
Enter the following commands to configure the port channels to connect to the downstream MX9116n FSEs.
Then, exit configuration mode and save the configuration.
Cisco Nexus 3232C Leaf 1
Cisco Nexus 3232C Leaf 2
interface port-channel1
description To MX Chassis
switchport
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,10
vpc 255
interface Ethernet1/1
description To MX Chassis 1
switchport
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,10
channel-group 1 mode active
no shutdown
interface Ethernet1/3
description To MX Chassis 2
switchport
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,10
channel-group 1 mode active
no shutdown
end
copy running-configuration startup-configuration
interface port-channel1
description To MX Chassis
switchport
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,10
vpc 255
interface Ethernet1/1
description To MX Chassis 1
switchport
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,10
channel-group 1 mode active
no shutdown
interface Ethernet1/3
description To MX Chassis 2
switchport
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,10
channel-group 1 mode active
no shutdown
end
copy running-configuration startup-configuration