Setup Guide

111 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
Figure 103 shows three (expandable to ten) MX7000 chassis in a single Scalable Fabric Architecture. The
first two chassis each contain one MX9116n FSE and one MX7116n FEM. Chassis 3-10 each contain two
MX7116n FEMs. All connections in the figure use QSFP28-DD connections.
Scalable Fabric example using Fabric A
In this document, a scalable fabric architecture is deployed across two PowerEdge MX7000 chassis. Both
MX9116n FSEs operate in SmartFabric mode. This section provides an overview of the management network
and the scalable fabric architecture used in this document.