Setup Guide

78 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
NOTE: APIC configuration steps used in the validated environment are provided in the attachment named
Scenario 3 – APIC config steps.pdf. See the Cisco ACI documentation for detailed APIC configuration
instructions.
11.3 Deploy a SmartFabric
11.3.1 Define VLANs
The VLAN settings used during SmartFabric deployment for this environment are shown in Table 9.
SmartFabric VLAN settings
VLAN ID
VLAN name
Description
Network type (QoS)
Tagged/Untagged
1611
ESXi_Mgmt
ESXi host in-band
management
Hypervisor Management
Tagged
1612
vMotion
VM migration
VM migration
Tagged
1613
vSAN
Storage
Storage – Data Replication
Tagged
1614
web
VM data network
General Purpose (Silver)
Tagged
1615
app
VM data network
General Purpose (Silver)
Tagged
1616
db
VM data network
General Purpose (Silver)
Tagged
VLANs for the SmartFabric are defined using the OME-M console as follows:
1. Open the OME-M console.
2. From the navigation menu, click Configuration > Networks.
3. In the Network pane, click Define.
4. In the Define Network window, complete the following:
• Enter the first VLAN name, for example, ESXi_Mgmt, in the Name box.
• Optionally, enter a Description.
• Enter the VLAN ID, for example, 1611.
• Select the Network Type, for example, Hypervisor Management.
5. Click Finish.
Repeat steps 3 and 5 for each VLAN.
NOTE: For information about network type and QoS group settings, see Section 2.6.3
.