Deployment Guide

-m MANAGEMENT_VLAN, --management_vlan MANAGEMENT_VLAN
Public Management VLAN (Untagged VLAN). By default
management VLAN is 1.
-j JUMPBOX_INTERFACE, --jumpbox_interface JUMPBOX_INTERFACE
The jumpbox interface.
-a ADDITIONAL_BREAKOUT, --additional_breakout ADDITIONAL_BREAKOUT
The additional breakouts of phy-ports or port-groups.
The format is -a '4X10GE{phy-port1/1/2,phy-
port1/1/3};1X40GE{phy-port1/1/4,phy-port1/1/5}'. The
available breakouts are ['4X50GE', '2X50GE', '2X40GE',
'1X100GE', '4X25GEFixedFormFactor', '1X40GE',
'2X100GE', '4X10GE', '8X10GE', '8X25GE', '4X25GE',
'4X10GEFixedFormFactor'] Note. Provide the multiple
additional_breakout (-a) separated by semicolon (;)
and within single quote (')
NOTE:
Options are case-sensitive, for example, enter 2X50GE not 2x50ge.
Topics:
• Configure extended options
• OS10 SmartFabric mode
• Validate SmartFabric
• Disable SmartFabric
• Supported topologies
Configure extended options
This information explains the extended options including the optional jump box interface, and breakout access ports connected to end-
hosts such as VxRail nodes, or generic servers at 10 GE speed.
Jump box interface
You can connect a laptop to any switch port of the S5200 or S4100 Series switch. Note that the switch port may need breakout and
copper transceiver depending on the laptop network adapter type. This specific switch port is referred to as the jumpbox interface.
The jump box interface and breakout type can be configured when enabling the VxRail personality profile. For example, to configure
SmartFabric Services for an S5200-ON Series on port group 1/1/1, connected to the VxRail nodes at 10G speed and assigned interface
1/1/1 to the jump box host, use this syntax:
# sfs_enable_vxrail_personality.py -a '4X10GEFixedFormFactor{port-group1/1/1}' -j 1/1/1:1
NOTE:
It is mandatory to create a jump box interface if the VxRail Manager is to be accessed through the spine switch.
This connectivity can be achieved with the Management interface VLAN on all transit switches by distinguishing
between the external Management VLAN and the internal Management VLAN. The external Management VLAN must
pass through the spine switch.
Port breakout
SmartFabric supports switch port breakouts during VxRail personality profile configuration. The personality profile supports all port
breakout modes.
NOTE:
Breakout configurations do not take place immediately after the switch resets. Allow between 30–60 seconds for
the breakout configurations to take place after the switch cluster is configured with configurations such as VLT, port
channels, and so on.
S41xx platform personality profile
root@OS10:~# sfs_enable_vxrail_personality.py -h
usage: Create VxRail Cluster [-h] [-d DOMAIN] [-u UPLINK] [-i ICL] [-t] [-l]
[-b {1X40GE,4X10GE}] [-m MANAGEMENT_VLAN]
[-j JUMPBOX_INTERFACE] [-a ADDITIONAL_BREAKOUT]
This script create a cluster group of OS10 switch nodes with the below
information provided.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Enable SmartFabric for VxRail
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