Deployment Guide

1 SmartFabric vCenter.................................................................................................................... 5
2 Getting started............................................................................................................................ 7
3 ON-Series switch installation........................................................................................................ 8
Download OS10 image and license...................................................................................................................................... 8
Installation using ONIE.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Log into OS10........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Install OS10 license...............................................................................................................................................................12
4 Enable SmartFabric for VxRail......................................................................................................14
Configure extended options............................................................................................................................................... 15
OS10 SmartFabric mode..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Validate SmartFabric...........................................................................................................................................................20
Disable SmartFabric............................................................................................................................................................ 20
Supported topologies...........................................................................................................................................................21
5 OpenManage Network Integration............................................................................................... 23
Create virtual machine........................................................................................................................................................24
Log into VM console........................................................................................................................................................... 28
SmartFabric vCenter setup................................................................................................................................................29
vCenter registration............................................................................................................................................................ 37
Dashboard............................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Monitoring............................................................................................................................................................................ 40
6 System management.................................................................................................................. 42
Host network inventory......................................................................................................................................................43
Fabric summary................................................................................................................................................................... 46
User uplinks.......................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Port breakout.......................................................................................................................................................................50
Jump port..............................................................................................................................................................................51
Password change................................................................................................................................................................ 52
Upgrade image.....................................................................................................................................................................52
Server interface profile.......................................................................................................................................................54
Fabric topology.................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Switch replacement............................................................................................................................................................ 58
7 Lifecycle management................................................................................................................ 60
Upgrade OS10......................................................................................................................................................................60
Upgrade SmartFabric vCenter appliance..........................................................................................................................61
Upgrade VxRail nodes.........................................................................................................................................................63
8 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... 64
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