Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Network Integration for SmartFabric Services User Guide Release 2.1
- Contents
- About this guide
- Change history
- Overview of OMNI, SFS, VxRail, and PowerEdge MX
- OpenManage Network Integration
- OMNI vCenter integration
- Access the OMNI stand-alone portal
- Access the OMNI Fabric Management Portal
- OMNI Appliance Management user interface
- SmartFabric management with OMNI
- OMNI feature support matrix
- View SmartFabric instance overview
- View fabric topology
- Manage switches in a fabric
- SmartFabric bulk configuration
- Configure server interface profile
- Configure and manage uplinks
- Configure networks and routing configuration
- Configure global settings for SmartFabric
- View fabric events and compliance status
- OMNI automation support for PowerEdge MX SmartFabric
- OMNI automation support for NSX-T
- Lifecycle management
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting tools
- Unable to add SmartFabric instance in OMNI
- Missing networks on server interfaces
- Unable to launch OMNI UI
- OMNI plug-in does not show service instance
- Unable to register the vCenter in OMNI
- OMNI is unable to communicate with other devices
- Timestamp not synchronized in OMNI
- Reset OMNI VM password
SmartFabric bulk configuration...................................................................................................................................... 74
Configuration notes.................................................................................................................................................... 75
Download and complete the bulk configuration template................................................................................. 75
Upload and apply the bulk configuration template.............................................................................................. 78
Configure server interface profile..................................................................................................................................81
Create server interface profile..................................................................................................................................81
Edit networks and ports in a server interface profile......................................................................................... 87
Delete a server interface profile.............................................................................................................................. 88
Import ESXi host profiles from vCenter................................................................................................................ 88
Import SmartFabric discovered server interfaces...............................................................................................92
Configure and manage uplinks....................................................................................................................................... 96
Create L2 Uplink.......................................................................................................................................................... 96
Create L3 Uplink.......................................................................................................................................................... 98
Edit networks and ports in an uplink.....................................................................................................................102
Delete an uplink.......................................................................................................................................................... 104
Configure networks and routing configuration........................................................................................................ 104
Configure networks...................................................................................................................................................104
Configure Routes........................................................................................................................................................ 117
Configure global settings for SmartFabric................................................................................................................ 120
Edit fabric settings.................................................................................................................................................... 125
Update default fabric, switch names, and descriptions................................................................................... 126
View fabric events and compliance status................................................................................................................ 127
View fabric events..................................................................................................................................................... 128
View fabric compliance status................................................................................................................................ 128
Chapter 8: OMNI automation support for PowerEdge MX SmartFabric ......................................129
Workflow to integrate OME-Modular with OMNI................................................................................................... 129
OMNI VLAN automation................................................................................................................................................ 132
Chapter 9: OMNI automation support for NSX-T........................................................................ 134
Workflow to integrate NSX-T with OMNI................................................................................................................. 134
OMNI automation for NSX-T........................................................................................................................................136
Chapter 10: Lifecycle management.............................................................................................140
Change SmartFabric password.................................................................................................................................... 140
Upgrade SmartFabric OS in switch.............................................................................................................................140
Replace switch in a fabric..............................................................................................................................................142
Back up and restore the fabric configuration........................................................................................................... 144
Restore from a backup file...................................................................................................................................... 148
Upgrade OMNI appliance...............................................................................................................................................149
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................154
Troubleshooting tools..................................................................................................................................................... 154
Logs and support data for troubleshooting.........................................................................................................154
Verify OMNI VM connectivity.................................................................................................................................154
Unable to add SmartFabric instance in OMNI.......................................................................................................... 156
Missing networks on server interfaces...................................................................................................................... 156
Unable to launch OMNI UI.............................................................................................................................................157
OMNI plug-in does not show service instance.........................................................................................................158
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