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
Unregister vCenter
You can unregister a vCenter that is already registered with OMNI. When you unregister the vCenter, OMNI stops the
automation services for that vCenter.
NOTE: The unregister vCenter option is available only when OMNI is launched as a stand-alone UI.
1. Click OMNI Home > vCenter instance,
2. Click the status Registered for the vCenter you wanted to unregister.
3. Click Ok to unregister the OMNI from the vCenter.
The system displays status change success message.
After you unregister the vCenter, the status of the vCenter changes to Not Registered and the vCenter is moved to
Maintenance mode. The Maintenance mode toggle view changes to green and the automation for that vCenter stops.
NOTE:
When you unregister the vCenter from stand-alone OMNI UI, the OMNI plug-in is undeployed from vCenter. With
vCenter 7.0, refresh the browser to see the change and on versions below 7.0, log out and log in to see the changes.
vCenter Maintenance mode
Enabling Maintenance mode for vCenter instance disables automation for all SmartFabric instances that are registered with that
vCenter. With 2.1 release, you can use toggle switch to enable or disable Maintenance mode for vCenter. See the status using
the tooltip.
Enable Maintenance mode
Changing the Maintenance mode from In Service to Under Maintenance stops the automation services that is running for that
vCenter. Enable Maintenance mode for vCenter instance:
1. Click OMNI Home > vCenter Instance
2. Click the toggle switch to change the mode to In Service for the vCenter. The system prompts for confirmation to change
the mode.
3. Click Ok to confirm. This action changes the mode from In Service to Under Maintenance and stops OMNI from configuring
networks on SmartFabric when there are changes in the vCenter port groups through automation.
The system displays Maintenance mode change success message.
Disable Maintenance mode
Changing the Maintenance mode from Under Maintenance to In Service enables the vCenter to be active. To disable
Maintenance Mode for a vCenter instance:
1. Click OMNI Home > vCenter Instance
2. Click the toggle switch to change the mode to Under Maintenance.
3. Click Ok to confirm. The vCenter status changes to In Service and OMNI starts the automation service for the vCenter.
Access the OMNI stand-alone portal
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