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
Edit a SmartFabric
To edit the configuration of the existing SmartFabric instance:
1. Select the SmartFabric instance from the list, and click Edit.
2. Update the configurations and click Submit.
The system displays SmartFabric instance update success message.
Delete a SmartFabric
To remove a SmartFabric instance from OMNI.
1. Select the SmartFabric instance from the list and click Delete.
2. Click Delete to confirm.
The system displays SmartFabric instance update success message.
SmartFabric Maintenance mode
Enabling Maintenance mode prevents OMNI from configuring networks on SmartFabric when there are changes in the vCenter
port groups and disables the UI navigation for that instance. With 2.1 release, you can use toggle switch to enable or disable
Maintenance mode for each SmartFabric instance.
The OMNI Home > SmartFabric page displays the mode of each SmartFabric instance added in the OMNI VM.
Enable Maintenance mode
To enable Maintenance mode for a SmartFabric instance:
1. Click OMNI Home > SmartFabric.
2. Click the toggle switch under Maintenance Mode to enable the Maintenance mode for the SmartFabric instance.
3. Click Ok to confirm. The SmartFabric instance is put in Maintenance mode. Enabling Maintenance mode stops the
automation service for that instance and also disables UI navigation for that SmartFabric instance.
The Maintenance Mode toggle view changes to green to indicate that the maintenance mode is enabled for that SmartFabric
instance.
Disable Maintenance mode
To disable Maintenance Mode for a SmartFabric instance:
1. Click OMNI Home > SmartFabric.
2. Click the toggle switch for a SmartFabric Instance to turn off the Maintenance mode.
Access the OMNI stand-alone portal
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