Users Guide

Change history
The following table provides an overview of the changes to this guide from a previous OMNI release to the OMNI 2.1 release.
For more information about the new features, see the respective sections.
Table 2. New in 2.1
Revision Date Feature Description
A00 2021–08-16 Bulk configuration Configure all types of networks,
routing profiles, server profiles,
and server interface profile for a
SmartFabric instance in bulk.
Configure multirack L3 VLAN Configure IP address for each
switch in a rack when configuring
multirack L3 VLAN networks.
OMNI NSX-T automation enhancement Automation support for BGP
route configuration in NSX-T
deployment.
● Add SmartFabric instance
● Add OME-Modular instance
● Add NSX-T instance
● vCenter Maintenance mode
Usability enhancement to change
the Maintenance mode for
SmartFabric, NSX-T, vCenter, and
OME-Modular instances.
Edit fabric default settings Edit the default fabric settings
that are created by SFS.
Set fabric and switch name Edit the names of rack, switches,
and their descriptions.
Topology Enhanced topology view.
Table 3. New in 2.0
Revision Date Feature Description
A00 2020–12-16 OMNI automation support for PowerEdge MX SmartFabric OMNI manages fabric automation
for ESXi hosts deployed within the
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution.
OMNI automation support for NSX-T OMNI supports fabric automation
for NSX-T Manager integration
with SmartFabric Services.
Register vCenter through OMNI Fabric Management UI Register vCenter instance using
OMNI Fabric Management UI.
Install OMNI VM on ESXi server without vCenter Deploy the OMNI appliance on a
VMware ESXi server using the
OMNI OVA file.
Relationship information View relationship between the
vCenter and service instances
(SmartFabric, NSX-T Manager,
and OME-M instances).
OMNI SmartFabric instance overview OMNI displays the summary
overview of key metrics such
as device status and health,
latest fabric events, and fabric
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8 Change history