Users Guide

Chapter 1: SmartFabric vCenter.................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 2: SmartFabric Services................................................................................................... 7
SFS for data center leaf and spine fabrics.................................................................................................................... 7
SFS initial setup....................................................................................................................................................................7
Enable SFS............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Fabric creation......................................................................................................................................................................8
SFS and OMNI supported solutions .............................................................................................................................. 11
SFS integrated personalities............................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 3: OpenManage Network Integration.............................................................................. 13
Create OMNI virtual appliance........................................................................................................................................13
Set up OMNI....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Generate and install SSL certificate............................................................................................................................. 30
OMNI vCenter client plug-in registration.................................................................................................................... 34
Chapter 4: OMNI vCenter integration.......................................................................................... 38
Chapter 5: OMNI appliance console CLI menu..............................................................................40
OMNI Appliance Management user interface............................................................................................................. 41
Related Videos............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Chapter 6: Access to OMNI Fabric Management Portal................................................................47
OMNI Fabric Management Portal................................................................................................................................. 50
Add SmartFabric instance......................................................................................................................................... 50
Configure OMNI autodiscovered SmartFabric instance.................................................................................... 52
Manage vCenter with OMNI.....................................................................................................................................53
Enable and disable OMNI Maintenance mode......................................................................................................55
Plugin information links.............................................................................................................................................. 57
Chapter 7: OMNI SmartFabric Management................................................................................ 59
View Service Instance summary ...................................................................................................................................59
View node details........................................................................................................................................................ 60
View fabric topology..........................................................................................................................................................61
Manage switches in a fabric........................................................................................................................................... 62
View switch and port details.....................................................................................................................................62
Edit port configuration on a switch........................................................................................................................ 64
Manage unused switch ports................................................................................................................................... 69
Configure breakout ports........................................................................................................................................... 71
Add jump port............................................................................................................................................................... 73
Configure server interface profile................................................................................................................................. 77
Create server interface profile................................................................................................................................. 77
Edit networks and ports in a server interface profile......................................................................................... 83
Delete a server interface profile.............................................................................................................................. 85
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