Users Guide

○ Fabric connectivity extended to PowerSwitches required for VxRail solutions only.
● Improved SLA
○ Fully validated software stack recommendation.
○ Protection from human-error due to predictable and repeatable HCI fabric experience.
● Enhanced support experience
○ World-class Dell EMC HCI and fabric services.
○ Fabric that is integrated into VxRail services and support experience.
Required components
● Dell EMC PowerSwitches supporting SmartFabric Services
○ Leaf/ToR switches: 10 GbE—S4112F-ON, S4112T-ON, S4128F-ON, S4128T-ON, S4148F-ON, S4148T-ON; 25 GbE—
S5212F-ON, S5224F-ON, S5248F-ON, and S5296F-ON
○ Spine switches: S5232F-ON and Z9264F-ON
● Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 for PowerSwitch models.
● Dell EMC OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI).
● Dell EMC VxRail hyperconverged nodes when deploying VxRail integrated solution.
● VMware vCenter internal to VxRail cluster or existing vCenter in customer environment.
See the Dell EMC VxRail Support Matrix for the latest software releases that support the VxRail SmartFabric Service integrated
solution.
More resources
List of more resources you may need:
Table 1. More resources
Path and Links to Documents Description
Dell EMC Networking OS10 Info Hub > OS10 User Guides >
OS10 Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide, 10.5.0
This document contains information to help you understand,
configure, and troubleshoot your OS10 networking operating
system.
Dell Technologies VxRail Networking Infohub > Guides This page contains reference documents to configuration,
deployment, and other guides for VxRail networking solutions.
Support Matrix > Solutions and SmartFabric Services
Validated Versions
This page contains the various support matrices of
SmartFabric OS10 solutions including VxRail, PowerStore,
Isilon front-end, PowerEdge ESXi, vSAN Ready Nodes, and
PowerEdge MX.
Dell EMC Networking SmartFabric Services Deployment with
VxRail
This guide demonstrates the deployment of a leaf-spine fabric
using SmartFabric Services and shows how SmartFabric
Services simplifies the deployment of a new VxRail cluster.
Dell EMC OpenManage Network Integration for VMware
vCenter > Manuals and documents
This page lists the OMNI reference manuals from previous
versions.
6 SmartFabric vCenter