Users Guide

Table Of Contents
Viewing hardware details................................................................................................................................................. 91
Configuring IOM settings................................................................................................................................................. 91
Configuring IOM network settings...........................................................................................................................91
Configuring OS10 administrator password............................................................................................................93
Configuring SNMP settings...................................................................................................................................... 93
Configuring advanced settings................................................................................................................................ 93
Configuring ports.........................................................................................................................................................93
Chapter 11: MX Scalable Fabric architecture................................................................................96
Recommended physical topology.................................................................................................................................. 97
Restrictions and guidelines............................................................................................................................................. 98
Recommended connection order.................................................................................................................................. 98
Chapter 12: SmartFabric Services............................................................................................... 99
Guidelines for operating in SmartFabric mode......................................................................................................... 100
SmartFabric network topologies..................................................................................................................................100
Switch to switch cabling................................................................................................................................................ 101
Upstream network switch requirements....................................................................................................................102
NIC teaming restrictions................................................................................................................................................ 102
OS10 CLI commands available in SmartFabric mode.............................................................................................. 103
Fabrics Overview............................................................................................................................................................. 103
Viewing fabric details................................................................................................................................................103
Editing fabric details..................................................................................................................................................103
Replacing fabric switch............................................................................................................................................ 103
Adding SmartFabric...................................................................................................................................................104
Deleting fabric............................................................................................................................................................ 106
Viewing topology details................................................................................................................................................ 106
Viewing Multicast VLANs ............................................................................................................................................. 106
VLANs for SmartFabric and FCoE...............................................................................................................................106
Defining VLANs for FCoE........................................................................................................................................ 107
Editing VLANs.............................................................................................................................................................107
VLAN scaling guidelines............................................................................................................................................107
Chapter 13: Managing networks................................................................................................. 109
SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS...........................................................................................109
Defining networks............................................................................................................................................................ 110
Editing VLANs................................................................................................................................................................... 110
Exporting VLANs.............................................................................................................................................................. 110
Importing VLANs............................................................................................................................................................... 111
Deleting VLANs..................................................................................................................................................................111
Chapter 14: Managing Fibre Channel IOMs..................................................................................112
Chapter 15: Managing firmware.................................................................................................. 113
Managing catalogs........................................................................................................................................................... 114
Viewing catalogs......................................................................................................................................................... 114
Adding catalogs...........................................................................................................................................................114
Creating baselines............................................................................................................................................................ 116
Editing baselines............................................................................................................................................................... 116
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