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3. In the left pane, select Servers and select the required servers.
4. Click Edit Networks.
5. Select one of the following options:
● NIC teaming from LACP
● No Teaming
● Other
6. Define the tagged and untagged VLANs to modify the VLAN selections as required.
7. Select VLANs on Tagged and Untagged Network for each Mezzanine card port.
8. Click Save.
VLAN scaling guidelines
The number of recommended VLANs differs between the modes as SmartFabric mode provides network automation capabilities
that Full Switch mode does not.
The following table lists the maximum number of VLANs recommended per fabric, Uplink, and server port:
Table 16. Maximum number of VLANs recommended in SmartFabric mode
OS10 Version Parameter Value
10.5.1.6 Maximum VLANs per fabric 512
Maximum VLANs per uplink 512
Maximum VLANs per server port 256
10.5.0.1-10.5.0.7 Maximum VLANs per fabric 256
Maximum VLANs per uplink 256
Maximum VLANs per server port 64
10.4.0.R3S
10.4.0.R4S
Maximum VLANs per fabric 128
Maximum VLANs per uplink 128
Maximum VLANs per server port 32
NOTE: For instructions on enabling SmartFabric Services to support higher VLAN counts (more than 256 VLANs per
fabric), see the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide available at https://
infohub.delltechnologies.com/t/mx-series-modular-switches-poweredge-mx-7/.
Configuration guidelines for VLAN scale spanning tree
Table 17. Configuration guidelines for VLAN scale (STP flavor)
Scale STP flavor
Number of VLANs configured in each IOM is less than 100 RPVST or RSTP can be configured
Number of VLANs configured in each IOM is greater than 100 RSTP is the recommended configuration
Table 18. Configuration guidelines for VLAN scale (VLAN configuration)
Scale Scale-profile VLAN configuration
Number of port vlan (PV) combinations is less than 6144 Not required
Number of port vlan (PV) combinations is greater than 6144 Is mandatory
NOTE: For more information about scale-profile VLAN, see Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and
Troubleshooting Guide available at https://infohub.delltechnologies.com/t/mx-series-modular-switches-poweredge-mx-7/.
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