Users Guide

Table Of Contents
Viewing hardware details................................................................................................................................................ 90
Configuring IOM settings................................................................................................................................................ 90
Configuring IOM network settings..........................................................................................................................90
Configuring OS10 administrator password............................................................................................................92
Configuring SNMP settings...................................................................................................................................... 92
Configuring advanced settings................................................................................................................................ 92
Configuring ports.........................................................................................................................................................92
Chapter 11: MX Scalable Fabric architecture................................................................................95
Recommended physical topology.................................................................................................................................. 96
Restrictions and guidelines..............................................................................................................................................97
Recommended connection order...................................................................................................................................97
Chapter 12: SmartFabric Services............................................................................................... 98
Guidelines for operating in SmartFabric mode...........................................................................................................99
SmartFabric network topologies................................................................................................................................... 99
Switch to switch cabling................................................................................................................................................100
Upstream network switch requirements.................................................................................................................... 101
NIC teaming restrictions.................................................................................................................................................101
OS10 CLI commands available in SmartFabric mode.............................................................................................. 102
Fabrics Overview............................................................................................................................................................. 102
Viewing fabric details................................................................................................................................................102
Editing fabric details..................................................................................................................................................102
Replacing fabric switch............................................................................................................................................ 102
Adding SmartFabric...................................................................................................................................................103
Deleting fabric............................................................................................................................................................ 105
Viewing topology details................................................................................................................................................ 105
Viewing Multicast VLANs .............................................................................................................................................105
VLANs for SmartFabric and FCoE...............................................................................................................................105
Defining VLANs for FCoE........................................................................................................................................ 106
Editing VLANs.............................................................................................................................................................106
VLAN scaling guidelines........................................................................................................................................... 106
Chapter 13: Managing networks................................................................................................. 108
SmartFabric VLAN management and automated QoS........................................................................................... 108
Defining networks............................................................................................................................................................109
Editing VLANs.................................................................................................................................................................. 109
Exporting VLANs............................................................................................................................................................. 109
Importing VLANs.............................................................................................................................................................. 110
Deleting VLANs.................................................................................................................................................................110
Chapter 14: Managing Fibre Channel IOMs.................................................................................. 111
Chapter 15: Managing firmware.................................................................................................. 112
Managing catalogs........................................................................................................................................................... 113
Viewing catalogs......................................................................................................................................................... 113
Adding catalogs...........................................................................................................................................................113
Creating baselines............................................................................................................................................................ 115
Editing baselines............................................................................................................................................................... 115
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