Users Guide

Ethernet IO Modules

The MX7000 supports the following Ethernet I/O Modules (IOMs):

● Managed Ethernet switches:

○ MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine

○ MX5108n Ethernet Switch

● Unmanaged devices:

○ MX7116n Fabric Expander Module

○ PowerEdge MX 25Gb Ethernet Pass-Through Module

○ PowerEdge MX 10GBASE-T Ethernet Pass-Through Module

Ethernet IOMs are supported in Fabrics A and B. For details about the supported IOM slots, see Supported slot configurations

for IOMs.

The Ethernet switches operate in two modes:

● Full Switch mode (default)

● SmartFabric Services mode or Fabric mode

By default, an Ethernet switch operates in Full Switch mode.

In Full Switch mode, the switch operates as a full L2/L3 switch with all functionality supported by the OS10 and the underlying

hardware. The switch configuration is done through the CLI. For information about configuring a switch using the CLI, see the

OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide

You can use OME–Modular to perform the following tasks:

● Configure host name, SNMP, and NTP settings.

● Configure port breakout modes.

● Set ports up or down.

● Monitor health, logs, alerts, and events.

● Update and manage firmware.

● View the physical topology.

● Perform power control operations.

It is recommended that you use the full switch mode when you require a feature or network architecture that is unavailable with

SmartFabric Services.

For information on Fabric mode, see SmartFabric Services.

Managing Ethernet IOMs

The I/O Modules page displays the health and asset information of the IOMs. If you have the fabric manager role with device

configuration and power control privileges, you can perform the following tasks on the I/O Module page:

● Power Cycle—Turn on, turn off, or perform a system reseat on the IOM

● Update firmware, if applicable

● Blink LED—Turn on or turn off the IOM Identification LED.

● Refresh Inventory

You must have the device configuration privileges to set up network IOMs and perform configuration tasks on them.

NOTE: When a switch changes between Full Switch and Fabric modes, it reboots.

NOTE: If the compute sled and fabric IOM mismatch, the health status of the compute or IOM is displayed as "Warning" in

the chassis subsystem health. However, the health status is not displayed in the chassis graphical representation on the

Chassis page, I/O Modules, and Compute pages.

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