API Guide

SmartFabric Services
SmartFabric Services (SFS) is an application suite that provides network fabric automation and API-based programmability. A
network fabric consists of physical resources, such as servers, switches, logical resources-networks, templates, and uplinks.
SFS, which is an OS10 feature, has different personalities that can be used in multiple architectures and environments.
In OS10, SFS provides:
● Network fabric infrastructure automation including discovery of devices such as switches and servers, and automation of
configuration on all the switches in the fabric.
● Workload automation for server, storage, or hyperconverged devices using APIs.
● Single pane of glass for monitoring the fabric.
● Upgrade and replace switches using APIs.
SmartFabric Services personalities
Dell EMC supports:
● SmartFabric Services for Leaf and Spine
● SmartFabric Services for PowerEdge MX
SmartFabric Services for leaf and spine
In leaf and spine architecture, SFS enables discovery, automation, and provision of network devices connected in a Layer 3 (L3)
fabric topology.
In a leaf and spine topology, SFS:
● Allocates all the necessary internal IP addresses for leaf and spine configurations.
● Autoconfigures necessary BGP for all the relevant leaf and spine switches.
● Enables leaf and spine for underlay and overlay.
● Provides the following APIs for workload orchestration of:
○ Layer 2 (L2) VLAN, L3 VLAN, L3 Routed, and IP VXLAN networks
○ Fabric uplink with networks from L2 VLAN, L3 VLAN, L3 Routed, and IP VXLAN networks
○ BGP Policies for external connectivity
○ Route policies for static routing
○ Static and dynamic server template binding server discovery to networks from L2 VLAN, L3 VLAN, L3 Routed, and IP
VXLAN networks. For more information, see Static onboarding and Dynamic onboarding.
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