Setup Guide

12 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
• show discovered-expanders – displays the MX7116n FEMs attached to the MX9116n
FSEs
• show unit-provision – displays or configures the unit ID and service tag of a MX7116n
FEM attached to a MX9116n FSE
NOTE: For more information, see the OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide for PowerEdge MX I/O Modules on the
Support for Dell EMC Networking MX9116n - Manuals and documents web page.
2.2.1 Full Switch mode
In Full Switch mode, all OS10EE features and functions supported by the hardware are available to the user.
In other words, the switch operates the same way as any other OS10EE switch. Configuration is primarily
done using the CLI, however, the following items can be configured or managed using the OME-M graphical
user interface:
1. Initial switch deployment: Configure Hostname, password, SNMP, NTP, etc.
2. Set port administratively up or down, configure MTU
3. Monitor Health, logs, alerts, and events
4. Update or manage the OS10EE version
5. View physical topology
6. Power Management
Full Switch Mode is typically used when a desired feature or function is not available when operating in
SmartFabric Mode. For more information about OS10EE operations, see Dell EMC Networking OS Info Hub
.
2.2.2 SmartFabric mode
A SmartFabric is a logical entity that consists of a collection of physical resources, such as servers and
switches, and logical resources such as networks, templates, and uplinks. The OpenManage Enterprise -
Modular console provides a method to manage these resources as a single unit.
In the PowerEdge M1000e and FX2 platforms, I/O Aggregation (IOA) was implemented to simplify the
process to connect blade servers to upstream networks, so server administrators and generalists could
manage uplinks, downlinks, and VLAN assignments without needing to be fluent with the CLI.
SmartFabric Services mode builds on this IOA functionality providing:
1. Data center modernization
• I/O Aggregation
• Plug-and-play fabric deployment
• Single interface to manage all switches in the fabric
2. Lifecycle management
• Fabric-wide OS10EE updates
• Automated or user enforced roll back to last well-known state
3. Fabric automation
• Physical topology compliance
• Server networking managed via templates
• Automated QoS assignment per VLAN
• Automated storage networking
4. Failure remediation
• Dynamically adjusts bandwidth across all inter-switch links in the event of a link failure