Setup Guide

29 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
NOTE: Prior to choosing the breakout type, you must change the Breakout Type to HardwareDefault and then
select the desired configuration. If the desired breakout type is selected prior to setting HardwareDefault, an error
will occur.
6. Choose Configure Breakout. In the Configure Breakout dialog box, select HardwareDefault.
7. Click Finish.
First set the breakout type to HardwareDefault
8. Once the job is completed, choose Configure Breakout. In the Configure Breakout dialog box,
select the required Breakout Type. In this example, the Breakout Type for port-group1/1/13 is
selected as 1x40GE. Click Finish.
Select the desired breakout type
9. Configure the remaining breakout types on additional uplink port groups as needed.
4.5 Create the Ethernet uplinks
NOTE: To change the port speed or breakout configuration, see Section 4.4 and make those changes before
creating the uplinks.
After initial deployment, the new fabric shows Uplink Count as ‘zero’ and shows a warning ( ). The lack of a
fabric uplink results in a failed health check ( ). To create the uplink, follow these steps:
1. Open the OME-M console.
2. From the navigation menu, click Devices > Fabric.
3. Click on the fabric name. In this example, SmartFabric is selected.