Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Network Integration for SmartFabric Services User Guide Release 2.0
- Change history
- Overview of OMNI, SFS, VxRail, and PowerEdge MX
- SmartFabric Services
- OpenManage Network Integration
- OMNI vCenter integration
- Access the OMNI stand-alone portal
- Access the OMNI Fabric Management Portal
- OMNI Appliance Management user interface
- OMNI automation support for PowerEdge MX SmartFabric
- OMNI automation support for NSX-T
- OMNI support for SmartFabric instances
- Lifecycle management
- Troubleshooting
- Logs and support data for troubleshooting
- Verify OMNI VM connectivity
- Unable to add SmartFabric instance in OMNI
- Missing networks on server interfaces
- Unable to launch OMNI UI
- OMNI plug-in does not show service instance
- Unable to register the vCenter in OMNI
- OMNI is unable to communicate with other devices
- Timestamp not synchronized in OMNI
- Reset OMNI VM password
Chapter 9: OMNI support for SmartFabric instances................................................................... 90
OMNI feature support matrix..........................................................................................................................................91
View SmartFabric instance overview ...........................................................................................................................91
View node details.........................................................................................................................................................92
View fabric topology.........................................................................................................................................................94
Manage switches in a fabric........................................................................................................................................... 95
View switch and port details.................................................................................................................................... 95
Edit port configuration on a switch........................................................................................................................ 96
Manage unused switch ports...................................................................................................................................101
Configure breakout ports.........................................................................................................................................102
Add a jump port..........................................................................................................................................................105
Configure server interface profile............................................................................................................................... 108
Create server interface profile............................................................................................................................... 108
Edit networks and ports in a server interface profile........................................................................................ 115
Delete a server interface profile..............................................................................................................................117
Import ESXi host profiles from vCenter................................................................................................................117
Import SmartFabric discovered server interfaces.............................................................................................. 121
Configure and manage uplinks......................................................................................................................................125
Create L2 Uplink.........................................................................................................................................................126
Create L3 Uplink.........................................................................................................................................................128
Edit networks and ports in an uplink..................................................................................................................... 133
Delete an uplink.......................................................................................................................................................... 135
Configure networks and routing configuration........................................................................................................ 135
Configure networks...................................................................................................................................................136
Configure Routes....................................................................................................................................................... 153
Configure global settings for SmartFabric................................................................................................................ 159
View fabric events and compliance status................................................................................................................166
View fabric events.....................................................................................................................................................166
View fabric compliance status................................................................................................................................ 167
Chapter 10: Lifecycle management.............................................................................................169
Change SmartFabric password.................................................................................................................................... 169
Upgrade SmartFabric OS in switch.............................................................................................................................169
Replace switch in a fabric.............................................................................................................................................. 172
Back up and restore the fabric configuration........................................................................................................... 173
Restore from a backup file...................................................................................................................................... 179
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................... 181
Logs and support data for troubleshooting............................................................................................................... 181
Verify OMNI VM connectivity....................................................................................................................................... 181
Unable to add SmartFabric instance in OMNI.......................................................................................................... 184
Missing networks on server interfaces...................................................................................................................... 184
Unable to launch OMNI UI.............................................................................................................................................185
OMNI plug-in does not show service instance.........................................................................................................186
Unable to register the vCenter in OMNI....................................................................................................................186
OMNI is unable to communicate with other devices.............................................................................................. 187
Timestamp not synchronized in OMNI....................................................................................................................... 187
Reset OMNI VM password............................................................................................................................................189
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