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
OMNI automation support for NSX-T
Starting from 2.0 release, OMNI manages fabric automation for NSX-T. NSX-T is a network virtualization product of VMware
that programmatically creates, deletes, and restores software-based virtual networks. For more information about NSX-T, see
VMware product documents.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met to support OMNI automation services for NSX-T:
● The SmartFabric OS10 version running on the PowerSwtiches should be 10.5.2.2 or a later version that is listed in the
SmartFabric OS10 Solutions matrix.
● NSX-T must be in version 3.0.x.
● Servers must be deployed and onboarded in SmartFabric.
● NSX-T Manager cluster must be running and reachable to OMNI.
● The vCenter that is registered with OMNI should be configured as a compute manager in NSX-T.
● OMNI must have connectivity with SmartFabric and vCenter that is registered with OMNI.
Workflow to integrate NSX-T with OMNI
Ensure that the prerequisites are met before starting the workflow to integrate NSX-T with OMNI for automation.
1. Add the NSX-T Manager instance in OMNI.
2. OMNI automation starts for NSX-T.
3. Configure Layer 3 networks that are synchronized from NSX-T.
4. Configure BGP peer routing for edge overlay uplinks.
Add NSX-T instance
To manage the automation for NSX-T using OMNI, add the NSX-T Manager instance in OMNI. In OMNI 2.0 release, you can add
one NSX-T Manager instance in a single OMNI VM.
To add a NSX-T instance:
1. From OMNI Home > NSX-T, click Create.
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