Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Network Integration for SmartFabric Services User Guide Release 2.1
- Contents
- About this guide
- Change history
- Overview of OMNI, SFS, VxRail, and PowerEdge MX
- OpenManage Network Integration
- OMNI vCenter integration
- Access the OMNI stand-alone portal
- Access the OMNI Fabric Management Portal
- OMNI Appliance Management user interface
- SmartFabric management with OMNI
- OMNI feature support matrix
- View SmartFabric instance overview
- View fabric topology
- Manage switches in a fabric
- SmartFabric bulk configuration
- Configure server interface profile
- Configure and manage uplinks
- Configure networks and routing configuration
- Configure global settings for SmartFabric
- View fabric events and compliance status
- OMNI automation support for PowerEdge MX SmartFabric
- OMNI automation support for NSX-T
- Lifecycle management
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting tools
- 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
Lifecycle management
This chapter explains common lifecycle operations of upgrading the SmartFabric OS10 and OMNI appliance, replacing a switch,
and backup and restoring the SmartFabric.
NOTE: The Lifecycle management features are not supported on OME-Modular instances. For more information, see OMNI
feature support matrix.
Using Life Cycle Management menu, you can:
● Change SmartFabric password.
● Upgrade SmartFabric OS10 image.
● Replace a switch in a network fabric.
● Fabric backup and restore.
Change SmartFabric password
You can change the REST_USER password of the SFS instance:
1. Select the SmartFabric instance > Life Cycle Management > SmartFabric Password Change.
2. Enter the current password for the REST_USER, the new password, confirm the new password.
3. Click Update Password.
The system displays password update success message.
Upgrade SmartFabric OS in switch
You can upgrade SmartFabric OS from OMNI VM.
From OMNI, you can upload an OS10 image to upgrade the switches in SmartFabric.
NOTE:
This instruction is applicable for SmartFabric instance. To upgrade OS10 on MX switches, use OME-M console. For
more information, see PowerEdge MX documents.
You can upgrade OS using the following steps:
● Upload the latest image in the OMNI VM.
● Upgrade fabric using the uploaded image.
● (Optional) Delete the image from the OMNI VM.
Upload image
Upload an OS10 image to the OMNI VM:
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