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
3. Click Ok to confirm. The SmartFabric instance mode changes to In Service.
OMNI support for vCenter Enhanced Linked mode
Enhanced Linked mode (ELM) is a feature available in vCenter. Using ELM, you can link multiple vCenter appliances that are
deployed across different location and have a global view of the inventory.
OMNI appliance behavior when the vCenter or vCenters registered to OMNI are in ELM:
● You must register all the vCenters that are in ELM with OMNI. For example, if two vCenters vCenter1 and vCenter2 are
linked using ELM, you must register both the vCenters (vCenter1 and vCenter2) to launch OMNI plug-in from vCenter1 and
vCenter2. For more information, see Register OMNI with vCenter.
● If you want to launch OMNI plug-in from a vCenter that is in ELM and does not have any host that is connected to
SmartFabric instance, you can only register the vCenter and disable automation. To do that, select True for registration
option and False for automation option when adding the vCenter instance in OMNI. For more information, see Register OMNI
with vCenter. In this example, if vCenter2 does not have any host that is connected to SmartFabric instance added to OMNI,
you can only register the vCenter and disable the automation.
● You must use stand-alone OMNI UI to unregister all the vCenters that are linked through ELM.
● Before repointing a vCenter that is registered with OMNI to a new domain, ensure that you unregister the vCenter from
OMNI.
Host network inventory
You can view information about physical Dell EMC PowerSwitch infrastructure running SmartFabric OS10.
Host network inventory page
Select a host in vCenter, select the Monitor tab, then select OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI) in the monitor
sidebar.
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Access the OMNI stand-alone portal