Deployment Guide

1 SmartFabric vCenter.....................................................................................................................4
2 SmartFabric Services................................................................................................................... 6
SFS for data center leaf and spine fabrics......................................................................................................................... 6
SFS initial setup......................................................................................................................................................................6
Enable SFS..............................................................................................................................................................................7
Fabric creation........................................................................................................................................................................7
SFS VxRail integrated solutions......................................................................................................................................... 10
3 OpenManage Network Integration................................................................................................12
OMNI virtual appliance creation......................................................................................................................................... 13
OMNI setup...........................................................................................................................................................................17
OMNI vCenter client plug-in registration......................................................................................................................... 26
4 OMNI virtual appliance management menu................................................................................... 30
5 Access to OMNI portal................................................................................................................ 32
6 OMNI vCenter integration........................................................................................................... 34
7 OMNI SmartFabric management..................................................................................................36
Summary...............................................................................................................................................................................38
Topology............................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Switches............................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Server interface................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Uplink.................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Network................................................................................................................................................................................54
Host network inventory......................................................................................................................................................65
8 Network fabric management....................................................................................................... 69
Upgrade OMNI appliance................................................................................................................................................... 69
Upgrade SmartFabric OS in switch....................................................................................................................................71
Replace switch in a fabric...................................................................................................................................................73
9 OMNI support............................................................................................................................ 75
10 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................78
Index.......................................................................................................................................................................84
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