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31 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Deployment Guide
c. Click Next.
d. From the Design Type list, select 2x MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine in different
chassis.
e. From the Chassis-X list, select the first MX7000 chassis.
f. From the Switch-A list, select Slot-IOM-A1.
g. From the Chassis-Y list, select the second MX7000 chassis to join the fabric.
h. From the Switch-B list, select Slot-IOM-A2.
i. Click Next.
j. On the Summary page, verify the proposed configuration and click Finish.
Note: From the Summary window a list of the physical cabling requirements can be printed.
SmartFabric deployment design window
At this point, the SmartFabric deploys. This process can take several minutes to complete. During this time all
related switches reload, and the operating mode changes from the default mode, Full Switch, to SmartFabric
mode.
Note: Any configuration not completed by the OME-M console is lost when switching between IOM operating
modes.
Figure 22 shows the new SmartFabric object and some basic statistics.
SmartFabric post-deployment without defined uplinks