Reference Guide

7 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Deployment Guide
This document provides examples for deployment of two PowerEdge MX7000 chassis and the setup and
configuration of the new switch operating mode, SmartFabric. This guide also demonstrates connectivity with
different leaf switch options, including:
• Dell EMC Networking Z9100-ON
• Cisco Nexus 3232C
• Cisco Nexus C93180YC-EX in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode
Table 1 outlines what this document is and is not. Also, this deployment guide assumes a basic
understanding of the PowerEdge MX platform.
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Deployment Guide - is/is not
This guide is
This guide is not / does not
A reference for the most used features of
SmartFabric operating mode
A guide for all features of the MX7000 platform
A secondary reference to the Release Notes
Take precedence over the Release Notes
Note: For a general overview of PowerEdge MX networking concepts, see the
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX
Network Architecture Guide.
1.1 Typographical conventions
The CLI and GUI examples in this document use the following conventions:
Monospace Text CLI examples
Underlined Monospace Text CLI examples that wrap the page
Italic Monospace Text Variables in CLI examples
Bold Monospace Text Commands entered at the CLI prompt, or to highlight information in CLI
output
Bold text UI elements and information entered in the GUI
1.2 Attachments
This document in .pdf format includes one or more file attachments. To access attachments in Adobe Acrobat
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