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10 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration Guide with Cisco ACI
2 Process flow and checklist
This guide is used with other documentation to configure the validated MX networking SmartFabric and Cisco
ACI environment that is shown in Figure 4 on page 15.
Table 1 shows the ordered steps and locations that are referenced in the duration of this guide. Each step is
covered in detail either in this guide or a link that is referenced in Table 1. The table may also be used as a
checklist to ensure full coverage of all instructions in the guide.
Note: While some steps can be performed in a different order than shown in the table, this guide was
validated using the order mentioned in Table 1.
Step reference table and checklist
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Step
Description
Reference
Where to
implement
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1
Physically cable the MX Chassis and
upstream switches
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric
Configuration and Troubleshooting
Guide, section 3.2
Hardware
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2
Create multi-chassis management
group
This document. section 3.1.2
OME-M
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3
Deploy APIC and register Nexus leaf
and spine switches
Fabric Initialization and switch discovery
Cisco document
APIC
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4
Create VLAN Pool
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.1
APIC
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5
Create a Physical Domain
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.2
APIC
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6
Create an Attachable Access Entity
Profile
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.3
APIC
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7
Create a Port Channel Policy
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.4
APIC
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8
Create a vPC Interface Policy Group
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.5
APIC
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9
Create a Leaf Access Port Policy
Group
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.6
APIC
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10
Create a Leaf Interface Profile
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.7
APIC
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11
Create a vPC Domain Policy
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.8
APIC
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12
Create a vPC Explicit Protection Group
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.9
APIC
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13
Create a Leaf Profile
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.10
APIC
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14
Create a Tenant
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.11
APIC
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15
Create a VRF
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.12
APIC
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16
Create Bridge Domains
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.13
APIC
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17
Create an Application Profile
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.14
APIC
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18
Create Application EPGs
This document, section 4.2, step 4.2.15
APIC