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45 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration Guide with Cisco ACI
Figure 38 shows the new SmartFabric object.
SmartFabric after deployment before uplinks are created
After creation, the SmartFabric shows the Uplink Count as zero with the icon displayed. The Health
column displays the icon until uplinks are defined.
4.3.4 Create the Uplink
Note: To change the port speed or breakout configuration, see Section 4.4 - Configure uplink port speed or
breakout of the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide and make
those changes before creating the uplinks. No port breakout was used in this example.
To create an ethernet uplink from the MX9116n FSEs to the Cisco ACI leafs, see Section 4.5 - Create
Ethernet uplink in the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide.
After creating uplinks, the SmartFabric creates the uplink object. If the connected Cisco ACI vPC is configured
correctly, the uplink comes up and the status for the fabric changes to Ok on the Devices > Fabric page
as shown in Figure 39.
SmartFabric status after uplink is created