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● Monitor system logs, alerts, and events.
● Update and manage the firmware.
● View the physical topology.
● Use power control.
SmartFabric mode
In SmartFabric mode, the PowerEdge MX switches operate as Layer 2 I/O aggregation devices. The OpenManage Enterprise -
Modular interface supports most switch configuration settings. Use SmartFabric mode to configure your switch.
SmartFabric mode supports all OS10 show commands and the following subset of CLI configuration commands: Other CLI
configuration commands are not available.
● clock — Configure clock parameters.
● end — Exit to EXEC mode.
● exit — Exit from the current mode
● help — Display available commands.
● hostname — Set the system hostname.
● interface — Configure the management interface, a VLAN interface, or a range of interfaces.
● ip name-server — Configure the IP address of a name server; up to three name servers are supported.
● logging — Configure system logging.
● management route — Configure the IPv4 or IPv6 management route.
● no — Delete or disable commands in Configuration mode.
● ntp — Configure the network time protocol.
● snmp-server — Configure the SNMP server.
● spanning-tree
○ disable — Disable spanning tree globally.
○ mac-flush-timer — Set the time used to flush MAC address entries.
○ mode — Enable a spanning-tree mode, such as RSTP or MST.
○ mst — Configure multiple spanning-tree (MST) mode.
○ rstp — Configure rapid spanning-tree protocol (RSTP) mode.
○ vlan — Configure spanning-tree on a VLAN range.
● username — Create or modify user credentials.
● SupportAssist — Configure SupportAssist related settings.
● Security — Configure features corresponding to network security.
● Fibre Channel — Configure features corresponding to fibre channel interfaces.
Table 50. Differences between operating modes
Full Switch mode SmartFabric mode
All configuration changes you save are retained
after you reload the switch.
Only the configuration changes that you make using these OS10
administrative commands (supported in both modes) are saved and
retained. All other CLI configuration commands are disabled.
clock
hostname
ip name-server
logging
management route
ntp
snmp-server
spanning-tree
username
The OpenManage Enterprise - Modular console manages the dataplane
configuration.
All switch interfaces are assigned to VLAN 1 by
default, and are in the same L2 bridge domain.
Although front-panel port interfaces operate in L2 mode by default, L2
bridging is disabled.
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