Dell PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment Deploy a Template

Associate Server Template with Networks - no FCoE

See this video on How to Deploy a Template.



Steps

1. Click Configuration > Templates.

2. From the Templates pane, select the template to be associated with VLANs. In this example, the MX740c Example Template is selected.
 
NOTE: With OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier, the Templates option is called Deploy.
 
3. Click Edit Network.
4. In the Edit Network window, complete the following:

Figure 1- I/O Pool Assignment screen.

c. Assign bandwidth (NIC Partitioning) to the ports and the partitions as required by your configuration, then click Next.
d. Optionally, from the NIC Teaming option, choose the wanted NIC Teaming option.
e. The NIC teaming option can be selected as No Teaming, LACP, and Other, as detailed in NIC teaming guidelines.
f. For all ports, from the Untagged Network list, select the untagged VLAN. In this example, VLAN 1 (VM Traffic) is selected.


Figure 2 - VLAN Selection

g. For all ports, from the Tagged Network list, select the tagged VLAN. In this example, FCoE VLAN 31, App V VLAN 400, and Mgmt Traffic VLAN 500 are selected.



Figure 3a - VLAN Selection


Figure 3b - VLAN Selection

h. Once all VLANs are applied to all ports, Click Finish.
 
 
Results

The figure below shows the associated networks for the server template with OME-M 1.30.00 and later.




Figure 4- Server template network settings - no FCoE with OME-M 1.30.00 and later

The figure below shows the associated networks for the server template with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier.


Figure 5 - Server template network settings - no FCoE with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier

Associate Server Template with Networks - with FCoE

 
To deploy the server template, perform the following steps.
 
NOTE: To deploy a server template with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier, see the Steps to deploy server template with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier section below.
 
Steps to deploy server template with OME-M 1.30.00 and later
 
1. From the Templates pane, select the template to be deployed. In this example, the MX740c with FCOE CNA server
template is selected.
2. Click Deploy Template.
3. In the Deploy Template window, complete the following: 4. Click Next then select Run Now.
5. Click Finish.
 
 
 
Steps to deploy server template with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier
 
1. From the Deploy pane, select the template to be deployed. In this example, the MX740c with FCOE CNA server template is selected.
2. Click Deploy Template.
3. From the Deploy Template window, complete the following:
a. Click the Select button to choose which slots or compute sleds to deploy the template to.
b. Select the Do not forcefully reboot the host operating system option.
4. Click Next, then select Run Now.
5. Click Finish.
 
 
 
The interfaces on the switch are updated automatically. SmartFabric configures each interface with an untagged VLAN and any tagged VLANs. Also, SmartFabric deploys the associated QoS settings. See the Networks and automated QoS section for more information.
 
To monitor the deployment progress, go to Monitor > Jobs > Select Job > View Details. This shows the progress of the
server template deployment.



Figure 6 - Monitor Job Status
 

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For more details, see the Create Identity Pools section of our Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide 

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