PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment Create Fibre Uplinks

Create Fibre Channel Uplinks

 
1. FC Direct Attached
2. FC Gateway
3. FCoE
 

FC Direct Attached

 
Steps

1. Open the OME-M console.
2. From the navigation menu click Devices, then click Fabric.
3. Click the SmartFabric fabric name.
4. In the Fabric Details panel, click Uplinks, then click the Add Uplinks button.
5. From the Add Uplinks window, use the information in the Configuration Used section below to enter an uplink name in the Name box.
6. Optionally, enter a description in the Description box.
7. From the Uplink Type list, select Type, then click Next. In this video, FC Direct Attach is selected as the Uplink type. Choose the Uplink type as per your configuration from FC Gateway, FC Direct Attach, or FCoE options.
8. From the Switch Ports list, select the FC ports as defined in the following table. Select the appropriate port for the
connected uplink. 
9. From the Tagged Networks list, select VLAN defined in the following table, then click Finish. SmartFabric creates the
uplink object, and the status for the fabric changes to OK.

Configuration Used in the Video:

FC Direct Attached Uplink IOM-A1
   


FC Direct Attached Uplink IOM-A2
   


NOTE: Do not assign the same FCoE VLAN to both switches. They must be kept separate.


Screenshot of Topology Tab for FC Attached




Software Versions used in the video:
 

• OME-M version 1.30
• OS10 version 10.5.2.4

 
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FC Gateway

 Steps

1. Open the OME-M console.
2. From the navigation menu click Devices, then click Fabric.
3. Click the SmartFabric fabric name.
4. In the Fabric Details panel, click Uplinks, then click the Add Uplinks button.
5. From the Add Uplinks window, use the information in the Configuration Used section below to enter an uplink name in the Name box.
6. Optionally, enter a description in the Description box.
7. From the Uplink Type list, select Type, then click Next. In this video, FC Gateway was selected as the Uplink type. Choose the Uplink type as per your configuration from FC Gateway, FC Direct Attach, or FCoE options.
8. From the Switch Ports list, select the FC ports as defined in the following table. Select the appropriate port for the
connected uplink. 
9. From the Tagged Networks list, select VLAN defined in the following table, then click Finish. SmartFabric creates the
uplink object, and the status for the fabric changes to OK.
 
Configuration Used in the Video:
 
FC Gateway Uplink IOM-A1
   
FC Gateway Uplink A2
 



Screenshot of Topology Tab for FC Gateway




Software Versions used in the video:
 

• OME-M version 1.30
• OS10 version 10.5.2.4

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FCoE

Steps

1. Open the OME-M console.
2. From the navigation menu click Devices, then click Fabric.
3. Click the SmartFabric fabric name.
4. In the Fabric Details panel, click Uplinks, then click the Add Uplinks button.
5. From the Add Uplinks window, use the information in the Configuration Used section below to enter an uplink name in the Name box.
6. Optionally, enter a description in the Description box.
7. From the Uplink Type list, select Type, then click Next. In this video, FCoE is selected as the Uplink type. Choose the Uplink type as per your configuration from FC Gateway, FC Direct Attach, or FCoE options.
8. From the Switch Ports list, select the Ethernet Ports as defined in the following table. Select the appropriate port for the
connected uplink. 
9. From the Tagged Networks list, select VLAN defined in the following table, then click Finish. SmartFabric creates the
uplink object, and the status for the fabric changes to OK.

Configuration Used in the Video:

1st uplink will be for IOM-B1 (MX5108n).  It will provide FCoE SAN A connectivity
 
Assign IOM-B1 Interfaces:
   
Assign a Tagged Network:
 



2nd uplink will be for IOM-B2 (MX5108n).  It will provide FCoE SAN B connectivity
 
Assign IOM-B2 Interfaces:
   
Assign a Tagged Network:
 




Screenshot of Topology Tab for FCoE






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Related Content

For more details see the Create Fibre Channel Uplinks section of the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide  

See this list below of related articles in this series with embedded how to videos:

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create the SmartFabric
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Define VLANs
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Configure Port Breakout
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create an Uplink
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create Identity Pools
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Deploy a Template
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create Fibre Channel Uplinks
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Upgrade MX Series Switch


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