Dell SmartFabric Services User Guide Release 10.5.3

Configure L3 Routed uplink

Use the following procedure to create a L3 routed uplink:

1. Click Uplink > Create.
2. Enter the uplink details:
   • Select the uplink port type as Layer 3.
   • Select the L3 type as L3 Routed Interface.
   • Enter the name and description (optional) for the L3 routed uplink.
3. Click Next.
4. Associate an interface from the spine or leaf switch with the L3 Routed uplink.
   • Select the switch group.
     • Spine—Select a spine switch and an interface from the spine to associate with the uplink.
     • Leaf—Select the rack, switch, and an interface from the leaf switch to associate with the uplink.
       NOTE You can select only one interface from the spine or leaf switch for L3 Routed uplink.
5. Click Next.
6. Associate the networks with the selected interfaces by providing a name, description (optional), interface IP address, and prefix length.
   NOTE You cannot associate a L3 Routed network with more than one uplink or server profile.
7. Define a routing policy to associate with the uplink based on the external network connectivity setup.
   • Static Route—A route policy template that contains a network prefix and the next hop IP address.
   • eBGP—A routing policy template that contains BGP peer IP address, peer AS number, and BFD configuration.
   • Select the Fabric Interconnect checkbox, if you are creating the uplink for multisite fabric interconnect purpose. See Multisite fabric interconnect.
8. Click Finish.

   The system displays uplink creation success message.