This guide is used with other documents to configure the validated PowerEdge MX SmartFabric and Cisco ACI environment that is shown in the Validated environment for 25 GbE solution section.
Table 1 shows the ordered steps and locations that are referenced in the duration of this guide. Each step is covered in detail either in this guide or a link that is referenced in Table 1. The table may also be used as a checklist to ensure full coverage of all instructions in the guide.
☒ | Step | Description | Reference | Where to implement |
☐ | 1 | MX Chassis and upstream switches physical connectivity. | This document: PowerEdge MX 25 GbE Solution Deployment in SmartFabric Mode with Cisco ACI | Hardware |
☐ | 2 | Create multichassis management group | This document: Create multichassis management group | OME-M |
☐ | 3 | Initial deployment of APIC and Nexus leaf and spine switches | Fabric Initialization and switch discovery | APIC |
☐ | 4 | Create VLAN pool | This document: Create VLAN pool | APIC |
☐ | 5 | Create physical domain | This document: Create physical domain | APIC |
☐ | 6 | Create attachable access entity profile | This document: Create attachable access entity profile | APIC |
☐ | 7 | Create Port Channel Policy | This document: Create port channel policy | APIC |
☐ | 8 | Create Spanning Tree Interface policy | This document: Create Spanning Tree Interface policy | APIC |
☐ | 9 | Create LLDP Interface policy | This document: Create LLDP Interface policy | APIC |
☐ | 10 | Create Miscabling protocol interface policy | This document: Create Miscabling protocol interface policy | APIC |
☐ | 11 | Create vPC interface policy group | This document: Create VPC Interface policy group | APIC |
☐ | 12 | Create Leaf Access Port policy group | This document: Create Leaf Access Port policy group | APIC |
☐ | 13 | Create Leaf Interface profile | This document: Create Leaf Interface profile | APIC |
☐ | 14 | Create VPC Domain policy | This document: Create VPC Domain policy | APIC |
☐ | 15 | Create vPC Explicit Protection Group | This document: Create VPC Explicit Protection Group | APIC |
☐ | 16 | Create Leaf Profile | This document: Create Leaf Profile | APIC |
☐ | 17 | Create Tenant | This document: Create Tenant | APIC |
☐ | 18 | Create VRF | This document: Create VRF | APIC |
☐ | 19 | Create Bridge Domain | This document: Create Bridge Domain | APIC |
☐ | 20 | Create Application Profile | This document: Create Application Profile | APIC |
☐ | 21 | Create Application EPGs | This document: Create Application EPGs | APIC |
☐ | 22 | Configure Access Entity Profile with EPGs and VLANs | This document: Configure Attachable Access Entity Profile with EPGs and VLANs | APIC |
☐ | 23 | Create vCenter domain for Cisco ACI and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration: | This document: Create vCenter domain for Cisco ACI and Virtual Machine Manager domain integration | APIC |
☐ | 24 | Create Contract Filter | This document: Create Contract Filter | APIC |
☐ | 25 | Create Contract | This document: Create Contract | APIC |
☐ | 26 | Apply Contract to VRF | This document: Apply Contract to VRF | APIC |
☐ | 27 | Define VLANs | Dell PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide | OME-M |
☐ | 28 | Create SmartFabric | Dell PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide | OME-M |
☐ | 29 | Create Uplink | Dell PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide | OME-M |
☐ | 30 | Create Server Template | Dell PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide | OME-M |
☐ | 31 | Add VLANs to server template | Dell PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide | OME-M |
☐ | 32 | Deploy Server Template | Dell PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide | OME-M |
☐ | 33 | Create a Data Center | VMware document: Create a Data Center | vCenter |
☐ | 34 | Create a Cluster | VMware document: Create a Cluster | vCenter |
☐ | 35 | Configure a Cluster | VMware document: Configure a Cluster | vCenter |
☐ | 36 | Add a Hosts | VMware document: Add a Host | vCenter |
☐ | 37 | Create a Virtual Machine | VMware document: Create a Virtual Machine | vCenter |
☐ | 38 | Create VDS and Set Up Networking | VMware document: Setting up Networking with vSphere Distributed Switches | vCenter |
☐ | 39 | OMNI deployment | OMNI document: OMNI User Guide | OMNI |