Dell OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI) is an external plug-in for VMware vCenter that is designed to complement SmartFabric Services (SFS) by integrating with VMware vCenter to perform fabric automation. With the release of OMNI 2.0, this integration is extended to SFS that runs on PowerEdge MX. This integration automates VLAN changes that occur in VMware vCenter and propagates those changes into the related SFS instances running on the MX platform as shown in the following figure.
The combination of OMNI and Cisco ACI vCenter integration creates a fully automated solution. OMNI and the Cisco APIC recognize changes in vCenter and automatically propagate the changes to the MX SmartFabric and ACI fabric respectively. This allows a VLAN change to be made in vCenter, and it flows through the entire solution without any manual intervention.
For more information about OMNI, see the OpenManage Network Integration User Guide.