There are multiple areas of cabling for the PowerEdge MX chassis that must be completed. It is recommended to cable the PowerEdge MX chassis and upstream switches before creating the SmartFabric.
Cable requirement | Instructions |
Management module cabling | MX Chassis management wiring |
VLTi cabling options | See IOM placement – 2x MX9116n in different chassis, IOM placement – 2x MX5108n in the same chassis, and IOM placement – 2x MX9116n in the same chassis. |
Cabling the PowerEdge MX chassis upstream | See the example topologies in Configuration Scenarios. |
Console cable access, in-band and out-of-band management networks | Management Networks for Dell Networking |
For more information about network cabling on PowerEdge MX, see Supported cables and optical connectors.