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What are the Dell SmartFabric™ Products?
Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:09:10 -0000
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This blog aims to clarify the range of Dell Technologies’ SmartFabric branded products available today. We are always innovating here at Dell, so look out for more to come!
Here are four solutions that use the SmartFabric brand:
The following table provides links to further documentation, products that are interoperable with the solution, and how an administrator can access the product.
| Product | What does it do? | Related products | User Interface |
1 | SmartFabric OS10 | Operates Dell PowerSwitch switches as the network operating system. OS10 can run in “Full switch mode” or “SmartFabric mode.” | Dell PowerSwitch switches listed in the SmartFabric OS10 Hardware Compatibility List. |
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2 | SmartFabric Services (SFS) for Leaf and Spine | Automates configuration of Dell PowerSwitch switches that run SmartFabric OS10 in SmartFabric mode. Applies to SFS on Spine/Leaf and Top of Rack (ToR) switches. | Dell PowerSwitch switches Visit the Networking Support & Interoperability Matrix, and then select this icon: |
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3 | SmartFabric Services (SFS) for PowerEdge MX | Automates configuration of SmartFabric OS10 operating system on the Ethernet switches (IOMs) in the PowerEdge MX Platform. | Dell PowerEdge MX |
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4 | SmartFabric Storage Software (SFSS) | Provides zoning and autodiscovery of hosts and storage in NVMe over TCP SANs. | Server and Storage Operating Systems Visit the Networking Support & Interoperability Matrix, and then select this icon: |
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OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
OMNI is a vCenter plug-in that brings the user interface of the SmartFabric product into your vCenter UI, making vCenter a single pane of glass.
Here is an example of the OMNI vCenter plug-in facilitating access to a SmartFabric Services instance, and two SmartFabric Storage Software instances:
If you are interested in exploring any of the SmartFabric products further, browse the links above or reach out to Dell Technologies sales team.