Dell PowerEdge MX and Cisco ACI Integration Guide

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  Introduction
• 2

  Overview
• 3

  Dell SmartFabric OS10
• 4

  Process flow checklist

• 1

  Requirements
• 2

  PowerEdge MX requirements for 25 GbE solution
• 3

  Physically cable MX7000 chassis and upstream switches
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  Create multichassis management group
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  Application Centric Infrastructure
• 6

  Spanning Tree Protocol guidelines
• 7

  Discovery protocol guidelines

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  PowerEdge MX 25 GbE Solution Deployment in SmartFabric Mode with Cisco ACI
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  Validated environment for 25 GbE solution
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  Cisco APIC configuration
  • Create VLAN pool
  • Create physical domain
  • Create Attachable Access Entity Profile
  • Create port channel policy
  • Create Spanning Tree Interface Policy
  • Create LLDP Interface policy
  • Create MisCabling Protocol interface policy
  • Create VPC Interface Policy Group
  • Create Leaf Access Port Policy Group
  • Create Leaf Interface Profile
  • Create VPC Domain policy
  • Create VPC Explicit Protection Group
  • Create Leaf Profile
  • Create Tenant
  • Create VRF
  • Create Bridge Domain
  • Create Application Profile
  • Create Application EPGs
  • Configure Attachable Access Entity Profile with EPGs and VLANs
  • Create vCenter domain for Cisco ACI and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration
  • Create Contract filter
  • Create Contract
  • Apply Contract to VRF
  • Select Physical and VMM domain for all EPGs
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  SmartFabric deployment
  • Defining VLANs
  • LLDP setting for SmartFabric
  • Create SmartFabric
  • Create Uplink
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  Deploy Server
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  Configure vCenter
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  VMware vCenter integration - OpenManage Network Integration
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  SmartFabric connected with MX5108n Ethernet switch and Cisco ACI leaf switches

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  Validating the Configuration
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  MX validation using OME-M console
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  Configuration validation CLI commands for this guide
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  SmartFabric Services troubleshooting commands
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  Cisco ACI validation
  • Verify VPC configuration
  • Verify physical interface configuration
  • Verify ACI endpoint learning
  • Verify ACI VMM domain integration
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  Verifying connectivity between VMs

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  Troubleshooting
• 2

  Troubleshooting LLDP
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  Verify Fabric Management Address in LLDP Message Option is Enabled
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  Verify LLDP on Cisco ACI
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  Verify LLDP on VMware vSphere Distributed Switch in VMware vCenter

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  PowerEdge MX 25 GbE Solution Deployment in Full Switch Mode with Cisco ACI
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  Full Switch mode
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  Ethernet switch configuration

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  PowerEdge MX 100 GbE Solution Deployment in Full Switch mode with Cisco ACI
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  Validated environment for 100 GbE solution
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  Requirements for 100 GbE solution
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  Cisco APIC configuration
• 5

  Physically cable Z9432F-ON and upstream switches
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  Application Centric Infrastructure
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  Z9432F-ON switch configuration

• 1

  Hardware and Software Versions
• 2

  Dell switches
  • Dell PowerSwitch S3048-ON
  • Dell PowerEdge MX9116n FSE
  • Dell PowerEdge MX5108n Ethernet switch
  • Dell PowerEdge MX8116n Fabric Expander Module
  • Dell PowerSwitch Z9432F-ON
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  Cisco switches
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  Validated components and software versions

• 1

  Documentation and Support
• 2

  Dell Technologies documentation
• 3

  OME-M and OS10 compatibility and documentation
• 4

  Support and feedback