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Only the Dell EMC PowerSwitch systems listed in Table 1 are supported with SFS in leaf or spine roles. SFS does not run on 3rd party switches or other Dell EMC PowerSwitch models.
To use the SFS features detailed in this guide, switches must be running SmartFabric OS10.5.0.5 or a later version specified in the Dell EMC VxRail Support Matrix (account required).
Table 1. Supported switches
Typical Role |
VxRail node connectivity options |
|
S4112F/T-ON, S4128F/T-ON, S4148F/T-ON |
Leaf |
10GbE |
S5212F-ON, S5224F-ON, S5248F-ON, S5296F-ON |
Leaf |
10/25GbE |
S5232F-ON, Z9264F-ON |
Spine |
See note |
Note: The roles shown are recommended, with the exception that Z9264F-ON is supported as a spine only. S5232F-ON may be used as a leaf with ports connected to VxRail nodes broken out to 10GbE or 25GbE. VxRail nodes do not currently support 100GbE NICs for VxRail system traffic.
Any combination of the leaf and spine switches listed in Table 1 may be used with the exception that leaf switches must be deployed in pairs. Each leaf switch in the pair must be the same model due to VLT requirements.
SFS supports up to 20 switches in the fabric. This scales to nine racks if two spines and eighteen leafs are used.