Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Services and VMware NSX-T Data Center Integration Guide

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  Disclaimer for Third Party Content

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  Dell Technologies vision
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  SmartFabric Services
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  VMware NSX-T Data Center
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  Dell Technologies Demo Center
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  Hardware overview
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  Topologies used in this guide
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  Alternative MX5108n topology for single chassis
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  Process flow and checklist

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  Upstream Switch Configuration
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  General settings
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  Configure VLANs
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  Configure switch interconnect and VLTi
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  Configure interfaces

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  Configure PowerEdge MX using OME-M

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  vCenter settings
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  NIC teaming
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  Configure a Virtual Distributed Switch

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  Deployment of first NSX Manager appliance
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  Add vCenter as compute manager into VMware NSX-T Data Center
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  Deploy additional NSX Manager VMs
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  Create transport zones
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  Create uplink profiles
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  Create transport node profile
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  Configure ESXi hosts as Transport Nodes for VMware NSX-T Data Center
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  Deploy NSX Edge nodes
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  Create NSX Edge cluster
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  Create VM, Host rules, and groups for NSX Edge hosts
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  Create Tier-1 gateway
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  Create Tenant segments
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  Configure Tenant VMs

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  Validation from OME-M, CLI, and NSX-T Manager UI
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  Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5232F-ON validation
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  Validation of SmartFabric deployment using OME-M
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  Dell EMC Networking MX9116n FSE CLI commands
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  ESXi validation using VM to VM ping
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  Validate tenant VM connectivity using Traceflow

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  Troubleshooting MTU

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  DHCP server preparation
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  DNS server preparation

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  Full Switch Mode Example
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  Full switch mode
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  Ethernet switch configuration

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  Versions Used in this Guide
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  Validated components

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  Documentation and video references
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  OME-M and OS10 compatibility and documentation

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  Support and feedback