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Editing VLANs, VLAN scaling guidelines

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1. From the menu, click Configuration > Networks. 2. In the Network pane, click Define. The Define Network window is displayed. 3. Enter a Name and Description for the VLAN. The description is optional. 4. Enter a VLAN ID and select the Network Type. For FCoE, the Network Type must be Storage FCoE. 5. Click Finish. Editing VLANs You can add or remove VLANs on the deployed servers in a SmartFabric. To add or remove VLANs: 1. From the menu, click Devices > Fabric. 2. Select the fabric for which you want to add or remove the VLAN. 3. In the left pane, select Servers and select the required servers. 4. Click Edit Networks. 5. Select one of the following options: ● NIC teaming from LACP ● No Teaming ● Other 6. Define the tagged and untagged VLANs to modify the VLAN selections as required. 7. Select VLANs on Tagged and Untagged Network for each Mezzanine card port. 8. Click Save. VLAN scaling guidelines The number of recommended VLANs differs between the modes as SmartFabric mode provides network automation capabilities that Full Switch mode does not. The following table lists the maximum number of VLANs recommended per fabric, Uplink, and server port: Table 16. Maximum number of VLANs recommended in SmartFabric mode OS10 Version 10.5.1.6 Parameter Maximum VLANs per fabric Value 512 Maximum VLANs per uplink 512 Maximum VLANs per server port 256 10.5.0.1-10.5.0.7 Maximum VLANs per fabric 256 Maximum VLANs per uplink 256 Maximum VLANs per server port 64 10.4.0.R3S Maximum VLANs per fabric 128 10.4.0.R4S Maximum VLANs per uplink 128 Maximum VLANs per server port 32 NOTE: For instructions on enabling SmartFabric Services to support higher VLAN counts (more than 256 VLANs per fabric), see the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide available at https:// infohub.delltechnologies.com/t/mx-series-modular-switches-poweredge-mx-7/. 92 SmartFabric Services

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1.
From the menu, click
Configuration
>
Networks
.
2.
In the
Network
pane, click
Define
.
The
Define Network
window is displayed.
3.
Enter a
Name
and
Description
for the VLAN.
The description is optional.
4.
Enter a
VLAN ID
and select the
Network Type
.
For FCoE, the
Network Type
must be
Storage FCoE
.
5.
Click
Finish
.
Editing VLANs
You can add or remove VLANs on the deployed servers in a SmartFabric.
To add or remove VLANs:
1.
From the menu, click
Devices
>
Fabric
.
2.
Select the fabric for which you want to add or remove the VLAN.
3.
In the left pane, select
Servers
and select the required servers.
4.
Click
Edit Networks
.
5.
Select one of the following options:
●
NIC teaming from LACP
●
No Teaming
●
Other
6.
Define the tagged and untagged VLANs to modify the VLAN selections as required.
7.
Select VLANs on Tagged and Untagged Network for each Mezzanine card port.
8.
Click
Save
.
VLAN scaling guidelines
The number of recommended VLANs differs between the modes as SmartFabric mode provides network automation capabilities
that Full Switch mode does not.
The following table lists the maximum number of VLANs recommended per fabric, Uplink, and server port:
Table 16. Maximum number of VLANs recommended in SmartFabric mode
OS10 Version
Parameter
Value
10.5.1.6
Maximum VLANs per fabric
512
Maximum VLANs per uplink
512
Maximum VLANs per server port
256
10.5.0.1-10.5.0.7
Maximum VLANs per fabric
256
Maximum VLANs per uplink
256
Maximum VLANs per server port
64
10.4.0.R3S
10.4.0.R4S
Maximum VLANs per fabric
128
Maximum VLANs per uplink
128
Maximum VLANs per server port
32
NOTE:
For instructions on enabling SmartFabric Services to support higher VLAN counts (more than 256 VLANs per
fabric), see the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide available at
https://
infohub.delltechnologies.com/t/mx-series-modular-switches-poweredge-mx-7/
.
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SmartFabric Services