This video shows how to enable SFS on Dell EMC PowerSwitches using a CLI command in a leaf and spine deployment. You can enable SFS on Dell EMC PowerSwitches using a CLI command. This option is applicable only for SFS L3 personality and is available from OS10.5.0.5 release. Using this command, you can enable SFS on a switch with a role. You must enable SFS on all the switches in a leaf and spine deployment to create a fabric.
After you enable SFS on all the switches in the leaf and spine deployment, a network fabric is created automatically with the default fabric settings. You can also set the domain ID for the switch using this command. This is an optional configuration. If you do not configure the domain ID, it is set to 100 by default. You can edit the domain ID using the SFS GUI. To enable SFS on a switch and set the role of the switch to spine. From configuration mode, type smartfabric (space) L3fabric (space) enable (space) role (space) spine.
The system prompts for confirmation to reboot. Enter Yes to continue. The switch will reboot in smart fabric mode and the switch role is set to spine. To enable SFS on a switch and set the role of the switch to leaf. From configuration mode, type smartfabric (space) L3fabric (space) enable (space) role (space) leaf (space) vlti (space) ethernet (space) and the respective vlti interfaces.
The system prompts for confirmation to reboot. Enter Yes to continue. The switch will reboot in smart fabric mode and the switch role is set to leaf. Use the same command and enable SFS on the remaining switches to create a fabric. If you need more information, refer to the Dell EMC SmartFabric Services User Guide at www dot dell dot com slash support.
