Dell PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment Deploy a Template
Summary: How to deploy a template in the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric infrastructure.
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Instructions
Associate Server Template with Networks - no FCoE
See this video on How to Deploy a Template.
Steps
1. Click Configuration > Templates.
2. From the Templates pane, select the template to be associated with VLANs. In this example, the MX740c Example Template is selected.
NOTE: With OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier, the Templates option is called Deploy.
3. Click Edit Network.
4. In the Edit Network window, complete the following:
a. Optionally, from the Identity Pool list, choose the wanted identity pool. In this example, an Identity Pool is not used.
b. Click Next.
b. Click Next.
Figure 1- I/O Pool Assignment screen.
c. Assign bandwidth (NIC Partitioning) to the ports and the partitions as required by your configuration, then click Next.
d. Optionally, from the NIC Teaming option, choose the wanted NIC Teaming option.
e. The NIC teaming option can be selected as No Teaming, LACP, and Other, as detailed in NIC teaming guidelines.
No Teaming = no teaming or redundancy set up on the hosts
LACP = Link Aggregation Protocol - makes the switch aware that the port has LACP to negotiate properly
Other = Switch unaware teaming on the hosts
NOTE: If using NIC Partitioning then switch-dependent teaming is not supported.
LACP = Link Aggregation Protocol - makes the switch aware that the port has LACP to negotiate properly
Other = Switch unaware teaming on the hosts
NOTE: If using NIC Partitioning then switch-dependent teaming is not supported.
f. For all ports, from the Untagged Network list, select the untagged VLAN. In this example, VLAN 1 (VM Traffic) is selected.
Figure 2 - VLAN Selection
g. For all ports, from the Tagged Network list, select the tagged VLAN. In this example, FCoE VLAN 31, App V VLAN 400, and Mgmt Traffic VLAN 500 are selected.
Figure 3a - VLAN Selection
Figure 3b - VLAN Selection
h. Once all VLANs are applied to all ports, Click Finish.
Results
The figure below shows the associated networks for the server template with OME-M 1.30.00 and later.
Figure 4- Server template network settings - no FCoE with OME-M 1.30.00 and later
The figure below shows the associated networks for the server template with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier.
Figure 5 - Server template network settings - no FCoE with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier
Associate Server Template with Networks - with FCoE
To deploy the server template, perform the following steps.
NOTE: To deploy a server template with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier, see the Steps to deploy server template with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier section below.
Steps to deploy server template with OME-M 1.30.00 and later
1. From the Templates pane, select the template to be deployed. In this example, the MX740c with FCOE CNA server
template is selected.
2. Click Deploy Template.
3. In the Deploy Template window, complete the following:
a. Click the Deploy to Devices or Attach to Slots button and choose which slots or compute sleds the template is to be deployed to these are target servers.
b. Select the Do not forcefully reboot the host operating system option then click Next.
c. Keep other settings set to Default.
d. From iDRAC Management IP settings, choose the Do not change IP settings option then click Next.
e. Choose Target Attributes as required for your configuration then click Next.
f. Click to Reserve identities from the Identity Pool then click Next.
b. Select the Do not forcefully reboot the host operating system option then click Next.
c. Keep other settings set to Default.
d. From iDRAC Management IP settings, choose the Do not change IP settings option then click Next.
e. Choose Target Attributes as required for your configuration then click Next.
f. Click to Reserve identities from the Identity Pool then click Next.
4. Click Next then select Run Now.
5. Click Finish.
Steps to deploy server template with OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier
1. From the Deploy pane, select the template to be deployed. In this example, the MX740c with FCOE CNA server template is selected.
2. Click Deploy Template.
3. From the Deploy Template window, complete the following:
a. Click the Select button to choose which slots or compute sleds to deploy the template to.
b. Select the Do not forcefully reboot the host operating system option.
4. Click Next, then select Run Now.
5. Click Finish.
The interfaces on the switch are updated automatically. SmartFabric configures each interface with an untagged VLAN and any tagged VLANs. Also, SmartFabric deploys the associated QoS settings. See the Networks and automated QoS section for more information.
To monitor the deployment progress, go to Monitor > Jobs > Select Job > View Details. This shows the progress of the
server template deployment.
Figure 6 - Monitor Job Status
Related Content
For more details, see the Create Identity Pools section of our Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide
See this list below of related articles in this series with embedded how to videos:
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create the SmartFabric
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Define VLANs
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Configure Port Breakout
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create an Uplink
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create Identity Pools
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Deploy a Template
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create Fibre Channel Uplinks
Additional Information
Refer to this video:
Create an MX7000 Server Template
Duration: 00:05:43 (hh:mm:ss)
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Affected Products
MX Series, Dell EMC Networking MX5108n, Dell EMC Networking MX7116n, Dell EMC Networking MX9116n, PowerEdge MX7000Article Properties
Article Number: 000192291
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 05 Jun 2025
Version: 7
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