Dell PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric Deployment How to Create Identity Pools
Summary: How to create Identity (ID) Pools in the Dell PowerEdge MX Networking SmartFabric infrastructure.
Instructions
Create identity pools
Identity pools are recommended, but not required. Virtual identity pools are used with server templates to automate network onboarding of computing sleds. Perform the following steps to create an ID pool.
For more details, see the Create Identity Pools section of the Dell PowerEdge MX Networking Deployment Guide
Steps
1. Open the OPENMANAGE ENTERPRISE-Modular (OME-M) console.
2. From the navigation menu, click Configuration, then click Identity Pools.
3. In the Network panel, click Create. The the Create Identity Pool window displays.
4. Type Ethernet CNA into the Pool Name box.
5. Optionally, enter a description in the Description box.
6. Click Next.
7. Click to select the Include Ethernet Virtual MAC Addresses option.
8. In the Starting MAC Address box, type a unique MAC address (for example, 06:3C:F9:A4:CC:00).
9. Type 255 in the Number of Virtual MAC Identities box, click Next, then click Next again.
10. Select the Include FCoE Identity option if using FCoE.
11. In the Starting MAC Address box, type a unique MAC address (for example, 06:3C:F9:A4:CD:00).
12. Type 255 in the Number of FCoE identities box for FCoE scenarios.
13. Click Finish, then click Finish again.
See this video on How to Create Identity Pools.
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