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Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.0

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Server-facing interfaces

On the MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine and MX5108n Ethernet Switch, server-facing interfaces are internal and are enabled by default. To view the internal port connections to servers, use the show inventory media command.

In the output, a server-facing interface displays INTERNAL as its media. A FIXED port does not use external transceivers and always displays as Dell EMC Qualified true. To view the server-facing backplane port status, use the show interface status command.

NOTE On the MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine, servers that have a dual-port NIC connect only to odd-numbered internal Ethernet interfaces; for example, 1/1/1, 1/1/3, 1/1/5, and so on.
View internal Ethernet port-server connections — MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine
OS10# show inventory media
----------------------------------------------------------------
               System Inventory Media
--------------------------------------------------------------
Node/Slot/Port  Category       Media         Serial  Dell EMC  
                                             Number  Qualified
--------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/1           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/2           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/3           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/4           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/5           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/6           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/7           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/8           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/9           FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/10          FIXED        INTERNAL                true 
1/1/11          FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/12          FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/13          FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/14          FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/15          FIXED        INTERNAL                true
1/1/16          FIXED        INTERNAL                true
...
View internal Ethernet port-server connections — MX5108n Ethernet Switch 
OS10# show inventory media
----------------------------------------------------------------
               System Inventory Media
-----------------------------------------------------------
Node/Slot/Port  Category      Media       Serial  Dell EMC  
                                          Number  Qualified
-----------------------------------------------------------
1/1/1           FIXED        INTERNAL             true
1/1/2           FIXED        INTERNAL             true
1/1/3           FIXED        INTERNAL             true
1/1/4           FIXED        INTERNAL             true
1/1/5           FIXED        INTERNAL             true
1/1/6           FIXED        INTERNAL             true
1/1/7           FIXED        INTERNAL             true
1/1/8           FIXED        INTERNAL             true
...

View internal Ethernet port status

OS10# show interface status 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Port        Description   Status   Speed    Duplex   Mode Vlan Tagged-Vlans
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eth 1/1/1                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/2                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/3                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/4                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/5                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/6                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/7                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/8                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/9                 down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/10                down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/11                up       25G               A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/12                down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/13                down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/14                down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/15                down     0        auto     A    1    - 
Eth 1/1/16                down     0        auto     A    1    -
...

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