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SmartFabric Services for Top-of-Rack/Leaf and Spine

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SmartFabric Services for Leaf and Spine

There are two types of SmartFabric Services (SFS):
- SFS for Leaf and Spine
- SFS for PowerEdge MX
This page only applies to SFS for Leaf and Spine. For PowerEdge MX information, click the PowerEdge MX button above.

Note: The terms Top-of-Rack switch and Leaf switch are interchangeable.

Supported Switches

SFS is supported on the Dell EMC PowerSwitch models listed in the table below. SFS does not run on other Dell EMC PowerSwitch models or 3rd party switches. Any combination of the leaf and spine switches listed in the table below may be used with the exception that leaf switches must be deployed in pairs (1 pair per rack). Each leaf switch in the pair must be the same model due to VLT requirements.
Maximum SmartFabric size: SFS supports up to 20 switches in the leaf and spine fabric, with a maximum of 16 leafs (8 racks) and 4 spines.
Minimum SmartFabric size: The minimum fabric size is 2 leafs and 0 spines. If spines are used, at least 2 are required in production environments.

Note: The links in the table below point to the product support page for the selected switch.
Dell EMC PowerSwitch Model Typical Role* Notes
S4112F/T-ON
S4128F/T-ON
S4148F/T-ON 		10GbE Leaf S4148FE-ON and S4148U-ON are not supported.
S4248FB-ON
S4248FBL-ON 		10GbE Leaf S4200 series switches are not supported with VxRail.
S5212F-ON
S5224F-ON
S5248F-ON
S5296F-ON 		25GbE Leaf
S5232F-ON
Z9100-ON
Z9264F-ON
Z9432F-ON 		100GbE Spine Z-series switches are supported as spines only.
Z9100-ON is supported with Isilon/PowerScale backend only. It is not supported for other SFS deployments.
*Any Dell EMC PowerSwitch in the table above may be used as a leaf or a spine except for Z-series which are supported as spines only. For example, S5232F-ON may be used as a leaf.
Supported Product Versions

The Dell Technologies Networking Solutions portal provides various guides to assist with architecting and deploying SFS solutions.

Note: The links in the table below point to the user guide for the selected software.

OMNI SmartFabric OS10 vCenter VxRail PowerStore Isilon/PowerScale front-end, PowerEdge Server, vSAN Ready Node, & other devices NSX-T
3.0 10.5.3.2 7.0 U2d
7.0 U2c
7.0 U2b
6.7 U3p
6.7 U3n 		7.0.241
7.0.240
7.0.203
7.0.202
4.7.540
4.7.536
4.7.535
4.7.533
4.7.532 		Yes Yes 3.1.3, 3.1.2

Note: Requires vCenter 7.0 U2b or a later version listed in the vCenter column.
2.1 10.5.2.8
10.5.2.7
7.0 U2d
7.0 U2c
7.0 U2b
7.0 U2a
7.0 U1c
7.0 U1
6.7 U3p
6.7 U3n
6.7 U3m
6.7 U3		 7.0.241
7.0.240
7.0.203
7.0.202
7.0.201
7.0.200
7.0.132
4.7.540
4.7.536
4.7.535
4.7.533
4.7.532
4.7.531
Yes Yes 3.1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.0, 3.0.2

Note: Requires vCenter 7.0 U1 or a later version listed in the vCenter column.
2.0 10.5.2.7
10.5.2.6
10.5.2.3		 7.0 U2d
7.0 U2b
7.0 U2a
7.0 U1c
7.0 U1
6.7 U3n
6.7 U3m
6.7 U3		 7.0.241
7.0.202
7.0.201
7.0.200
7.0.132
7.0.130
7.0.101
7.0.100
4.7.536
4.7.532
4.7.531
4.7.530
4.7.526
4.7.525
4.7.521		 Yes Yes 3.0.2

Note: Requires vCenter 7.0 U1 or a later version listed in the vCenter column.
1.3 10.5.0.10
10.5.0.9
10.5.0.7P3		 7.0
6.7 U3n
6.7 U3		 7.0.101
7.0.100
7.0.000
4.7.536
4.7.535
4.7.532
4.7.521
4.7.515
4.7.411		 Yes Yes No
1.2 10.5.0.x (min 10.5.0.5) 6.7 U3 4.7.510
4.7.411		 No Yes No
1.1 10.5.0.x (min 10.5.0.0P5) 6.7 U2 4.7.411
4.7.410
4.7.301
4.7.300		 No No No
1.1 10.4.3.x (min 10.4.3.4) 6.7 U2 4.7.301
4.7.300
4.7.211		 No No No
1.0 10.4.1.x (min 10.4.1.4) 6.7 U1 4.7.211
4.7.1
4.7.0		 No No No
Notes:
- To ensure your environment has the latest fixes and features available, use the latest versions listed.
- For new/greenfield deployments with single-rack or multi-rack leaf and spine, only the SFS L3 fabric personality is supported.
- For VxRail, please refer to the 4.7.x and 7.0.x VxRail support matrices for additional details.
- For VMware product interoperability, please refer to the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix.
- OMNI software is available for download here.
- For more information, see the applicable OMNI User Guide (link in the OMNI column above) and the SmartFabric Services User Guide.
Unsupported Environments
SFS is not supported in the following environments:
- NSX-V
- VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
- vSAN Stretched Cluster
- VxRail L3 Everywhere (for vSAN/vMotion)
- Two-node VxRail clusters

PowerEdge MX Component Versions

The following table lists the currently supported component versions for the PowerEdge MX solution for both SmartFabric and Full Switch modes.
Dell Technologies PowerEdge MX Networking Infohub Portal provides various guides to assist with architecting and deploying the infrastructure necessary to optimize PowerEdge MX solutions.

Note: The links in the table below point to the product support page for the selected hardware, or to the user's guide for the selected OS10 version.

PowerEdge MX Baseline N/A 20.07.00 20.10.00 21.04.00 21.07.00 21.12.00
Open Manage Enterprise - Modular 1.10.20 1.20.00 1.20.10 1.30.00 1.30.10 1.40.00
iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller for PowerEdge MX740c and MX840c 4.11.11.11 4.20.20.20 4.22.00.00 4.40.10.00 4.40.10.00 5.10.00.00
iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller for PowerEdge MX750c N/A N/A N/A 4.40.20.00
4.40.29.00		 4.40.29.00 5.10.00.00
Dell EMC Server BIOS PowerEdge MX740c 2.5.4 2.7.7 2.9.4 2.10.2 2.10.2
2.11.2		 2.12.2
Dell EMC Server BIOS PowerEdge MX750c N/A N/A N/A 1.1.3 1.2.4 1.4.3
Dell EMC Server BIOS PowerEdge MX840c 2.5.4 2.7.7 2.9.4 2.10.2 2.10.2
2.11.2		 2.12.2
QLogic 26XX series Fibre Channel adapters 15.05.12 15.05.14 15.15.06 15.20.14 15.20.14 15.30.08
QLogic 27XX series Fibre Channel adapters 15.05.12 15.05.13 15.15.06 15.20.14 15.20.14 15.30.08
QLogic 41xxx series adapters 15.05.14 15.05.18 15.15.11 15.20.16 15.20.16 15.30.05
Broadcom 57504 quad port adapters N/A N/A 21.65.33.33 21.80.16.92 - Factory installed
21.80.16.95 - Recommended version		 21.80.16.92 - Factory installed
21.80.16.95 - Recommended version		 21.85.21.91
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx Ethernet adapter firmware 14.25.80.00 14.26.60.00 14.27.61.22 14.28.45.12 14.28.45.12 14.31.20.06
Intel NIC Family v19.5.x firmware for X710, XXV710, XL710Et 19.5.12 19.5.12 19.5.12 20.0.17 20.0.17 20.5.13
Emulex Fibre Channel adapter firmware 03.02.18 03.02.18 03.03.37 03.04.24 03.04.24 03.05.20
MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine OS10 10.5.0.5 10.5.0.7, 10.5.0.9 10.5.1.6, 10.5.1.7, 10.5.1.9 10.5.2.4, 10.5.2.6 10.5.2.6 10.5.3.1
MX5108n Ethernet Switch OS10 10.5.0.5 10.5.0.7, 10.5.0.9 10.5.1.6, 10.5.1.7, 10.5.1.9 10.5.2.4, 10.5.2.6 10.5.2.6 10.5.3.1
Network IOM ONIE N/A N/A N/A 3.35.5.1-23 3.35.5.1-23 3.35.5.1-24
MX5016s Storage Sled 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40
MX5000s SAS IOM 1.0.9.6 1.0.9.8 1.0.9.8 1.0.9.8 1.0.9.8 1.0.9.8
MXG610s 8.1.0_lnx3 9.0.1a
8.1.0_lnx3		 9.0.1a
8.1.0_lnx3		 9.0.1a
8.1.0_lnx3
8.1.0_lnx2		 9.0.1a
8.1.0_lnx3
8.1.0_lnx2		 9.0.1a
Delta AC PSU 68.5F 68.5F 68.5F 68.5F 68.5F 68.5F
Artesyn AC PSU 36.6C 36.6C 36.6C 36.6C 36.6C 36.6C

Revision History

Support Matrices Document Revisions

Revision Date Description
A45 Jan 2022 Added support for VxRail 4.7.540 and vCenter 6.7 U3p
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Previous Revisions

Revision Date Description
A44 Jan 2022 Added OMNI 3.0 row to Supported Product Versions table
A43 Dec 2021 Added MX Baseline 21.12.00.
A42 Dec 2021 Removed OS10.5.3.0 from the Leaf and Spine page.
A41 Nov 2021 Added support for VxRail 7.0.241, 4.7.536, and vCenter 7.0 U2d with OMNI 2.0
A40 Nov 2021 Added support for VxRail 7.0.241 and vCenter 7.0 U2d with OMNI 2.1
A39 Oct 2021 On the Leaf and Spine page, added support for OS10.5.0.10
A38 Oct 2021 On the Leaf and Spine page, added support for OS10.5.2.8
A37 Oct 2021 On the Leaf and Spine page, added support for OS10.5.3.0, VxRail 4.7.535 & 4.7.536
A36 Sep 2021 Added support for VxRail 4.7.533
A35 Sep 2021 Added support for VxRail 7.0.240 and vCenter 7.0 U2c
A34 Aug 2021 Added support for VxRail 7.0.203
A33 Aug 2021 Added OMNI 2.1 row to Supported Product Versions table
A32 Aug 2021 For OMNI 1.3, added support for OS10.5.0.9, vCenter 6.7 U3n, and VxRail 4.7.532.
A31 Aug 2021 Added support for OS10.5.2.7 on the Leaf and Spine page
A30 July 2021 Added support for additional OS10 versions on the MX page
A29 July 2021 Added support for VxRail 4.7.532
A28 July 2021 -Itemized OS10 version support for OMNI 1.3 and 2.0 on Leaf and Spine page.
-Updated components and versions on MX page.
-Updated links to OS10 user guides and product support pages.
A27 July 2021 Added support for VxRail 7.0.202
A26 June 2021 Added support for vCenter 7.0U2b and VxRail 7.0.201
A25 June 2021 Removed downstream port speed limitation for S5232F as a leaf
A24 June 2021 -Added support for VxRail 4.7.531
-Added support for vCenter 6.7U3m and 6.7U3n
-Removed Data Center Switch OS page
A23 June 2021 Added support for VxRail 4.7.530
A22 May 2021 Added support for VxRail 7.0.200 and vCenter 7.0u2a
A21 May 2021 -Added support for VxRail 7.0.132
-Removed ISL/ICL breakout instructions. This info is now maintained in the SmartFabric Services User Guide.
A20 Apr 2021 Added support for OME-M 1.30.00, updated component versions for 1.20.10
A19 Mar 2021 Added support for vCenter 7.0u1c
A18 Mar 2021 Added support for VxRail 7.0.130
A17 Mar 2021 -Changed min OS10.5.2.x version to 10.5.2.3 on Leaf and Spine page
-Changed current OS10 version to 10.5.1.7 on MX page
A16 Mar 2021 On the Leaf and Spine Page:
-Added Z9100 (Isilon/Powerscale backend only) and Z9432F
-Added breakout information for leaf-spine and VLTi connections
-Added two-node VxRail clusters to unsupported environments
A15 Feb 2021 Added min/max SmartFabric size details
A14 Jan 2021 Clarified NSX-T 3.0.2 support is with vCenter 7.0U1
A13 Jan 2021 Added support for VxRail 4.7.525, 4.7.526
A12 Jan 2021 - Added support for VxRail 7.0.100
- Combined VxRail, PowerStore, Isilon, etc. matrices into a single matrix
- Added links to switch product support pages and OMNI/OS10 user guides
A11 Jan 2021 Links updated for 4.7 and 7.0 VxRail Support Matrix
A10 Dec 2020 - Table updated for new OMNI 2.0 release.
- Supported VxRail and/or SFS versions (4.7.521, 7.0.101) in conjunction with OMNI 2.0 and SmartFabric OS10 (10.5.2.x min verion 10.5.2.2)
- Added changes to notes around supported versions for VxRail and SFS solutions
- Fixed some incorrect information on Data Center switch table
A09 Dec 2020 Removed campus listing and updated format on tables
A08 Dec 2020 Updated VxRail SFS support table adding 4.7.515 to the support list, also added note for no support for 10.5.2.0 OS
A07 Aug 2020 Updated tables to reflect MX Series MSM 1.20.10 and OS10 SmartFabric 10.5.1.5 release
A06 July 2020 Updates to VxRail, vCenter, OMNI, PowerStore, Isilon, and ESXi tables; new hidden table formatting
A05 July 2020 Update for OME-M 1.20 and OS10 10.5.0.7 release for PowerEdge MX
A04 July 2020 Update for SmartFabric OS10 - 10.5.0.7P3 for VxRail support *** important patch release
A03 July 2020 Added S5232F-ON to switch listing
A02 June 2020 Update for SmartFabric OS10 - 10.5.0.7 for VxRail support
A01 June 2020 Addition of MX7000 Support Matrix
A00 June 2020 Initial release of the Dell EMC VxRail with SmartFabric Services Support Matrix

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