A customer wants to change the switch operating mode from SmartFabric mode to Full Switch mode. After deleting the fabric in OME-M, what configuration is retained on the switch?

Question

Options

• Aadmin password, hostname, management IP Address, and the VLT domain configuration
• Badmin password, hostname, and management IP Address
• Cadmin password, hostname, management IP Address, and all port breakout configuration
• Dadmin password, hostname, management IP Address, and the VLAN database

• A
  18% (12)
• B
  71% (48)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  9% (6)

Explanation

When a Dell switch transitions from SmartFabric mode to Full Switch mode by deleting the fabric in OME-M, only the three core management identifiers survive the reset: admin password, hostname, and management IP address. These are preserved specifically so administrators can still reach and authenticate to the switch after the mode change - everything else is wiped to a clean slate.

Why the distractors fail:

• A is wrong because VLT (Virtual Link Trunking) domain configuration is part of the SmartFabric-managed topology and is cleared when the fabric is deleted.
• C is wrong because port breakout configurations are also fabric-managed and do not survive the transition.
• D is wrong because the VLAN database is fabric-managed state and gets removed along with all other fabric-specific settings.

Memory tip: Think of it as "survival of the minimum" - only the three things needed to find and log into the switch are kept (management IP = find it, admin password = log in, hostname = identify it). Anything the fabric built - VLANs, VLT, breakouts - goes away with the fabric.

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