Reserve an Interface for Smart management Fabric (SMF)

Lighthouse can support multiple network interface connections and you can reserve those interfaces to allocate them for use in Smart Management Fabric (SMF). This reservation implies that the reserved interface is:

• safe for use in Lighthouse OSPF interface configuration. For more information, see Lighthouse OSPF Settings.

• not available for node or Lighthouse enrollment.

When an interface is reserved for SMF, any connections associated with that interface cannot have subnets that fall in the range of the current external endpoint address list.

1. In the Settings Pane, select > SYSTEM > Network Settings.
   The NETWORK SETTINGS page displays with the PRIMARY INSTANCE tab selected by default.
   

2. Under NETWORK INTERFACES, select the Reserved for Smart Management Fabric check box for the interface you want to reserve.
   

3. At the bottom of the page, click Apply.