Deployment Guide

• FTP (default) — If you select this option, enter the FTP username and password.

13. (Optional) Synchronize AFM’s system clock to the remote NTP time servers in the NTP Server

Settings area using the following settings:

a. Enter the primary NTP IPv4 address in the Primary IP Address field.

b. Enter the secondary NTP IPv4 address in the Secondary IP Address field.

14. Select one of the following settings in the DHCP Server Settings area:

• Local — Provision the AFM as a DHCP server.: If you select this option, AFM automatically

integrates the dhcpd.config file into the DHCP server on the AFM generated during pre-

deployment.

NOTE: AFM can only be provisioned as a local DHCP server when the AFM server belongs

to the same subnet as the network switches management interface subnet.

• Remote — Use an external DHCP server: If you select this option, manually install the

dhcpd.config file generated during pre-deployment into the DHCP server before deploying the

fabric.

15. To go to the Syslog IP Addresses screen, click Next.

16. Configure up to eight syslog IP addresses in the Syslog IP Addresses area for event logging for the

switches in the fabric. By default, the first syslog IP address entry is the AFM system IP address. AFM

logs all system and switch events to the syslog server. The log file is located in the following

directory: /var/log/afm/afm.log.

17. Click Next.

The Active Link Settings screen displays.

18. (Optional) To display additional performance statistics in AFM using a Dell OpenManage Network

Manager (ONMN) server, configure the following settings in the Active Link Settings area. AFM

provides view-only integration with the Dell OMNM web application.

a. Check the Integrated to Dell OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM) checkbox.

b. Specify the Active Link server IP address of the element management system in the Active Link

IP Address field.

c. Select one of the following protocols in the Communication Protocol area:

• Use HTTP protocol to connect through AFM Server

• Use HTTPS protocol to connect through AFM Server

d. In the User Name field, enter the EMS user name.

e. In the Password field, enter the EMS user password.

NOTE: After installing AFM, change these settings if necessary on the Administrative > Settings

> Active Link Settings screen.

NOTE: Do not install the OMNM software on the same server as AFM. To activate performance

statistics, log into the Dell OMNM web service directly using write permissions. For OMNM

requirements, refer to Prerequisites and OMNM Requirements in the AFM User Guide.

19. To go to the Summary screen, click Next .

20. Carefully review the settings and click Finish. After you click Finish, the AFM UI displays the Getting

Started

screen.

NOTE: After installing AFM, change these settings if necessary on the Administration > Settings

screen.

Step 4: Perform Initial Configuration