Users Guide

NOTE: Before you begin, gather the management IP addresses for all the switches in the Layer 2 or
Layer 3 fabric for the management port. All management switch IP addresses must be on the same
subnet.
1. From the menu, click Network > Fabric Name and then click the Configure and Deploy tab.
2. From the Deploy Fabric drop-down menu, select Pre-deployment Configuration.
3. Navigate to the Management IP screen.
4. In the Default Gateway field, enter the address of the default gateway for the management interface.
5. In the Management Route field, enter the route and prefix of the management interface.
6. In the Start Management IP Address/Prefix fields, enter the starting management IP address and
prefix.
7. To assign a management IP address, select the switches.
8. Click Auto-fill Selected Rows.
The system automatically assigns a management IP address to all the selected switches in the fabric.
9. Click Next.
Pre-Deployment — License Update
On the License Update screen of the Pre-Deployment Configuration wizard, you can upload the license
for Z9500–series switches.
1. From the menu, click Network > Fabric Name and then click the Configure and Deploy tab.
2. From the Deploy Fabric drop-down menu, select Pre-deployment Configuration.
3. Navigate to the License Update screen.
Figure 76. License Update Screen
4. Upload the license file for each Z9500–series switch in your fabric. For each switch:
a. Click Choose File and navigate to the license file on your local disk.
b. Click Upload.
5. Click Next to continue to the SNMP and CLI Credentials screen.
Pre-Deployment — SNMP and CLI Credentials
To configure SNMP and CLI credentials at the fabric level. Configure SNMP so that the AFM can perform
SNMP queries on the switches in the fabric, use the SNMP and CLI Credentials screen. The values you
enter in the SNMP configuration are also used for configuring the switches during the build phase and for
monitoring during the run phase. The write community string is populated from the AFM global setting,
which is configured during installation. To provision the fabric, enter the Dell Networking operating
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Configuring and Deploying the Fabric