Users Guide

Pre-Deployment — DHCP Integration
The DHCP Integration screen uses the information configured at the Assign Switch Identities,
Management IP, and Software Images screens to create a DHCP configuration file named dhcpd.cfg,
which contains the following information:
• System MAC addresses and fixed management IP addresses for each switch in the fabric
• Location of the software images and configurations for the switches on the TFTP or FTP server
To automatically integrate the file into the AFM local DHCP server, use the default setting Local (AFM
provisioned to be a DHCP server). AFM automatically generates a switch configuration file and transfers
it to the local DHCP server.
To manually integrate the DHCP configuration into the external DHCP server, select Remote (External
DHCP server).
After you power cycle the switches, the switches use BMP. BMP provides the following features:
• Automatic network switch configuration
• Automated configuration updates
• Enforced standard configurations
• Reduced installation time
• Simplified operating system upgrades
Automated BMP reduces operational expenses, accelerates switch installation, simplifies upgrades, and
increases network availability by automatically configuring Dell Networking switches. BMP eliminates the
need for a network administrator to manually configure a switch, resulting in faster installation,
elimination of configuration errors, and enforcing standard configurations.
With BMP, after you install a switch, the switch searches the network for a DHCP server. The DHCP server
provides the switch with a management IP address and the location of a TFTP or FTP file server. The file
server maintains a configuration file and an approved version of FTOS for the Dell Networking switches.
The switch automatically configures itself by loading and installing an embedded Dell Networking OS
image with the startup configuration file.
For more information about BMP, refer to the Open Automation Guide.
NOTE: When you enter the system MAC address into the Assign Switch Identities screen, AFM
generates a port MAC address from the pre-deployment configuration, not a chassis MAC address.
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 DHCP Integration screen.
4. Click Save and specify the location for the generated DHCP configuration file. You can also copy and
paste the configuration into the DHCP server.
5. Install the DHCP file onto the DHCP server before deploying the fabric.
6. Click Next to go to the Summary screen.
Pre-Deployment — Summary
To review the pre-deployment configuration, use the Summary screen, which displays the following
information:
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