Users Guide
• Specified IP and protocol settings for the fabric, uplink, and downlink configuration
• Software image information for each type of switch
• Configuration file transfer status to the remote or local TFTP or FTP server
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 Summary screen.
4. Carefully review the pre-deployment configuration.
5. To commit your changes, click Save and Exit.
Next Steps:
1. Verify that the DHCP configuration file for the fabric is integrated into the DHCP server so that the
switches are assigned a management IP address before you deploy the fabric.
2. Power on the switches in the fabric when you have completed the pre-deployment process. After
you power cycle the switches, the switches use bare metal provisioning (BMP).
NOTE: If you are using a switch that has already been deployed, reset the switch to factory
defaults to use it in the fabric. The switch must be in BMP mode. For more information about
BMP, see DHCP Integration and refer to the Open Automation Guide.
3. From the menu, click Network > Fabric Name and then click the Configure and Deploy tab.
4. To deploy and validate the fabric, from the Deploy Fabric drop-down menu, select Deploy and
Validate.
Viewing the DHCP Configuration File
NOTE: If you are using Internet Explorer and the Windows 7 OS, change your indexing options by
performing the following steps:
1. Navigate to the Control Panel > Indexing Options screen.
2. Click Advanced and then click the File Types tab.
3. In the Add new extension to list field, enter conf as the extension file type and then click Add.
4. Click OK.
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 View DHCP Configuration.
The DHCP Integration dialog box appears.
3. Click Save To to save the DHCP configuration file to your local disk.
For more information about DHCP, refer to DHCP Integration.
Deploying and Validating the Fabric
This section discusses how to deploy and validate the fabric.
Deploying the Fabric
To deploy the fabric, use the following procedure. AFM prompts you to fix any errors when you deploy
the fabric.
Configuring and Deploying the Fabric
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