Users Guide

Network Deployment Summary
Use AFM to design a fabric, change the pre-deployment configuration, deploy the fabric, and validate the
fabric designed by comparing it to a discovered fabric. AFM provides up-to-date status during each phase
of the fabric from design to validate. AFM displays any pending steps required to ensure that the fabric is
fully functional for each fabric design.
Fabric Configuration Phases and States
The following table describes the four fabric phases displayed on the Deploy tab of the Deploy and
Validation dialog box. To correct the fabric design and pre-deployment configuration before or after
deploying the fabric, refer to the following table for phases, states, and descriptions.
Table 16. Fabric Configuration Phases and States
Phase State State Description
Design Incomplete Required information to complete the design is necessary.
Complete All required input to complete the design is available.
Pre-deployment
Configuration
Required Required Pre-deployment Configuration information for the switches
is necessary.
NOTE: The Pre-deployment Configuration state for all switches is
Required.
Error Deployment errors exist for one or more switches.
Partial
Complete
Pre-deployment is successful for one or more switches but not for all
switches; provides information about the count of switches
successfully deployed versus the count of total switches in the fabric
design.
NOTE: In this state, the information provided is sufficient to
proceed with deployment of the subset of switches.
Complete Pre-deployment Configuration information is complete for all
switches.
Deployment Required Deployment state for all switches is required.
In-progress Deployment is in progress on one or more switches; displays a
progress bar and provides information about the count of switches
successfully deployed versus the count of total switches per design
(based on the current port count — future port count is not included).
Error Deployment errors exist for one or more switches.
Partial
Complete
Deployment is successful for one or more switches but not for all
switches per design; provides information about number of switches
successfully deployed versus the number of total switches in the
design.
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Designing a Fabric