Users Guide

Figure 15. Fabric Design Wizard — Fabric Name and Type

1. From the menu, click Network and then the Design Fabric tab.

2. Click New Fabric.

The Introduction screen of the Fabric Design wizard appears.

3. Review the introduction and click Next.

The Fabric Name screen appears.

4. Enter the name of the fabric in the Fabric Name field.

The fabric name must be unique. The range is 1–17 characters. AFM supports the following character

types:

• alphanumeric

• underscore ( _ )

• +

5. (Optional) In the Description field, enter the description of the fabric.

There is no character restriction. The range is 1–128 characters.

6. Navigate to the Design Options area.

Select one of the following options:

• Standard — View suggested topologies based on available switch types. For more information,

refer to the following section.

– LAN only deployment

* Blade Switch Deployment — Create a fabric using blade switches (MXL or IOA). This

option is for a Layer 2 fabric or Layer 3 with Resiliency (Routed VLT) fabric LAN

deployment. Select a blade switch type:

• MXL: To use an MXL blade switch, select the MXL radio button.

• IOA: To use an IOA blade switch, select the IOA radio button. Use this option for a

Layer 2 fabric.

NOTE: When you select the IOA blade switch blade deployment and click Next, a

customized IOA design wizard displays.

– LAN/SAN deployment

* NPIV Proxy Gateway (NPG) — Supports fibre channel (FC) interfaces. Uses the S5000 as a

N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) Proxy Gateway. This option provides a gateway between

Designing a Fabric