Users Guide

If you select LAN/SAN deployment with iSCSI or Fibre Channel storage facing ports using the Fabric

Designer wizard, AFM automatically selects a Layer 2 fabric and the Layer 2, Layer 3, and Layer 3

options in the Deployment Topology screen are not displayed.

5. Select the appropriate deployment topology that uses the core switches and aggregation switch

types in the fabric.

6. (Optional) Click Advanced Options to configure VLTi links and fabric links.

a. Configure the VLTi and fabric link options:

• Interchassis Link options:

– Core — Specify the number of links and bandwidth.

– Aggregation — Specify the number of links and bandwidth

– Access — Specify the number of links and bandwidth.

• Fabric Link options:

– Core and Aggregation — Specify the bandwidth.

– Aggregation and Access — Specify the bandwidth.

b. Click Refresh Deployment Type to apply the advanced options and view the new deployment

topologies.

7. To display deployment topology options, click the deployment topology filter icon on the top right

of the screen . Only applicable filter options are displayed.

8. Configure the filter options for the deployment topology and click Apply.

9. Click Next to go to the Fabric Customization screen.

Configuring Advanced Options

For a Layer 2 or Layer 3 with Resiliency (Routed VLT) fabric, customize the bandwidth between the

aggregation and access switches. If you configure the fabric link bandwidth between the aggregation and

access switches from the Enabled Link Bandwidth Customization option on the Deployment Topology

screen, the two redundant links share the selected bandwidth equally. For example, if you select a fabric

link bandwidth of 80 GB between the aggregation and access switches, you can configure 40 GB for

each redundant link on the Fabric Customization screen.

NOTE: If you select LAN/SAN deployment with iSCSI or Fibre Channel storage facing ports using the

Fabric Designer wizard, AFM automatically selects a Layer 2 fabric and the Layer 2, Layer 3, and

Layer 3 options in the Deployment Topology screen do not appear.

1. In the Deployment Topology section, select one of the following options:

• Layer 2

• Layer 3 with Resiliency (Routed VLT)

2. Click the blue arrow by Advanced Options.

The Advanced Options appear.

Designing a Fabric