Users Guide

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Configuring and Deploying the Fabric
This tab displays settings for the configuration of the switches in the fabric, as well as auto-generated and
custom configurations. This screen contains the following options:
• Deploy Fabric — Prepares the fabric for deployment and deploys the fabric.
– Pre-deployment Configuration
For information about using the pre-deployment wizard for an IOA fabric, see IOA Pre-
deployment Wizard
– Deploying and Validate
– View DHCP Configuration
• Errors — Displays errors in the fabric.
Related Links:
– Deployment and Validation Errors
– Troubleshooting
• CLI Configuration — Uses CLI commands for template and custom configuration.
– Manage Templates
– Associate Templates
– Custom Configuration
– Viewing Custom Configuration History
• View Wiring Plan — Displays the wiring plan in tabular, network topology, and graphical formats,
which can be exported.
Related Links:
• Pre-deployment Configuration
• Using the Pre-deployment Configuration Wizard. For information about using the pre-deployment
wizard for an IOA fabric, refer to IOA Pre-deployment Wizard.
Pre-Deployment Configuration
In the Step 2: Pre-deployment Configuration section of the Getting Started tab:
• To automatically discover MAC addresses and the locations of the devices in the fabric, click Device
MAC Association, select a fabric, and click OK. For more information, refer to Device MAC
Association.
• To use the wizard to complete the pre-deployment process, click Pre-deployment Configuration,
select a fabric, and click OK. For more information, refer to the following subsections.
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