Users Guide

Configure Active Fabric Manager as a

Virtual Appliance

Deploy Active Fabric Manager (AFM) as a virtual appliance on a VMware® ESX® virtual machine. This

guide describes how to configure AFM as a virtual appliance. Before proceeding, install and configure an

ESX host where you plan to run AFM. For additional information about installing and configuring the ESX

virtual host machine, refer to the VMware documentation.

NOTE: To deploy AFM using the RPM Package Manager (RPM) installation instead of the open

virtualization format (OVF), refer to RPM Installation.

Prerequisites

NOTE: If you are using the AFM virtual machine (VM) as a syslog and a trivial file transfer protocol

(TFTP) or file transfer protocol (FTP) server, the following information is not required.

Before you begin, gather the following information:

• Your local or remote dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) information

• Whether you want to use a Telnet or secure shell (SSH) session within the fabric

• The simple network management protocol (SNMP) community string (by default, it is private for set

and

public for get)

• The Syslog IP addresses (IP address of the remote syslog server)

• The TFTP or FTP server address (IP address of the TFTP or FTP server for the Dell Networking

operating system software images and configuration files during bare metal provisioning [BMP])

NOTE: If you are using an FTP server, obtain the user name and password.

If you are using the Active Link Settings option, gather the following OpenManage Network Manager

(OMNM) server information:

• OMNM server IP address

• Communication protocol (HTTP or HTTPS)

• User name and password

For more information, refer to OMNM Requirements in the AFM User Guide.

Configure Active Fabric Manager as a Virtual Appliance