Active Fabric Manager Installation Guide 1.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings................................................................................................... 2 1 Configure Active Fabric Manager as a Virtual Appliance....................................................5 Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................5 Hardware Requirements.....................................................................
Configure Active Fabric Manager as a Virtual Appliance 1 Starting with Release 1.5 of Active Fabric Manager (AFM), you can deploy the AFM as virtual appliance on a VMware® ESX® virtual machine or Workstation™. In this guide, you learn how to configure the AFM as a virtual appliance. The instructions in this document assume you have already installed and configured an ESX host or workstation where you plan to run AFM.
NOTE: VMware® Workstation™ does not support HA and FT. • VMware® vSphere® Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.0 and higher (must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements) NOTE: VMware® vCenter™ is required for HA and FT. Deploy the OVF with HA and FT The following are required to implement High Availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance (FT) using a VMware® ESX® Virtual Machine : • VMware® vCenter™ 5.0 Standard License • ESXi® 5.
Table 1. Ports Port Description 20 & 21 FTP 22 SSH and SCP (communication to switches and CLI access to AFM server) 23 Telnet (communication to switches) 67 & 68 DHCP 69 TFTP 80 AFM server ports used to take request from client (browser) 123 NTP 161 For the SNMP get and set protocol between AFM server and switch. 162 For the SNMP trap listener between AFM server and switch. 443 For the HTTPS communication protocol where the AFM takes requests from the client browser.
Step 1: Deploy the OVF Template 2 You can deploy the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template with the VMware ESX virtual machine or Workstation 8.0.5 64-bit. This section contains the following topics: • Deploy the OVF Template using the VMware ESX Virtual Machine • Deploy the OVF Template Using Workstation 8.0.5 Deploy the OVF Template Using a VMware ESX Virtual Machine Before you can configure and use AFM, deploy the provided OVF template on a VM on your ESX/ESXi server.
Figure 1. Import VM AFM File 2. Click the Open button. The Import Virtual Machine screen displays. Figure 2. Import Virtual Machine 3. In the Name for the new virtual machine field, enter the name of the new virtual machine (VM). 4. Click the Import button to import the OVF file. The License Agreement screen is displayed.
Figure 3. AFM License Agreement 5. Click the Accept button. The Virtual Network Editor screen displays.
Figure 4. Virtual Network Editor 6. Use the Edit menu for the Virtual Network Editor. 7. Make sure that the “Vmnet8 adapter” is available and do the following: – Select the NAT (Share host’s IP address with VMs) radio button. – Check the Connect a Host virtual adapter to this network option. – Uncheck (disable) the Use Local DHCP service to distribute IP address to VMs option. 8. On the VM, right click on the Settings option. 9. Remove the current network adapter. 10.
Figure 5. Virtual Machine Settings a. Select the Custom: Specific virtual network option and then select the VmNet8(NAT) from the pull-down menu. b. Check the Connect at power on option. c. Click the Finish button. The Virtual Machine Settings screen displays.
Figure 6. Virtual Machine Hardware Settings 11. Click the Advanced ... button. The Network Adapter Advanced Settings screen displays.
Figure 7. Network Adapter Advanced Settings 12. Click the Generate button to ensure that a MAC address is assigned to this interface. 13. Click the OK button. This creates a virtual adapter on the VM to use your laptop as a host machine and its network. 14. Power on the VM. 15. Go to the VM console. The Active Fabric Manager (AFM) Virtual Appliance screen displays.
Figure 8. Active Fabric Manager (AFM) Virtual Appliance options 16. On the VM console, select the Configure System option. The Select Action screen displays.
Figure 9. Select Action 17. Select the Device configuration option. Important: The IP to be assigned must be in the range as shown in the vmNet8 on your virtual network editor in step 6. The Network Configuration screen displays.
Figure 10. Network Configuration 18. Ping the IP address assigned to the AFM to verify connectivity. For information about configuration additional network settings, see Active Fabric Manager (AFM) Virtual Appliance. 19. On your browser, enter the IP address of your AFM and login to perform initial configuration using the AFM Setup wizard. See Performing Initial Configuration. 20. When you complete the initial configuration, the AFM console displays the Getting Started wizard.
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Step 2: Start the Virtual Machine 3 After you have completed the OVF wizard and finished deploying the template, you can start the AFM VM console. NOTE: Before you start the VM console, modify the VM settings as needed using the Edit Settings option. 1. Start the VM by clicking on its name and choosing Power > Power On. 2. Open the VM Console by right clicking on its name and choosing Open Console. 3. Open the Console, and log in with the default credentials.
Step 3: Manage the AFM Virtual Appliance 4 After you have deployed the AFM OVF and performed the initial configuration, you can use the AFM Virtual Appliance to perform the following tasks: • Configure the System • Change the AFM superuser password • Update the AFM Server • Set AFM Software to the Next Reboot • Restart AFM Application • Reboot the AFM Server (VM) • Transfer Files • Edit Files • Upload Switch Software Image • Restore Database • Log out NOTE: To access the AFM virtual a
Figure 12. AFM Virtual Appliance Options Configuring the System To configure the device settings, use the Configure System option. • Device configuration (Network Configuration) — Use this option to use a static IP to the AFM Ethernet controller, change another device eth0 attribute, or add a new device such as a new interface. • DNS configuration — Use this option to configure the AFM DNS settings. To configure device settings: 1. Select the Configure System option and press the Enter button.
Figure 13. Configure System The following network configuration warning message displays.
Figure 14. Network Configuration System Warning Message 2. Enter ‘Y’ to continue. The Select Action screen displays. Figure 15. Select Action Screen 3. Select the Device configuration option. To navigate between elements, use the Tab and down arrow keys. The Network Configuration screen displays.
Figure 16. Network Configuration Settings 4. Modify the following settings as needed: – Name — Assign the name of AFM Server – Device — Assign or select the NIC Card to be used. – Use DHCP — Select to enable DHCP to assign an IP address to the VM – Static IP — Specify the static IP Address of the AFM server. NOTE: To verify connectivity, ping the IP address assigned to the AFM. If the destination host is unreachable assign the same IP address.
Figure 17. DNS Settings – Hostname — Configure the hostname for the AFM server. – Primary DNS — Configure the primary DNS. – Secondary DNS — (Optional) Configure the secondary DNS. – Tertiary DNS — (Optional) Configure Third DNS. – DNS search path—Configure the DNS search path. 4. Select the OK option to save your changes. 5. Select Quit to exit this screen. Changing the AFM Superuser Password To change the AFM superuser password: 1. Select the Change AFM Superuser Password option. 2.
3. In the Enter current superuser password field, enter the superuser password. For example, Superuser1. NOTE: The password must have 8 to 32 characters and include at least 3 categories from the following: a. lowercase alphabetic character b. uppercase alphabetic character c. digit number (0-9) d. special character 4. Press the Enter button. 5. In the Confirm New Superuser Password field, enter the new superuser password one more time to confirm the superuser password. 6.
– https://ipaddress/path_to_rpm.file – ftp://ipaddress/path_to_rpm.file – sftp://ipaddress/path_to_rpm.file 4. If the location is local, enter the absolute path of the RPM file and then click the Enter button. 5. If required, enter you username and password. 6. Press the Enter button to return to the main menu. NOTE: To use the new RPM on the active partition, Set the AFM Software to Next Reboot and then Restart the AFM Application.
Rebooting the AFM Server (VM) To reboot the AFM Server VM: 1. Select the Reboot AFM Server option and press the Enter button. 2. Enter y to reboot the AFM Server VM. 3. Press the Enter button to return to the main menu. Transferring Files To transfer all files from the AFM server to the remote server using the FTP or TFTP: NOTE: The FTP or TFTP was performed during the AFM server initial configuration set up. 1. Select the Transfer File option. Figure 19. Transfer Files 2. Press the Enter button. 3.
• 1. logback.xml — Enables or disables debugging. 2. config.properties — Adjust system performance. To edit an AFM system file: 1. Select the Edit File option. 2. Enter an edit file option (1 or 2): – 1. logback.xml – 2. config.properties Figure 20. Edit AFM File System 3. Press the Enter button. 4. Edit and save the file using the vi editor commands such as :w (save file) and quit :q: (quit editing). 5. Press the Enter button to return to the main menu.
Figure 21. Upload Switch Software Image Screen: Choose Switch Model 2. Enter a switch model option: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. – 1. MXL Blade – 2. S4810 – 3. S4820–T – 4. S55 – 5. S60 – 6. Z9000 3. Enter the URL location to upload the switch software image to using the formats listed in the Upload Switch Software Image screen.
Figure 22. Upload Switch Software Image Screen: URL Location 4. For FTP, enter your user name and password. Figure 23. Upload Switch Software Image Screen: Successful Upload 5. Press the Enter button to return to the main menu.
Restoring Database To restore the AFM configuration database: 1. Select the Restore Database option. The RESTORE DATABASE screen displays. Figure 24. AFM Restore Database Options 2. Enter 1 for the 1. AFM Database option. The AFM DATABASE FILES screen displays. 3. Enter an AFM database file option. 4. Enter “Y” to restore the database process and restart the AFM application. To restore the AFM performance database: 1. Select the Restore Database option. The RESTORE DATABASE screen displays.
Figure 25. Restore Performance Database Option 2. Enter 2 for 2. AFM Performance Database option. The PERFORMANCE DATABASE FILES screen displays. 3. Enter a performance database file option. For example, enter “1”. 4. Enter “Y” to restore the selected performance database and restart the AFM application. Logging Out of the AFM Virtual Appliance To log out from the AFM virtual appliance: 1. Select the Log out option. 2. Press the Enter button.
Step 4: Perform Initial Configuration 5 After you deploy the AFM server as a virtual appliance, the AFM Setup wizard starts when you first system login to the AFM. This wizard guides you through the AFM initial configuration. To perform initial configuration: 1. Start a browser. 2. In the URL field, enter the following information using this format to login to the AFM using one of the following URL syntax: – http://vm_ip_address – https://vm_ip_address 3. Enter your username and password.
Figure 27. License Agreement 6. Click the Accept button. 7. To go to the System screen, click the Next button . Figure 28. System and AFM User 8. From the System IP Address, select the IP address to manage the AFM. NOTE: If there are multiple network interface card (NIC) adapter cards on the AFM, select the IP address to manage the AFM. 9. Click the Next button to go to the Service Protocols screen.
Figure 29. Service Protocols Figure 30. Service Protocols 10. From the File Transfer Protocol pull-down menu, select one of the following options: – TFTP – FTP (default) 11. In the TFTP/FTP Settings area, select one of the following options: – Local — AFM provisioned as a TFTP/FTP server Important: When you use the Local option, the TFTP or FTP server must be in the same subnet. * If you select the local TFTP server option, the TFTP server uses the AFM management IP address.
* – If you select the local FTP server option, the FTP server uses the AFM management IP address. Enter the AFM user name and password. Remote — External TFTP/FTP server * If you select the FTP protocol and remote options, enter the FTP server IPv4 address, user name and password. * If you select the TFTP protocol and remote options, enter the TFTP IPv4 address. 12. Navigate to the NTP Server Settings area.
Figure 32. Summary of AFM Setup Settings 17. Carefully review your AFM setup settings and then click the Finish button. After you click the Finish button the AFM UI displays the Getting Started screen. NOTE: You can edit these settings later at the Administration > Settings screen.
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