Active Fabric Manager (AFM) Plug-in for VMware vCenter Virtual Distributed Switch (VDS) CLI Guide
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Contents 1 Configuring the AFM Plug-in for VMware vCenter as a Virtual Appliance....................... 5 AFM Hardware Requirements.................................................................................................................................. 5 Virtual Appliance Requirements...............................................................................................................................5 Deploy the OVF with HA and FT ...........................................................
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1 Configuring the AFM Plug-in for VMware vCenter as a Virtual Appliance You can deploy the Active Fabric Manager (AFM) plug-in as a virtual appliance on a VMware ESX virtual machine (VM). The instructions in this document assume you have already installed and configured an AFM-VDS or VDS host where you plan to run the AFM VDS CLI. For additional information about installing and configuring the ESX virtual host machine, consult the VMware documentation. AFM Hardware Requirements Disk Space 1TB 7.
Deploy the OVF without HA and FT The following are required to deploy the AFM plug-in without the HA/FT solution, using a VMware ESX VM: • VMware ESXi 5.0 Open Source License • Servers (rack or blade switch) • Shared storage for the OVF NOTE: By default, the AFM VM CPU is set to 2. Deploy the OVF with HA When you deploy the AFM plug-in with HA only using a VMware ESX VM, the requirements are as follows: • VMware ESXi 5.
Deploying the OVF Template 2 You can deploy the open virtualization format (OVF) template with the VMware ESX virtual machines. Deploy the OVF Template Using a VMware ESX Virtual Machine Before you can configure and use the AFM plug-in, deploy the provided OVF template on a VM on your ESX/ESXi server. NOTE: By default, the AFM plug-in VM CPU is set to 2. To use the HA, FT, or both, change the virtual CPU to 1. To deploy the AFM plug-in OVF with the vSphere client: 1. Start the VMware vSphere 5.
Introduction 3 The AFM plug-in for VMware vCenter virtual distributed switch (VDS) feature allows you to configure a virtual switch using a CLI. The application communicates with the VMware vCenter for VDS information and provides CLI access to VDSs in virtualized infrastructures. The plug-in supports secure shell (SSH) access to the CLI, which is based on the Dell Networking operating system (OS). VDS CLI Requirements • vCenter 5.1 or later • 40 GB of disk space • 7.2K RPM SATA 3.
Configuring VDS CLI 4 During AFM VDS CLI setup, a CLI-based wizard assists you in configuring the VMware vCenter after OVF deployment. The virtualization setup wizard launches each time the administrator logs in until you provide the required configuration information. To change configuration information, you can launch this wizard at any time using the wizard command in CONFIGURATION mode. To create an administrative account, you must provide your vCenter credentials.
4. For a single-server configuration without HA, enter a single IP address. You cannot configure dual servers for HA using a static IP address. NOTE: HA is not required. However, Dell Networking strongly recommends a dual-server configuration with HA for resiliency. 5. Enter the gateway router IP address (the network access point). 6. Enter the network mask (the routing prefix). 7. Enter the IP or URL for the search domain then press Q to continue the configuration.
Using VDS CLI 5 The following list describes the VDS CLI modes: NOTE: You can enter a question mark after the command prompt in any mode to view a list of available commands. You can also enter the exit command to exit the current mode (or the application, if you are in DEFAULT mode). • DEFAULT mode — This is the default mode when you log in. In DEFAULT mode, the command prompt ends with >.
• – show portgroup – show span – show vlan – show vlan summary – show vlan vlan-id – exit VDS mode — This mode allows you to configure the virtual switch. To enter VDS mode, use the vds command. In VDS mode, the command prompt ends with VDS — [switch-name]#, where switch-name is the name of the switch. NOTE: To enter VDS mode, enter CONFIG mode, then use the vds command. To enter VDS CONFIG mode, enter VDS mode, then use the config command.
6 VDS CLI Commands The following is a list of the VDS CLI commands: NOTE: You can enter a question mark after the command prompt in any mode to view a list of available commands. config Enter CONFIGURATION mode. Syntax config Command Modes ENABLE mode VDS mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command.
Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.0 Introduced on the AFM VDS. find ip Display a list of ports and port groups associated with a specified IP address. Syntax Parameters find ip [ip-address] ip-address Enter an IP address to view a list of the associated ports and port groups.
Command Modes VDS mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.0 Introduced on the AFM VDS. netflow port Enable or disable traffic flow for the specified port. Syntax Parameters [enable | disable] netflow port [port-number] enable Enable traffic flow. disable Disable traffic flow.
passwd Change the password of the current user. Syntax passwd Command Modes ENABLE mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.0 Usage Information • • Introduced on the AFM VDS. The new password cannot be similar to the current password or the user name.
Version 2.0 Introduced on the AFM VDS. settings Configure the VDS settings, including the IP address, domain name server (DNS) information, and vCenter credentials. You can also add and delete user accounts, change passwords for other accounts, and view a list of users. NOTE: For step-by-step configuration assistance, use the wizard command. Syntax settings Parameters After you enter the settings command, enter a number from 1 to 7 to perform the specified action.
Related Commands wizard Configure vCenter credentials using step-by-step assistance. show interface Display interface details. Syntax Parameters show interface port-number port-number Enter the port number for the interface. Command Modes VDS mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.
show lldp interface Display LLDP counters for the specified interface. Syntax Parameters show lldp interface uplink-key uplink-key Enter the uplink key for the interface. Command Modes VDS mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.0 Introduced on the AFM VDS.
show portgroup Display a list of all portgroups associated with the VDS instance. Syntax show portgroup Command Modes VDS mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.0 Introduced on the AFM VDS. show portgroup port-group-name Display detailed information for the specified port group.
show vds View all current VDS instances. Syntax show vds Command Modes ENABLE mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.0 Usage Information Introduced on the AFM VDS. To display more results, press Enter. To return to the command prompt, press Q.
show vlan vlan-id Display detailed information for the specified VLAN. Syntax show vlan vlan-id Parameters vlan-id Enter the ID for the VLAN. Command Modes VDS mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.0 Introduced on the AFM VDS. shutdown Disable or enable the selected port or port group.
Command Modes VDS CONFIG mode Command History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide. The following is a list of the AFM VDS version history for this command. Version 2.0 Introduced on the AFM VDS. vds Enter VDS mode. Syntax vds vds-name Parameters Command Modes vds-name Enter the name of the switch. ENABLE mode DEFAULT mode Command History This guide is platform-specific.
Usage Information Related Commands 26 To retain the current settings and move to the next step in the configuration process, press Enter. To exit without making any changes, press Q. To confirm your changes, press Y when prompted. settings Configure VDS settings individually.
