Users Guide

NOTE: Before you begin, gather the management IP addresses for all the switches in the Layer 2 or
Layer 3 fabric for the management port. All management switch IP addresses must be on the same
subnet.
1. Navigate to the Network > Fabric Name > Configure and Deploy screen.
2. From the Deploy Fabric pull-down menu, select Pre-deployment Configuration.
3. Navigate to the Management IP screen.
4. In the Default Gateway field, enter the address of the default gateway for the management interface.
5. In the Management Route field, enter the route and prefix of the management interface.
6. In the Start Management IP Address/Prefix fields, enter the starting management IP address and
prefix.
7. To assign a management IP address, select the switches.
8. Click Auto-fill Selected Rows .
The system automatically assigns a management IP address to all the selected switches in the fabric.
9. Click Next to go to the Software Images screen.
Pre-Deployment – SNMP and CLI Credentials
To configure SNMP and CLI credentials at the fabric level. Configure SNMP so that the AFM can perform
SNMP queries on the switches in the fabric, use the
SNMP and CLI Credentials screen. The values you
enter in the SNMP configuration are also used for configuring the switches during the build phase and for
monitoring during the run phase. The write community string is populated from the AFM global setting,
which is configured during installation. To provision the fabric, enter the Dell Networking operating
system CLI user’s credentials and enable the configuration credentials for all the switches in the fabric.
This option allows you to remotely make configuration changes to the switches in the fabric.
1. Navigate to the Network > Fabric Name > Configure and Deploy screen.
2. From the Deploy Fabric pull-down menu, select Pre-deployment Configuration .
3. Navigate to the SNMP and CLI Credentials screen.
4. Navigate to the SNMP Configuration area.
5. In the Read Community String field, enter the read community string (for example, public).
6. In the Write Community String field, enter the write community string (for example, private).
7. Navigate to the CLI Credentials area.
8. In the Protocol drop-down menu, select one of the following options:
• Telnet
• SSHv2
9. In the User Name field, enter the user name.
10. In the Password field, enter the password.
11. In the Confirm Password field, confirm the password. The privilege level is a read-only field and the
default is 15.
12. In the Enable Password field, enter a password for the privilege level.
13. In the Confirm Enable Password field, confirm the enabled password for the privilege level.
14. Click Next.
Pre-Deployment – Software Images
To specify which software images to stage for each type of switch in the fabric from a TFTP or FTP site,
use the Software Images screen. The software image must be the same for each type of platform. Place
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