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Discovering and Deploying an Existing
Fabric
To discover an existing fabric or an IOA blade switch in a M1000e chassis, use the Discover Fabric option.
After you deploy the discovered fabric, the fabric sends alarms and events to AFM. For information about
IOA, refer to Designing an IOA Fabric.
Figure 72. Discovering and Deploying an Existing Fabric
1. Initiate discovery of an existing fabric on the Network > Design > Discover Fabric screen. Refer to
Step 1: Discover an Existing Fabric.
2. Check the status of the discovered fabric on the Network > Design Fabric > Discover Status screen.
Refer to Step 2: View Discovery Status.
3. Deploy the successfully discovered fabric on the Network >Design Fabric screen. Refer to Step 3:
Deploy Discovered Fabric.
4. Perform maintenance, such as monitoring and software updates. Refer to Maintenance and
Performance Management.
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