Users Guide

Step 1: Discover an Existing Fabric
For more information about discovering and deploying an existing fabric, refer to Discovering and
Deploying an Existing Fabric.
1. Click Network and then the Design Fabric tab.
The Network Deployment Summary screen displays.
2. Click Discover Fabric.
The Introduction screen for the Discover Fabric wizard displays.
3. Read the introduction and click Next.
The Fabric Name and Type screen displays.
4. Enter the fabric name in the Fabric Name field.
NOTE: The fabric name must be unique.
5. (Optional) Enter a description for the fabric in the Description field.
6. Click Next.
The Discovery Information screen displays.
7. Enter the switch’s IP address in the Enter the Switch IP Address field. To add the IP address, click the
+ button.
NOTE: You can add an individual IP address or IP address with a subnet or a range. AFM does
not support netmasks less than 24.
• IP range example: 10.16.133.1-150
• Network with mask example: 10.16.132.0/24
• To search for a previously entered IP address, enter a portion of or the entire IP address in the
Search IP address list: field. The software displays all IP addresses that match the search term in
the List of added IPs field. If you do not enter a search term, all known IP addresses display.
• To remove an IP address from the displayed list, select the IP address and click the — button.
• To exclude an IP address, enter it in the Enter Exclusion IP Address field.
• To view a list of all IP addresses selected for discovery, click Preview IP.The Preview IP screen
displays only the devices participating in the discovery. To view additional pages, use the arrow
buttons or enter the page number in the page number entry field to the left of the arrow buttons.
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