Users Guide

• Software version
• SNMP status
• CLI login status
• Discovery status
• Reason (Completed, In Progress, Failed, or Not Yet Started) — If a device is not discovered, check the
Reason Column for the recommended action.
For information about how to discover a fabric, see Discovering an Existing Fabric.
View the tabular wiring plan for a discovered fabric on the Network > Design > View Wiring Plan screen.
To view the discovery status of an existing fabric
1. Navigate to the Network > Design Fabric > Discover Status screen.
NOTE:
To remove a chassis, navigate to the Edit Fabric screen and delete the IP address of the
chassis.
2. To check the discovery status of an existing fabric, click Discover Status. Check for failed devices
and look for error messages in the Reason column for the cause, such as an authentication failure. .
After you close the Discovery Status screen, deploy the discovered fabric. For information about
deploying an existing fabric, refer to Step 3: Deploy Discovered Fabric.
Step 3: Deploy Discovered Fabric
After you deploy the discovered fabric, the fabric sends alarms and events to AFM. The design, pre-
deployment, and validation fields on the Network > Fabric Name > Configure and Deploy screen do not
apply to fabric discovery. For more information, refer to Discovering and Deploying an Existing Fabric.
1. Close the Discovery Status screen.
2. Navigate to the Network > Design Fabric screen.
3. Navigate to the Step 3 Deployment column and
4. To deploy the discovered fabric, click the Required link for the discovered fabric.
The Deploy and Validation screen displays.
5. On the Deploy tab, select the switches in the fabric you want to deploy.
6. Click Deploy Selected.
The Configuration deployment option screen displays.
7. Select Apply configuration changes to the switch or Skip Deployment and proceed to Validation
and click OK.
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