Users Guide

To prepare the fabric for deployment:
1. Check with your system administrator for the TFTP or FTP IP address. To stage the switch software
images, use this address. When you prepare the software images:
• Make sure that the software version is the same for each switch type in the fabric.
• Download the software image for each type of Dell Networking switch.
• Stage the software images on the TFTP or FTP site.
2. Obtain a pool of management IP addresses for the switches in the fabric from the lab or system
administrator .
3. Prepare the DHCP server so that the switches can be assigned a management IP address.
4. Download the .csv file that has the switches’ system MAC addresses provided by Dell Networking, if
available. If this file is not available, record the system MAC addresses of the switches in the fabric so
that you can associate the address to the appropriate switch before you rack the switches.
5. Print the wiring plan and use it to rack and cable the hardware.
6. Document the location of the switches, including the rack and row.
7. Select the fabric for pre-deployment on at the Network > Fabric Name > Configure and Deploy >
Pre-deployment Configuration screen.
Using Existing Fabric Designs
From the Home > Getting Started screen, you can :
• Import an existing design
• Edit an existing design
• Delete a fabric
Importing an Existing Fabric Design
1. Navigate to the Home > Getting Started screen.
2. Click Importing Existing Design.
The Import Existing Design screen displays.
3. In the Fabric XML file area, click Browse and locate the fabric XML design file that you have exported
from the AFM design wizard.
4. Click Upload.
Editing and Expanding an Existing Fabric Design
You can edit or expand an existing fabric from the Getting Started screen. After you initiate the pre-
deployment configuration, you can only update the fabric description and port count for expanding
uplinks and downlinks.
1. Navigate to the Home > Getting Started screen.
2. Click Edit Existing Fabric.
The Select a Fabric screen displays.
3. Select a fabric to edit and then click OK.
The Fabric Designer wizard displays.
4. Edit the fabric.
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Designing the Fabric