Users Guide

NOTE:

• Use Device MAC Association on only one fabric at a time. If you select a fabric for Device MAC

Association and then try to select a different fabric while Device MAC Association is in progress ,

the following message displays:

MAC discovery already enabled for the fabric "FabricName". Do you want

to disable it and enable MAC discovery for the current fabric?

To disable Device MAC Association for the first fabric and enable it on the current fabric, click

Yes. To leave Device MAC Association enabled on the first fabric and cancel it for the current

fabric, click No.

• Device MAC Association is only available for fabrics that have not been pre-deployed or

deployed. After you pre-deploy or deploy a fabric that uses Device MAC Association, AFM

disables Device MAC Association for that fabric to help prevent IP address conflicts.

Before using Device MAC Association:

• Complete the fabric design

• Download the wiring diagram

• Complete the wiring according to the wiring diagram

Using Device MAC Association

1. On the Getting Started tab, in the Step 2: Pre-deployment Configuration section, click Device MAC

Association

The Select a fabric window displays.

NOTE:

You can also access Device MAC Association by going to the Network > FabricName >

Configure and Deploy screen. From the drop-down Deploy Fabric menu, select Device MAC

Association.

2. Select a fabric and click OK.

The Introduction screen displays.

NOTE: You can also access Device MAC Association by going to the Network > FabricName >

Configure and Deploy screen. From the drop-down Deploy Fabric menu, select Device MAC

Association.

3. Read the introduction and click Next.

The IP Configuration screen displays.

Configuring and Deploying the Fabric