Dell Active Fabric Manager Manuals

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Dell Active Fabric Manager Deployment Manual (127 pages)

Active Fabric Manager Deployment Guide 1.5

Brand: Dell | Category: Server | Size: 6.68 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

7
- Problem: Challenges to Build a Fabric in the Data Center
  7
- Solution: Active Fabric Manager
  7
2 About AFM

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3 Getting Started

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- Designing and Deploying a Fabric
  11
- Designing and Deploying a Fabric Flowchart
  13
4 AFM Site Map

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5 Supported Fabric Types

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- Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core
  17
- Vlt
  26
6 Designing the Fabric

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7 Configuring and Deploying the Fabric

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8 Viewing the Fabric

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- Dashboard
  79
- Network Topology
  81
  - Network Topology Tabular View
    81
  - Network Topology Graphical View
    82
- Fabric Summary
  83
  - Displaying the Fabric in a Tabular View
    84
  - Displaying the Fabric in Graphical View
    84
- Switch Summary
  85
9 Troubleshooting

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- Ping, Traceroute, SSH, and Telnet
  87
  - Ping
    87
  - Traceroute
    87
  - Ssh
    87
  - Telnet
    88
- Validation Alarms
  88
- Deployment and Validation Errors
  90
  - Pre-Deployment Errors
    90
  - Deployment Errors
    90
  - Validation Errors
    91
- Switch Deployment Status Errors
  94
- TFTP/FTP Error
  98
- Validating Connectivity to the Tor
  98
10 Alerts and Events

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- Current - Active Alerts
  99
- Historical - Alerts and Event History
  100
11 Performance Management

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- Network Performance Management
  101
- Fabric Performance Management
  102
- Switch Performance Management
  102
- Port Performance Management
  103
- Detailed Port Performance Management
  103
- Data Collection
  104
- TCA Threshold Settings
  105
- Reports
  106
  - Creating New Reports
    106
  - Editing Reports
    107
  - Running Reports
    107
  - Duplicating Reports
    107
  - Deleting Reports
    108
12 Maintenance

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- Back up Switch
  109
  - Restoring a Switch Configuration
    109
  - Deleting a Backup Configuration
    110
  - Editing Description
    110
- Updating the Switch Software
  110
- Replacing a Switch
  110
- Updating the AFM
  112
  - Updating the AFM Software
    112
  - Activating the AFM Standby Partition
    112
13 Jobs

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- Displaying Job Results
  113
- Scheduling Jobs
  113
  - Switch Backup
    114
  - Switch Software Updates
    114
  - Switch Software Activation
    115
  - Scheduling Switch Software Updates
    115
  - Activating Standby Partition Software
    116
  - Scheduling a Back up Switch Configuration
    117
14 Administration

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- Administrative Settings
  119
  - CLI Credentials
    119
  - Client Settings
    120
  - Data Retention Settings
    120
  - DHCP Server Settings
    120
  - NTP Server Settings
    121
  - SMTP Email
    121
  - SNMP Configuration
    121
  - Syslog Server IP Addresses
    122
  - System Information
    122
  - TFTP/FTP Settings
    122
- Managing User Accounts
  122
  - Adding a User
    123
  - Deleting a User
    125
  - Editing a User
    125
  - Unlocking a User
    125
  - Changing Your Password
    126
- Managing User Sessions
  126
- Audit Log
  127

Dell Active Fabric Manager Deployment Manual (65 pages)

Dell Fabric Manager Deployment Guide 1.0.0

Brand: Dell | Category: Server | Size: 3.46 MB

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

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- Table of Contents
  3
1 Introduction

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- Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core
  7
  - Conventional Core
    7
  - Distributed Core
    8
  - Key Advantages
    9
- Designing a Distributed Core
  9
2 Getting Started

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3 Using the Core Design Wizard

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4 Using the Pre-Deployment Wizard

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5 Deploying and Validating the Core

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- Viewing Deployment and Validation Status
  35
6 Understanding Core Phases

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7 Operations Allowed During each Core State

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8 Troubleshooting

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9 Expanding the Core

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10 Modifying and Viewing the Distributed Core

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- Dashboard
  49
- Cores
  50
- Editing the Core
  50
- Deleting the Core
  51
- Viewing and Exporting Wiring Diagram
  51
- Viewing the DHCP Configuration File
  51
11 Alerts

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- Active Alerts
  53
- Alerts and Event History
  54
12 Monitor

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- Reports
  55
  - Creating a New Report
    55
  - Running a Report
    56
  - Editing a Report
    56
  - Duplicating Reports
    56
  - Deleting a Report
    57
- Global Statistics
  57
- Data Collection
  57
13 Administration

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- Settings
  59
  - TFTP Settings
    59
  - Syslog IP Addresses
    59
  - SNMP Configuration
    60
  - CLI Credentials
    60
  - Data Retention
    61
  - Client Settings
    61
- Managing User Accounts
  61
  - Adding a User
    62
  - Deleting a User
    63
  - Editing a User
    63
  - Changing Your Password
    64
  - Unlocking a User
    64
- Managing User Sessions
  64

Dell Active Fabric Manager Installation Manual (44 pages)

Active Fabric Manager Installation Guide 1.5

Brand: Dell | Category: Server | Size: 2.2 MB

Dell Active Fabric Manager Installation Manual (19 pages)

Dell Fabric Manager Installation Guide 1.0.0

Brand: Dell | Category: Server | Size: 1.61 MB

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Dell Active Fabric Manager Deployment Manual (127 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 About AFM

3 Getting Started

4 AFM Site Map

5 Supported Fabric Types

6 Designing the Fabric

7 Configuring and Deploying the Fabric

8 Viewing the Fabric

9 Troubleshooting

10 Alerts and Events

11 Performance Management

12 Maintenance

13 Jobs

14 Administration

Dell Active Fabric Manager Deployment Manual (65 pages)

Table of Contents

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

1 Introduction

2 Getting Started

3 Using the Core Design Wizard

4 Using the Pre-Deployment Wizard

5 Deploying and Validating the Core

6 Understanding Core Phases

7 Operations Allowed During each Core State

8 Troubleshooting

9 Expanding the Core

10 Modifying and Viewing the Distributed Core

11 Alerts

12 Monitor

13 Administration

Dell Active Fabric Manager Installation Manual (44 pages)

Table of Contents

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

1 Configure Active Fabric Manager as a Virtual Appliance

2 Step 1: Deploy the OVF Template

3 Step 2: Start the Virtual Machine

4 Step 3: Manage the AFM Virtual Appliance

5 Step 4: Perform Initial Configuration

6 Technical Support

Dell Active Fabric Manager Installation Manual (19 pages)

Table of Contents

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

1 Overview

2 Installing the Dell Fabric Manager

3 Accessing the Dell Fabric Manager

4 Starting and Stopping the DFM on Windows 7

5 Restarting the Dell Fabric Manager

6 Uninstalling the Dell Fabric Manager

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