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Dell Active Fabric Manager Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Dell Fabric Manager Installation Guide 1.0.0...

  • Page 2: Notes, Cautions, And Warnings

    CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2012 Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ............................6 Software Requirements ................................6 Prerequisites 2 Installing the Dell Fabric Manager...................7 3 Accessing the Dell Fabric Manager ..................13 4 Starting and Stopping the DFM on Windows 7..............15 5 Restarting the Dell Fabric Manager..................17 ........................17 Restarting the DFM on Linux CentOS .........................17...

  • Page 5: Overview

    Overview In this guide, you will learn how to install the Dell Fabric Manager (DFM) in your environment. For additional information Dell Fabric Manager Deployment Guide and Online Help. To view the Dell Fabric Manger about using DFM—see the Deployment Guide in the DFM, click the Help pull-down menu in the upper right of the screen.

  • Page 6: Software Requirements

    • Syslog IP address–Use this address to store the syslog messages. • TFTP server address–Use this address to load the Dell Force10 operating software (FTOS) software images and configuration files during bare metal provisioning (BMP). • Password for DFM superuser.

  • Page 7: Installing The Dell Fabric Manager

    Installing the Dell Fabric Manager The following section describes how to install the DFM on Windows 7 and Linux CentOS 5.7 and 5.8. After installation is Dell Fabric Manager Deployment Guide and Online Help for configuration and deployment information. complete, see the NOTE: You cannot install the DFM with an existing PostgreSQL database.
  • Page 8 The Choose Install Folder screen displays. In the Where Would you like to Install field, specify the destination directory to install the DFM. For Linux, the default directory is /opt/dell/dfm. For Windows, the default directory is C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell_Fabric_Manager. The TFTP Information screen displays.
  • Page 9 In the TFTP Address field, specify the trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP) server address to load the FTOS software images and configuration files during bare metal provisioning (BMP). You can also select an address from the TFTP address pull-down menu. Click the Next button.
  • Page 10 The Switch Telnet Credentials creates a user on the switches so that you can remotely make configuration changes to the switches in the distributed core. The privilege level is set to 15 and is a read-only field. By default, the installer uses the following switch credential information: –...
  • Page 11 c) In the Database Server Port field, enter the database server port for the PostgreSQL database. The default value is 5432. NOTE: Port 61616 is reserved for ActiveMQ. The ActiveMQ Port field is a read only field. 16. Click the Next button. The Password for the DFM superuser screen displays.
  • Page 12 For Linux CentOS, the DFM automatically starts after you successfully install the software. For information on how to start the DFM on Windows 7, see Starting and Stopping the DFM on Windows 7. For information about how to access the DFM, see Accessing Dell Fabric Manager.

  • Page 13: Accessing The Dell Fabric Manager

    Accessing the Dell Fabric Manager To access the DFM: < dfm-server > : < port > Enter the DFM address using the following URL format: http:// The browser displays a website security certificate message. Add the DFM certificate as a trusted certificate.

  • Page 15: Starting And Stopping The Dfm On Windows 7

    To start the DFM on Windows 7: 1. Navigate to the Start > All Programs > Dell > Dell Fabric Manager > Start Server menu. 2. Right click on the Start Server option and then select the Run as Administrator menu.

  • Page 17: Restarting The Dell Fabric Manager

    To restart the DFM on Windows 7: 1. Navigate to the Start > All Programs > Dell > Dell Fabric Manager > Stop Server menu. 2. Right click on the Stop Server option and select the Run as Administrator menu to stop the DFM server.

  • Page 19: Uninstalling The Dell Fabric Manager

    To uninstall the DFM on Windows 7: 1. Navigate to the Start > All Programs > Dell > Dell Fabric Manager > Uninstall Dell Fabric Manager menu. 2. Right click on the Uninstall Dell Fabric Manager option and then select the Run as Administrator option.

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