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Dell Active Fabric Manager Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Active Fabric Manager Installation Guide 1.5...

  • 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. © 2013 Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Boomi , Dell Precision , OptiPlex...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings....................2 1 Configure Active Fabric Manager as a Virtual Appliance............5 ................................5 Prerequisites ............................5 Hardware Requirements ..........................5 Virtual Appliance Requirements ..........................6 Deploy the OVF with HA and FT .......................... 6 Deploy the OVF without HA and FT ............................6...

  • Page 5: Configure Active Fabric Manager As A Virtual Appliance

    Appliance Starting with Release 1.5 of Active Fabric Manager (AFM), you can deploy the AFM as virtual appliance on a VMware® ESX® virtual machine or Workstation™. In this guide, you learn how to configure the AFM as a virtual appliance. The instructions in this document assume you have already installed and configured an ESX host or workstation where you plan to run AFM.

  • Page 6: Deploy The Ovf With Ha And Ft

    • VMware® vCenter™ 5.0 Standard License • ESXi® 5.0 Enterprise Plus License • Dell M1000e chassis, if you are using MXL Blade switches. • iSCSI or Fiber Channel Central Storage • Shared storage for the OVF NOTE: By default, the AFM VM CPU is set to 2. To use the HA feature, change the virtual CPU to 1.

  • Page 7: Disabling Vmotion On An Esx/Esxi Host

    Table 1. Ports Port Description 20 & 21 SSH and SCP (communication to switches and CLI access to AFM server) Telnet (communication to switches) 67 & 68 DHCP TFTP AFM server ports used to take request from client (browser) For the SNMP get and set protocol between AFM server and switch. For the SNMP trap listener between AFM server and switch.

  • Page 9: Step 1: Deploy The Ovf Template

    Step 1: Deploy the OVF Template You can deploy the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template with the VMware ESX virtual machine or Workstation 8.0.5 64-bit. This section contains the following topics: • Deploy the OVF Template using the VMware ESX Virtual Machine •...
  • Page 10 Figure 1. Import VM AFM File 2. Click the Open button. The Import Virtual Machine screen displays. Figure 2. Import Virtual Machine 3. In the Name for the new virtual machine field, enter the name of the new virtual machine (VM). 4.
  • Page 11 Figure 3. AFM License Agreement 5. Click the Accept button. The Virtual Network Editor screen displays.
  • Page 12 Figure 4. Virtual Network Editor 6. Use the Edit menu for the Virtual Network Editor. 7. Make sure that the “Vmnet8 adapter” is available and do the following: – Select the NAT (Share host’s IP address with VMs) radio button. –...
  • Page 13 Figure 5. Virtual Machine Settings a. Select the Custom: Specific virtual network option and then select the VmNet8(NAT) from the pull-down menu. b. Check the Connect at power on option. c. Click the Finish button. The Virtual Machine Settings screen displays.
  • Page 14 Figure 6. Virtual Machine Hardware Settings 11. Click the Advanced ... button. The Network Adapter Advanced Settings screen displays.
  • Page 15 13. Click the OK button. This creates a virtual adapter on the VM to use your laptop as a host machine and its network. 14. Power on the VM. 15. Go to the VM console. The Active Fabric Manager (AFM) Virtual Appliance screen displays.
  • Page 16 Figure 8. Active Fabric Manager (AFM) Virtual Appliance options 16. On the VM console, select the Configure System option. The Select Action screen displays.
  • Page 17 Figure 9. Select Action 17. Select the Device configuration option. Important: The IP to be assigned must be in the range as shown in the vmNet8 on your virtual network editor in step 6. The Network Configuration screen displays.
  • Page 18 18. Ping the IP address assigned to the AFM to verify connectivity. For information about configuration additional network settings, see Active Fabric Manager (AFM) Virtual Appliance. 19. On your browser, enter the IP address of your AFM and login to perform initial configuration using the AFM Setup wizard.
  • Page 19 Figure 11. Getting Started Wizard...

  • Page 21: Step 2: Start The Virtual Machine

    Step 2: Start the Virtual Machine After you have completed the OVF wizard and finished deploying the template, you can start the AFM VM console. NOTE: Before you start the VM console, modify the VM settings as needed using the Edit Settings option. Start the VM by clicking on its name and choosing Power >...

  • Page 23: Step 3: Manage The Afm Virtual Appliance

    Step 3: Manage the AFM Virtual Appliance After you have deployed the AFM OVF and performed the initial configuration, you can use the AFM Virtual Appliance to perform the following tasks: • Configure the System • Change the AFM superuser password •...

  • Page 24: Configuring The System

    Figure 12. AFM Virtual Appliance Options Configuring the System To configure the device settings, use the Configure System option. • Device configuration (Network Configuration) — Use this option to use a static IP to the AFM Ethernet controller, change another device eth0 attribute, or add a new device such as a new interface. •...
  • Page 25 Figure 13. Configure System The following network configuration warning message displays.
  • Page 26 Figure 14. Network Configuration System Warning Message 2. Enter ‘Y’ to continue. The Select Action screen displays. Figure 15. Select Action Screen 3. Select the Device configuration option. To navigate between elements, use the Tab and down arrow keys. The Network Configuration screen displays.
  • Page 27 Figure 16. Network Configuration Settings 4. Modify the following settings as needed: – Name — Assign the name of AFM Server – Device — Assign or select the NIC Card to be used. – Use DHCP — Select to enable DHCP to assign an IP address to the VM –...

  • Page 28: Changing The Afm Superuser Password

    Figure 17. DNS Settings – Hostname — Configure the hostname for the AFM server. – Primary DNS — Configure the primary DNS. – Secondary DNS — (Optional) Configure the secondary DNS. – Tertiary DNS — (Optional) Configure Third DNS. – DNS search path—Configure the DNS search path.

  • Page 29: Update The Afm Server

    3. In the Enter current superuser password field, enter the superuser password. For example, Superuser1. NOTE: The password must have 8 to 32 characters and include at least 3 categories from the following: a. lowercase alphabetic character b. uppercase alphabetic character c.

  • Page 30: Setting The Afm Software To The Next Reboot

    ipaddress / path_to_rpm.file – https:// – ftp:// ipaddress / path_to_rpm.file ipaddress / path_to_rpm.file – sftp:// 4. If the location is local, enter the absolute path of the RPM file and then click the Enter button. 5. If required, enter you username and password. 6.

  • Page 31: Rebooting The Afm Server (Vm)

    Rebooting the AFM Server (VM) To reboot the AFM Server VM: 1. Select the Reboot AFM Server option and press the Enter button. 2. Enter y to reboot the AFM Server VM. 3. Press the Enter button to return to the main menu. Transferring Files To transfer all files from the AFM server to the remote server using the FTP or TFTP: NOTE: The FTP or TFTP was performed during the AFM server initial configuration set up.

  • Page 32: Uploading Switch Software Image

    • 1. logback.xml — Enables or disables debugging. 2. config.properties — Adjust system performance. To edit an AFM system file: 1. Select the Edit File option. 2. Enter an edit file option (1 or 2): – 1. logback.xml – 2. config.properties Figure 20.
  • Page 33 Figure 21. Upload Switch Software Image Screen: Choose Switch Model 2. Enter a switch model option: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. – 1. MXL Blade – 2. S4810 – 3. S4820–T – 4. S55 – 5. S60 – 6.
  • Page 34 Figure 22. Upload Switch Software Image Screen: URL Location 4. For FTP, enter your user name and password. Figure 23. Upload Switch Software Image Screen: Successful Upload 5. Press the Enter button to return to the main menu.

  • Page 35: Restoring Database

    Restoring Database To restore the AFM configuration database: 1. Select the Restore Database option. The RESTORE DATABASE screen displays. Figure 24. AFM Restore Database Options 2. Enter 1 for the 1. AFM Database option. The AFM DATABASE FILES screen displays. 3.

  • Page 36: Logging Out Of The Afm Virtual Appliance

    Figure 25. Restore Performance Database Option 2. Enter 2 for 2. AFM Performance Database option. The PERFORMANCE DATABASE FILES screen displays. 3. Enter a performance database file option. For example, enter “1”. 4. Enter “Y” to restore the selected performance database and restart the AFM application. Logging Out of the AFM Virtual Appliance To log out from the AFM virtual appliance: 1.

  • Page 37: Step 4: Perform Initial Configuration

    Step 4: Perform Initial Configuration After you deploy the AFM server as a virtual appliance, the AFM Setup wizard starts when you first system login to the AFM. This wizard guides you through the AFM initial configuration. To perform initial configuration: 1.
  • Page 38 Figure 27. License Agreement 6. Click the Accept button. 7. To go to the System screen, click the Next button . Figure 28. System and AFM User 8. From the System IP Address, select the IP address to manage the AFM. NOTE: If there are multiple network interface card (NIC) adapter cards on the AFM, select the IP address to manage the AFM.
  • Page 39 Figure 29. Service Protocols Figure 30. Service Protocols 10. From the File Transfer Protocol pull-down menu, select one of the following options: – TFTP – FTP (default) 11. In the TFTP/FTP Settings area, select one of the following options: – Local —...
  • Page 40 If you select the local FTP server option, the FTP server uses the AFM management IP address. Enter the AFM user name and password. – Remote — External TFTP/FTP server If you select the FTP protocol and remote options, enter the FTP server IPv4 address, user name and password.
  • Page 41 Figure 32. Summary of AFM Setup Settings 17. Carefully review your AFM setup settings and then click the Finish button. After you click the Finish button the AFM UI displays the Getting Started screen. NOTE: You can edit these settings later at the Administration > Settings screen.

  • Page 43: Technical Support

    Technical Support iSupport provides a range of documents and tools to assist you with effectively using Dell Networking equipment and mitigating the impact of network outages. Through iSupport you can obtain technical information regarding Dell Networking products, access to software upgrades and patches, and open and manage your technical assistance center (TAC) cases.
  • Page 44 Log in to iSupport, and select the Documents tab. This page can be accessed Technical Documentation without logging in via the Documentation link on the iSupport page. E-mail: Dell-Force10_Technical_Support@Dell.com Contact Information Web: www.force10networks.com/support/ Telephone: US and Canada: 1.866.965.5800 /International: 1.408.965.5800...

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