Pre-Deployment - Step 8: Advance Configuration - Dell Active Fabric Manager Deployment Manual

administrator to manually configure a switch, resulting in faster installation, elimination of configuration errors, and
enforcing standard configurations.
With BMP, after a you install a switch, the switch searches the network for a DHCP server. The DHCP server provides
the switch with a management IP address and the location of a TFTP or FTP file server. The file server maintains a
configuration file and an approved version of FTOS for the Dell Networking S55, S60, S4810, S4820T, Z9000, and MXL
Blade switches. The switch automatically configures itself by loading and installing an embedded FTOS image with the
startup configuration file.
For more information about BMP, refer to the
KnowledgeBase/Documentation.aspx . Select the Open Automation heading.
Important: When you enter the system MAC address into the Assign Switch Identities screen, the AFM generates a
port MAC address from the pre-deploy configuration, not a chassis MAC address.
Fabric Name > Configure and Deploy screen.
1. Network >
2. From the Deploy Fabric pull-down menu, select the Pre-deployment Configuration option.
3. Navigate to the DHCP Integration screen.
4. Click Save to ... and then specify the location to save the generated DHCP configuration file. You can also copy and
paste the configuration into the DHCP server.
5. Install the DHCP file onto the DHCP server before your deploy the fabric.
Important: Install the DHCP configuration file onto your DHCP server before you deploy the fabric.
6. Click Next to go to the Advance Configuration screen.
Pre-Deployment – Step 8: Advance Configuration
Use the Advance Configuration screen to do the following:
• View the Auto-Generated Configuration
• Associate Templates to Fabrics
NOTE: You must first create a template for a fabric before you can associate it. For more information, see
Adding Templates
• Add Switch Specific Custom Configuration
• Preview Combined Configuration
View the Auto-generated Configuration
To view the AFM auto-generated configuration:
1. Navigate to the Network >
2. From the CLI Configuration pull-down menu, select the Custom Configuration option.
The Switch Specific Custom Configuration screen is displayed.
Open Automation Guide at https://www.force10networks.com/CSPortal20/
Fabric Name > Configure and Deploy screen.
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