Dell Active Fabric Manager Installation Manual
Active Fabric Manager (AFM)
Installation Guide 2.0
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Contents
1 Configure Active Fabric Manager as a Virtual Appliance....................................................5
Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................5
Hardware Requirements...........................................................................................................................................6
Virtual Appliance Requirements...............................................................................................................................6
Deploy the OVF with HA and FT ............................................................................................................................... 6
Deploy the OVF without HA and FT ..........................................................................................................................6
Deploy the OVF with HA............................................................................................................................................6
AFM Client Browser Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 7
OMNM Requirements...............................................................................................................................................7
Port Usage................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Disabling VMotion on an ESX/ESXi Host.................................................................................................................. 8
2 Step 1: Deploy the OVF Template............................................................................................. 9
Deploy the OVF Template Using a VMware ESX Virtual Machine .......................................................................... 9
3 Step 2: Start the Virtual Machine........................................................................................... 11
4 Step 3: Manage the AFM Virtual Appliance......................................................................... 13
Configuring the System...........................................................................................................................................14
Changing the AFM Superuser Password............................................................................................................... 18
Update the AFM Server.......................................................................................................................................... 19
Setting the AFM Software to the Next Restart.......................................................................................................20
Restarting the AFM Application..............................................................................................................................20
Rebooting the AFM Server (VM).............................................................................................................................21
Transferring Files....................................................................................................................................................21
Editing AFM Files.................................................................................................................................................... 21
Uploading Switch Software Image.........................................................................................................................24
Restoring Database................................................................................................................................................ 25
Logging Out of the AFM Virtual Appliance............................................................................................................. 26
5 Step 4: Perform Initial Configuration......................................................................................27
6 RPM Installation........................................................................................................................ 31
Pre-requisites......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Step 1: Configuring CentOS.....................................................................................................................................31
Step 2: Install the AFM RPM Software on the Linux CentOS Machine ................................................................. 33
7 Upgrading the RPM ..................................................................................................................37
8 Technical Support.....................................................................................................................39
Accessing iSupport Services................................................................................................................................. 39
Contacting the Technical Assistance Center......................................................................................................... 39
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Configure Active Fabric Manager as a Virtual Appliance
You can deploy the Active Fabric Manager (AFM) as virtual appliance on a VMware® ESX® virtual machine. 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 where you plan to run AFM. For additional information about installing and
configuring the ESX virtual host machine, consult the VMware documentation.
NOTE: To deploy the AFM using the RPM installation instead of the OVF, see RPM Installation.
To configure AFM as a virtual appliance:
1. Review the Prerequisites
2. Deploy the OVF Template
3. Start the AFM VM
4. Manage the AFM Virtual Appliance
5. Perform Initial Configuration
Prerequisites
NOTE: If you are using the AFM VM as a syslog and a TFTP or FTP server, you do not need to gather the following
information.
Before you begin, gather the following information:
• Obtain your local or remote DHCP information.
• Define whether you want to use a Telnet or SSH session within the fabric
• Obtain the SNMP community string. By default, it is private for set and public for get.
• Syslog IP addresses — IP address of remote syslog server.
• TFTP or FTP server address — IP address of TFTP or FTP server for the Dell Networking Operating System FTOS
software images and configuration files during bare metal provisioning (BMP). If you are using an FTP server, obtain
the user name and password.
• If you are using the Active Link Settings option, gather the following OMNM server information:
– OMNM server IP address
– Communication protocol (HTTP or HTTPS)
– User name and password
See OMNM Requirements.
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Hardware Requirements
Table 1. Hardware Requirements
Hardware Requirement
Processor Intel® Xeon® E5620 2.4Ghz, 12M Cache,Turbo, HT, 1066MHz Max Mem
System Type 64-bit operating system
Memory 32GB Memory (8x4GB), 1333MHz Dual Ranked LV RDIMMs for 2 Processors, Advanced ECC
Disk Space 1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5 Hot Plug Hard Drive
Virtual Appliance Requirements
AFM runs as a virtual appliance. It requires the following software to host the solution:
• VMware® vSphere® Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.1 and higher (must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port
requirements)
NOTE: VMware® vCenter™ is required for HA and FT.
Deploy the OVF with HA and FT
The following are required to implement High Availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance (FT) using a VMware® ESX® Virtual
Machine:
• VMware® vCenter™ 5.0 Standard License
• ESXi® 5.0 Enterprise Plus License
• Dell M1000e chassis, if you are using MXL Blade switches.
• 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.
Deploy the OVF without HA and FT
The following are required to deploy AFM without the HA/FT solution, using a VMware® ESX® Virtual Machine:
• VMware® ESXi® 5.0 Open Source License
• Servers (rack or blade switch). If you are using MXL blade switches, requires a M1000e blade chassis
• Shared storage for the OVF
NOTE: By default, the AFM VM CPU is set to 2.
Deploy the OVF with HA
When you deploy the AFM with HA only using a VMware® ESX® VM, the requirements are as follows:
• VMware® ESXi® 5.0 Open Source License
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• 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.
AFM Client Browser Requirements
• Internet Explorer® 9 and higher
• Firefox® 12 and higher
OMNM Requirements
The following is required to use the OMNM feature on the AFM:
• OMNM Server, Release 5.3 and higher
• The OMMN server is not installed on the same server as the AFM. To activate the performance statics, login directly
as write permission into Dell OMNM web service.
For information about how to install and configure OMNM, see the following URL: http://www.dell.com/support/
Manuals/us/en/555/Product/dell-openmanage-network-manager
http://www.dell.com/support/Manuals/us/en/555/Product/dell-openmanage-network-manager.
Important: By default, the web service is turn off in the OMNM server.
To use the OMNM web service:
1. On the OMNN server go to the server installation directory.
2. Navigate to the installed.properties file at C:\ProgramFiles\Dell\OpenManage\Network Manager\owareapps
\installprops\lib
3. Turn off Application Server and Synergy Network Management server.
4. Add the following three lines in the installed.properties file:
com.dorado.core.ws.disable=false
com.dorado.core.ws.legacy.soap.enabled=true
oware.webservices.authrequired=false
5. Turn on the Resource Monitoring option to enable performance monitoring.
6. Start the application server and synergy network management server.
Port Usage
The following table lists the default ports used by the various AFM services. To troubleshoot connectivity issues with the
AFM server, use the following table:
Table 2. Ports
Port Description
20 & 21 FTP
22 SSH and SCP (communication to switches and CLI access to AFM server)
23 Telnet (communication to switches)
67 & 68 DHCP
69 TFTP
7
80
8080 OMNM client connection
8089 OMNM web service port
8443 OMNM client HTTPS connection
123 NTP
161 For the SNMP get and set protocol between AFM server and switch.
162 For the SNMP trap listener between AFM server and switch.
443 For the HTTPS communication protocol where the AFM takes requests from the client browser.
5432 Database server
8080 TCP/UDP
61616 ActiveMQ
AFM server port listening for client connection and requests
Disabling VMotion on an ESX/ESXi Host
For information on how to disable VMotion® on an VMware® ESX/ESXi® host, see the VMware documentation at http://
kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010376 or perform a
search in the VMware knowledge using the key words “Disabling VMotion® on an ESX/ESXi host”.
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Step 1: Deploy the OVF Template
You can deploy the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template with the VMware ESX virtual machines.
Deploy the OVF Template Using a VMware ESX Virtual Machine
Before you can configure and use AFM, deploy the provided OVF template on a VM on your ESX/ESXi server.
Important: By default, the AFM VM CPU is set to 2. To use the HA, FT, or both, change the virtual CPU to 1.
To deploy the AFM OVF with the vSphere client:
1. Start the VMware® vSphere 5.1 client on your ESX® server or vCenter™.
2. Copy the AFM OVF template files from the directory where you have stored the AFM package to the location that
the vSphere client can access it.
NOTE: If you are using HA or HA with FT, make sure that the OVF uses shared storage. To enable FT, select
the virtual host and then right click to select the Fault Tolerance > Turn On Fault Tolerance option.
3. In the vSphere client, select File > Deploy OVF Template.
4. Choose the Deploy from file option and browse to where you copied the AFM OVF file.
5. Select the AFM.ovf file and then click the Next button.
Important: At the Disk Format screen, make sure you select the Thick Provision Lazy Zero option to ensure
that the AFM has the required disk space for all storage to be immediately allocated.
6. Start the VM. See Step 2: Start the VM.
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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.
1. Start the VM by clicking on its name and choosing Power > Power On.
2. Open the VM Console by right clicking on its name and choosing Open Console.
3. Open the Console, and log in with the default credentials. The first time you log in from the console or SSH using
superuser, if there is an IP assigned to the VM, the AFM prompt you to change the password for superuser. This
password is used for both the web URL login and console login.
Important: The AFM user name is superuser and password is Superuser1.
When the software requires an ESXi Shell CLI command, the ESXi Shell CLI user name is superuser and the
password is Superuser1.
4. Once the VM is powered on, an IP address is automatically assigned to the VM when the DHCP is available. If no IP
is assigned to the VM (which means that the DHCP is not enabled), AFM prompts you with following message:
“There is no IP address assigned. Press the <Enter> to start doing network configuration. ”. If this message is
displayed, press the
a) Select the Configure System option and press the Enter button.
b) When the network configuration warning message appears, Enter ‘Y’ to continue.
The Select Action screen displays.
c) Select the Device configuration option. To navigate between elements, use the Tab and down arrow keys.
The Network Configuration screen displays.
d) In the Static IP field, specify the static IP Address of the AFM server. To verify connectivity, ping the IP address
assigned to the AFM. If the destination host is unreachable assign the same IP address.
e) Select OK to save your changes.
f) Select Quit to exit this screen.
5. Manage the AFM virtual appliance. See Step 3: Manage the AFM Virtual Appliance
Enter key and do the following:
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