Dell Active Fabric Manager CLI Guide
Active Fabric Manager (AFM) Plug-in for VMware
vCenter
Virtual Distributed Switch (VDS) CLI Guide
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Contents
1 Configuring the AFM Plug-in for VMware vCenter as a Virtual Appliance.......................5
AFM Hardware Requirements.................................................................................................................................. 5
Virtual Appliance Requirements...............................................................................................................................5
Deploy the OVF with HA and FT ............................................................................................................................... 5
Deploy the OVF without HA and FT ..........................................................................................................................6
Deploy the OVF with HA............................................................................................................................................6
Port Usage................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Disabling VMotion on an ESX/ESXi Host.................................................................................................................. 6
2 Deploying the OVF Template..................................................................................................... 7
Deploy the OVF Template Using a VMware ESX Virtual Machine .......................................................................... 7
3 Introduction..................................................................................................................................9
VDS CLI Requirements..............................................................................................................................................9
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................................................................9
4 Configuring VDS CLI..................................................................................................................11
Using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)........................................................................................11
Using a Static IP..................................................................................................................................................... 11
5 Using VDS CLI............................................................................................................................ 13
6 VDS CLI Commands.................................................................................................................. 15
config...................................................................................................................................................................... 15
enable..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
exit.......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
find ip...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
find mac.................................................................................................................................................................. 16
find vm.....................................................................................................................................................................16
netflow port.............................................................................................................................................................17
netflow portgroup................................................................................................................................................... 17
passwd....................................................................................................................................................................18
port..........................................................................................................................................................................18
portgroup................................................................................................................................................................ 18
settings................................................................................................................................................................... 19
show interface........................................................................................................................................................20
show interface brief................................................................................................................................................20
show lldp.................................................................................................................................................................20
show lldp interface................................................................................................................................................. 21
show lldp neighbor interface..................................................................................................................................21
show netflow.......................................................................................................................................................... 21
show portgroup.......................................................................................................................................................22
show portgroup port-group-name..........................................................................................................................22
show span...............................................................................................................................................................22
show vds.................................................................................................................................................................23
show vlan................................................................................................................................................................23
show vlan summary................................................................................................................................................ 23
show vlan vlan-id....................................................................................................................................................24
shutdown................................................................................................................................................................ 24
span........................................................................................................................................................................ 24
vds...........................................................................................................................................................................25
wizard..................................................................................................................................................................... 25
1
Configuring the AFM Plug-in for VMware vCenter as a Virtual Appliance
You can deploy the Active Fabric Manager (AFM) plug-in as a virtual appliance on a VMware ESX virtual machine (VM).
The instructions in this document assume you have already installed and configured an AFM-VDS or VDS host where
you plan to run the AFM VDS CLI. For additional information about installing and configuring the ESX virtual host
machine, consult the VMware documentation.
AFM Hardware Requirements
Disk Space 1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5 Hot Plug Hard Drive
System Type 64-bit operating system
Processor Intel Xeon E5620 2.4Ghz, 12M Cache,Turbo, HT, 1066MHz Max Memory
Memory 32GB Memory (8x4GB), 1333MHz Dual Ranked LV RDIMMs for two processors, Advanced ECC
Virtual Appliance Requirements
The AFM plug-in runs as a virtual appliance. It requires the following software to host the solution:
• VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.0 and higher (must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port
requirements)
NOTE: VMware vCenter is required for high availability (HA) and fault tolerance (FT).
Deploy the OVF with HA and FT
NOTE: HA is not required. However, Dell Networking strongly recommends a dual-server configuration with HA for
resiliency.
The following are required to implement HA and FT using a VMware ESX VM:
• VMware vCenter 5.0 Standard License
• ESXi 5.0 Enterprise Plus License
• Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) or Fiber Channel Central Storage
• Shared storage for the open virtualization format (OVF)
NOTE: By default, the AFM VM central processing unit (CPU) is set to 2. To use the HA feature, change the virtual
CPU to 1.
Configuring the AFM Plug-in for VMware vCenter as a Virtual Appliance
5
Deploy the OVF without HA and FT
The following are required to deploy the AFM plug-in without the HA/FT solution, using a VMware ESX VM:
• VMware ESXi 5.0 Open Source License
• Servers (rack or blade switch)
• 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 plug-in with HA only using a VMware ESX VM, the requirements are as follows:
• VMware ESXi 5.0 Open Source License
• Shared storage for the OVF
NOTE: By default, the AFM plug-in VM CPU is set to 2. To use the HA feature, change the virtual CPU to 1.
Port Usage
The following table lists the default ports used by the VDS CLI services. To troubleshooting connectivity issues with the
AFM plug-in server, use the following table:
Table 1. Ports used for AFM VDS CLI
Port Description
20 & 21 FTP
22 SSH and SCP (communication to switches and CLI access to AFM VDS server)
23 Telnet (communication to switches)
123 NTP
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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Configuring the AFM Plug-in for VMware vCenter as a Virtual Appliance
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Deploying 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 the AFM plug-in, deploy the provided OVF template on a VM on your ESX/ESXi server.
NOTE: By default, the AFM plug-in VM CPU is set to 2. To use the HA, FT, or both, change the virtual CPU to 1.
To deploy the AFM plug-in OVF with the vSphere client:
1. Start the VMware vSphere 5.1 client on your ESX server or vCenter.
2. Copy the AFM plug-in 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 plug-in OVF file.
5. Select the AFMVDSCLI.2.0.0.ovf file and then click the Next button.
NOTE: To ensure that the AFM plug-in has the required disk space for all storage to be immediately allocated,
select the Thick Provision Lazy Zero option on the Disk Format screen.
6. Start the VM.
Deploying the OVF Template
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