
Pre-Deployment – Step 5: Software Images
To specify which software images to stage for each type of switch in the fabric from a TFTP or FTP site, use the
Software Images screen. The software image must be the same for each type of platform. Place the software image(s)
for the switches on the TFTP or FTP site so that the switches can install the appropriate FTOS software image and
configuration file from this site.
To change the address of the TFTP or FTP site, navigate to the Administration > Settings > TFTP/FTP screen.
NOTE: Before you begin, make sure that you have loaded the software image for each type of switch on to the
TFTP or FTP site.
NOTE: To download the latest FTOS switch software version, see the “Upload Switch Software" section in the
AFM Installation Guide
.
To specify which software images to load onto each switch in the fabric from the TFTP or FTP site:
1. Navigate to the Network >
Fabric Name
> Configure and Deploy screen.
2. From the Deploy Fabric pull-down menu, select the Pre-deployment Configuration option.
3. Navigate to the Software Images screen.
4. Select the TFTP or FTP site option that contains the software image.
5. Enter the path of the software image(s) to the TFTP or FTP site.
6. Click Next to go to the DHCP Integration screen.
Pre-Deployment – Step 6: DHCP Integration
The DHCP Integration screen uses the information configured at the Assign Switch Identities, Management IP, and
Software Images screens to create a DHCP configuration file named dhcpd.cfg, which contains the following
information:
• System MAC addresses and fixed management IP addresses for each switch in the fabric
• Location of the software images and configurations for the switches on the TFTP or FTP server
To automatically integrate the file into the AFM local DHCP server, use the default setting Local (AFM provisioned to be
a DHCP server). AFM automatically generates a switch configuration file and transfers it to the local DHCP server on
AFM.
To manually integrate the DHCP configuration into the external DHCP server, select the Remote (External DHCP server)
option.
After you power cycle the switches, the switches use BMP. BMP provides the following features:
• Automatic network switch configuration
• Automated configuration updates
• Enforced standard configurations
• Reduced installation time
• Simplified operating system upgrades
Automated BMP reduces operational expenses, accelerates switch installation, simplifies upgrades, and increases
network availability by automatically configuring Dell Networking switches. BMP eliminates the need for a network
administrator to manually configure a switch, resulting in faster installation, elimination of configuration errors, and
enforcing standard configurations.
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