Fabric

This feature automates network provisioning and provides a new layer of automation integration in which the data center fabric-switching infrastructure is automatically provisioned for the physical or virtual workload that is being instantiated.

The following icons are listed at the menu bar of the window to customize the view of the information in the window:

Field/Icons

Description

Organizations Section

Organization/Partition Name

Specifies the organization or the partition name.

Description

Specifies the description for the organization.

Partition ID

Specifies the partition ID to be associated with the partition.

Orchestration Engine

Specifies the Orchestrator name for the organization.

Service Node IP Address

Specifies the IP address for the service node for a partition

Edge Router ID

Specifies the Edge Router ID.

Extension Status

Specifies if the extension is enabled or disabled.

Profile

Specifies the default profile used.

Networks Section

Network Name

Specifies the name to identify the network.

Partition Name

Allows you to select the partition to be applied for the network.

Segment ID

Specifies the segment ID to be used for partition extension.

Mobility Domain

VLAN ID

Specified the VLAN ID for the mobility domain.

Mobility Domain ID

Allows you to select the mobility domain ID from the drop-down list.

Profile Name

Specifies the default profile used.

DHCP Scope

Subnet

Specifies the subnet for the network.

Gateway

Specifies the gateway for the network.

IP Range

Specifies the IP address range available for the network.

Add

Allows you to add Organization, Partition, or Network.

Edit

Allows you to edit Organization, Partition, or Network.

Delete

Allows you to delete Organization, Partition, or Network.

Enable Extension

Allows you to enable the extension for the selected Organization.

Disable Extension

Allows you to disable the selected extension.

Deploy Configuration

Allows you to deploy the network for the selected partition.

Undeploy Configuration

Allows you to undeploy the network configuration.

Refresh

Refreshes the list of items in the view.

Show Filter

Filters list of items based on the defined value for each column.

Print

Prints the list of Organizations or Networks along with their details.

Export

Exports the list of items and their details to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Maximize

Allows you to maximize the view for Organizations or Networks.

Fabric provides the following configuration options:

 • Organizations

 – Adding an Organization

 – Editing an Organization

 – Deleting an Organization

 – Adding a Partition

 – Editing a Partition

 – Deleting a Partition

 • Networks

 – Adding a Network

 – Editing a Network

 – Deleting a Network