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5 Deploying and Validating the Core Use the Core Deployment screen to deploy the distributed core. Make sure that the designed core matches the deployed core. DFM prompts you to fix any errors when you deploy the distributed core. To view the DHCP file for the selected core, navigate to the Core Deployment > Deploy > View DHCP Configuration screen. Use the core validation to verify that the discovered distributed core matches the planned distributed core and correct any errors. If errors found during validation are fixed, you must validate the core to verify that all the issues were fixed according to the planned core using the Start Validation option. To view a configuration file, select the switch you want to look at, and click the View Configuration File button. To deploy a distributed core: 1. Verify that the software images for the switches have been installed on to the TFTP server. 2. Verify that you have configured the correct TFTP address at the Administration > Settings > TFTP Settings screen. 3. Verify that the DHCP configuration file generated by the DFM for the switches in the distributed core has been integrated into the DHCP server. This file enables the switch to connect to the DHCP server and download the correct configuration and boot. 4. Restart the DHCP server that contains the generated DHCP file that you created in the DHCP integration screen. For information about DHCP integration, see Pre-Deployment Wizard - Step 4: DHCP Integration 5. Navigate to the Cores > Core Deployment screen. 6. Select Deploy from the Core menu. 7. Select the core that you want to deploy. 8. On the Deploy Status tab, select the spines and leaves that you want to deploy. 9. Click Deploy Selected Nodes and wait for the distributed core to deploy. 10. Power up the selected nodes. 11. Check the progress and status of the deployment in the Progress and Status columns. 33

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5
Deploying and Validating the Core
Use the
Core Deployment
screen to deploy the distributed core. Make sure that the designed core matches the deployed
core. DFM prompts you to fix any errors when you deploy the distributed core. To view the DHCP file for the selected
core, navigate to the
Core Deployment >
Deploy > View DHCP Configuration
screen.
Use the core validation to verify that the discovered distributed core matches the planned distributed core and correct
any errors. If errors found during validation are fixed, you must validate the core to verify that all the issues were fixed
according to the planned core using the
Start Validation
option.
To view a configuration file, select the switch you want to look at, and click the
View Configuration File
button.
To deploy a distributed core:
1.
Verify that the software images for the switches have been installed on to the TFTP server.
2.
Verify that you have configured the correct TFTP address at the
Administration > Settings > TFTP Settings
screen.
3.
Verify that the DHCP configuration file generated by the DFM for the switches in the distributed core has been
integrated into the DHCP server. This file enables the switch to connect to the DHCP server and download the
correct configuration and boot.
4.
Restart the DHCP server that contains the generated DHCP file that you created in the DHCP integration screen. For
information about DHCP integration, see
Pre-Deployment Wizard – Step 4: DHCP Integration
5.
Navigate to the
Cores > Core Deployment
screen.
6.
Select
Deploy
from the
Core
menu.
7.
Select the core that you want to deploy.
8.
On the
Deploy Status
tab, select the spines and leaves that you want to deploy.
9.
Click
Deploy Selected Nodes
and wait for the distributed core to deploy.
10.
Power up
the selected nodes.
11.
Check the progress and status of the deployment in the
Progress
and
Status
columns.
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