Dell Fabric Manager Dell Fabric Manager Deployment Guide 1.0.0 - Page 3

Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings 2 1 Introduction...7 Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core...7 Conventional Core...7 Distributed Core...8 Key Advantages...9 Designing a Distributed Core...9 Terminology...10 Gathering Useful Information...11 Key Considerations for Designing a Distributed Core 11 Selecting a Distributed Core Design Template 13 Type 1: Large Core Design...13 Type 2: Medium Core Design...14 Type 3: Small Core Design...16 2 Getting Started...17 Designing and Deploying a Distributed Core...17 Flowchart for Designing and Deploying a Distributed Core 18 How to Design and Deploy a Distributed Core...18 3 Using the Core Design Wizard 19 Core Design - Step 1: Welcome Page...19 Core Design - Step 2: Core Name and Type...20 Core Design - Step 3: Port Count...21 Core Design - Step 4: Interlink Configuration...22 Core Design - Step 5: Uplink Configuration...23 Core Design - Step 6: Downlink Configuration...23 Core Design - Step 7: Output...23 Core Design - Step 8: Summary...25 4 Using the Pre-deployment Wizard 27 Pre-Deployment - Step 1: Introduction ...27 Prerequisites...27 Flowchart for preparing the distributed core for deployment 28 Pre-Deployment Screens...28 Pre-deployment - Step 2: Assign Switch Identities 29