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Audience This document is supported on the following Dell Force10 switches and minimum FTOS versions: • S55 switches require FTOS version 8.3.5.2 or later. • S60 switches require FTOS version of the Open Automation Framework designed to run on the Force10 Operating System (FTOS), including: • Smart Scripting • Virtual Server Networking (VSN) • Programmatic Management •...
Audience This document is supported on the following Dell Force10 switches and minimum FTOS versions: • S55 switches require FTOS version 8.3.5.2 or later. • S60 switches require FTOS version of the Open Automation Framework designed to run on the Force10 Operating System (FTOS), including: • Smart Scripting • Virtual Server Networking (VSN) • Programmatic Management •...
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...Table 1-1. For example, the S55, S60, and S4810 platforms support all Open Automation 2.0 features. Parameters are optional. Information Symbols Symbol Type Note Description Informs you about important operational information. www.dell.com | support.dell.com • S4810 switches require FTOS version 8.3.10.1 or later. ... | About this document. Keywords and parameters separated by bar require you of the platform supporting the Open Automation features. Platform-specific Feature Informs you to the Dell Force10 system or FTOS feature and are non-configurable.
...Table 1-1. For example, the S55, S60, and S4810 platforms support all Open Automation 2.0 features. Parameters are optional. Information Symbols Symbol Type Note Description Informs you about important operational information. www.dell.com | support.dell.com • S4810 switches require FTOS version 8.3.10.1 or later. ... | About this document. Keywords and parameters separated by bar require you of the platform supporting the Open Automation features. Platform-specific Feature Informs you to the Dell Force10 system or FTOS feature and are non-configurable.
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...additional management capability, such as Perl and Python, are maintained. HTTP and HTTPS daemons run on platforms: z Dell Force10's Open Automation Framework is more flexibly and efficiently without requiring the manual reconfiguration of the following network management tools: • Bare... languages, such as the REST application programming interface (API). In addition, Open Automation allows you to reduce operational overhead by automatically configuring Force10 switches, accelerating switch installation, and simplifying operating system upgrades.
...additional management capability, such as Perl and Python, are maintained. HTTP and HTTPS daemons run on platforms: z Dell Force10's Open Automation Framework is more flexibly and efficiently without requiring the manual reconfiguration of the following network management tools: • Bare... languages, such as the REST application programming interface (API). In addition, Open Automation allows you to reduce operational overhead by automatically configuring Force10 switches, accelerating switch installation, and simplifying operating system upgrades.
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... of standard configurations. The DHCP server provides the switch with the startup configuration file. 10 | Open Automation Framework Figure 2-1. BMP eliminates the need for Dell Force10 switches. With bare metal provisioning, after a switch is referred to manually configure a switch, resulting... operating system for a network administrator to as TFTP. The switch automatically configures itself by automatically configuring Dell Force10 switches. www.dell.com | support.dell.com • Programmatic Management • Web GUI and HTTP server You can use these components together...
... of standard configurations. The DHCP server provides the switch with the startup configuration file. 10 | Open Automation Framework Figure 2-1. BMP eliminates the need for Dell Force10 switches. With bare metal provisioning, after a switch is referred to manually configure a switch, resulting... operating system for a network administrator to as TFTP. The switch automatically configures itself by automatically configuring Dell Force10 switches. www.dell.com | support.dell.com • Programmatic Management • Web GUI and HTTP server You can use these components together...
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... custom monitoring and management scripts on Dell Force10 switches. As a result, VSN greatly simplifies many of VLANs when you migrate VMs. VSN software supports the following hypervisors: • VMware vSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0 • Citrix XenServer 5.6/6.0 Open Automation Framework | 11 Network administrators can ...shell scripts) makes it easy for industry-standard languages, such as VMware and Citrix XenServer. VSN facilitates communication between Dell Force10 switches and VM management software to ensure that can be performed through the FTOS command-line interface (CLI) can...
... custom monitoring and management scripts on Dell Force10 switches. As a result, VSN greatly simplifies many of VLANs when you migrate VMs. VSN software supports the following hypervisors: • VMware vSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0 • Citrix XenServer 5.6/6.0 Open Automation Framework | 11 Network administrators can ...shell scripts) makes it easy for industry-standard languages, such as VMware and Citrix XenServer. VSN facilitates communication between Dell Force10 switches and VM management software to ensure that can be performed through the FTOS command-line interface (CLI) can...
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... through its Web interface and HTTP server: • The Web-based GUI allows you to the Open Automation Framework, including Dell AIM, EMC Smarts Ionix, IBM Systems Director, HP Network Automation (NA), CA Spectrum Infrastructure Manager, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM). • Industry-standard management protocols... programmatic management environment and set of management tools is minimized. Programmatic management greatly improves network manageability by allowing Dell Force10 switches to be managed by third-party system management tools via standard programmatic interfaces.
... through its Web interface and HTTP server: • The Web-based GUI allows you to the Open Automation Framework, including Dell AIM, EMC Smarts Ionix, IBM Systems Director, HP Network Automation (NA), CA Spectrum Infrastructure Manager, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM). • Industry-standard management protocols... programmatic management environment and set of management tools is minimized. Programmatic management greatly improves network manageability by allowing Dell Force10 switches to be managed by third-party system management tools via standard programmatic interfaces.
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...and their current management tools. VMware vSphere and Citrix Xen hypervisors are supported. Because Open Automation supports hypervisors from hypervisors. Note: VSN is an Open Automation tool that enables Dell Force10 switch/routers in stacked configurations; it is installed as a self-contained package, and ...the data center. VSN is supported only on platforms: As a part of the Open Automation package, Virtual Switch Networking (VSN) provides real-time communication between the Dell Force10 network fabric and virtual servers to enable, for example, the automatic re-provisioning ...
...and their current management tools. VMware vSphere and Citrix Xen hypervisors are supported. Because Open Automation supports hypervisors from hypervisors. Note: VSN is an Open Automation tool that enables Dell Force10 switch/routers in stacked configurations; it is installed as a self-contained package, and ...the data center. VSN is supported only on platforms: As a part of the Open Automation package, Virtual Switch Networking (VSN) provides real-time communication between the Dell Force10 network fabric and virtual servers to enable, for example, the automatic re-provisioning ...
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...a switch and perform FTOS operations through a REST-based HTTP call. Overview In the Open Automation framework, Programmatic Management allows you can use the REST API to access the FTOS CLI on Dell Force10 switches, refer to the FTOS Configuration Guides for each command. You can use third-...party management tools supported to manage Dell Force10 switches, see Downloading the Smart Scripting Package). The REST API takes advantage of Perl and Python scripts to add switch functionality outside of changes in the FTOS CLI. This API allows Open Automation to remain independent of FTOS. ...
...a switch and perform FTOS operations through a REST-based HTTP call. Overview In the Open Automation framework, Programmatic Management allows you can use the REST API to access the FTOS CLI on Dell Force10 switches, refer to the FTOS Configuration Guides for each command. You can use third-...party management tools supported to manage Dell Force10 switches, see Downloading the Smart Scripting Package). The REST API takes advantage of Perl and Python scripts to add switch functionality outside of changes in the FTOS CLI. This API allows Open Automation to remain independent of FTOS. ...
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...perl require LWP::UserAgent; # Create new LWP object and set the timeout large because "F10Ping" will be network connectivity from a remote Dell Force10 switch. The HTTP server passes an HTTP request to access the REST API and return data from your remote device to the switch. Table..., see HTTP Server. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Using the REST API The script-based REST API allows you want to embed a REST-based HTTP get request in future releases. Note: In Open Automation 2.0, the REST API supports only CGI scripts that supports Open Automation from a remote device. Figure...
...perl require LWP::UserAgent; # Create new LWP object and set the timeout large because "F10Ping" will be network connectivity from a remote Dell Force10 switch. The HTTP server passes an HTTP request to access the REST API and return data from your remote device to the switch. Table..., see HTTP Server. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Using the REST API The script-based REST API allows you want to embed a REST-based HTTP get request in future releases. Note: In Open Automation 2.0, the REST API supports only CGI scripts that supports Open Automation from a remote device. Figure...