# 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