Creating endpoints

MetalSoft uses the Endpoint concept to represent one or more ports in one or more switches. They usually map one-to-one to a server but could also be other device types such as Firewalls or Printers etc.

Create four Endpoints

1. Go to Endpoints → Add Endpoint
   • Select the site
   • Give it a name such as Server01
   • Give it a label such as server01
   • If your organizations uses an identifier for the equipment you may enter that in the External ID field
   • Click New Interface on the right
   • Provide the MAC address of the endpoint, if known, if not just enter 00:00:00:00:00:00
   • Select the switch to which this physical link connects to. In the case of Server01 in our diagram it is pod01-leaf01
   • Select the port to which the physical link is connected to. In the case of the first link of Server01 in our diagram it is Eth1/1
   • Repeat the process and add another connection to pod02-leaf02 on port Eth1/1
2. Repeat this process 4 times and create endpoints for all 4 servers

Tip

It is a good practice to create an endpoint when a server is added to your inventory and connected to one of the switches under your management even if they are not used right away. This will avoid human error and provide you with visibility into what is connected where. If your organization uses a DCIM solution you may want to setup a callback to perform this process automatically.

Note

If you use the “Full Stack” setup with the Server Manager or the Virtualization Manager, there is no need to create endpoints, the connections are detected automatically.