Active System Manager Version 8.
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Contents 1 Overview................................................................................................................. 7 About this document............................................................................................................................ 8 What is New in this Release.................................................................................................................. 8 Accessing Online Help..................................................................
Deleting resources from service.........................................................................................................35 6 Templates.............................................................................................................36 Manage templates............................................................................................................................... 37 Viewing template details..............................................................................
Understanding All Resources tab....................................................................................................... 88 Resource health status..................................................................................................................90 Resource operational state...........................................................................................................90 Resource firmware compliance status................................................................
Deleting a user.............................................................................................................................129 Editing a user............................................................................................................................... 129 Enabling or disabling users......................................................................................................... 129 Directory services...................................................................
Overview 1 Active System Manager (ASM) is Dell’s unified management product that provides a comprehensive infrastructure and workload automation solution for IT administrators and teams. ASM simplifies and automates the management of heterogeneous environments enabling IT to respond more rapidly to dynamic business needs.
– Full lifecycle management of physical and virtual infrastructure and workloads. • Deep virtualization integration — Manage cluster-level and virtual machine (VM) lifecycle. • Resource pooling and dynamic allocation — Optimize capital expenditures by creating and managing physical and virtual IT resource pools.
• To open context-sensitive online help for the active page, click ?, and then click Help. • To open context-sensitive online help for a dialog box, click ? in the dialog box. Additionally, in the online help, use the Enter search items option in the Table of Contents to search for a specific topic or keyword. Other documents you may need In addition to this guide, the following documents available on the Dell Support website at dell.com/ support/manuals provide additional information about the ASM.
4. 5. After uploading the license file, the following information about the license is displayed: • License Type • Number of Resources • Number of Used Resources • Number of Available Resources • Expiration Date To replace the Evaluation license with standard license click the same Add button under License Management section, click Browse button beside Upload License and select a regular standard license file, and then click Open.
Getting started with ASM 8.1 2 When you log in to ASM for the first time, the Getting Started page is displayed. This page provides a recommended guided workflow for getting started with ASM. A check mark indicates that you have completed the step. NOTE: Standard users do not have the privilege to view the Getting Standard page.
Related Tasks Initial setup Discovering resources Templates Defining or editing existing network Configuring resources or chassis 12
Initial setup 3 The Initial Setup wizard enables you to configure the basic settings required to start using ASM. Before you begin, gather the following information: • The local network share that contains ASM license. • The time zone of the virtual appliance that hosts ASM. • The IP address or host name of at least one Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers. • The IP address or host name, port, and credentials of the proxy server. (Optional) • The networks in your environment for ASM to access.
Uploading license If you are using ASM for the first time, you must upload the license file through the Initial Setup wizard. To upload a subsequent license, click Settings in the left pane, and then click Virtual Appliance Management. In the Virtual Appliance Management page, click Edit in the License Management section. 1. On the Licensing page of the Initial Setup wizard, click Browse, and select a valid license file.
To enable communication through a proxy server: 1. On the Proxy Settings page of the Initial Setup wizard, select the Use a proxy server check box. 2. In the Server IP Address box, enter the IP address or host name for the proxy server. 3. In the Port box, enter the port number for the proxy server. 4. If the proxy server requires credentials to log in, select the Use proxy credentials check box, enter the User Name and Password, and then reenter the password to confirm. 5.
Verifying initial setup 1. On the Summary page, verify the settings you have configured in the previous pages. 2. If the information is correct, click Finish to complete the initial setup. 3. If you want to edit any of the information, click Back or click the corresponding page name in the left navigation bar.
Dashboard 4 The Dashboard displays the following information: NOTE: Standard users are allowed only to view the details of the services that they have created or for the services they have permission. • Under Service Overview section, displays a graphical representation of the services based on their state, total number of services deployed, and state icons that represent the service state. The number next to each state icon indicates how many services are in a particular state.
• * Last Week * Last Month * Last 6 Months * Last Year Under Server Overview → Server Health, a pie chart displays the total number of servers available across all the server pools and their state. The state of the servers are categorized based on the following state: – Healthy (green band on the graphic): Indicates that there is no issue with the servers and working as expected. – Critical (red band on the graphic): Indicates critical problems exist with one or more components in the server.
– The trial license expires. • Deploy Service from Recent Templates — Enables you to view the most recent published templates and use it for deployment. Click View All to view all the templates. NOTE: Standard users are allowed only to view the recent templates that they have created. • Recent Activity — Lists the most recent user and system initiated activities. Click View All to view all the activities in the Logs page. Additionally, following information is displayed on the Disover pane.
Related Concepts Dashboard 20
5 Services A service is a deployment of a published template. NOTE: Standard users are allowed to view only the services that they have created or for which they have permissions. The Services page displays the services that are in following states in both Graphical and Tabular view. • Error Services — Indicates the services for which the deployment process is incomplete due to errors. • Deployed Services — Indicates the services that are deployed successfully.
• Name of the user who deployed the service. • Date and time when the service is deployed. • Displays the name of the reference template used in the service. • Lists the number of resources included in the service for deployment, based on the following component types: – Application – Virtual Machine – Cluster – Server – Storage From the Service page, you can: • Click Deploy New Service to deploy new service.
a. From the Select Template drop-down list, select the template to deploy a service. b. Enter the Service Name (required) and Service Description (optional) that identifies the service. c. If you want to update the firmware running on the servers that are in the service, select Manage Server Firmware check box, and from the Use Firmware Repository drop-down, select a firmware repository. NOTE: Changing the firmware repository could update the firmware level on servers for this service.
Viewing service details The Service Name Details page displays the state of the service at component level in Topology and Tabular view. To switch between Topology and Tabular view, click the topology icon View As option on top of the Details page. • or graphic icon next to In the Topology view, under Service Resources, you can view the topology of the components and connections as structured in a selected service template.
* Asset/Service Tag * Manufacturer * Model – Under Physical Servers, you can view the following information about the servers that are part of a service : * IP Address * Hypervisor IP Address * Asset/Service Tag * Manufacturer * Model – Under Storage, you can view the following information and view the volumes created on a particular storage and the size of the volumes.
– Deployed On — Displays the date and time when the service is deployed. – Reference Template — Displays the name of the reference template used in the service. – Reference Firmware Repository — Displays the reference firmware repository. – User Permissions — Displays one of the following: * Enabled — Indicates that the permission is granted for one or more Standard users to deploy this service. * Disabled — Indicates that the permission is not granted for Standard users to deploy this service.
Deleting resources from service Migrating servers Updating Server Component Component deployment states After you deploy a service, ASM assigns one or more states to the components based on the deployment status. The following are different types of states displayed at a component level: • Pending — Indicates that, within a service, the deployment is not yet started for the particular components.
• To grant access only to specific Standard users for this service, select Specific Standard Users option, and perform the following tasks: a. Click Add User (s) to add one or more Standard users to the list. To remove the Standard user from the list, select the Standard user and click Remove User(s). b. After adding the Standard users, select or clear the check box next to the Standard users to grant or block access to the service.
The Services page is displayed. 2. Select an error service and click View Details in the right pane. The Details page is displayed. 3. In the right pane, under Service Actions, click Retry. Click Yes when a confirmation message appears. View Service Deployment Settings The Service Deployment Settings page displays the settings configured on the resources in a service for deployment.
Migrating servers NOTE: Standard users can migrate the servers that are part of the server pool for with they have permission. You can migrate only one server at a time. However, after a successful migration, additional servers can be migrated. During migration, ASM tries to identify an exact match for the hardware. If it is not available in the server pool, a different hardware can be selected. You may encounter some issues during configuration of the new servers.
The Services page is displayed. 2. Select a service and click View Details in the right pane. The Details page is displayed. 3. In the right pane, under Resource Actions, from the Add Resources drop-down menu, click one of the following components: • Application — Enables you to add one or more applications to the service. • VM — Enables you to add one or more virtual machines to the service. • Cluster — Enables you to add one or more clusters to the service.
3. Click Continue. Based on the component type, specific settings and properties appear automatically that are required and can be edited. For more information specific to component type settings, see Component Types. 2. Click Save. Adding clusters to existing service To add clusters to an existing service: 1.
• 3. In the Component Name box, enter the virtual machine name for the corresponding components. 4. In the Host Name box, enter the host name of the virtual machines. If you want to add new virtual machine instance, click New, and perform the following steps: 1. From the Select a Component drop-down list, select on of the following: – vCenter Virtual Machine – Clone vCenter Virtual Machine – Clone Hyper-V Virtual Machine 2.
Based on the component type, specific settings and properties appear automatically that are required and can be edited. For more information specific to component type settings, see Component Types. When you redeploy an existing service after adding one or more servers, the following states are displayed in the Resources page: • The state of the existing server resources that are part of the service changes from “Deployed” to ‘Deploying”, and then changes to “Deployed” after the deployment is complete.
Deleting resources from service 1. On the Delete Resources from Service page, select the resources that you want delete from the service. 2. Click Delete. NOTE: Deleting a shared resource may affect other running services.
Templates 6 A Template is a collection of components. It defines the end state of your infrastructure that will be configured when a service is generated. A Template may consist of various components that identify the type of resource to be configured. In ASM, each component is specifically categorized as: • Application • Virtual Machine • Cluster • Server • Storage NOTE: The Switch component cannot be configured in ASM currently.
• Create Template • Upload External Template If you select Sample Template, you will get templates which are integrated with ASM by default. Related Concepts Manage templates Sample templates Related References About roles Related Tasks Cloning template Deleting template Creating template Editing template Building and publishing template Importing template Manage templates The Templates page displays the information about the templates in Graphical and Tabular format.
You can click on a specific template to see the following details of the template in the right pane: • Template name and description for the template. • Category — Indicates the template category. • Created on — Indicates the date and time of template creation. • Created by — Indicates the name of the user who created the template. • Updated on — Indicates the date and time when the template was last updated.
Related Tasks Component types Creating template The Create Template feature allows you to either create a new template or clone the components of an existing template into a new template. To create a new template or clone an existing template, perform the following steps: 1. In the left pane, click Templates. 2. On the Templates page, click Create Template. The Create Template dialog box is displayed. 3. Select either New or Clone Existing option.
Editing template information To edit the template information: 1. 2. In the left pane, click Templates. On the Templates page, click the template that you want to edit, and click Edit in the right pane. The Template Builder page is displayed.. 3. In the Template Name box, modify the template name as needed. 4. From the Template Category drop-down list, select a template category. To create a new category, select Create New Category from the list. 5.
• Cluster • Virtual Machine • Application NOTE: While building a template, it is recommended to first provision the physical resources, then configure virtual resources and lastly configure application settings to be deployed on the resources. On this page, you can: • Build and Publish a template • Delete a Template • Import a Template • Deploy a Service NOTE: The Deploy Service functionality is applicable only on published templates.
Related Concepts Building template overview Related Tasks Deploying service Sample templates Importing template The Import Template option allows you to import the components of an existing template, along with their component configurations, into a template. For example, you can create a template that defines specific cluster and virtual machine topology, and then import this template definition into another template. After importing, you can modify the component properties of the imported components.
Enter encryption password in Set File Encryption Password. Confirm Encryption Password: To confirm encryption password re-enter encryption password in Confirm Encryption Password. 5. Click Export to File. After clicking Export to File, the file gets downloaded in download directory. A window is displayed to save the exported file. There save file option is selected by default. 6. Click Ok to save the file. Upload External Template To upload a template which has imported from other instances of ASM: 1.
– Reference Firmware Repository — Displays the reference firmware repository. – User Permissions — Displays one of the following: * Disabled — Indicates the permission to access the template is not granted to any Standard users. * Enabled — Indicates the permission is granted to one or more Standard users. – Under Actions, you can: * Click Publish Template to publish the template. Once it is published it can be deployed as a service. * Click Delete Template to delete the template.
You can also clone an existing template while creating a new template. For more details, refer to the Create a Template topic. 3. Enter a Template Name and Template Description (Optional), and click Save. Deploying service NOTE: You cannot deploy a service using a template that is in draft state. Publish the template before you use the template to deploy a service. To deploy a service: 1. In the left pane, click Services. The Services page is displayed. 2.
down menu, you can manually select server with its service tag for deployment from the list under the Choose Server drop down menu. c. At the time of server component deployment time if OS, Hardware configuration is failed, deployment gets failed. To avoid the scenario if you select the Migrate On Failure check box on Deployment Setting page, even if the deployment fail on a server, the service will automatically be tried to get deployed on another servers.
5. Click Next. It directs you to Deployment Setting in the Deploy Service window. NOTE: Auto generate host name option is displayed in this window for generating host name. If you already auto generated host name on Server Component window, it won’t display the option here. 6. Click Next. It directs you to Schedule Deployment option under Deploy Service window. Under Schedule Deployment, two options are there: • Deploy Now: To deploy the service immediately, select the option Deploy Now. 7.
behavior when a service is deleted is to retain the storage volume available to make sure no critical data is deleted. As a best practice, you need to perform the following tasks while decommissioning a service. Make sure to perform these tasks to avoid issues in provisioning of future services due to conflicts. Decommissioning Hyper-V based storage, host, and clusters To decommission Hyper-V based storage, host, and clusters: 1. SCVMM clusters should be uninstalled through SCVMM. 2.
Cluster Virtual Machine Application Storage A Storage component refers to the physical storage components that can be added to a template. It is recommended to provision a storage resource first and then configure virtual resources and applications while building a template. The following storage resource types are provisioned in ASM: • Compellent • EqualLogic Chap • NetApp After selecting Storage on the Template Builder page, perform the following actions: 1.
Field Name Description Storage Pool Specifies pool name where a volume is. The default storage pool value is Default. Storage Size (e.g. 100m, 1g) Specifies the volume size. Thin Provisioning Enables thin provisioning on this volume. The possible values are enable or disable. Snapshot Reserve % Refers to the amount of space, as a percentage of the volume size, to reserve for a snapshot.
Field Name Description Enter the comma-separated list containing the IP addresses or IQN addresses. The list should not contain a white space. A valid IP address list must be in the format: 172.19.15.2,172.19.15.3,172.19.15.4 A valid IQN address list must be in the format: iqn. 2001-05.com.dellsoftware01,iqn.2001-05.com.dellsoftware02,iqn. 2001-05.com.dellsoftware01 Compellent Storage Settings Target Compellent Device Specifies the compellent storage device where the volume is created.
Field Name Description then this flag is ignored. If this flag is present, then the Port Type must also be specified. The possible values are true or false. Force Map If the value of this property is defined, it forces mapping, even if the mapping already exists. The possible values are true or false. Map Read Only Specifies whether or not a map is read-only. The possible values are true or false. Single Path Map Specifies that only a single local port can be used for mapping.
Server To provision a bare metal server, add a server component in the template builder. After selecting Server on the template builder page, perform the following actions: 1. On the Server Component window, from the Component Name drop-down list, select a Server or Server (O/S Installation Only). 2. In the # of Instances, box, enter the number of the server instances that you want to add. 3. Under Related Components, select the components that you want to map with the server components.
• For configuring interface on the Blade Servers, see Configuring Interface on Blade Servers 10. Click Add. NOTE: PowerEdge C6220 server and FX2 server are newly added resource. NOTE: For C-Series server: Hardware monitoring is not available for DellPowerEdge C 6220 Server, whereas it is available for iDRAC-based server. Network and BIOS configuration cannot be performed using appliance. You need to do it manually. You need to make sure that hard disk is available for server to install OS.
Target Boot Device Description User Accessible USB Ports Enables or disables the user accessible USB ports. Number of Core Processors Specifies the number of enabled cores per processor. Processor Virtualization Technology If this is enabled, the additional hardware capabilities provided by virtualization technology are enabled. Logical Processors Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. If enabled, the BIOS reports all logical processors.
Target Boot Device Description NOTE: If you select EXSi, CentOS, Linux from OS Image Drop down menu, a field, NTP server is appeared. This is an optional component but we highly recommend you to enter NTP server IP in the field to avoid deployment failure. If you select Windows from OS Image drop down menu, NTP Server field is not appeared. In that case you need to select Install HyperV option to get the NTP server field. It is required to fill the NTP Server field for HyperV deployment.
Server (OS Installation only) Component Setting On Getting Started page, click Template. On Template page, click Create Template. On Create Template page: Template Name field: Enter Template name in the Template Name field. Template Category : Select category of template from the Template Category drop-down menu. Click Save, it directs you to Template page. On Template page, click on Add Server. It directs you to Server Component window.
After you select OS Image Type, Time zone and NTP Server fields are displayed. Select time zone from Time Zone drop-down menu. NTP Server: It is an optional component. You can specify NTP server for bare metal OS installation, esxi installation. NOTE: It is recommended to enter IP address in the NTP server field to avoid failure at the time of synchronizing between ASM appliances and the targeted server. It is recommended to configure NTP synchronization in your environment.
Configuring Interface on Blade or FX Servers 1. In the Server Component dialog box, under Network Setting , select Blade or FX2Server option from Fabric Configuration. 2. To enable fabrics, select the corresponding check boxes next to Fabric A / onboard NIC, Fabric B / PCI e slot 1, and Fabric C / PCI e slot 2. Fabric A, Fabric B and Fabric C are applicable for M1000E Chassis. Onboard NIC, PCIe slot 1, PCIe slot 2 are applicable for FX2 .
NOTE: For BIOS setting, you need some dependancy setting.Certain BIOS setting you select, may invalidate other BIOS setting. you need to check the dependency setting because those dependency check is not performed by ASM. It’s upto you to decide whether to change the imported setting or not. For changing the setting, you need to go to BIOS of the server to ensure valid configuration. You can get to know about whether there is any dependency setting or not with the help of tool tip.
After selecting Cluster on the template builder page, perform the following actions: 1. In the Cluster Component dialog box, from the Select a Component drop-down list, select one of the of the following options: • VMWare • Hyper-V 2. In the # of Instances box, enter the number of cluster instances. 3. Under Related Components, select the components that you want to map with the selected cluster instance.
Field Name Description New cluster name Enables you to specify a new cluster. Cluster IP Address Specifies the cluster IP address. Virtual Machine A Virtual Machine is configured on top of a cluster, while building a template. After selecting Virtual Machine on the template builder page, perform the following actions: After selecting Virtual Machine component on the Template Builder page, perform the following actions: 1.
Virtual Machine Settings (Clone vCenter Virtual Machine) Field Name Description Custom Installation OS script Refers to ASM maintained kickstart scripts or unattend.xml customer specific scripts to be used as a part of unattend OS install. Virtual Machine Settings Number of CPUs Refers to the number of CPUs specified while configuring a Virtual Machine. Virtual Disk Size (GB) Specifies the size to allocate for virtual machine hard disk.
Virtual Machine Settings (Clone vCenter Virtual Machine) Field Name Description Number of CPUs Specifies the Number of CPUs to allocate to the virtual machine Memory in MB Specifies the memory to allocate to the virtual machine Start Action Selects the action to perform automatically when the virtualization server starts. Start Action Selects the action to perform when the virtualization server stops. Application The Application component is configured on top of virtual resources in ASM.
Field Name Description Default and Possible Values features Specify the list of individual SQL server components to install. Default values: SQLENGINE,CONN,SSMS,AD V_SSMS Possible values: Replication, FullText, DQ, AS, RS, DQC, IS, MDS, BC, BOL, BIDS, DREPLAY_CTLR, DREPLAY_CLT, SNAC_SDT, SDK, LocalDB sapwd Specifies the password for SQL Server SA Account. agtsvcaccount Specifies the account for the SQL Server Agent service. Default value: NT SERVICE \MSSQLSERVER agtsvcpassword Specifies the pass
Field Name Description Default and Possible Values Source Specifies the installation media location Example, if repository created on appliance repo-store directory. "///razor/ XenDesktop7/x64/ XenDesktop Setup" SQL Server If the value is True, installs SQL Server component Possible values: True from Citrix installer on the virtual machine to which or False the component is related.
Field Name Description Default and Possible Values Install Command Specifies the command to install executable located on the share. Agent-Web.exe /silent reboot=never Upload File Specifies the file to upload from the share that you have specified. Upload File depends on Share. You must upload file to share. Possible value: myfile.bat Upload Recurse Determines whether or not to upload all contents of the directory on the share. Possible value: True or False Execute File Command Optional.
Sample templates ASM ships with several sample templates. It can not edit sample template but you can clone sample templates. After you clone the template, you must make minor modifications to make the template enable for deployment in your environment.
a. In the Component Name text box, type the component name. (Optional) b. Under Hardware Settings section, configure the following settings: c. 1. Retain the value of Target Boot Device as default value of SD Card. 2. From the Server Pool drop-down list, select the server pool that contains a target server. Under OS Settings, configure the following: 1. To select the administrator password that configures on the deployed OS, in the Administrator password text box, type the administrator password.
The template is now ready to be deployed. Template – deploy operating system to hard drive This template deploys an OS to the local hard disk drive of a bare metal server. A single server component is available in the Template Builder. 1. In the Templates page, select the Deploy OS to Hard Drive template, and then click Clone in the right pane. 2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter the Template Name and Template Description. 3. Click Save. 4.
NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. The value in the template is masked, but the actual password is not set. If this password is not set, you cannot log in to the deployed server. 4. Under OS Settings, perform the following: a. To select the administrator password that configures on the deployed OS, in the Administrator password text box, type the administrator password. In the Confirm administrator password box, type the password again to confirm. b.
4. 5. In the Template Builder, select the cluster component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Cluster Component dialog box. a. In the Component Name box, type the component name. (Optional) b. Under Cluster Settings, configure the following: 1. From the Target Hypervisor drop-down list, select the target vCenter. 2. In the Data Center Name and Cluster Name boxes, type the corresponding names.
5. 4. In the Volume Folder, Volume notes, Replay Profile, Storage Profile Name, and Server Notes text boxes, type the details. (Optional) 5. In the Server Object Name box, type a server object name. 6. From the Operating System Name drop-down list, select either VMware ESX 5.1 or 5.5. 7. Retain the values of Port Type, Manual, Force Map, Map Read Only, and Single Path Map as defaults.
5. In the Component Name box, type the component name. (Optional) 6. Under EqualLogic Storage Settings, configure the following: 7. a. From the Target EqualLogic drop-down list, select your target EqualLogic iSCSI array. b. In the Storage Volume Name text box, type a unique name. c.
To deploy Hyper-V host with iSCSI storage using this template, perform the following steps: 1. On the Templates page, select the Deploy Hyper-V Host with iSCSI Storage template, and click Clone. 2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name and description for the template, and click Save. 3. In the Template Builder, select a storage component, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box. a.
Template – deploy Hyper-V cluster with iSCSI storage The Deploy Hyper-V Cluster with iSCSI Storage template deploys two iSCSI storage volumes and installs Hyper-V on a physical host. To deploy Hyper-V host with iSCSI storage using this template, perform the following steps: 1. On the Templates page, select the Deploy Hyper-V Cluster with iSCSI Storage template, and click Clone. 2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name, description, category for the template, and click Save. 3.
NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. There is a masked value present in the template, but there is no actual password set. If you do not set this password, you will not be able to log in to the deployed server. 7. 5. 6. Select the OS Image configured for Hyper-V to deploy within your ASM managed environment. d. Under Network Settings, update the network settings based on the hypervisor that you want to deploy and the networks you have configured in your environment. e.
3. 4. 5. On the Template Builder page, click each storage components, click Edit on the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box:. a. Modify the Component Name with a unique name, if required. b. From the Target Compellent drop-down list, select the target compellent array. c. Modify the Storage Volume Name and Storage Size, if desired.
b. From the Host Group drop-down list, select an existing host group, or in the New host group name box and enter the name of the host group that you want to create. c. From the Cluster Name drop-down list, select New Cluster and then in the New cluster name box, enter an updated name for the cluster that will be created in SCVMM. 8. Click Save. 9. Click Publish Template. This template is now ready to be deployed.
NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. There is a masked value present in the template, but there is no actual password set. If you do not set this password, you will not be able to log in to the deployed server. j. Under Network Settings, perform the following. 1. Select the Do you want to partition? check box. NOTE: For a Hyper-V deployment, partitions are not required. 2.
5. On the Template Builder page, click the server components, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings for the server in the Server Component dialog box: a. From the Server Pool drop-down list, if required, select the server pool to which you want to deploy. b. Under Network Settings, select Blade Server or Rack Server to which you want to deploy. c. Select the appropriate workload networks.
6. Click Save. 7. Click Publish Template. This template is now ready to be deployed. Template – deploy virtual machine template clone on Hyper-V cluster The Deploy Virtual Machine Template Clone on Hyper-V Cluster template will create a virtual machine clone of a Hyper-V virtual machine template in SCVMM. NOTE: Template cloning will not work if Hyper-V virtual machine template has not been configured according to the Active System Manage Quick Install Guide.
To deploy a VMWare virtual machine clone using this template, perform the following steps: 1. On the Templates page, select the Deploy Virtual Machine Template Clone on VMWare Cluster template, and click Clone in the right pane. 2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name, category, and description for the template, select the cluster and virtual machine components, and click Save. 3.
3. Unpack Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ISO into CIFs share on the virtual appliance. To perform this task, run the following commands: cd /var/lib/razor/repo-store mount -o loop .iso/mntrsync a /mnt/ /var/lib/razor/repo-store/ SQL2012umount /mntrm SQL2012.iso 4. On the ASM home page, in the left pane, click Templates, select the Deploy SQL Server 2012 template, and then click Clone. 5. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name, category, and description. Click Save. 6.
a. Under Application Settings, in the Media Location box, enter the directory location where the SQL 2012 ISO was unpacked. b. Add appropriate account name and password information as required. c. Click Save. 11. Click Publish Template. This template is now ready to be deployed. Additional template information This section provides additional details, including prerequisites, for creating or deploying certain types of templates.
Specification Prerequisite • Make sure active zone set is configured on the Brocade SAN switches. Compellent Storage Configuration Must be configured Resource Discovery Make sure the following resources are discovered in ASM.
• Creates the storage volume and server objects that contain the WWPNs on Compellent storage. ASM creates the storage volume and server objects with the names specified in the template. • If Configure SAN Switch parameter is set to true, ASM performs the following actions: – Identifies the fault domain of the Compellent storage created on the Brocade switches. – Configures the Brocade switch by creating a zone for the server including the WWPN of the FC adapters and the Compellent storage.
Resources 7 The Chassis, servers, switches, storage groups, VMware vCenters, and Microsoft virtualization environments that you can manage using ASM are called resources. The Resources page displays detailed information about all the resources and the server pools that ASM has discovered and inventoried, and allows you to perform various operations from the All Resources and Server Pools tabs.
To filter resources based on the resource types, click Show Filter on Resource page.
Updating firmware Resource health status ASM assigns health status to the resources based on the conditions described in the following table. Icon Health Status Description Healthy Indicates that there is no issue with the resource and working as expected. Warnin g Indicates that the resource is in a state that requires corrective action, but does not affect overall system health. For example, the firmware running on the resource is not at the required level or not compliant.
State Description Available Resource is available for deployment. Deploying Resource is in the process of being deployed in a service. Deployed Resource is deployed in a service. Pending One or more of the following tasks are in progress: • Discovering resource. • Determining resource details, including firmware version. • Applying template to the resource. • Updating firmware. • Removing resource from ASM inventory. Error Service deployment is failed.
ASM will apply the firmware updates immediately and then reboot to all servers within this service. For servers belonging to a VMware vSphere cluster, servers will be updated one at a time by putting it first into maintenance mode, then performing the firmware update and rebooting the server, and finally bringing the server out of maintenance mode before moving on to the next server. • Apply Updates on Next Reboot — Select the option to update the firmware at the next server reboot.
Discovery overview You can discover new resources or existing resources that are already configured within your environment. After discovery, you can deploy services on these resources from a template. When ASM discovers a chassis, it also discovers servers and I/O modules within the chassis. The Discover Resources wizard enables you to discover resources. To open the Discover Resources wizard, perform one of the following actions: • On the Getting Started page, click Discover Resources.
NOTE: The Initial Chassis Configuration page is displayed only when one or more chassis are identified in the specified IP range. a. Under Select Chassis For Initial Configuration, select one or more chassis for with you want assign IP address and add credentials during discovery. b. Under IP Addressing section, select the method for assigning IP address to chassis and servers and I/O modules within the chassis. c. 5.
Adding IP Address and Credentials to Chassis On the Initial Chassis Configuration page, you can configure the IP address and credentials to the chassis and the associated servers and I/O module during discovery. However, you can configure the global chassis settings and other unique settings for chassis, servers, and I/O modules using the Configure Resource wizard.
3. a. From the Chassis Credentials drop-down list, select the credentials for accessing the chassis. To create a root credential, click Create New. To edit a credential, select the credential from the Chassis Credentials drop-down list and click Edit. b. From the Blade Credentials drop-down list, select the credentials for accessing blade server within the chassis. To create a new root credential, click Create New.
4. On the Firmware Compliance page, select the resources to update the firmware running on the resources automatically to meet the firmware requirements specified in the default repository. Click Next. 5. In the Chassis Configuration page, select one or more chassis to configure the following global settings, and then click Next. For more information, see Configure Global Chassis Configuration Settings. a. Under Users, configure additional CMC and iDRAC local users. b.
Configuring default firmware repository On the Default Firmware Repository page, you can: • Click Add Repository to create new firmware repositories. • Click Remove to remove a repository • Click View Details to view the firmware bundles that are available in the firmware repository. • Select a repository from the list and click Set as Default to set the repository as default firmware repository. Running firmware compliance ASM requires a minimum firmware level for all resources it manages.
3. b. c. 5. 6. 8. In the Email Alert Settings section, to configure the CMC to send email alerts to one or more email addresses: 1. In the SMTP Server box, enter the IP address or host name of an SMTP Server that will receive email alerts. 2. Click Create and enter the following: • In the Name box, enter the source email name from which the email alerts will be sent. • Enter one or more Destination Email Address.
Configuring unique chassis settings 1. On the Unique Chassis Settings page of the Configure Chassis wizard, to modify the settings that are specific for each individual chassis(s), select the Configure Unique Chassis Settings check box. The Unique Chassis Settings page lists the chassis that you want to configure. 2. To configure a chassis, click the arrow left to the chassis title, and enter the following information: • Chassis Name — Enter the name identify the chassis.
The Unique I/O Module Settings page lists the I/O modules within the chassis that you have selected. Each section in this page lists the I/O modules within a chassis. Click the arrow left to the section to expand or collapse the section. The page displays the following information about the I/O modules that have been discovered: • Service Tag — Displays the service tag of the I/O module. The service tag is a unique identifier provided by the manufacturer for support and maintenance.
Defining uplinks 1. On the Uplink Port Configuration page of the Configure Chassis wizard, in the Configure Uplinks area, click Define Uplinks. 2. In the Define Uplinks dialog box, click Add Uplink, and enter the following: a. Enter the name for the uplink. b. From the Port Channel drop-down list, select the port channel that you want to create on the switch. c. From the Network Type drop-down list, select one or more networks that you want to assign to the uplink.
The table lists ports that are available in each I/O module in separate columns. • Clear the Configure the uplinks on each I/O Module Independently check box to configure the same ports as uplink ports across all I/O modules. The table displays the following information: – IO modules (Model Name) that is present in each fabric. – Ports that are available in each IO module. 4. In the table, select the Quadport mode check box if you want to run the port in Quad mode.
NOTE: Uplink is an interconnect (also called port-channel, or grouping of ports) which is created on a switch by creating a connection to other switches in a networking environment. ASM can configure uplinks on MXLs, I/O Aggregators, FN410S, and FN2210S switches (I/O modules). 6. Click Next. NOTE: Uplink is basically external connection out of the switch to chassis to customer network environment. Customer is still require to configure corresponding port on the top of rack switch and uplink as well .
Adding or editing Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) user 1. On the Create Local User page, enter User Name of an account. 2. Enter the Password for the user account to log in to iDRAC. Reenter the password for confirmation. 3. Select one of the following Role to assign to user account: 4. • User • Operator • Administrator • No Access To enable this user account, select Enable User check box. Clear the Enable User check box to add the user in a disabled state.
An inventory job is scheduled, the resource state changes to Pending. When the inventory is complete, the resource state changes to Available. See ASM logs to view the start time and end time of the resource inventory operation. Managing and unmanaging resources You can manage or unmanage a resource that is discovered in ASM. NOTE: Only the user with Administrator role can change resource state to manage or manage in ASM. 1. In the left, select Resources. 2.
If you click Historical Data, a drop-down menu appears. You can select Last Week, Last Month, Last Year from the Historical Data drop-down menu.You get average, minimum, maximum value according to your selection. If you click Peak Values, you will get information regarding peak value, peak time, and start time.
• IKVM • Power Supplies From the Summary tab of the Chassis Details page, you can: • Open the remote GUI console for a Chassis Management Controller (CMC). • View all recent activities performed on the Chassis Viewing blade or rack server details 1. In the left pane, click Resources. The Resources page is displayed. 2.
3. • Host Groups • Clusters • Hosts • Virtual Machines Additionally, in the Details pane, under SCVMM Details, click the arrows to expand SCVMM → Host Groups → Hosts → Clusters to view the lists virtual machines, nodes, and application. Viewing storage group details 1. In the left pane, click Resources. The Resources page is displayed. 2. In the All Resources tab, click a storage group from the resources list to view the details.
NOTE: For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller User Guide. 1. In the left pane, click Resources. 2. On the Resources page, click All Resources tab. 3. Click a Chassis from the list. 4. In the Details pane, click View Details. 5. In the Summary tab, under Actions in the right, click Launch CMC GUI. Understanding server pools In ASM, a Server Pool is a set of servers grouped for specific use-cases such as business units or workload purposes.
5. On the Assign Users page, select the users you want to grant access rights to the server pool. Click Next. 6. On the Summary page, review the server pool configuration, and then click Finish. Editing server pool 1. In the Server Pools tab, click Edit. The Create Server Pool wizard is displayed. 2. To change the name and description of the server pool, in the left pane, click Server Pool Information. Click Save. 3.
Settings 8 On the Settings page, you can: NOTE: A user with Administrator role can only configure the following settings. For more information about roles and permission, see About Roles • Configure automatically scheduled and manual backup and restore jobs. • Create the credentials that ASM will use to access chassis, server, switch, VMware vCenter, and storage resources. • Access the Getting Started page. • Access application logs. • Manage OS image and firmware repositories.
• Last backup status • Backup directory path to an NFS or a CIFS share, including an optional user name required to access the share, if required • Backup Directory User Name Additionally, the Backup and Restore page displays information about the status of automatically scheduled backups (Enabled or Disabled).
3. Optionally, to indicate the network share location where the backup file will be saved, type a backup directory path in the Backup Directory Path box. Use one of the following formats: • NFS – host:/share/ • CIFS – \\host\share\ If username and password are required to access the network share, in the Backup Directory User Name and Backup Directory Password boxes, you can type a user name and a password. 4. To open the backup file, in the Encryption Password box type a password.
3. In the Encryption Password box, type a password that is required to open the backup file, and verify the encryption password by typing the password in the Confirm Encryption Password box. NOTE: The password can include any alphanumeric characters such as !@#$%* 4. Click Backup Now. Restore now Restoring ASM virtual appliance returns user-created data to an earlier configuration that is saved in a backup file.
• Name — User-defined name that identifies the credentials. • Type — Type of resource that uses the credential. • Resources — Total number of resources to which the credential is assigned. From the credential list, click a credential to view its details in the Summary tab: • Name of the user who created and modified the credential. • Date and time that the credential was created and last modified.
• Telnet • SSH b. Under SNMP Configuration, in the SNMP v2 Community String box, type the SNMP v2 community string required to access the resource. 9. To save the credential, click Save. Related Tasks Editing credentials Deleting credentials Editing credentials To edit a credential: 1. In the left pane, click Settings, and then click Credentials Management. 2. On the Credential Management page, click a credential that you want to edit, and then click Edit. 3.
You can view the following information: • Severity – — Indicates the fatal error occurred while communicating with a managed resource; corrective action is immediately required. – — Indicates that the resource is in a state that requires corrective action, but does not impact overall system health. For example, a discovered resource is not supported. – – • — Indicates general information about system health or activity. — Indicates that the component is working as expected.
Exporting all log entries You can export all current log entries to a comma-delimited (.csv) file for troubleshooting. 1. In the left pane, click Settings, and then click Application Logs. 2. On the Application Logs page, click Export All. 3. Open or save the file. Purging log entries You can delete log entries based on date and severity. 1. In the left pane, click Settings and then click Application Logs. 2. On the Application Logs page, click Purge. 3.
Related Tasks Defining or editing existing network Deleting a network Networking The Networks page displays information about networks defined in ASM, including: • Name • Description • VLAN ID • Network Type From this page, you can: • Define a network • Edit an existing network • Delete a network Additionally, you can click a network to see the following details in the Summary tab: • Name of the user who created and modified the network.
4. Optionally, in the Description field, type a description for the network. 5. From the Network Type drop-down list, select one of the following network types.
Network types Using ASM, you can manage the following network types. • Private LAN— Used to access network resources for functions such as vMotion traffic or heartbeat communication. • Public LAN— Used to access network resources for basic networking activities. NOTE: Private and public LANs are functionally identical in ASM. The purpose of offering both labels is to help users categorize LANs based on functional use. • SAN (iSCSI)— Used to manage storage-related traffic on an iSCSI network.
Related Tasks Network types Network types Defining or editing existing network Repositories On the repositories page, you can perform the following operations:: • OS Image Repositories tab – Enables you to create OS Image Repositories. • Firmware tab – Enables you to create Firmware Repositories.
To enter the CIFS share, see the format used in the following example: \\192.68.2.1\lab\isos \Windows2012r2.iso To enter the NFS share, see the format used in this following example: 192.68.10.1:var/infs/ linux.iso d. If you are using the CIFS share, enter the User Name and Password to access the share. Understanding Firmware tab The Firmware tab displays the following information about the firmware repositories: • Repository Name — Displays the name of the repository.
Adding firmware repositories 1. On the Repositories page, click Add Firmware Repository. 2. In the Add Firmware Repository dialog, select one of the following options: 3. • Import ASM's recommended repository from ftp.dell.com — Select this option to import the firmware repository that contains the firmware bundles recommended for ASM. • Load repository from network path — Select this option to upload the repository from any one of the following file shares NFS, CIFS, FTTP, and HTTP.
You will not get Edit and Delete option for the packaged bundles. You can only view the bundle details for the packaged bundles by following same method for User Bundles. NOTE: You cannot create a catalogue from scratched in ASM. You have to create a base catalogue in DRM tool and then you can upload that to ASM. You can select the uploaded catalogue and add bundles in it using Add Bundle feature.
In ASM, you can view the details of the following jobs and cancel the jobs: • Discovery • Firmware Update • Inventory • Service Deployment • Chassis Configuration The Scheduled Jobs page displays the following information about the jobs that are scheduled or currently running in ASM: • State — Displays one of the following states based on the job status: – Error — Job has completed with errors (job is complete but failed on one or more resources) – Scheduled — Job is scheduled to run at a specifi
• Last Name • First Name • State (Enabled or Disabled) On this page, you can: • Click refresh icon on the top left of the Users tab to retrieve the newly added users. • Edit or delete an existing user. • Create local user. • Enable or disable a user account. • Import Active Directory Users. Additionally, you can click on the specific user account to view the following user related information: • Email • Phone • Directory Services NOTE: You can also refresh the information on the page.
Enabling or disabling users Importing users Deleting a user The Delete option allows you to remove an existing ASM user. Perform the following tasks to delete a user: 1. In the left pane, click Settings and then click Users. 2. On the Users page, select one or more user accounts to delete. 3. Click Delete. Click Yes in the warning message to delete the account(s). Editing a user The Edit option allows you to edit an ASM user profile. Perform the following tasks to edit a user profile: 1.
Directory services The Directory Services functionality allows you to create Directory Service that ASM can access for importing remote users. On this page, you can: • Create a Directory Service. • Delete a Directory Service. • Edit a Directory Service. Directory services The Directory Services option allows you to add, edit or delete an Active Directory using the Directory Services functionality. ASM can access these active directories to import users.
4. Enter the directory service name in the Name box. 5. Enter the User Name, Password, Host, Port and Protocol (Plain or SSL) of the Active Directory that is to be added to ASM. NOTE: The default Windows port is 389, but refer to your Active Directory configuration for the specific port used for your Active Directory. Currently, the only format supported for User Name is @. 6. Click Next.
Related Concepts Connection settings Related References Connection settings matrix Attribute settings matrix Connection settings matrix Attribute settings matrix Related Tasks Summary Connection settings Summary Attribute settings matrix Field Name Description Base DN Refers to the Distinguished Name (DN) where the users are searched by ASM. It is the Distinguished Name (DN) of the starting point for directory server searches.
Editing a directory service The Edit option allows you to edit the existing directory settings. Perform the following steps to edit the active directory settings: 1. In the left menu, click Settings, and the click Users. 2. In the Directory Services check box, select a single directory service to be edited by checking the required service directory check box. 3. Edit the Connection settings, as necessary. 4. Edit the Attribute Settings, as necessary. 5. Review the Summary and edit settings.
NOTE: While importing Active Directory users, ASM roles are not automatically mapped to Active Directory user roles. Therefore, it is important to assign an appropriate role level to each imported user. NOTE: In the Selected Users List, each User Name is prefixed with a check box. Selecting this check-box will allow you to Select Role to change the role of the selected user(s), from the Change Roles drop-down list that appears on the top right of the Selected Users List box.
Template s Services Service Details templates that they have created. View Y Y* Y *Standard users are allowed only to view the services that they have created or for which they have permissions. Deploy Service Y Y* N *Standard users are allowed only to deploy services that they have created or have permissions. Export Service Details Y Y* N *Standard users are allowed only to export only the details of the services that they have created or have permissions.
Templates Template Edit 136 Add Y compone nt to the service Y* N *Standard users are allowed only to add components to a service that they have permission. Migrate servers Y Y* N *Standard users are allowed only to migrate the servers that are part of the server pool for with they have permission.
Resources Server Pools View All Settings Y N N Import template Y N N View Y *Y Y Discover Y resources N N Remove Y resources N N Manage Y or unmanag e resources N N Run inventory Y *Y N *Standard users are allowed only to run the inventory on the resources that are part of the service pool for which they have permission.
Delete Y N N Settings View Y N Y Application Logs View Y N Y Export All Y N N Purge Y N N View Y N N Backup Now Y N N Restore Backup Y N N Edit Backup Settings Y N N View Y N Y Create Y N N Edit Y N N Delete Y N N View Y N Y Initial Y Setup Defin e Netw orks Disco ver Resou rces Confi gure Resou rces View Templ ates N N Backup and Restore Credential Management Getting Started • • • • • 138
Networks Users Directory Services Virtual Appliance Management View Y N Y Define Y N N Edit Y N N Delete Y N N View Y N Y Create Y N N Edit Y N N Disable/ Enable Y N N Delete Y N N Import Y N N View Y N Y Create Y N N Edit Y N N Delete Y N N View Y N Y Generate Troubles hooting Bundle Y N N Edit Time Y Zone and NTP Settings N N Edit Proxy Settings Y N N SSL Certificat es Y N N 139
Virtual Identity Pools Generate Y Certificat e Request N N Upload Certificat e Y N N Edit License Y N N View Y N Y Create Y N N Export Y N N Delete Y N N Related Tasks Creating a user Editing a user Deleting a user Enabling or disabling users Importing users Virtual appliance management Virtual Appliance Management allows you to: • Generate a troubleshooting bundle • Edit NTP settings • Update Repository Path • Edit DHCP Settings • Edit proxy server settings • Generat
Generating a troubleshooting bundle A troubleshooting bundle is a compressed file that contains appliance logging information for ASM virtual appliance. If required, you must download the bundle and send it to Dell support for issue debug. 1. In the left pane, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management. 2. On the Virtual Appliance Management page, click Generate Troubleshooting Bundle. 3. Open or save the file.
3. e. In the State (Province/Region) box, type a state name in which the organization is located (do not abbreviate). f. From the Country drop-down list, select a country in which the organization is located. g. In the Email box, type a valid email address. h. Click Generate. Click Download Certificate Signing Request, and then copy the text that is displayed. To receive a valid SSL certificate, submit this text to a certificate authority.
Editing proxy settings If your network uses a proxy server for external communication, then you must type the critical information to enable communication with ASM virtual appliance. 1. In the left pane, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management. 2. On the Virtual Appliance Management, under the Proxy Settings section, click Edit. 3. Select Use HTTP Proxy Settings. 4. In the Server Address (IP or Hostname) box, type a server address for the proxy server. 5.
After uploading the license file, the following information about the license is displayed: • • • • License Type Number of Resources Number of Used Resources Number of Available Resources You can add multiple standard licenses. In that scenario, details of all the licenses are displayed together under License Mangement section on Virtual Appliance Management page. NOTE: If you try to upload the same standard license second time, you will get an error message stating that License has already been used.
It will update your appliance. NOTE: This process restart your system. Once update and restore is complete, you will get logged in again. Once the update process is complete, it redirects you to login page. In the meantime it monitor the progress of update and keep giving message accordingly. At the end, you get a tab as Click to login. After you click on the tab, you will be directed to login page to log in again to appliance.
• Create virtual identity pools • Export virtual identity pools • Delete virtual identity pools Related Concepts Creating virtual identity pools Related Tasks Deleting virtual identity pools Exporting virtual identity pools Creating virtual identity pools The Create Virtual Identity Pool wizard enables you to create virtual identity pools and add virtual identities to the virtual identity pools. To create a virtual identity pool: 1.
Adding virtual IQN identities At a time, you can add as less as one and as many as 1,024 virtual IQN identities at one time. The maximum number of virtual IQN identities that ASM can manage is 16,000. 1. On the Virtual IQN page of the Create Virtual Identity Pool wizard, in the Number of Virtual iSCSI Identities box type the total number of virtual IQN identities that you want to add (any whole number between 1 and 1,024). 2.
Deleting virtual identity pools NOTE: You cannot delete a Global virtual identity pool, and you cannot delete the virtual identity pools that are currently associated with a template or if the virtual identity pools contain identities in an Assigned or Reserved state. 1. In the left pane, click Settings, and then click Virtual Identity Pools. 2. On the Virtual Identity Pools page, select the check boxes next to the virtual identity pools that you want to delete, and then click Delete. 3.
Troubleshooting 9 This chapter includes details for resolving common issues encountered in ASM 8.1. For additional support information, go to http://support.dell.com/support/topics/topic.aspx/global/ shared/support/prosupport/en/prosupport-software-contacts?c=us&l=en&s=biz. LC operation times out while deploying server profile to a server While updating the server configuration using config XML, the LC job remains in the RUNNING state and eventually gets timed out.
You must have unique names for Volumes and Server Objects in the system (even if the volumes and server objects are in different folders) because of the issues caused in Compellent API and UI behavior. Unable to deploy a service using the template with two Equallogic CHAP components Unable to deploy a service using the template with two EqualLogic CHAP components. In ASM 8.
switchport general allowed vlan add 20,30,40 tagged exit In the above example: • 3000: Indicates Native PXE VLAN • 20,30,40: Indicates Management or vMotion or ISCSI In case of production environments with large networks, routers may be configured with IP Helper Addresses to point to a DHCP on another network.
