Active System Manager Release 8.3.
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Contents 1 Overview..........................................................................................................................7 About this document.......................................................................................................................................................... 8 What’s New in this Release................................................................................................................................................
Deleting resources from service....................................................................................................................................... 30 6 Templates...................................................................................................................... 31 Managing templates......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Viewing template details.........
Adding or editing Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) user................................................................. 82 Updating resource inventory ............................................................................................................................................82 Viewing resource details................................................................................................................................................... 82 Viewing chassis details...
Editing a user............................................................................................................................................................105 Enabling or disabling users........................................................................................................................................ 105 Directory services.....................................................................................................................................................
1 Overview 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.
• Open and extensible — An architecture that integrates with the IT of today and tomorrow; this means being able to plug a new solution into your existing architecture, as well as giving you flexibility in the future to adopt new technical innovations. ASM makes it easy to automate IT service delivery and to manage your IT environment end-to-end.
Go to dell.com/asmdocs for more supporting documents such as: • Active System Manager Release 8.3.1 Release Notes • Active System Manager Release 8.3.1 Installation Guide • Active System Manager Release 8.3.1 Compatibility Matrix Guide • Active System Manager Release 8.3.1 API Reference Guide • Active System Manager Release 8.
If you are using ASM for the first time, you must upload the license file using the Initial Setup wizard. To upload and activate subsequent licenses, click Settings → Virtual Appliance Management. 1. Under the License Management section, on the Virtual Appliance Management page, click Add. The Add License window is displayed. 2. Click Choose File beside Upload License and select an evaluation license file, and then click Open.
2 Getting started with ASM 8.3.1 When you first log in to ASM, you are prompted with an Initial Setup wizard for initial appliance configuration, followed by the Getting Started page. This page provides a guided flow through the common configurations that are required to prepare a new ASM environment. A check mark on each step indicates that you have completed the step. NOTE: The Getting Started page is not displayed for standard users.
3 Initial Setup The Initial Setup wizard enables you to configure the basic settings required to start using ASM. Before you begin, ensure that you have the following information available: • The local network share that contains the 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) server. • The IP address or host name, port, and credentials of your proxy server.
– Trial—Evaluation license that expires after 120 days and supports up to 25 resources. • 2. Total Resources—Displays the maximum number of resources allowed by the license. • Expiration Date—Displays the expiry date of the license. To activate the license, click Save and Continue.
NOTE: The Enable DHCP/PXE Server check box is not selected by default. 2. In the Subnet box, enter the IP address of the subnet on which DHCP server can be operated. 3. In the Netmask box, enter the subnet mask that is used by DHCP clients. 4. In the DHCP Scope Starting IP Address box, enter the starting IP address in the range assigned to the clients. 5. In the DHCP Scope Ending IP Address box, enter the ending IP address in the range assigned to the clients. 6.
4 Dashboard The Dashboard displays the following information: NOTE: For standard users, only the details of the services they have created or for which they have permission is displayed. • The Service Overview section displays a graphical representation of the services based on the state, total number of services deployed, and state icons that represent the service state. The number next to each icon indicates how many services are in a particular state.
Under Server Health, the image indicates the following: – Healthy—green band on the graphic: Indicates that there is no issue with the servers and that servers are working as expected. – Critical—red band on the graphic: Indicates that critical problems exist with one or more components in the server. These issues must be fixed immediately. – Warning—yellow band on the graphic: Indicates that the servers are in a state that require corrective action, but does not affect overall system health.
Service states Table 1. Service states State Icon Description Critical Indicates service deployed is failed due to some issues. Warning Indicates that one of the resources that are part of a service is in a state that requires corrective action, however this does not affect the overall health of the system. For example, the firmware running on the resource is not at the required level or not compliant. In Progress Indicates that the deployment of the service is in progress.
5 Services A service is a deployment of a published template. NOTE: For standard users, only the details of the services they have created or for which they have permission is displayed. The Services page displays the services that are in the following states in both Graphical and Tabular view. • Critical — Displays the number of services for which the deployment process is incomplete due to errors. • Healthy — Indicates that the service is successfully deployed and is healthy.
• 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 • Click View Details to view more details about the service. • Click Update Firmware to update the firmware of one or more servers in the service that are not compliant.
b. 4. After adding the Standard users, select or clear the check box next to the Standard users to grant or block access to the service. On the Deployment Settings page, configure the required settings, and click Next. OS Settings: a. To manually enter the IP address, click User Entered IP. b. From the IP Source drop-down menu, select Manual Entry. c. Type IP address in the Static IP Address text box. NOTE: You can manually enter the IP Address only for Static network. Hardware Settings: a.
Add existing service With ASM 8.3.1, you can discover and import existing VMware clusters in the environment and add it as a service in ASM. After adding the existing service, you can manage the resources in the cluster by updating the firmware of the components in the cluster or deleting the components in the cluster. CAUTION: Deleting a component from the service also deletes the component from the data center environment.
– The blue component icon indicates that the service is successfully deployed on the components. – The light blue component icon indicates that the service deployment is in progress. – The yellow icon indicates that particular component requires firmware update. To view the following information about the resources, click the corresponding component icons: – IP Address—Click the IP address of a Dell resource to open the Element Manager.
* Firmware/Software Compliance—Displays if the resources are firmware or software-compliant. This option is applicable only if you have enabled firmware or software update on the service. * Deployment State—Indicates if the deployment of the service completed successfully. Table 2. Service States Service State Icon Description In Progress Indicates that service deployment is in progress. Critical Indicates that service deployment is failed due to some issues.
• If you need to input data for the template which is used to create the running service, then the Upgrade Components button is displayed. Click the Upgrade Components buttons, the Update Service Component window is displayed. Fields in the Update Service Component window vary depending on templates. Enter all the displayed fields it. Click Save. • Click Migrate Server(s) to migrate a server’s settings to another server in a designated server pool.
• Critical — Indicates that, with in a service, service deployment is not successful for the particular components. • Cancel — Indicates that, within a failed service, deployment is not yet started for the particular components and canceled due to other component (s) deployment failure. Editing service information To edit the information of a service: 1. On the home page, click Services. 2. On the Services page, click the service, and in the right pane of the services detail page, click View Details.
c. Select the Delete Cluster(s) and Remove from Hyper-V and vCenter check box to remove the clusters created on Hyper-V or vCenter and removes the Hyper-V and vCenter instances. Servers and VMs are selected by default for tear down. d. Select the Delete Storage Volume(s) check box to remove the storage volumes created during the service deployment. Exporting service details This feature enables you to export the service details to a .csv file. 1.
• During the migration, the operating systems will not be booted. Therefore, it is recommended to shut down the server before migrating the boot from SAN image. • It is recommended to configure a server pool that has servers with same model, RAID, and networking devices, including the specific slot to which network resources are connected. Related links Migrating servers Migrating servers NOTE: Standard users can migrate the servers that are part of the server pool for with they have permission.
The Server 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. • Server — Enables you to add one or more servers to the service.
• 3. In the Component Name box, enter the name of the corresponding servers. 4. In the Server Pool box, enter the name of the server pool. 5. In the Host Name box, enter the host name for the corresponding servers. 6. Click Save. If you want to add new server component, next to New Component Settings, click New, and perform the following steps: 1. From the Select a Component drop-down list, select a server component. 2.
3. Under Resource Action, from the Add Resources drop-down list, select Network. The Add Network window is displayed. All the used resources and networks are displayed under Resource Name and Networks. 4. From the Available Networks drop-down menu, select the network, and click Add. The selected network is displayed under Network Name. Also, you can define a new network by clicking Define a new network. 5. Select Port Group from the Select Port Group drop-down menu. 6.
6 Templates A Template is a collection of components. It defines the end state of your infrastructure that is 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 categorized as: • Application • Virtual Machine • Cluster • Server • Storage The Templates page allows you to access default Dell templates or create templates that can be used to deploy services.
Related links Managing templates About roles Cloning template Deleting template Creating template Editing template Building and publishing template Importing template Managing templates The Templates page displays the information about the templates in Graphical and Tabular format. To switch between the Graphical or Table icon next to View As option on the top of the Templates page.
– Click Delete to delete the Template – Click Deploy Service to use the specific template for service deployment. – Click View Details to view the resources that can be configured using the template and connections. – Click Clone to use the properties of this template and create a template. Related links Creating template Editing template Deleting template Cloning template Importing template Deploying service Viewing template details To view more details about a template: 1.
• To grant access only to specific Standard users to use this template, select Specific Standard Users option, and perform the following tasks: 1. Click Add User(s) to add one more Standard user to list displayed. To remove the Standard user from the list, select the Standard user and click Remove User(s). 2. 9. After adding the Standard users, select or clear the check box next to the Standard users to grant or block access to use this template. Click Save.
NOTE: Initially, a newly created or a cloned template appears in a Draft state on the Template page and remains in the same state until published. The following component types can be configured in a template: • Storage • Server • 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.
Related links Building template overview Deploying service 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.
Uploading external template To upload a template which has imported from other instances of ASM: 1. On the home page, click Templates. 2. Click Upload External Template to upload the exported template. The Upload External Template page is displayed. For more information on exporting template, see Exporting Template. 3. Click Browse to select the exported file from your directory. 4.
• To edit the template information, click Edit next to the Template Information section title. • View the following information about the template in the Template Information section: – Category — Displays the template category. – Reference Firmware/Software Repository — Displays the reference firmware or software repository. To use the default catalog for deployment: 1. Click Edit next to the Template Information title. 2.
3. Type a template name in the Template Name box. 4. Select a template category from the Template Category drop-down menu. Select the Create New Category option if you want to create a template category. 5. In the Template Description box, type description for the template. 6.
a. To add one or more Standard users to the list, click Add User(s). To remove the Standard user from the list, select the Standard user and click Remove User(s). b. 4. After adding the Standard users, select or clear the check box next to the Standard users to grant or block access to the service. Click Next. The Deployment Settings wizard is displayed. 5. On the Deployment Settings page, configure the required settings and click Next. Configuring Hardware Settings: a.
• Enter service name in Service Name field. NOTE: For the multiple instances of deployment, this service name is the base name for the service which needs to be deployed. The first service is called by the name which is provided in Service Name field. Rest of the services are indicated by number after base service name. 4. Type the number of deployments in Number of Deployments fields. 5. Click Next. It directs you to Deployment Settings in the Deploy Service window.
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. SCVMM host groups should be deleted if no longer used. 3. Hyper-V hosts should be removed from SCVMM. 4. Hyper-V hosts should be removed from the domain. 5. Storage volumes should be set offline and deleted when the data is no longer used. 6.
1. In the Storage Component dialog box, from the Select a Component drop-down list, select one of the storage components: • Compellent • EqualLogic • VNX 2. Under Related Components, select the components that you want to map with the selected storage type. For more information about valid component combinations that can be mapped together in a template, see Component Combinations in Templates 3. Click Continue. 4.
Field Name Description Thin warning on Threshold % Specifies whether a thin provisioning sends an initiator warning when passing the in-use warning threshold. Thin warning Hard Threshold % Specifies whether a thin provisioning allows the volume to remain online after reaching the max-growth threshold. Multihost access of volume This parameter enables or disables multihost access on a volume. The possible values are enable or disable.
Field Name Description Storage Size e.g. 100 GB Specifies the volume size. Enter the number of 512-byte blocks or the total byte size. To specify a total byte size, use k for kilobytes, m for megabytes, g for gigabytes, or t for terabytes. Boot Volume Specifies if the mapped volume is designated to be a boot volume. Volume Folder Specifies the name of an existing volume folder where a volume is to be created. In case the folder does not exist, a new folder is created.
Field Name Description • • • • Auto-generate storage volume name: Displays the Volume Name Template field. Autogenerate storage volume name option includes a numerical variable which is used by ASM to automatically generate a volume name for the storage at the time of deployment. Select an existing storage volume: Displays the Existing Volume Name drop-down menu. This option allows you to select from an inventory of existing storage volumes.
Options Description Target Boot Device Specifies the target boot device. The options available are — Boot from SAN (FC), Local Hard Drive Boot From SAN (iSCSI), None, None (With RAID Configuration), SD with RAID enabled, and SD with RAID disabled. NOTE: The SD with RAID enabled option allows you to boot from the SD and then proceed with creating the RAID virtual disks. RAID You can configure RAID using this feature.
Options Description Server Pool Specifies the pool from which servers are selected for the deployment. BIOS Settings NOTE: This setting is applicable only for Server and Server (Hardware Only) components. System Profile Select the system power and performance profile for the server. User Accessible USB Ports Enables or disables the user accessible USB ports. Number of Cores per Processor Specifies the number of enabled cores per processor.
Options Description OS Image Specifies the target repository where the OS image install files are located. The default repositories are ESXi. The additional repositories are shown if the user created them on the ASM appliance. To add more than one NTP server in the OS section of a server component, make sure to separate the IP addresses using comma (). NOTE: If you select an operating system from the OS Image drop-down menu, the field NTP Server is displayed.
Options Description Domain Name Specifies the domain name to which you want to add the host. For example, aidev FQ Domain Name Specifies the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to which you want to add the host. For example, aidev.com Domain Admin Username Specifies the username to access the domain. Domain Admin Password Specifies the admin password to add the host to the domain. Domain Admin Password Confirm Enables you to reconfirm the admin password to add the host to the domain.
Adding New Interface Under Network Settings, perform the following settings: NOTE: Add New Interface is used to create a network interface to match to a network card on the server when deploying a template. 1. On the server component page, under Network Settings, click Add New Interface. A new interface section is displayed. NOTE: Add new interface feature is used to create an interface to match with the interface on the server before deploying a template 2.
Instances drop-down menu is displayed. From the # of Instances drop-down menu, select the number of the server instances that you want to add, after that click Continue. Under OS Settings, few fields, drop-down menu and check box are displayed.
Importing from existing template The Importing From Existing Template feature enables you to import configuration from a server which is already there is an existing template. You can edit the settings after importing the configuration from existing template. To import a configuration from a server which is already part of an existing template, perform the following tasks: 1. On the Server Component Settings page, click Import from Existing Template. 2.
Field Name Description New cluster name Select new cluster name from New Cluster Name drop-down menu. Cluster HA Enabled Enables or disables highly available cluster. You can either select or clear the check box. By default, it is unchecked. Cluster DRS Enabled Enables or disables distributed resource scheduler (DRS). You can either select or clear the check box. By default, it is unchecked. Storage DRS Enabled Enables or disables the storage DRS.
For more information about the virtual machine settings, see Virtual Machine Settings. Virtual machine settings Table 6. Virtual machine settings Virtual Machine Component Field Name Description vCenter Virtual Machine Virtual Machine OS Settings Auto-generate Host Name Select to generate a new name for each virtual machine. NOTE: The Host Name Template field is displayed if this option is selected.
Virtual Machine Component Field Name Description Virtual Machine Settings (Clone vCenter Virtual Machine) Auto-generate Name Select to generate a new name for each virtual machine. VM Name Template Displays the naming convention followed for the virtual machines deployed in a service.
Virtual Machine Component Field Name Description Name Specifies the size to allocate for virtual machine hard disk. Template Specifies the SCVMM virtual machine template name. Path Specifies the storage path where VM clone is deployed. Networks Specifies the ASM networks, which are connected to the virtual machine clone. Block Dynamic Optimization If it is True, the block dynamic optimization is enabled. Possible values: True or False.
Application The Application component is configured on top of virtual resources in ASM. However, an application component can be installed on a physical server that has a non-ESXi OS and non-Hyper-V OS. ASM provisions multiple applications for deployment. After selecting Application component on the template builder page, perform the following actions: 1.
On the template details page, an application icon appears on the resource to which the application was added. You can click the application icon on the resource to view the list of applications, edit, or delete applications. VMware vSAN VMware vSAN storage feature allows to create resource pools of a local storage space from multiple ESXi host. NOTE: Before creating the VMware vSAN template, ensure that you have a static network of type vSAN defined. For server component settings: 1.
Options Descriptions Cluster Name Select new cluster name from Cluster Name drop-down menu. New cluster name Type new cluster name in the New cluster name in the New cluster name box. Switch Type Select the switch type as Distributed. Cluster HA Enabled Enables or disables highly available cluster. You can either select or clear the check box. By default, it is unchecked. Cluster DRS Enabled Enables or disables distributed resource scheduler (DRS). You can either select or clear the check box.
Field Name Description Default and Possible Values assvcpassword Specifies the password for the Analysis Services service. Password is not required for NT Service accounts. rssvcaccount Specifies the startup account for Reporting Services. Default value: NT SERVICE \MSSQLSERVER rssvcpassword Specifies the password for the startup account for Reporting Services service. Password is not required for NT Service accounts. sqlsvcaccount Specifies the startup account for the SQL Server service.
Field Name Description Default and Possible Values StoreFront If the value is true, installs Citrix StoreFront component from Citrix installer on the virtual machine to which the component is related. Possible values: True or False Install Packages Optional. Specify a comma-separated list of yum packages (without spaces) to install. For example: openssl,mysql,ntp Upload Share Optional. Specifies the share to use for uploading file to server. Share folder must exist. Default value: \\myshareserver
• Server and Application • Cluster only • Cluster and Virtual Machine • Cluster, Virtual Machine, and Application • Server, Cluster, and Virtual Machine Table 9.
Specification Pre-requisite • Ensure active zone set is configured on the Brocade SAN switches.
• Installs ESXi, creates virtual networking based on the template, and creates and formats the VMFS data store for the attached Dell Compellent or EMC VNX volume and configures multipathing settings.
7 Resources The chassis, servers, switches, storage groups, VMware vCenters, and the 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.
Managed State Indicates the state of the resources. Manufacturer/Model Indicates the manufacturer name and model number of the resources. For example, Dell PowerEdge T630.
Table 12. Resource health status Icon Health Status Description Healthy Indicates that there is no issue with the resource and working as expected. Warning 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. Critical Indicates that there is an issue in one of the following hardware or software components in the device.
Port View You can use the port view feature to view network and Fibre channel connectivity for a particular server. Perform the following steps to view the port view details: 1. On the home page, click Resources. 2. Select a server that is in a Deployed state and click View Details on the right pane. The Resource Details page is displayed. 3. Click Port View. The following information is displayed on the Port View page: • Topology information for all networks and VLANs deployed in a service.
Updating firmware You can update the firmware of one or more servers that are not compliant with ASM or not to the minimum recommended level: 1. On the home page, click Resources, and then click Update Resources. 2. On the Apply Server Firmware Updates page, select one of the following options: • Update Now — Select this option to update the firmware immediately. ASM applies the firmware updates immediately and then reboot to all servers within this service.
NOTE: Before you add new servers using existing iDRAC IP Address in an inventory, ensure that you remove the old servers from ASM before discovering the new servers. Viewing firmware and software compliance report Perform the following steps to view the firmware and software compliance report: 1. On the home page, click Resources. 2. Select a resource for which you want to view the compliance report. 3. In the right pane, click the link corresponding to the Firmware/Software Compliance option.
NOTE: To discover a resource in an IP range, ensure that you provide the starting and ending IP addresses. NOTE: To discover the EMC storage, type the SP A IP Address and SP B IP Address in the IP Address Range field. d. e. Select one of the following options from the Resource State drop-down menu: • Managed — Select this option to monitor the firmware version compliance, upgrade firmware, and deploy services on the discovered resources. This is the default option.
a. Under Chassis, select one of the following methods for obtaining IP addresses for the chassis: • Use existing chassis IP address — ASM does not change the IP address of the chassis. NOTE: This option is valid only for chassis that have been previously configured and deployed inside or outside of ASM. Do not choose this option for new chassis. Assign static IP address from the network — Assign a static IP address from the pool of IP addresses in a management network.
6. Select the default credential from the Credentials drop-down menu and click Next. The Initial Resource Configuration page with the discovered server is displayed. NOTE: It may take few minutes to discover the server. NOTE: If you do not want to configure the discovered server, clear the IP Address check box. 7. The IP Address check box is selected by default when the server is discovered. 8.
• Enables you to on board or reconfigure one or more chassis and servers and I/O modules within the chassis. NOTE: When you configure the chassis and iDRAC users, the existing user account on the Chassis and iDRAC are erased and by the new user settings that is entered on the Chassis Configuration Wizard. Before you begin, it is recommended to gather the following information: • User names and passwords of accounts that can access the resources.
Removing discovered resources The Discovered Resources page list the resources discovered in ASM. On this page, you can select one or more resources that you do not want to be in ASM environment, and click Remove. When you are performing next configuration steps using Configure Resource dialog, ASM enables you to: • Create a default firmware repository • Perform a firmware compliance check on these resources against the firmware level specified in the default repository.
To edit Alert Destinations, select an alert destination from the list, and click Edit. To delete an alert destination, select an alert destination from the list, and click Delete. b. c. 5. 6. 8. Enter a valid Destination IP Address. Use the quad-dot IPv4 format (for example, 10.10.10.10) or Fully Qualified Domain Name (for example, dell.com). 3. Enter the Community String to which the destination management station belongs.
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. • CMC DNS Name — Enter DNS name of the chassis.
• Fabric Slot — Indicates the slot name where the I/O module is present. • Management IP — Displays the management IP address of the server. • Host Name — Displays the host name of the I/O module. 2. If you want to modify the host name of the I/O module, in the Host Name column, enter the host name for the corresponding I/O modules. 3. To configure the uplink ports, click Finish. I/O module configuration Use this page to configure uplinks on the MXL Switches and IOAs within one or more chassis.
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: – I/O modules (Model Name) that is present in each fabric. – Ports that are available in each I/O module. 4. In the table, select the Quadport mode check box if you want to run the port in Quad mode.
Configuring The uplinks on Each I/O Module Independently 1. On the I/ O Module Configuration page, select the Configure Uplinks check box. 2. Select Configuring The uplinks on Each I/O Module Independently option. 3. In the Configure Uplinks area, perform one of the following actions: • Select the Configure the uplinks on each I/O Module Independently check box to configure different ports as uplink ports in each I/O module.
Adding or editing Chassis Management Controller (CMC) 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 CMC. Reenter the password for confirmation. 3. Select one of the following Roles to assign to user account: 4. • Administrator • Power User • Guest User • None To enable this user account, select Enable User check box. Clear the Enable User check box to add the user in a disabled state.
NOTE: In ASM 8.3.1 release, the detailed information can be viewed only for Dell Resources. • Update resource inventory data. NOTE: After discovery of a C6220 server, you will not have detailed information regarding network interfaces or firmware versions. You will get more detailed information after you deploy the server. For 13 G servers, you get performance details along with resource details.
Viewing blade or rack server details 1. On the home page, click Resources. The Resources page is displayed. 2. In the All Resources tab, click a blade server or rack server from the resources list to view the details. The Details pane on the right displays basic information about VMware vCenter, such as Power State, Management IP, Datacenters, Clusters, Hosts, and Virtual Machines. 3. In the Details pane, click View Details.
• 3. Virtual Machines Also, 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 applications. Viewing storage group details 1. On the home page, 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 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User Guide. 1. On the home page, click Resources. 2. On the Resources page, click the All Resources tab. 3. Click a server. 4. In the Details pane, click View Details. 5. In the Summary tab, under Actions, click Launch iDRAC GUI.
3. On the Welcome page, read the instructions, and click Next. 4. On the Server Pool Information page, type the name and description for the server pool. Click Next. 5. On the Add Servers page, select the servers that you want to add to the server pool. Click Next. 6. On the Assign Users page, select the users you want to grant access rights to the server pool. Click Next. 7. On the Summary page, review the server pool configuration, and then click Finish. Editing server pool 1.
8 Settings 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 • Create Add-on module. • Configure automatically scheduled and manual backup and restore jobs. • Create the credentials that ASM 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.
NOTE: An error message is displayed if you try adding an existing module. To remove an existing Add-On module, click the delete icon beside the module that you want to delete. Backup and restore Performing a backup saves all user-created data to a remote share from which it can be restored. NOTE: It is recommended to perform frequent backups to guard against data loss and corruption.
• Resource Module configuration files Editing backup settings and details 1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Backup and Restore. 2. On the Backup and Restore page, under Settings and Details section, click Edit. The Settings And Details page is displayed. 3. Optionally, to indicate the network share location where the backup file is saved, type a backup directory path in the Backup Directory Path box. Use one of the following formats: • NFS — host:/share/ • CIFS — \\host\share\ I
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. CAUTION: Restoring an earlier configuration restarts ASM virtual appliance and deletes data created after the backup file to which you are restoring. NOTE: It is recommended to perform frequent backups to prevent data loss and corruption.
• Delete Existing Credentials Related links Creating credentials Editing credentials Creating credentials To create credentials: 1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Credentials Management. 2. On the Credentials Management page, click Create. 3. In the Create Credentials dialog box, from the Credential Type drop-down list, select one of the following resource types for which you want to create the credentials: • Chassis • Server • Switch • vCenter • SCVMM • Storage 4.
Deleting credentials To delete a credential: 1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Credentials Management. 2. On the Credential Management page, select the credential that you want to delete, and then click Delete. 3. Click OK when the confirmation message is displayed. Getting Started This page provides a recommended guided workflow for getting started with ASM. A check mark indicates that you have completed the step.
On this page, you can: • View log entries • Export all log entries to a .csv file • Purge all log entries NOTE: To sort entries by a specific category, click the arrow next to a column name. Exporting all log entries You can export all current log entries to a comma-delimited (.csv) file for troubleshooting. 1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Application Logs. 2. On the Application Logs page, click Export All. 3. Open or save the file.
Networking The Networks page displays information about networks defined in ASM, including: • Name • Description • Network Type • VLAN ID • IP Address Setting • Starting IP Address • Ending IP Address • IP Addresses in Use NOTE: IP Address in Use indicates number of IPs are in use out of available IPs. On the Networks page, you can: • Define or edit an existing network. For more information on defining or editing an existing network, see Defining or editing existing network.
For a DHCP network following information is displayed: • Last Updated By • Date Last Updated • Created By • Date Created You can filter the IPs by selecting any of the following options from the View drop-down menu, under the Static IP Address Details section: • ALL IP Addresses • IP Addressees in Use • Available IP Addresses NOTE: You can also select the links under the IP Addresses in Use column. The IPs are automatically filtered based on the IP addresses In Use criteria.
NOTE: The virtual MAC identity that ASM assigns to the NIC depends on the network type selected when adding a network. • 6. For a LAN network type, a virtual MAC address is assigned to the server. • For an iSCSI network type, a virtual iSCSI MAC address is assigned to the server. In the VLAN ID field, type the VLAN ID between 1 and 4094. NOTE: ASM uses the VLAN ID specifically to configure I/O modules to enable network traffic to flow from the server to configured networks during deployment.
The VLAN ID must be a number between 1 and 4094. If using a flat network (no VLANs), type a value of 1. Deleting a network NOTE: You should not delete a network that is referenced in a template. This affects the services that are deployed using this template. To delete a network: 1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Networks. The Networks page is displayed. 2. Click the network that you want to delete, and then click Delete. 3. Click OK when the confirmation message is displayed.
Adding OS Image repositories To add an OS image repository: 1. On the Repositories page, click OS Image Repositories tab, and then click Add. 2. In the Add OS Image Repository dialog box, enter the following: a. In the Repository Name box, enter the name of the repository. b. In the Image Type box, enter the image type. c. In the Source Path and Filename box, enter the path of the OS Image file name in a file share. To enter the CIFS share, see the format used in the following example: \\192.68.2.1\
• Bundles — Displays the number of bundles available in the firmware catalog. • Components—Displays the number of firmware software components available in the firmware catalog. • Created On—Displays the date when the repository is created. • Last Updated—Displays the date when the repository last updated. • Services Affected—Displays the services in which the firmware catalog is used.
The Catalog File option can be used only when you have access to the internet. If you use this option, select the check box to change the base location and then select ftp.dell.com. 18. After saving the repository, click Next. 19. If an error and warning message is displayed, view the message, incorporate the recommended response action and click Finish. 20. Check the Job Queue and ensure that the export operation has completed.
• Default Firmware Repository — This is the Default Firmware Repository. This repository is applied to all devices that are not in a Service. To set a default firmware repository, you must download a catalog either from Dell.com or from an internal share through the ASM User Interface. The Embedded Repository is no longer used if a Default Firmware Repository is set. Compliance to this Repository can be viewed on the Resources page.
f. You can select priority either as Urgent, or Recommended or else Optional from Criticality drop-down menu. g. Click Browse button beside Upload Firmware option. Browse and select firmware file, click Open. h. Click Save. After you perform the tasks, the firmware file will get uploaded with the bundle. NOTE: Adding custom bundles is applicable only for firmware update. NOTE: If you do not want to add firmware file, then you can perform only compliance check.
• 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. Also, you can click 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. To sort the users list based on the entries in a column, click the arrow next the column header.
Editing a user The Edit option allows you to edit an ASM user profile. Perform the following tasks to edit a user profile: 1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Users. 2. On the Users page, select a single user account which you require to edit. 3. Click Edit. NOTE: For security purpose, please confirm your password before editing the user. 4.
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. NOTE: An Active Directory user is authenticated against the specific Active Directory Domain that a user belongs to. NOTE: While logging in to the ASM software, the Active Directory user is required to first enter the directory name that a user belongs to, followed by the username, for example: domain\usern
Connection settings matrix Table 15. Connection settings matrix Field Name Description Type Of Directory Service Refers to the type of directory service (currently available, Microsoft Active Directory). Name Refers to the Active Directory (AD) configuration name as added in ASM. For example: mydomain User Name Refers to the AD account that has privileges to search for users. The account name must be entered using the User Principle Name format. For example: administrator@mydomain.
Summary The Summary option allows you to verify the entered connection and attribute settings before committing the settings. Perform the required steps as mentioned below: 1. To change the Connection Settings or the Attribute Settings, click Back. 2. To create the directory services with the existing settings, click Save. Related links Attribute settings Connection settings Editing a directory service The Edit option allows you to edit the existing directory settings.
NOTE: You can select any one of the following options from the View drop-down menu to filter the search results: 5. • All — displays both users and groups • Users— displays only users • Groups — displays only groups Select the users or group you want to import and click the forward arrow (>>) button. The selected users or groups are added to the Users/Groups to the imported section. 6.
NOTE: Standard users who are granted permission or are owners, can view the dashboard data and links to services, templates, resource utilization, and resource pools. However, the data is filtered by services, resource utilizations and pools, recent templates, and any recent activity performed by the user as an owner or participant. Read Yes Owner/ Participant Link to other pages Yes Owner/ Participant Yes Yes NOTE: Direct links to deploy a service from recent templates is disabled.
NOTE: On the Service page, users can view service details and perform actions only for services which they are owners or are granted permission to. Users with this role cannot perform any firmware action.
Template Details Resources Edit name/category/ description Yes No No Publish template Yes No No Delete template Yes No No View All Settings Yes No No Import template Yes No No View Yes Participant Yes Deploy Service Yes Participant No Edit Yes No No View All Settings Yes Participant Yes Delete Template Yes No No View Yes Participant yes NOTE: Users can view resources that part of a server pool for which they are granted permission.
Firmware tab Settings Create Yes No No Edit Yes No No Delete Yes No No View Yes Yes Yes Add Repository Yes No No Remove Yes No No Set as Default Yes No No Import latest Yes No No View Bundles Yes Yes Yes View Yes No Yes NOTE: Users cannot view the Settings page.
• Networks Users Directory Services Virtual Appliance Management Virtual Identity Pools 114 Publish Templates View Yes No Yes Define Yes No No Edit Yes No No Delete Yes No No View Yes No Yes Create Yes No No Edit Yes No No Disable/Enable Yes No No Delete Yes No No Import Yes No No View Yes No Yes Create Yes No No Edit Yes No No Delete Yes No No View Yes No Yes Generate Troubleshooting Bundle Yes No No Edit Time Zone and NTP Settings Yes
Export Yes No No Delete Yes No No Related links Creating a user Editing a user Deleting a user Enabling or disabling users Importing Active Directory Users Virtual appliance management Virtual Appliance Management allows you to: • Generate a troubleshooting bundle • Update the ASM virtual appliance • Edit NTP settings • Update Repository Path • Edit DHCP Settings • Edit proxy server settings • Generate and download a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and upload the resulting SSL certif
NOTE: The message displayed in the dialogue box is “ Updating the appliance restarts the system. The action will log off all current users and cancel all jobs in progress.” It even displayed the message “ The update process takes approximately 25 minutes depending on your data connection: 15 minutes to download the update and 10 minutes to apply.” Apart from these, it gives you information about number of logged-in users, and in progress jobs.
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.
7. To validate the settings typed on this page, click Test Proxy Connection. 8. Click Save. License management ASM licensing is based on the total number of managed resources. The valid license type supported is Standard license. Standard license is a full-access license type. After uploading an initial license, you can upload subsequent licenses on the Virtual Appliance Management page. Subsequent uploads replace the existing license. 1.
Updating repository path By default, it comes with a repository path. To update the repository path, perform the following tasks: 1. Click Settings, click Virtual Appliance Management under Settings. Virtual Appliance Management page is displayed 2. Click Edit beside Update Repository Path option. 3. Update Repository Path window is displayed. You can update the path using Update Repository Path field. 4. Click Save to save the updated path. 5. It directs you to Virtual Appliance Management page.
• WWPN • WWNN By default, virtual identities that are not assigned to any virtual identity pool are automatically assigned to the Global pool. After creating a virtual identity pool, you can assign the virtual identity pool to one or more templates. For example, you might create a virtual identity pool to use for specific business units, such as Finance, Human Resource, and for any specific application.
Related links Adding virtual MAC identities Adding virtual IQN identities Adding virtual WWPN identities Adding virtual WWNN identities Adding virtual MAC identities 1. On the Virtual MAC page of the Create Virtual Identity Pool wizard, in the Number of Virtual MAC Identities boxes, type the total number of virtual MAC identities that you want to add (any whole number between 1 and 1,024). 2. From the MAC Address Prefix list, type the MAC address prefix to be added to the starting of the MAC addresses.
3. Click OK when the confirmation message is displayed. Exporting virtual identity pools You can export the .txt file that contains the virtual identity pools information. 1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Identity Pools. 2. On the Virtual Identity Pools page, select the virtual identity pools detail that you want to export, and then click Export. 3. Open or save the file.
9 Troubleshooting This topic includes details for resolving common issues encountered in ASM 8.3. 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. This is observed in case there is "bootseq" attribute in the request XML. This is identified as an issue in LC and fix for this is available along with 13G.
To log in to ASM using Active Directory, use forward slash "/". For example: / . NOTE: Domain is the name for the Active Directory service you have created in ASM. Chain booting issue occurs while booting microkernel in a multi-hop DHCP environment The chain booting error occurs if the DHCP server is configured in a different subnet or network or connected to a different switch. In such scenarios, the DHCP network is tagged.
Firmware update on a server fails with a POST error Ensure that the F1/F2 Prompt on Error option in the BIOS is set to disabled. Stale Active Directory account entries for HyperV host and cluster can fail HyperV deployments. A HyperV deployment may fail if stale Active Directory account entries corresponding to a host or a cluster name are used in a deployment. Ensure that you clear the unused and stale entries from Active Directory and then try a deployment.
