Users Guide

• 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. The zones will be added to the active zone set.

• Maps the server object to the Compellent volume.

• Installs ESXi, creates virtual networking based on the template, and creates and formats the VMFS data

store for the attached Compellent volume and configures multipathing settings.

Related Tasks

Creating template

Building template overview

Building and publishing template

Deploying service

Cleaning up ESXi cluster deployments

If you delete the service, ASM turns off the ESXi hosts but will not delete any of the objects or

connectivity created by the deployment.

You need to determine what infrastructure that you want to retain, and delete any unnecessary

Compellent volumes and server objects, Brocade zones, and VMware vCenter objects.