Users Guide

Getting Started with ASM 7.5

When you log in to Active System Manager (ASM) for the first time, the Getting Started page is displayed.

This page provides a recommended guided workflow for getting started with ASM. A green check mark

indicates that you have completed the step.

The steps include:

• Step 1: Initial Setup — Click Initial Setup to configure basic settings required before you start using

ASM, such as license, virtual appliance time zone, NTP server, proxy server, and networks settings. To

proceed to Step 2, you must complete the initial setup configuration.

After initial setup is complete, to edit the NTP, proxy server, and license information, click Settings →

Virtual Appliance Management in the left pane. To define, edit, or delete your existing networks, in

the left pane, click

Settings → Networks.

• Step 2: Discover Resources — Click Discover Resources to discover one or more resources (chassis,

blade server, switch, storage, and VMware vCenter instances) that you want ASM to manage on your

network.

• Step 3: Publish Template — Click View and Publish Templates to open the Templates page. On the

Templates page, create a new template or edit a draft default template and publish it. After the

templates are published, they are ready to deploy.

When the initial setup and discovery step is complete, you can still discover resources, create or edit

templates, and publish templates from the left pane.

If you do not want to view the Getting Started page when you log in next time, clear the Show welcome

screen on next launch check box at the bottom of the page. However, to revisit the Getting Started

page, in the left pane, click Settings → Getting Started.