Deployment Guide

Installation and Quick Start

The following sections provide installation and quick start information, including step-by-step

instructions for deploying and configuring ASM in VMware vSphere Client or SCVMM. Only one instance

of ASM should be installed within a network environment. Exceeding this limit can cause conflicts in

device communication.

Information Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation process:

• Gather TCP/IP address information to assign to the virtual appliance.

• If you want to deploy the ASM virtual appliance on VMware vCenter, make sure that VMware vCenter

Server and VMware vSphere Client are currently running.

• If you want to deploy the

ASM virtual appliance on Windows Hyper-V, make sure SCVMM Instance is up

and running and Hyper-V host on which ASM virtual appliance deployed is already installed on

SCVMM.

• Download ASM appliance file, which contains either the virtual appliance .ovf file for (VMware) or the

virtual appliance virtual hard drive .vhd (Hyper-V).

• Determine the host on which the ASM virtual appliance will be installed. You can use any host

managed by VMware vCenter or Hyper-V manager that has network connectivity with your out-of-

band (OOB), management, and potentially iSCSI networks. This is required for discovery to complete

successfully.

CAUTION:

The ASM virtual appliance functions as a regular virtual machine. Therefore, any

interruptions or shut downs affects the overall functionality.

Installing Active System Manger

Before you begin, make sure that systems are connected and VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere

Client, and SCVMM are running.

Deployment Prerequisites

Specification Prerequisite

Connection Requirements

• The virtual appliance is able to communicate

with the out-of-band management network

and any other networks from which you want

to discover the resources.

• The virtual appliance is able to communicate

with the PXE network in which the appliance is