Deployment Guide
• Deployment improvements including the ability to assign a specific hostname to IP address and pick a
specific server for a deployment
Accessing Online Help
ASM online help system provides context-sensitive help available from every page in ASM user interface.
Log in to ASM user interface with the user name admin and then enter password admin, and press Enter.
After you log in to ASM user interface, you can access the online help in any of the following ways:
• 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
Go to http://www.dell.com/asmdocs for additional supporting documents such as:
• Dell Active System Manager version 8.1 User’s Guide
• Dell Active System Manager version 8.1 Release Notes
• Dell Active System Manager version 8.1 Compatibility Matrix Guide
• Dell Active System Manager REST API Version 1.0 Reference Guide
For more information regarding best practices, Dell solutions, and services, see Dell Active System
Manager page on Dell TechCenter:
www.dell.com/asmtechcenter
Licensing
ASM licensing is based on the total number of managed resources, except for the VMware vCenter and
Windows SCVMM instances
ASM 8.1 supports following license types:
• Trial License — A Trial license can be procured through the account team and it supports up to 25
resources for 90 days.
• Standard License — A Standard license grants full access.
You will receive an e-mail from customer service with the instructions for downloading ASM. The license
file is attached to that email.
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