Install Guide

Specification Pre-requisite
• Server facing ports must be configured for spanning tree portfast.
C-Series Server
• Network and BIOS configuration cannot be done using appliance. You
need to do it manually.
• Hard Disk should be available for server to install OS.
• You need to set single NIC to PXE boot. This should be set as first boot
device and hard disk should be set as second boot device.
• Network must be configured on top-of-rack (ToR) switch which is
connected to C-Series server.
• Necessary VLAN must be configured on the service facing port of that
top of rack switch.
NOTE: You need to place PXE VLAN-untagged for any kind of OS
deployment. If it is Windows and Linux bare metal OS installation, you
need to set workload network and you need to set Hypervisor
management network for ESXi deployment.
Cisco Servers
• Network and BIOS configuration cannot be done using appliance. You
need to do it manually.
Dell Force10 S4810
switches (Top-of-Rack
[ToR])
• The management IP address is configured for the ToR switches.
• Any VLAN which is dynamically provisioned by ASM must exist on the
ToR switch.
• Server facing ports must be in switchport mode.
• Server facing ports must be configured for spanning tree portfast.
• If DCB settings are used, it must be properly configured on the switch
for converged traffic.
• Switches have SSH connectivity enabled.
• ASM performs certain basic port configuration for the server-side ports
such as setting the server facing ports in portfast mode and configuring
spanning-tree pvst edge-port. If you want to perform additional base or
advanced port configuration at a port or global level on the switches,
you must ensure that the configuration is performed before attempting
any deployment with ASM.
For example, if you want to set the rstp mode on the server facing ports,
type the following command manually:
FTOS#configure
FTOS(conf)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1
FTOS(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree rstp edge-port
N-Series Switches
• The management IP address is configured for the switches.
• ASM creates the virtual machine (VM) traffic VLANs dynamically.
• You have access to the switches with passwords enabled.
• Switches have SSH connectivity enabled.
• Server facing ports must be in hybrid mode.
• Server facing ports must be in switch port mode.
• Server facing ports must be configured for spanning tree portfast.
• If DCB settings are used, it must be properly configured on the switch
for converged traffic.
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