Install Guide

Specification Pre-requisite
• 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,
enter the following command manually:
FTOS#configure
FTOS(conf)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1
FTOS(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree rstp edge-port
Dell PowerEdge M I/O
Aggregator
• Server facing ports must be in switchport mode.
• Server facing ports must be configured for spanning tree portfast.
• If ASM is used to perform the initial configuration of credentials and IPs
on the IOM in the blade chassis, you must to make sure, no enabled
password is configured on the switches.
Dell Networking MXL
10/40GbE blade switch
• Any VLAN which is dynamically provisioned by ASM must exist on the
switch.
• Server facing ports must be configured for spanning tree portfast.
• Make sure that DCB settings are configured on each port.
• If ASM is used to perform the initial configuration of credentials and IPs
on the IOM in the blade chassis, you need to make sure, no enabled
password is configured on the switches.
• 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,
enter the following commands manually:
FTOS#configure
FTOS(conf)#interface tengigabitethernet 0/1
FTOS(conf-if-te-0/1)#spanning-tree rstp edge-port
Dell 8 | 4 I/O modules
• The management IP address is configured for the Brocade switches.
Brocade switch should be only in Access Gateway Mode.
EqualLogic Storage Array
• The management and group IP addresses are configured for Storage
Array.
• All storage array members are added to the group.
NOTE: The EqualLogic management interface must be configured
to enable dedicated management network.
• EqualLogic array must have an SNMP community name set to "public".
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