Users Guide

NOTE:

You must manually configure network and BIOS on Dell PowerEdge C6220 servers.

Before configuring ensure that:

• There is sufficient hard disk space available on the server to install the operating system.

• Single NIC is set to PXE boot.

• Single NIC is set as a first boot device and the hard disk is set as second boot device.

• The network is set as workload network for Windows and Linux bare-metal operating system

installation and is set as hypervisor management network for ESXi deployment.

You must configure the network on the top of rack switch that is connected to the PowerEdge

C6220 server and also configure any VLAN on the server facing port of the top of rack switch. To

configure the VLAN, ensure that the PXE VLAN is untagged for any operating system deployment.

NOTE: Prior to deployment of FX2 or Blade server, you need to disable Flexadress every server in

chassis. To disable Flexaddress, follow the path:

CMC > Server Overview > Setup > FlexAddress.

You need to make sure that server is powered down to disable FlexAddress. Ideally these should be

done prior discovering the server.

Add existing service

With ASM 8.2.1, you can discover and import existing VMware clusters in the environment and add it as a

service in ASM. After adding the existing service, you can manage the resources in the cluster by updating

the firmware of the components in the cluster or deleting the components in the cluster.

CAUTION: Deleting a component from the service also deletes the component from the data

center environment.

NOTE: Before adding an existing service, you must ensure that the components such as servers,

vCenter, or storage that are part of the cluster are discovered by ASM in the Resource list and are in

Reserved or Available state.

Adding an existing service

To add an existing service:

1. Click Service.

2. Click + Add Existing Service.

3. On the Add Existing Service page, type a service name in the Name field.

4. Select the Firmware Compliance check box to perform firmware updates on the components in the

cluster.

5. Click Next.

6. On the Cluster Component page, under the Basic Settings section, type a name for the cluster

component in the Component Name field.

7. Under the Cluster Settings section, select the following:

a. Target Virtual Machine Manager — Select the vCenter name where the cluster is available.

b. Data Center Name — Select the data center name where the cluster is available.