Users Guide

NOTE: ASM does not only import basic setting from reference server but also import all the

BIOS setting and advance RAID configuration from the reference server and allow you to edit

the configuration

For some BIOS settings, they may become not applicable when other BIOS settings are

applied. ASM does not correct these setting dependencies. When setting advanced BIOS

settings use caution and verify that BIOS settings on the hardware are applicable when not

choosing "Not Applicable" as an option. For example, when disabling SD card the settings for

"Internal SD Card Redundancy" becomes not applicable.

6. To import configuration from a server that is part of an existing template, click Import from Existing

Template. On the Select Component page, select the server under a template, and click Select.

7. The Upload Server Configuration Profile feature enables you to upload configuration XML file to

ASM.

NOTE: You can edit any of the settings visible in the template, but many settings are hidden

when using this option. For example there are only 10 of the many BIOS settings that you can

see and edit using template but All BIOS settings can be configured so if you want to edit any

of those settings that we don’t get to see through template, you should edit them prior to

importing or uploading the file.

NOTE: The preceding note is applicable for Import Configuration from Reference Server,

Import from Existing Template, Select Reference Server.

8. Specify the settings to be configured on the server components.

For more information about the server settings, see Server Settings.

9. Under Network Settings, click Add New Interface to create an interface to match with the interface

on the server before deploying a template. For more information on adding a new interface, see

Adding New Interface.

10. Click Validate Settings to determine which servers may be chosen for a deployment with this

template component.

NOTE: Validate settings shows which potential servers in inventory are compatible with the

component configuration in the template.

11. Click Add.

NOTE: For C-Series server: Hardware monitoring is not available for Dell PowerEdge C6220 Server,

whereas it is available for iDRAC-based server. Network and BIOS configuration cannot be

performed using appliance and must be configured manually. You should make sure that hard disk

is available as a boot device for OS installation. A single NIC should be set for PXE boot for OS

installation. The PXE boot NIC should be set as the first boot device, and the hard disk should be the

second in the boot order. This can be done through the BIOS of the server. This should be set as

first boot device and hard disk should be set as second boot device.

Top of rack networking must be configured manually on the switches when using C-Series servers.

ASM does not configure VLAN for these devices. For Windows and Linux bare metal OS installation,

the first server facing port should be configured as untagged, for the PXE network. Any other

networks should be configured on other ports where workload networks are required. For ESXi

deployments both the PXE network should be configured as untagged, and the Hypervisor

Management network should be configured as tagged.

NOTE: For FX Server: FX2 Chassis is similar to M1000E chassis. It supports four servers. It only

supports fabric A network support: M1000E Chassis supports Fabric A, Fabric B, and Fabric C. In

addition to Fabric A, FX2 supports PCI card.