Users Guide

• Network connections between the devices.
• Health of the resources. For more information, see Resource health status.
• Connection Details section with detailed information on the network devices.
• Zone and zone configuration in the VLAN-Networks list for the FC connectivity.
NOTE: If you select a server that is not in a deployed state, only the interface card information is
displayed.
To view device details such as host name, model name, and management IP address, or information
on associated devices, click the specific ports or devices. For example, to view the VLANs associated
with specific partitions, click the partition to view the detail.
NOTE: To view information on intermediate devices in Port View, ensure that the devices are
discovered and available in the inventory.
To filter the information based on the connectivity, select an option from the Display Connections
drop-down menu.
NOTE: The Show All Connections is the default option.
Resource firmware compliance status
Based on the resource firmware compliance with the default repository catalog set, ASM assigns one of
the following firmware statuses to the resources.
Table 12. Resource firmware compliance status
Firmware Status Description
Compliant The firmware running on the resource is compliant
with the firmware version specified in the default
catalog.
Non–Compliant The firmware running on the resource is less than
or greater than the firmware version specified in
the default catalog. Indicates that firmware update
is required.
Update Required The firmware running on the resource is less than
the minimum firmware version recommended in
the ASM catalog. Indicates that firmware update is
required.
Updating firmware
You can update the firmware of one or more servers that are not compliant with ASM or not to the
minimum recommended level:
1. On the Apply Server Firmware Updates page, select one of the following options:
• Update Now — Select this option to update the firmware immediately.
ASM applies the firmware updates immediately and then reboot to all servers within this service.
For servers belonging to a VMware vSphere cluster, servers will be updated one at a time by
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