Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Active System Manager Release 8.3.1 User’s Guide
- Overview
- Getting started with ASM 8.3.1
- Initial Setup
- Dashboard
- Services
- Deploying service
- Add existing service
- Viewing service details
- Editing service information
- Deleting service
- Exporting service details
- Retrying service
- Viewing all settings
- Migrating servers (service mobility)
- Migrating servers
- Upgrading components
- Adding components to an existing service deployment
- Deleting resources from service
- Templates
- Managing templates
- Viewing template details
- Creating template
- Editing template information
- Building template overview
- Building and publishing template
- Importing template
- Exporting template
- Uploading external template
- Editing template
- Viewing template details
- Deleting template
- Cloning template
- Deploying service
- Deploying multiple instances of service
- Adding Attachments
- Decommissioning services provisioned by ASM
- Component types
- Component combinations in templates
- Additional template information
- Managing templates
- Resources
- Resource health status
- Resource operational state
- Port View
- Resource firmware compliance status
- Updating firmware
- Removing resources
- Viewing firmware and software compliance report
- Discovery overview
- Configuring resources or chassis
- Removing discovered resources
- Configuring default firmware repository
- Running firmware compliance
- Configuring global chassis settings
- Configuring unique chassis settings
- Configuring unique server settings
- Configuring unique I/O module settings
- I/O module configuration
- Completing the chassis configuration
- Adding or editing Chassis Management Controller (CMC) user
- Adding or editing Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) user
- Updating resource inventory
- Viewing resource details
- Understanding server pools
- Settings
- Troubleshooting
Adding OS Image repositories
To add an OS image repository:
1. On the Repositories page, click OS Image Repositories tab, and then click Add.
2. In the Add OS Image Repository dialog box, enter the following:
a. In the Repository Name box, enter the name of the repository.
b. In the Image Type box, enter the image type.
c. In the Source Path and Filename box, enter the path of the OS Image le name in a le share.
To enter the CIFS share, see the format used in the following example: \\192.68.2.1\lab\isos\Windows2012r2.iso
To enter the NFS share, see the format used in this following example: 192.68.10.1:var/infs/linux.iso
d. If you are using the CIFS share, enter the User Name and Password to access the share.
Editing OS image repository
To edit the OS image repository:
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Repositories.
2. From the Available Actions drop-down menu, click Edit for a repository in an Error state.
The Edit OS Image Repository page is displayed.
3. Edit the Source Path and Filename and type the user credentials.
NOTE: You cannot modify the Repository Name and Image Type.
4. Click Save.
Resynchronizing OS image repository
You can use the resynchronize option to restore the OS image from the database after a backup and restore.
To resynchronize the OS image repository:
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Repositories.
2. From the Available Actions drop-down menu, click Resynchronize for a repository in an Error state.
The Resynchronize OS Repository page is displayed.
3. Type the user credentials and click Test Connection to test the network connection.
NOTE: You cannot edit the Source Path and Filename.
4. Click Resynchronize.
The repository state changes to Copying state.
Understanding Firmware/Software Repositories tab
The Firmware/Software Repositories tab displays the following information about the rmware repositories:
• State—Displays the state of the OS Image Repository.
• Repository Name—Displays the name of the repository.
• Source—Displays the path of the repository that contains the catalog le.
• Available Actions—Select any one of the following options:
– Delete—Select this option to delete the repository.
– Resynchronize—Select this option to resynchronize the repository that is in an Error state.
Select the repository to view the following information about rmware package:
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