Install Guide

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Conguring ASM Virtual Appliance
You must congure the following settings in the virtual appliance console before you start using ASM:
• Change Dell administrator password. For more information, see Changing Delladmin Password
• Congure static IP Address in the virtual appliance. For more information, see Conguring Static IP Address in the Virtual
Appliance
• Congure ASM Virtual Appliance as PXE boot responder. For more information, see Conguring ASM Virtual Appliance as PXE
Boot Responder
• Import Windows ISO on the virtual appliance. For more information, see Deploying WinPE on the Virtual Appliance
• Deploy the WinPE image le to the virtual appliance. For more information, see Deploying WinPE on the Virtual Appliance
Changing Dell Administrator Password
To change the Dell administrator default password:
1. In VMware Sphere, click the Console tab to open the console of the virtual appliance.
2. Log in to the console with the default user name delladmin and password delladmin and press Enter.
3. Click I Agree for EULA.
4. On the Initial Appliance Conguration user interface, click Change Admin Password.
5. Enter the Current Password, New Password, Conrm New Password, and click Change Password.
Accessing the Initial Appliance Conguration
To access the Initial Appliance Conguration after the rst run:
1. In VMware Sphere, click the Console tab to open the console of the virtual appliance or use the SSH protocol to connect to
ASM virtual appliance IP—ssh needs to be enabled on the appliance.
2. Log in to the console with the default user name delladmin and password and press Enter.
3. Enter the command asm_init_shell at the command prompt.
NOTE: If you use the ASM 8.3.1 user interface, to log in you must use the user name as admin with the default
password as admin .
Conguring Static IP Address in the Virtual Appliance
1. In VMware Sphere, click the Console tab to open the console of the virtual appliance or use the SSH protocol to connect to
ASM virtual appliance IP (ssh needs to be enabled on the appliance).
2. Log in to the console with the user name delladmin, enter current password, and then press Enter.
NOTE: The default password for delladmin account is delladmin .
3. At the command line interface, run the command asm_init_shell.
4. In the Appliance Conguration dialog box, click Network Conguration.
5. In the Network Connections dialog box, click Wired → Auto eth0, and then click Edit.
6. In the Editing Auto eth0 dialog box, click IPv4 Settings tab.
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