Users Guide

Getting started with ASM 8.3

When you log in to ASM for the first time, the Getting Started page is displayed. This page provides a recommended guided

workflow for getting started with ASM. A check mark on each step indicates that you have completed the step.

NOTE: After logging in to ASM for the first time, you can initially set up the configurations.

NOTE: The Getting Started page is not displayed for standard users.

NOTE: Ensure that you log in using admin as the user name and password.

The steps include:

• Step 1: Define Networks — Click Define Networks to define networks that are currently configured in your environment for

resources to access. You can also click Settings → Network to define, edit, or delete the existing network. For more

information about defining networks, see Define Networks.

• Step 2: Discover Resources — Click Discover Resources to discover one or more resources (Chassis, Server, Switch,

Storage, SCVMM, vCenter, and Element Manager) that you want ASM to manage on your network. Also, following information

is displayed on the Discover pane. For more information about discovering resources, see Discovering Resources.

– Discovered Resources — Indicates the number of resources that are discovered in ASM.

– Pending Resources — Indicates that discovery is in progress for the number of resources displayed.

– Errors — Indicates that ASM is unable to discover the number of resources displayed due to some issues.

• Step 3: Define Existing Service — Click Define Existing Service to discover and import existing VMware clusters in the

environment and add it as a service in ASM.

• Step 4: Configure Resources — Click Configure Resources to perform a firmware compliance check on the discovered

resources and configure the chassis as needed.

• Step 5: Publish Templates — Click Publish Templates to open the Templates page. On the Templates page, create a

template or clone a sample template, edit the cloned template, and publish it. The templates ready to be deployed after they are

published.

If you do not want to view the Getting Started page when you log in next time, clear the Show welcome screen on next launch

check box at the bottom of the page. However, to revisit the Getting Started page, from the Active System Manager drop-down

menu, select Getting Started or from the Settings drop-down menu, select Getting Started.