Users Guide

If you want to use static IP range, you can select old PXE DHCP network option or you can select Lab OS Installation

which is a static network.

NOTE: When the OS Installation network is set to Static, OS Installation is supported only for installing Linux,

ESXi, and Windows on bare-metal systems with Intel NICs.

• Enter the Minimum and Maximum Bandwidth in percentage.

NOTE: If you select the same network on multiple interface ports or partitions, ASM performs the following:

• On systems with Windows and ESXi operating system, a team or bond is created in the operating system to enable

redundancy.

• On systems with Red Hat, CentOS, and SUSE Linux operating system:

– LACP-enabled (mode 4 or 802.3ad) bond is created in the operating system.

– LACP enabled port-channel is created on the server-facing ports of the switch to which the server is connected. The

port-channel selected is automatically assigned to the lowest port available in the connected switch.

– The MTU value is set to either 1500 or 9000.

– After the server tears down, all the above listed configurations are removed.

NOTE: Ensure that lacp ungroup is not set to vlt on your switches.

NOTE: The MTU value is set to either 1500 or 9000 based on user selection in the template.

Server (OS Installation only) Component Settings

On Getting Started page, click Publish Template. On Template page, click Create Template. On Create Template page:

Template Name field: Enter Template name in the Template Name field.

Template Category: Select category of template from the Template Category drop-down menu.

Click Save, it directs you to Template Builder page. On the Template Builder page, click Add Server. It directs you to Server

Component window. From the Select a Component drop-down menu, select Server (O/S Installation only). After that # of

Instances drop-down menu is displayed. From the # of Instances drop-down menu, select the number of the server instances that

you want to add, after that click Continue. Under OS Settings, few fields, drop-down menu and check box are displayed. These all

are listed here:

• Auto-generate Host Name

• Host Name Template

• OS Image

• Administrator password

• Confirm administrator password

• Time Zone

• NTP Server

• Server Pool

Auto-generate Host Name:

If you select the Auto-generate Host Name check box, a Host Name Template field is displayed. You must use this variable while

generating a host name. For Example, a hostname template must start with a letter. The variable portion of the hostname template

can be designated to use a service tag or a number to ensure uniqueness. The template may also include a variable for the model or

vendor of the server if information about these values is available. It can be service tag or Service tag+ Vendor+ Unique number. If

you clear the Auto-generate Host Name check box, Host Name Template field disappears.

NOTE: Auto-generate Host name feature is applicable for both the server, server(O/S Installation only). If there are

multiple instances of deployment, you have to select Auto-generate Host name.

OS Image: