Users Guide
• Topology information for all networks and VLANs deployed in a service.
• Network connections between the devices.
• Health of the resources. For more information, seeResource 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 14. 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 home page, click Resources, and then click Update Resources.
2. 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 putting it first into maintenance mode, then performing
the firmware update and rebooting the server, and finally bringing the server out of maintenance mode before moving on to
the next server.
• Apply Updates on Next Reboot — Select the option to update the firmware at the next server reboot. ASM stages the
firmware update to each server selected until reboot.
ASM stages the firmware update to each server selected. The update will take effect at the next server reboot.
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