Solution Guide

Active System Manager Solution Guide—Active System 800 (AS800)
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1.7. Deployment Prerequisites
Before using the Active System Manager solution for end-to-end provisioning of Active System 800
components, ensure that the prerequisites listed in Table 4 are in place.
Table 4. Deployment Prerequisites
Specification
Prerequisite
Active System 800 units connected
per the Active System 800
Reference Architecture and
Design Guidelines
Management server is configured
per the Active System 800
Reference Architecture and
Design Guidelines
Firmware and BIOS Requirements
All equipment must be configured with firmware versions as
listed in section Appendix C—Firmware and Software Base
Lineup
For the Active System 800 chassis,
blade server, and IO aggregators:
 CMC for M1000e chassis is configured and has the
management IP address and login credentials assigned
 Server iDRAC and IOA is configured and has the
management IP address and login credentials assigned
using CMC Management interface.
The username (root) and password for CMC, IOA, and iDRAC
must be identical.
Force10 S4810 switches (Top-of-
Rack [ToR])
 The management IP address is configured for the ToR
switches.
 The A800 base configuration is applied on both
switches.
 VLANs are created on the switches per the Active
System 800 deployment specification.
 The virtual machine (VM) traffic VLANs will be created
dynamically by Active System Manager.
EqualLogic Storage Array
 The group IP and management IP are configured for
Storage Array.
 All storage array members are added to the group.
VMware vCenter 5.1
 vCenter 5.1 is configured and accessible via the
management and hypervisor management network.
 Appropriate licenses are deployed on the vCenter.
PXE Setup for server deployment
Details for deploying PXE Server is listed in section Appendix
G—PXE Setup Requirements. This setup is needed for PXE boot
of the servers only.