Solution Guide

Active System Manager Solution Guide—Active System 800 (AS800)
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Contents
1 Introduction to the Active System 800 Solution .............................................................. 10
1.1. Audience ...................................................................................................... 11
1.2. Support ........................................................................................................ 11
1.3. Technical Documentation .................................................................................. 11
1.4. Overview ...................................................................................................... 12
1.5. Active System 800-Supported Configurations .......................................................... 14
1.6. Deployment Options ........................................................................................ 14
1.7. Deployment Prerequisites ................................................................................. 15
2 Active System Manager Deployment ............................................................................ 16
2.1 Deploying OVF ............................................................................................... 16
2.1.1 Importing OVF from the vSphere Client .............................................................. 16
2.2 Deploying VHD ............................................................................................... 18
2.2.1. Importing the VHD Using Hyper-V Manager ....................................................... 18
2.3 Assigning IP Address to the Active System Manager ................................................... 21
2.4 Installing Active System Manager License .............................................................. 25
2.5 Configuring Active System Manager Services ........................................................... 26
2.5.1 Starting Services.......................................................................................... 26
2.5.2 Stopping Services ......................................................................................... 26
2.5.3 Verifying Service Status ................................................................................. 26
2.6 Installing the Active System Manager Client ........................................................... 27
2.6.1 Installing Active System Manager Client Software on Windows .................................. 27
2.6.2 Installing the Active System Manager Client Software on Mac ................................... 28
2.6.3 Installing the Active System Manager Client Software on Linux ................................. 28
2.6.4 Accessing Active System Manager Using the Windows Client Software ......................... 28
3 Active System Manager Setup ................................................................................... 31
3.1 User and Group Management ............................................................................. 31
3.2 Discovering Active System 800 Components ............................................................ 32
3.2.1 Initiating Discovery ...................................................................................... 32
3.3 Software Repositories Available in the Active System Manager Virtual Appliance .............. 40
3.3.1 Updating Repository Elements for Firmware Images on EqualLogic Firmware Repo ......... 41
3.3.2 Updating Repository Elements for EqualLogic Storage Resource Pools ......................... 46
3.3.3 Updating Repository Elements for PXE Bootable Images .......................................... 49
3.3.4 Updating Repository Elements for ISO Bootable Images .......................................... 52
3.3.5 Updating Repository Elements for VMware Baseline Images ..................................... 59