Solution Guide

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Contents
Introduction to the Active System 1000 Solution .................................................................... 8
Audience .................................................................................................................... 8
Support ...................................................................................................................... 8
Technical Documentation ................................................................................................ 9
Overview .................................................................................................................... 9
Active System 1000-Supported Configurations ..................................................................... 10
Active System Manager Deployment ................................................................................. 11
Deployment Options .................................................................................................. 11
Deployment Prerequisites ........................................................................................... 11
Deploying OVF ......................................................................................................... 12
Importing OVF from the vSphere Client ....................................................................... 13
Changing Key Access Credentials .................................................................................. 14
Assigning IP Address to the Active System Manager ............................................................ 15
Accessing the Active System Manager Web Client for the First Time ....................................... 18
Adding Additional Licenses .......................................................................................... 19
Configuring Active System Manager Services .................................................................... 19
Starting Services ................................................................................................... 19
Stopping Services .................................................................................................. 20
Verifying Service Status ........................................................................................... 20
Installing the Active System Manager Client ..................................................................... 21
Installing Active System Manager Client Software on Windows ........................................... 21
Installing the Active System Manager Client Software on Linux ........................................... 21
Accessing Active System Manager using Windows client software ........................................ 22
Active System Manager Setup ......................................................................................... 26
User and Group Management ....................................................................................... 26
Discovering Active System 1000 Components .................................................................... 27
Initiating Discovery ................................................................................................ 27
Software Repositories in Active System Manager Appliance .................................................. 35
Updating Repository Elements for ISO Bootable Images .................................................... 35
Updating Repository Elements for IOA Switch configuration and Images ................................ 36
Updating Repository Elements for Brocade Firmware Repository ......................................... 37
Updating Repository Elements for Brocade Switch Configuration ......................................... 38
Updating Repository Elements for ToR Switch Configurations and Images .............................. 39
Updating Repository Elements for VMware Baseline Images ............................................... 40