Solution Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction to the Active System 1000 Solution
- Audience
- Support
- Technical Documentation
- Overview
- Active System 1000-Supported Configurations
- Active System Manager Deployment
- Deployment Options
- Deployment Prerequisites
- Deploying OVF
- Changing Key Access Credentials
- Assigning IP Address to the Active System Manager
- Accessing the Active System Manager Web Client for the First Time
- Adding Additional Licenses
- Configuring Active System Manager Services
- Installing the Active System Manager Client
- Active System Manager Setup
- User and Group Management
- Discovering Active System 1000 Components
- Software Repositories in Active System Manager Appliance
- Updating Repository Elements for ISO Bootable Images
- Updating Repository Elements for IOA Switch configuration and Images
- Updating Repository Elements for Brocade Firmware Repository
- Updating Repository Elements for Brocade Switch Configuration
- Updating Repository Elements for ToR Switch Configurations and Images
- Updating Repository Elements for VMware Baseline Images
- Configuring Networks
- Physical Templates and Orchestration
- Workload Provisioning Using Logical Templates
- Operation Center View—Administrative Operations
- Dashboard Reports
- Resource Allocation by Sessions Report
- Resource Allocation by Hosts Report
- Resource Allocation by Groups Report
- Top Ten Resource Allocation Report
- Top Ten Resource Utilization Report
- VM Utilization by Session Report
- Host Utilization (Consolidated) Report
- Cluster Utilization (Consolidated) Report
- Storage Utilization (Consolidated) Report
- CPU and Memory Utilization Showback Report
- Appendix A—Deployment Activities
- Appendix B—Build of Materials
- Appendix C—Firmware and Software Base Lineup
- Appendix E—Adding New ESXi ISO Images
- Appendix G— Planning Worksheet
- Appendix I—FAQs
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Appendix C—Firmware and Software Base Lineup
The following table lists the minimum recommended firmware/software versions.
Table 18. Firmware and Software versions
Device Revision
Hypervisor Server – M620
BIOS 1.7.6
CPLD 1.0.4 A00
iDRAC7 Enterprise 1.40.40 Build 13
LCC (Life Cycle Controller) 2 1.1.5.165
Network Controller Broadcom FW 7.6
QLogic QME2572 8Gb FC 4.0.0.18
VMware ESXi 5.1 U1 (1065491) A01
Management Server – R620
BIOS 1.6.0
iDRAC7 Enterprise 1.40.40 Build 13
LCC (Life Cycle Controller) 2 1.1.5.165
Network Controller Broadcom FW 7.6
QLogic 2562 Dual Port LP 8Gb FC 4.0.0.18
VMware ESXi 5.1 U1 (1065491) A01
Chassis, Storage, and Switches
CMC 4.4
Dell 8/4Gb FC SAN IOM 7.0.2
Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator 8.3.17.4
Dell Networking S4810 (LAN) 9.1
Brocade 6510 (SAN) 7.0.2
Dell Networking S55 (OOB) 8.3.5.3
Compellent SC8000 6.3.2