User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1
- Active System Manager Overview
- Chapter 2
- Getting Started
- Chapter 3
- Account Management
- Chapter 4
- User Profile Management
- Managing Security Functions
- Managing Groups
- Defining Permissions
- Modifying Permissions
- Managing Authentication Repositories
- Chapter 5
- Inventory Management
- Understanding Resource Modeling
- Building a Standard Active System Manager Inventory
- Configuring Discovery Setup
- Running Discovery
- Using Resource Types
- Using Resource Instances
- Building Resource Instances
- Modifying Core Properties for Resource Instances
- Modifying Resource Instance Resource Availability Dates
- Modifying Resource Instance Interfaces
- Displaying the Resource Availability Calendar View
- Deleting Resource Instances
- Setting Inventory Parameter Values
- Resolving Resource Dependencies
- Using Resource Interface Types
- Linking Resources
- Importing Inventory
- Importing Connectivity
- Exporting Connectivity
- Managing Resource Pools
- Managing Maintenance Windows
- Managing Virtual Resources
- Chapter 6
- Firmware Management
- Creating Active System Manager Software Repositories
- Updating Dell Chassis Firmware from the Operations Center
- Updating Dell Server Firmware
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware from the Operation Center
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware from an Active Session
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware Using the Attach Server Profile Virtual Operation
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware through an Orchestration
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware Using the Attach Server Profile Custom Operation
- Minimum Firmware Versions for Active System Manager Components
- Chapter 7
- Server Template and Profiles
- Creating a Server Template
- Editing a Server Template
- Adding or Editing BIOS Information on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing RAID Information on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing Firmware Settings on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing Networks Settings on a Server Template
- Naming Conventions when using Orchestrations
- Server Profiles
- Chapter 8
- Using Inventory
- Chapter 9
- Repository Management
- Chapter 10
- Network Management
- Chapter 11
- Template Management
- Template Types
- Working with Templates
- Creating New Templates
- Saving Templates
- Changing Template Ownership and Permissions
- Opening Templates
- Closing Templates
- Deleting Templates
- Managing Template History Details
- Filtering Templates
- Validating Templates
- Importing Templates
- Exporting Templates
- Attaching a Template Image
- Scheduling Templates
- Archiving Templates using the Templates View
- Restoring Archived Templates
- Updating Templates using the Template Editor
- Viewing and Modifying Template Properties
- Adding Resource Types
- Setting Resource Type Properties for Scheduling
- Deleting Resource Types
- Adding Resource Types Based on Manufacturer Only
- Adding Resource Instances
- Modifying Resource Properties
- Deleting Resource Instances
- Defining Provisioning Policies
- Supporting Layer 2 Switching
- Using Annotations
- Updating Templates using the Link Editor
- Associating an Orchestration Workflow with Templates
- Chapter 12
- Session Management
- Introducing the Sessions Perspective
- Working with Running Sessions
- Scheduling a Session Using Templates
- Creating an Instant Session
- Opening Sessions
- Opening the Session Editor
- Using the Sessions Calendar
- Viewing Session Properties
- Editing Default Session Properties
- Assigning and Changing Session Ownership
- Canceling Sessions
- Deleting Sessions
- Purging Sessions
- Rescheduling Sessions
- Managing Session Links
- Handling Link Preemption
- Managing Session Resources
- Associating Scripts to Sessions
- Archiving Sessions
- Supporting Layer 2 Switching
- Saving Sessions
- Configuring Session Notifications and Reminders
- Starting and Stopping ASAP Rescheduling
- Managing Virtual Resources
- Chapter 13
- Orchestration Management
- Chapter 14
- Working with Test and Script Execution
- Chapter 15
- Reports
- Chapter 16
- Settings
- Chapter 17
- Dashboard
Server Template and Profiles 7-7
8. Select the network(s) to associate with this configuration. You can select one or more networks for a
LAN connection type, but only one network for SAN (iSCSI) or SAN (FCoE) connection types. Click
on Add to add a network.
9. Click OK.
Adding or Editing Boot Settings on a Server Template
The information entered on this page is used to filter the servers that will be displayed on the Server
Selection page of the Server Profile wizard when attaching a profile. Only servers that match the criteria
can host configuration created with this Server Template. The boot settings set where the server will
boot from (the server’s boot device).
1. Select an OS Boot Type of FC, Local HD, PXE, SAN (FCoE), SAN (iSCSI), or SD Card.
Depending on the boot type, enter additional information:
• If PXE or SAN (FCoE), select a Virtual Boot NIC to indicate the network from which the operating
system will be loaded.
Note If SAN (iSCSI), select a Virtual Boot NIC to indicate the network from which the operating system
will be loaded.
Note This list is populated with networks added on the Networking Configuration pane from Setup >
Networking.
2. Click Finish.
Limitations on Editing Server Templates and Profiles
If the Server Template has any attached Server Profiles in a non-IDLE state (for example, not running,
configuring, error), then the only change a user or administrator can make is to change the vNIC (Network
Settings -> Edit vNIC). Users can add new networks and modify the Select Network(s) list. Users cannot
change the native VLAN network.
If the Server Template does not have any Server Profiles associated with it, everything on the Server
Template can be modified except the name of the template.
If the Server Template has attached Server Profiles, but all Server Profiles in IDLE state, the following
apply:
• Server Template Settings – Users can change any value except Name.
• BIOS Settings – Users can change any value except for Integrated RAID Controller.
• RAID Settings – Users can change all values except Integrated RAID Controller.
• Firmware Settings – Users can change all values.
• Network Settings – Users can change Bandwidth Oversubscription and Virtual NIC Mapping Order.
Users cannot add or delete NICs. Users can Edit NICs with the stipulations below:
— Edit VNIC – Users can add new networks and can modify the Select Network(s) list. Users cannot
change the Native VLAN network.
• Boot Settings – User cannot change any values.