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Table Of Contents

Contents
About This Guide
- Intended Audience
- Organization
- Conventions
- Documentation Lineup
Chapter 1
Active System Manager Overview
- Active System Manager User Roles
- Active System Manager User Interface Elements
Chapter 2
Getting Started
- Active System Manager Client Application Requirements
- Installing the Active System Manager Client Software
- Launching the Active System Manager Client Software on Windows
- Connecting to the Active System Manager Server
- Uninstalling the Active System Manager Client Software
Chapter 3
Account Management
- Creating New Server Accounts
- Connecting to Server Accounts
- Editing Server Accounts
- Deleting Server Accounts
Chapter 4
User Profile Management
- Managing Security Functions
- Managing Groups
- Defining Permissions
- Modifying Permissions
- Managing Authentication Repositories
  - Activating Authentication Repositories
  - Deactivating 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
- 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
  - Creating Repository with Dell Chassis Firmware Repository Type
    - Prerequisites
    - Steps to Create Repository with Dell Chassis Firmware Repository Type
  - Creating Repository with Dell Server Firmware Repository Type
    - Prerequisites
    - Steps to Create a Repository with Dell Server Firmware Repository Type
- Updating Dell Chassis Firmware from the Operations Center
  - Prerequisites
  - Steps to Update Dell Chassis Firmware from the Operations Center
- Updating Dell Server Firmware
- 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
- Introducing the Inventory Perspective
- About Resource Types and Resource Instances
- Accessing Inventory
- Using the Resource Allocation Calendar
  - Using the Resource Availability Calendar Options
    - Accessing Calendar Menu Options for Resource Availability Calendar
    - Displaying Aspects of the Resource Availability Calendar
  - Analyzing Resource Instance Availability in Existing Sessions
- Understanding Resource Allocation
  - Viewing Provisioned Domains List
  - Setting the Default Domain
Chapter 9
Repository Management
- Introducing the Setup Perspective
  - Opening Views on the Setup Perspective
- Managing Repositories
- Working with Resource Adapters
Chapter 10
Network Management
- Understanding Global Identity Pools
- Understanding Networks
Chapter 11
Template Management
- Template Types
  - Physical Template
  - Logical Template
- Working with Templates
Chapter 12
Session Management
- Introducing the Sessions Perspective
- Working with Running Sessions
- Configuring Session Notifications and Reminders
- Starting and Stopping ASAP Rescheduling
- Managing Virtual Resources
Chapter 13
Orchestration Management
- Understanding Orchestration
- Working with Orchestrations
- Executing Orchestration
  - Monitoring Orchestration Execution
Chapter 14
Working with Test and Script Execution
- Working with Test Cases
- Working with Resource Scripts
- Working with Session Scripts
  - Setting Preferences for Session Scripts
    - Setting a Default Remote Script Execution Environment
    - Setting Default Runtime Environment Variables
  - Browsing and Executing Session Scripts
- Customizing Script Execution
- Working with the Execution Queue View
Chapter 15
Reports
- Using Standard User Report Types
- Resource Usage Showback Report
  - Running a Session Audit Report
  - Running Custom Reports
- Using Standard Administrator Report Types
  - Running a User Management Report
  - Running a Template Utilization Report
- Printing Reports
  - Printing Reports from an HTML Browser
  - Printing Reports from a Web Browser
Chapter 16
Settings
- Configuring Settings
  - Settings
  - Database
- License
- Script Servers
  - Defining New Script Server
  - Deleting Server
- Properties
  - Updating Properties
    - Importing Properties
    - Exporting Properties
Chapter 17
Dashboard
- Managing Widgets

Accessing Inventory

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Both the Resource Types and Resource Instances views allow grouping; the Group By icon is available at

the top-right of the Resource Types and Resource Instances view menu bars.

Note For many Active System Manager users, your site’s custom properties may be the most relevant

properties for you to use while grouping and organizing your inventory.

Accessing Resources via the Filters Dialog Box

You can use a filter to modify the display of your inventory resources. Both the Resource Types and

Resource Instances views allow filtering. You use the Filters feature to specify filters that force the Active

System Manager application to only display the resource type and resource instance information that you

require within the associated views.

In general, you should set your resource types or resource instances filter to “Managed Equipment”,

because for most practical applications, almost all of your inventory is defined as “managed”.

To access the Filters dialog box, in the top-right part of an associated navigator view, click the Filters icon.

Figure 8-6 displays an example of Filters dialog box.

Figure 8-6 Filters Dialog Box

The Filters dialog box includes the following built-in filters (for Resource Types and Resource Instances

views only):

• Managed Equipment—The device under test (DUT) or equipment under test (EUT). Resources are

modeled by type, which are specifications by manufacturer and model that can be authored as generic

elements in templates, and by instance, which are specific resources with unique asset tags.

• Control Equipment—The infrastructure of the automated environment, including matrix switches

(Layer 1 or 2; electrical, optical, or virtual), power controllers, and terminal servers.

• Virtual Equipment—Available only on the Resource Instances view.

• VLAN Equipment—Available only on the Resource Instances view.

• Schedulable Equipment—Available only on the Resource Instances view.

• Equipment in Maintenance—Available only on the Resource Instances view.