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
Active System Manager User Interface Elements
Active System Manager Overview 1-5
Active System Manager User Interface Elements
The Active System Manager user interface elements contains the following:
• Active System Manager Software Menu Options
• Perspectives
• Views
• Editors
• Preferences
• Icons
Active System Manager Software Menu Options
Table 1-3 lists and describes the available Active System Manager software menu options.
Table 1-3 Active System Manager Menu Options
Menu Description
File Allows you to perform the following functions:
• Create new resources, templates, instances, inventory
import plug-ins, sessions, and types.
• Close and save elements related to your network.
• Revert, move, rename, refresh, and print elements within
your network.
• Connect to an Active System Manager server.
• Import a CSV and export the resources, templates,
Resource Adapters, user repositories, provisioning
repository elements, etc. in your network.
• View the properties for a given element.
• Exit the Active System Manager software.
Edit Allows you to perform undo, redo, cut, copy, paste, delete, select all, and find/replace functions.
View Note: The View menu is only available on the Session and
Template perspectives when a Template or session editor is
open.
Allows you to perform the following functions:
• Enlarge the focus of your view workspace by zooming in,
or by clicking the Zoom icon.
• Decrease the focus of your view workspace by zooming
out.
• Align your Template using a grid format, or by clicking the
background of a Template editor, right-clicking, and
selecting Layout. Note: You cannot customize a grid
size.
• Snap your Template into place.
Navigate Allows you to navigate through all types of editors and resource types by going back, forward, next, or previous.
Tools Allows you to access the following features:
• Links > Edit or Show
• Interface Types
• Login Profile > Delete > Save As
• Purge Sessions
• Archive Bin Rules > Run or Edit
• Discovery > Setup or Start or Stop
• Repositories
• Domains (displays the domain details configured with the
system.
• Authentication Repositories (lists the LDAP or NIS
repository associated with the system)
• Resource Pool Management
• Users and Groups
• Maintenance Window