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
Understanding Networks
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Understanding Networks
Active System Manager manages LAN (private/public/hypervisor management), SAN (iSCSI/FCoE), and
out-of-band management networks.
To facilitate network communication, you can add ranges of static IP addresses that Active System
Manager will assign to devices for out-of-band management and iSCSI initiators.
Network Types
Active System Manager manages the following network types:
• Private LAN – Used to access network resources for functions such as vMotion traffic or heartbeat
communication. If associated with a virtual NIC, the VLAN ID is used to configure the I/O module’s
server-facing ports. Can be static or DHCP.
• Public LAN – Used to access network resources for basic networking activities. If associated with a
virtual NIC, the VLAN ID is used to configure the I/O module’s server-facing ports. Can be static or
DHCP.
Note Private and public LANs are functionally identical in Active System Manager. The purpose of
offering both labels is to help users categorize LANs based on functional use.
• SAN iSCSI – Used to manage storage-related traffic on an iSCSI network. If associated with a virtual
NIC, the VLAN ID is used to configure the I/O module’s server-facing ports. If an IP address pool is
associated with the network, then Active System Manager can use it to configure the iSCSI initiator IP
address when doing a SAN (iSCSI) boot. Can be static or DHCP.
• SAN FCoE – Used to identify storage-related traffic on a Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE)
network. If associated with a virtual NIC, the VLAN ID is used to configure the I/O module’s
server-facing ports. Can be static or DHCP.
• Hypervisor Management – Used to identify the management network for a hypervisor or operating
system deployed on a server. The VLAN ID is used to configure the I/O module’s server-facing ports.
Can be static or DHCP.
Viewing Configured Networks
1. On the Active System Manager navigation bar menu, click the Setup perspective.
2. On the Active System Manager toolbar, click the Networking perspective.
The Networking Configuration editor appears.
3. In the Configured Networks folder, click the type of network to view.
Active System Manager displays the following information for each network:
• Name
• Description
• Addressing - Static or DHCP