Owner's Manual

Specification Prerequisite

Chassis IOM Configuration (if blade use case) Make sure that the SAN IOM is in access gateway

mode.

Managed Rack or Blade Servers Configuration Make sure that the QLogic FC Adapters installed in

any slot for rack servers or fabric B or C for blade

servers. ASM will query for WWPN values on a

QLogic QME or QLE 2662 or 2572 adapter.

Brocade Switch Configuration

• Create fault domain on Brocade switches for

Compellent.

• Create both physical and logical ports of the

Compellent array.

• Make sure active zone set is configured on the

Brocade SAN switches.

Compellent Storage Configuration Must be configured

Resource Discovery Make sure the following resources are discovered

in ASM.

• FC Servers for Deployment

• FC SAN Brocade Switch

• FC IOMs (Optional)

• Dell Compellent Storage

• VMware vCenter

Creating Template for ESXi Cluster Deployment

Create a new template with the following settings to deploy ESXi cluster using Dell Compellent storage

and Brocade (6505 or 6510) SAN switch.

• In the Template Builder page, add the following resources by clicking the corresponding components

icons.

– Storage

– Server

– Cluster

• To configure Brocade switches, perform the following actions:

a. In the Storage, click the corresponding storage component icon.

b. In the Storage Component pane, under Compellent Storage Settings, set the value as true for

Configure SAN Flag

parameter.

• The parameter iSCSI network is not required when deploying Fiber Channel storage. If this setting is

included, it will be ignored.