Owner's Manual

Contents
1
Overview
.................................................................................................................5
About this Document............................................................................................................................5
What is New in this Release.................................................................................................................. 5
Accessing Online Help.......................................................................................................................... 6
Other Documents You May Need........................................................................................................ 6
Licensing................................................................................................................................................6
Important Note...................................................................................................................................... 7
ASM Port and Protocol Information..................................................................................................... 7
2 Installation and Quick Start................................................................................ 8
Information Prerequisites......................................................................................................................8
Installing Active System Manger........................................................................................................... 8
Deployment Prerequisites ..............................................................................................................8
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) Prerequisites............................................... 11
Deploying ASM from VMware vSphere Client.............................................................................. 11
Deploying ASM using SCVMM.......................................................................................................12
Deploying ASM on Hyper-V host..................................................................................................13
3 Configuring ASM Virtual Appliance.................................................................15
Changing Dell Administrator Password..............................................................................................15
Configuring Static IP Address in the Virtual Appliance...................................................................... 15
Configuring ASM Virtual Appliance as PXE Boot Responder.............................................................16
Configure DHCP on Windows 2012 DHCP Server.......................................................................16
Configure DHCP on Windows 2008 DHCP Server...................................................................... 17
Configuring DHCP for Linux......................................................................................................... 19
Deploying WinPE on the Virtual Appliance........................................................................................ 22
Create a Repository with Windows Installation Media on ASM Appliance................................. 22
Creating WinPE Image and Updating Install Media for Windows 2012 and Windows 2012
R2................................................................................................................................................... 23
Copying WinPE and Install Media to ASM Repository and Updating Permissions..................... 24
Importing Linux ISOs on the Virtual Appliance for Operating System Deployment........................ 25
4 Customizing Virtual Machine Templates for VMware and Hyper-V.........26
Customizing Virtual Machine Templates or Virtual Machines for VMware or Hyper-V...................26
Customizing Linux Template..............................................................................................................28
Customizing Windows Template....................................................................................................... 28
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Configuring ASM Virtual Appliance for NetApp Storage Support
.............29