Owner's Manual

Getting Started with ASM 7.6

When you log in to ASM for the first time, the

Getting Started page is displayed. This page provides a

recommended guided workflow for getting started with ASM. A green check mark indicates that you have

completed the step.

The steps include:

• Step 1: Initial Setup — Click Initial Setup

to configure basic settings required before you start using

ASM, such as license, virtual appliance time zone, NTP server, and proxy server settings. To proceed to

Step 2, you must complete the initial setup configuration.

After initial setup is complete, to edit the NTP, proxy server, and license information, click Settings in

the left pane, and the click Virtual Appliance Management.

• Step 2: Define Networks

— Click Define Networks to define networks that are currently configured in

your environment for resources to access. To define, edit, or delete your existing networks, in the left

pane, click Settings in the left pane, and then click Networks.

• Step 3: Discover Resources

— Click Discover Resources to discover one or more resources (chassis,

blade server, switch, storage, and hypervisor management software instances) that you want ASM to

manage on your network.

• Step 4: Publish Template

— Click View and Publish Templates to open the Templates page. On the

Templates page, create a new template or edit a draft default template and publish it. After the

templates are published, they are ready to deploy.

When the initial setup and discovery step are complete, you can still discover resources, create or edit

templates, and publish templates from the left pane.

If you do not want to view the Getting Started page when you log in next time, clear the Show welcome

screen on next launch check box at the bottom of the page. However, to revisit the Getting Started

page, click Settings in the left pane, and then click Getting Started.