Dell Active System Manager Quick Start Manual
Active System Manager
Version 7.5 Quick Installation Guide
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Contents
1 Overview......................................................................................................................5
About this Document............................................................................................................................5
What is New in this Release.................................................................................................................. 5
Accessing Online Help.......................................................................................................................... 5
Other Documents You May Need........................................................................................................ 6
Licensing................................................................................................................................................6
Virtual Appliance Requirements............................................................................................................6
Software Requirements.........................................................................................................................6
Supported Resources............................................................................................................................ 7
Supported Dell PowerEdge Chassis ...............................................................................................7
Supported PowerEdge Servers and Firmware Matrix.....................................................................7
Supported Cisco UCS Servers and Firmware Matrix...................................................................... 7
Supported Storage and Firmware Matrix........................................................................................8
Supported Networks and Firmware Matrix.....................................................................................8
Supported Adapters and Firmware Matrix......................................................................................9
2 Installation and Quick Start..................................................................................11
Information Prerequisites.................................................................................................................... 11
Installing Active System Manger..........................................................................................................11
Deployment Prerequisites .............................................................................................................11
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) Prerequisites............................................... 13
Deploying Active System Manager from VMware vSphere Client...............................................14
Deploying Active System Manager using SCVMM........................................................................15
Deploying Active System Manager on Hyper-V host...................................................................16
3 Configuring the Active System Manager Virtual Appliance.........................19
Changing Dell Administrator Password..............................................................................................19
Configuring Static IP Address in the Virtual Appliance...................................................................... 19
Configuring ASM Virtual Appliance as PXE Boot Responder............................................................ 20
Configure DHCP on Windows 2012 DHCP Server......................................................................20
Configure DHCP on Windows 2008 DHCP Server......................................................................21
Configuring DHCP for Linux.........................................................................................................23
Deploying WinPE on the Virtual Appliance........................................................................................26
Create a repository with Windows installation media on ASM Appliance.................................. 26
Creating WinPE Image and Updating Install Media for Windows 2012 and Windows 2012
R2................................................................................................................................................... 27
Copying WinPE and Install Media to ASM Repository and Updating Permissions..................... 28
Updating default-unattended.xml.erb and wim_boot.erb files for Windows 2012 R2..............28
Updating Unattended Installation for Windows 2012 Version other than Windows 2012
Standard.........................................................................................................................................29
Updating Unattended Installation for Windows Hyper-V for Versions other than Windows
2012 R2 Datacenter.......................................................................................................................29
Importing Linux ISOs on the Virtual Appliance for Operating System Deployment........................30
4 Completing Initial Configuration.......................................................................33
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Overview
Active System Manager (ASM) is Dell’s unified management product that provides a comprehensive
infrastructure and workload automation solution for IT administrators and teams. ASM simplifies and
automates the management of heterogeneous environments, enabling IT to respond more rapidly to
dynamic business needs.
IT organizations today are often burdened by complex data centers that contain a mix of technologies
from different vendors and cumbersome operational tasks for delivering services while managing the
underlying infrastructure. These tasks are typically performed through multiple management consoles for
different physical and virtual resources, which can dramatically slow down service deployment.
The new Active System Manager 7.5 features an enhanced user interface that provides an intuitive, endto-end infrastructure and workload automation experience through a unified console. This speeds up
workload delivery and streamlines infrastructure management, enabling IT organizations to accelerate
service delivery and time to value for customers.
About this Document
This document version is updated for Active System Manager, version 7.5.2.
What is New in this Release
This release of Active System Manager supports:
• Support for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), including SCVMM discovery,
Hyper-V deployment, and cluster creation
• Ability to provision multiple EqualLogic Storage components in a template for Hyper-V only
• IP and IQN authentication on EqualLogic Storage
• Static IP addressing for public and private networks Hyper-V only
Accessing Online Help
Active System Manger (ASM) online help system provides context-sensitive help available from every page
in the ASM user interface.
After you log in to ASM user interface, you can access the online help in any of the following ways:
• To open context-sensitive online help for the active page, click ?, and then click Help.
• To open context-sensitive online help for a dialog box, click ? in the dialog box.
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Additionally, in the online help, use the Enter search items option in the Table of Contents to search for a
specific topic or keyword.
Other Documents You May Need
In addition to this guide, the following documents available on the Dell Support website at dell.com/
support/manuals provide additional information about the Active System Manager (ASM).
On the Manuals page, in the Select a product section, click Software & Security → Enterprise System
Management
• Dell Active System Manager version 7.5 User’s Guide
• Dell Active System Manager version 7.5.2 Release Notes
→ Active System Manager → Dell Active System Manager 7.5.
Licensing
Active System Manager (ASM) licensing is based on the total number of managed resources, except for
VMware vCenter and Windows SCVMM instances. In ASM 7.5 release, standard is the only valid license
type supported.
The standard license is a full-access license type.
You will receive an email from customer service with instructions on how to download the license file to
a local network share.
If you are using ASM for the first time, you must upload the license file through the Initial Setup wizard.
You can then upload and activate subsequent licenses on the Virtual Appliance Management page under
Settings. After uploading an initial license, subsequent uploads replaces the existing license.
Virtual Appliance Requirements
Active System Manager runs as a virtual appliance on a Dell server configured with the following
hardware and software:
• Two virtual CPUs
• 8.0 GB RAM
• Hypervisor - vSphere Client (5.1 or 5.5) with ESXi (5.1 or 5.5) or Windows 2012 running Hyper-V
Software Requirements
To display Active System Manager (ASM) correctly, a system must have a minimum 1024 x 768 screen
resolution and a Web browser that meets minimum requirements based on the operating system.
Operating System Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome
Windows Server 2012 Version 9 and Later Version 26 and Later Version 32 and Later
Windows Server 2012 R2Version 9 and Later Version 26 and Later Version 32 and Later
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Operating System Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome
Windows 7 Version 9 and Later Version 26 and Later Version 32 and Later
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6.5
Cent OS 6.5 Not Supported Version 26 and Later Version 32 and Later
Not Supported Version 26 and Later Version 32 and Later
Supported Resources
This section provides information about the resources supported by Active System Manager (ASM). The
information has been segmented based on the resource types.
Supported Dell PowerEdge Chassis
PowerEdge M1000e, version CMC 4.5
Supported PowerEdge Servers and Firmware Matrix
The following table provides information about the supported servers.
Resource BIOS iDRAC LC
Dell PowerEdge M420 2.0.23 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge M520 2.0.23 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge M620 2.1.6 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge M820 1.7.3 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge R420 2.0.22 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge R520 2.0.22 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge R620 2.1.3 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge R720 2.1.3 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge R720XD 2.1.3 1.51.51 1.3
Dell PowerEdge R820 1.7.2 1.51.51 1.3
Supported Cisco UCS Servers and Firmware Matrix
Resource Firmware Supported
Cisco UCS B200 M1 2.1(3b)
Cisco UCS B200 M2 2.1(3b)
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Resource Firmware Supported
Cisco UCS B230 M2 2.1(3b)
Cisco UCS B250 M1 2.1(3b)
Cisco UCS B200 M3 2.1(3b)
Supported Storage and Firmware Matrix
The following table provides information about the supported storage resources.
Resources Firmware Supported
Dell PS4100 7.0
Dell PS6100 7.0
Dell PS6110 7.0
Dell PS6210 7.0
Dell SC8000
Dell SC200
Dell SC220
*
Indicates that the resource is supported only in ASM 7.5.1 and later versions.(Only for ESXi)
*
*
*
6.3
6.3
6.3
Supported Networks and Firmware Matrix
The following table provides information about the supported Networks.
Resource Firmware Supported
Dell Networking PCT 7024 5.1.2.3
Dell Networking S4810 9.3.0.0
Dell Networking S5000 9.3.0.0
Dell Networking S6000 9.3.0.0
Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator switch 9.2.0.0
Dell Networking MXL 10/40GbE blade switch 9.2.0.0
Cisco Nexus 5548 6.0(2)N2(3)
Dell Networking 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module
*
v7.2.0.a
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Resource Firmware Supported
Brocade M5424
*
v7.2.0.a
Brocade 6510
*
Indicates that the resource is supported only in ASM 7.5.1 and later versions. (Only for ESXi)
*
v7.2.0.a
Supported Adapters and Firmware Matrix
The following table provides information about the supported adapters.
Resource Firmware Supported
Broadcom 5719 Quad-Port 1GbE Network
Daughter Card
Broadcom 57810 -k Dul-Port 10Gb Mezzanine 7.8
Broadcom 57810 Dual-Port 10GbE Network
Daughter Card
Broadcom 5719 Quad-Port 1Gb Network Interface
Card
Broadcom 5719 Quad-Port 1GbE Network
Daughter Card
Broadcom 57840-k Quad-Port 10GbE Mezzanine 7.8
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.8
Broadcom 57840 Quad-Port 10Gb Converged
7.8
Network Adapter
QLE 2562 8Gb FC
QME 2572 8Gb FC
QLE 2662 16Gb FC
QME 2662 16Gb FC
*
Indicates that the resource is supported only in ASM 7.5.1 and later versions. (Only for ESXi)
*
*
*
*
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