Specification | Prerequisite |
Dell PowerEdge Servers
Dell PowerConnect 7024 switches
Dell Force10 S4810 switches
•The virtual appliance is able to communicate with the PXE network in which the appliance is deployed. It is recommended to configure the virtual appliance directly on the PXE network, and not on the external network.
•The virtual appliance is able to communicate with the hypervisor management network.
•The DHCP server is fully functional with appropriate PXE settings to PXE boot images from ASM in your deployment network.
•Dell PowerEdge Servers are configured and have the management IP address and login credentials assigned.
NOTE: The user name (root) and password required.
•Any device being used in the boot order, such as C: Drive or NICs, must already be enabled in the boot order. This applies when booting to SD Card, Hard Disk, or FC, which are listed as C: in boot order or PXE and iSCSI, which are listed as NICs in the boot order. ASM will enable the supporting device connectivity and adjust the boot order, but cannot enable/disable device names in the boot order.
•Before performing Fibre Channel boot from SAN, a server must be configured with the QLogic fiber channel card, which is configured with the appropriate scan selection. To verify this in the BIOS and QLogic device
settings, press F2 for System Setup, and then go to Device Settings → <Target QLogic Fibre Channel adapter name> → Fibre Channel Target Configuration → Boot Scan, and then select "First LUN".
•The management IP address is configured for the switches.
•ASM creates the virtual machine (VM) traffic VLANs dynamically.
•Users have access to the switches with passwords enabled..
•Switches have SSH connectivity enabled.
•The management IP address is configured for the ToR switches.
•Any VLAN which is dynamically provisioned by ASM must exist on the ToR switch.
•Server facing ports must be in hybrid mode.
•Server facing ports must be in switchport mode.
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