Filter
Top Products
Specification Prerequisite
• 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
• 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".
Dell PowerConnect 7024 switches
• 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.
Dell Force10 S4810 switches (Top-of-Rack [ToR])
• 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.
9