Users Guide

Specification Prerequisite
Compellent Storage Configuration Must be configured
Resource Discovery Make sure the following resources are discovered
in ASM.
• FC Servers for Deployment
• FC SAN Brocade Switch
• FC IOMs (Optional)
• Dell Compellent Storage
• VMware vCenter
Creating Template for ESXi Cluster Deployment
Create a new template with the following settings to deploy ESXi cluster using Dell Compellent storage
and Brocade 6510 SAN switch.
• In the
Template Builder page, add the following resources by clicking the corresponding components
icons.
– Storage
– Server
– Cluster
• To configure Brocade switches, perform the following actions:
a. In the Storage, click the corresponding storage component icon.
b. In the
Storage Component pane, under Compellent Storage Settings, set the value as true for
Configure SAN Flag parameter.
• The parameter iSCSI network is not required when deploying Fibre Channel storage. If this setting is
included, it will be ignored.
Related Links
Creating Template
Building Template Overview
Building and Publishing Template
Deploying Service on ESXi Clusters
On the
Templates page, select the template created for this use case and click Deploy Service.
ASM performs the following actions when you deploy this service:
• Identifies the necessary servers from the FC server pool specified.
• Boots the server when if it is turned on and verifies the FC connectivity.
• Creates the storage volume and server objects that contain the WWPNs on Compellent storage. ASM
creates the storage volume and server objects with the names specified in the template.
• If
Configure SAN Switch parameter is set to true, ASM performs the following actions:
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