Install Guide

Specification Pre-requisite
• The virtual appliance is able to communicate with the OS Installation
network in which the appliance is deployed. It is recommended to
configure the virtual appliance directly on the OS Installation 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.
vCenter
Ensure that the Virtual SAN Default Storage Policy is set to the following
default values:
• Number of failures to tolerate: 0
• Number of disks stripes per disk: 1
• Force Provisioning: No
• Object space reservation: 0%
• Flash read cache reservation: 0.000 %
NOTE: To view or update the storage policy, on the VMware vSphere
Web Client
, click Home → Policies and Profiles → VM Storage Policies
→ Virtual SAN Default Storage Policy.
Brocade Alias needs to be created having Dell Compellent fault domain WWPN
accessible on Brocade switch. Create a single alias including the virtual
ports for the Dell Compellent fault domain, WWPN accessible on Brocade
switch. ASM automates the creation of each additional zone for the server
objects and place them into a zone config.
NOTE: Ensure that the single alias is listed first in the list of aliases.
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 Fibre Channel which are listed as C: in boot order or
PXE and iSCSI, which are listed as NICs in the boot order. ASM enables
the supporting device connectivity and adjusts the boot order, but
cannot enable or disable device names in the boot order.
• Before performing Fibre Channel boot from SAN, a server must be
configured with the QLogic Fibre Channel card, which is configured
with the appropriate scan selection. To verify this in the BIOS and
QLogic device settings, press F2 for System Set up, and then go to
Device Settings → <Target QLogic Fibre Channel adapter name> →
Fibre Channel Target Configuration → Boot Scan, and then select First
LUN. The First LUN setting needs to be disabled for deployments other
than Boot from SAN.
NOTE: For all servers prior to ASM discovery, make sure that the RAID
controller is enabled, and any unsupported 1 Gb NICs are disabled.
After updating these devices setting, you should restart the server to
ensure that Lifecycle Controller system inventory is updated.
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