Install Guide

Installation and Quick Start

The following sections provide installation and quick start information, including step-by-step

instructions for deploying and configuring ASM in VMware vSphere or Microsoft virtualization

environment. Only one instance of ASM should be installed within a network environment. Exceeding this

limit can cause conflicts in device communication.

Information Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation process:

• Gather the TCP/IP address information to assign to the virtual appliance.

• Ensure that the VMware vCenter server and VMware vSphere client are running, if you are deploying

the ASM virtual appliance in a VMware vSphere environment.

• Deploying the ASM virtual appliance to a Microsoft Windows virtualization environment requires that

the hyper-v host on which ASM is deployed is installed on a running instance of SCVMM.

• Download ASM appliance file, which contains either the virtual appliance.ovf file for (VMware) or the

virtual appliance virtual hard drive .vhd (Hyper-V).

• Determine the host on which the ASM virtual appliance is installed. You can use any host managed by

VMware vCenter or Hyper-V manager that has network connectivity with your out-of-band (OOB),

management, and potentially iSCSI networks. This is required for discovery to complete successfully.

CAUTION: ASM virtual appliance functions as a regular virtual machine. Therefore, any

interruptions or shut downs affects the overall functionality.

Installing Active System Manager

Before you begin, make sure that systems are connected and VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere

Client, and SCVMM are running.

NOTE: All switches must have SSH connectivity enabled.

Deployment pre-requisites

Table 2. Deployment pre-requisites

Specification Pre-requisite

Connection Requirements

• The virtual appliance is able to communicate with the out-of-band

management network and any other networks from which you want to

discover the resources.