Active System Manager Release 8.1.1 User’s Guide

Configuring resources or chassis

Use the Configure Chassis wizard to perform the following operations:

Remove one or more resource from ASM environment. You can perform this operation only when you launch this wizard from Getting Started page.
Enables you create your own custom firmware repository, import firmware repository from Dell Repository Manager (DRM), and perform firmware compliance check on the resources. You can perform this operation only when you launch this wizard from Getting Started page
Enables you to on board or reconfigure one or more chassis and servers and I/O modules within the chassis.
- NOTE:
  When you configure the chassis and iDrac users, the existing user account on the Chassis and iDrac will be erased and replaced by the new user settings that is entered on the Chassis Configuration Wizard.

Before you begin, it is recommended to gather the following information:

User names and passwords of accounts that can access the resources.
Optionally, SMTP server and email address for an account to receive alerts.
Optionally, NTP server IP addresses
(Optional) Chassis Management Controller (CMC) and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) VLAN IDs.

On the Welcome screen, read the instructions, and click Next.
The Discovered Resources page lists the resources discovered in ASM. If you do not want one or more resources to be in ASM environment, select the resources, and click Remove Resource from ASM. Click Next.
- NOTE: The Discovered Resources, Default Firmware Repository , and Firmware Compliance pages are displayed only when you start this wizard from the Getting Started page.
On the Default Firmware Repository page, create and import your own custom repositories from DRM to use as the default firmware level for your discovered resources. Click Next. The Firmware Compliance page lists the resources that do not meet the firmware requirements specified by the default repository.
On the Firmware Compliance page, select the resources to update the firmware running on the resources automatically to meet the firmware requirements specified in the default repository. Click Next.
In the Chassis Configuration page, select one or more chassis to configure the following global settings, and then click Next. For more information, see Configure Global Chassis Configuration Settings.
1. Under Users, configure additional CMC and iDRAC local users.
2. Under Monitoring, change the default monitoring settings.
3. Under NTP, select the time zone and NTP servers.
4. Under Power Config, configure power budget and redundancy attributes.
5. Under Networking, add networking settings for the chassis.
On the Unique Chassis Settings page, configure specific chassis settings on chassis individually, and then click Next. For more information, see Configuring Unique Chassis Settings.
On the Unique Server Settings page, enter the iDRAC DNS name for the servers within the chassis, and then click Next. For more information, see Configuring Unique Server Settings.
On the Unique IO Module Settings page, enter a host name for each I/O module on chassis, and then click Next. For more information, see Configuring Unique I/O Module Settings .
On the Uplink Port Configuration page, configure uplinks ports on the MXL switches with in the chassis, and then click Next. For more information, see Configuring Uplink Ports
On the Summary page, verify the chassis configuration settings and click Finish to configure the chassis.