Active System Manager Release 8.2 User’s Guide

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:
1. In the Storage, click the corresponding storage component icon.
2. 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.