Active System Manager Release 8.1.1 User’s Guide

Template – install ESXi to SD card with Fibre Channel storage

This template deploys a Fibre Channel storage volume, two ESXi hosts, and creates a VMware cluster.

In the Templates page, select the Install ESXi to SD card with FC Storage template, and then click Clone.
In the Create Template dialog box, enter the Template Name and Template Description for the template.
Click Save.
In the Template Builder, select the storage component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box.
1. In the Component Name text box, type the component name. (Optional)
2. Under Compellent Storage Settings, configure the following:
  1. In the Storage Volume Name box, type a unique name.
  2. in Storage Size e.g 100GB text box, enter storage size.
  3. Do not modify the Boot Volume settings.
  4. In the Volume Folder, Volume notes , Replay Profile, Storage Profile Name, and Server Notes text boxes, type the details. (Optional)
  5. In the Server Object Name box, type a server object name.
  6. From the Operating System Name drop-down list, select either VMware ESX 5.1 or 5.5.
  7. Retain the values of Port Type, Manual, Force Map, Map Read Only, and Single Path Map as defaults.
In the Template Builder, select the server component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Server Component dialog box. Repeat this step for each server component.
1. In the Component Name box, type the component name. (Optional)
2. Under Hardware Settings section, configure the following:
  1. Retain the value of Target Boot Device as default value of SD Card.
  2. From the Server Pool drop-down list, select corresponding server pool.
3. Under OS Settings, configure the following:
  1. To select the administrator password that configures on the deployed OS, in the Administrator password text box, type the administrator password. In the Confirm administrator password box, type the password again to confirm.
    - NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. The value in the template is masked, but the actual password is not set. If this password is not set, you cannot log in to the deployed server.
  2. From OS Image drop-down list, select an OS for a hypervisor (Example: ESXi 5.1 or ESX 5.5 ) that is configured to be deployed within your ASM managed environment.
4. Under Network Settings section, update the network settings accordingly for the hypervisor you are deploying and for the configured networks in your environment.
In the Template Builder, select the cluster component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and configure the following settings in the Cluster Component dialog box.
1. In the Component Name box, type the component name. (Optional)
2. Under Cluster Settings, in the Data Center Name and Cluster Name boxes, type their corresponding names.
To save the settings, click Save.
To publish the template, click Publish Template. The template is now ready to be deployed.