This topic provides an overview of the steps to perform
a typical IFM configuration.
To configure the typical
IFM installation,
complete the following steps.
- Define the hardware in the configuration on the Hardware Devices
panel.
- Turn off all servers in the configuration.
- Create hardware pools on the Hardware Pools panel. Hardware pools
define the available hardware.
- Create address pools or use the predefined address pools on the
Address Pools panel. Address pools define the range of available MAC
addresses.
- Create a template or use the predefined templates on the Templates
panel. A template is a set of data designed to describe a specific
configuration within IFM. This data
is generic in format and aids IFM in the configuration
of the hardware endpoints. Templates are reusable across multiple
profiles and deployments.
- Create a profile on the Profiles panel. A profile groups generic
data into a single entity. The profile associates templates, hardware
pools, and address pools for the purpose of creating a deployment.
- Deploy a profile through the Profiles panel. A deployment is specific
information related to the chassis, servers, and ports included in
the hardware pool. The generic information associated through the
profile is reused as needed and assigned during the deployment process.
- Edit the deployment (if necessary) through the Deployments panel.
- Push the deployment to the hardware through the Deployments panel.
- Turn on the servers.
- View the results (it takes a few minutes for the results to become
available after power on).
- Create failover monitors. Failover monitors define the server
events to be monitored and the criteria for selecting the standby
hardware to activate in case of a failure.
Notes:
- All servers must be powered off and IFM mode enabled
from the Hardware Devices panel before an IFM template or
data can be pushed.
- For failover to occur to a standby server, the standby
server must be powered off and IFM mode disabled
from the Hardware Devices panel.