1.6 Managed Resources

Resource Orchestrator can be used to manage the resources described in the table below.

For details on management of chassis, servers, VM hosts, VM management software, and LAN switches, refer to the system design and initial setup section of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".

Table 1.14 Managed Resources
resource	Description
Chassis	A chassis is an enclosure used to house server blades. It can monitor the status of servers, display their properties, and control their power states.
Physical server	This is a general term for any physical server. This term is used to distinguish physical servers from virtual servers that are created using server virtualization software such as VMware or Hyper-V. Registering an unused physical server with Resource Orchestrator enables it to be used for L-Server creation. VM hosts and physical OS's running on physical servers can be detected and registered as managed resources by Resource Orchestrator.
VM host	This refers to the server virtualization software running on a server to operate a virtual machine. For example, Windows Server 2008 R2 or VMware ESX for VMware with Hyper-V roles added. VM hosts can be managed by monitoring their statuses, displaying their properties, and performing operations such as HBA address rename and server switchover. When a VM host is registered, any VM guests on the VM host are automatically detected and displayed.
VM management software	This software manages multiple server virtualization software. For example, vCenter Server for VMware, and SCVMM for Hyper-V. VM management software can be integrated (registered) into Resource Orchestrator to enable the use of functions for VM guests.
LAN switch	This term encompasses both the network switches that are mounted in a blade server chassis (LAN switch blades), and the external LAN switches that are directly connected to them. Resource Orchestrator can monitor LAN switch blade statuses, display their properties, and manage their VLAN configurations. LAN switch blades and external LAN switches can be displayed in a comprehensive Network Map.
VM guest	This refers to the operating system running on a virtual machine. Resource Orchestrator can monitor VM guest statuses, display their properties, and control their power states. In addition to the ServerView Resource Coordinator VE functions, new VM guests and snapshots can be created as L-Servers.
Virtual switch	This is a virtual LAN switch used to manage a VM guest network on the VM host. In Hyper-V it represents the concept of virtual networks. It supports virtual switches, which are standard Hyper-V virtual network and VMware functions. The VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch and Cisco Nexus 1000V virtual switches are not supported.
Disk resource	This refers to a disk resource assigned to a server. For ETERNUS storage this is a LUN, for NetApp storage it is a FlexVol, and for VM guests it is a virtual disk.
Storage resource	This refers to a resource that can dynamically remove a disk resource. Examples include RAID groups, aggregates and file systems for creating VM (VMFS (data store) of VMware, etc.).
Storage management software	Software to manage and integrate one or multiple storage units. For NetApp storage, this is Data ONTAP. Integration (registration) with Resource Orchestrator enables the use of functions for storage.
Network resource	This refers to a resource that defines network information for use by an L-Server. By connecting the NIC for an L-Server to a network resource, the physical and virtual network switches are configured, enabling the L-Server to communicate. If an IP address range is set for a network resource, the IP address can be automatically set when deploying an image to an L-Server. For details, refer to "1.2.6 Simplifying Network Settings".