This section explains how to register a resource managed by Resource Orchestrator to a resource pool.
A resource pool is a type of resource folder on the orchestration tree, which stores the resources to select when creating or adding an L-Server.
A resource pool type is specified when creating a resource pool, and only resources of a specific type are stored in each type of resource pool. When installing Resource Orchestrator, one resource pool is created for each resource pool type. For details on operating multiple resource pools, refer to "Appendix A Resource Pools".
Resource Pool Types
The following types of resource pools exist:
VM pool
A pool that stores VM hosts used when creating new servers (VM).
Server pool
A pool that stores physical servers.
Storage pool
A pool that stores virtual storage resources used to remove disk resources when creating new L-Servers.
Network pool
A pool that stores the networks assigned to L-Servers.
Address pool
A pool that stores the IP addresses, MAC addresses, and WWNs assigned to L-Servers.
Image pool
A pool that stores the cloning images to deploy on L-Servers.
Resource Types
The following types of resources can be stored in resource pools.
VM host resources
Stored in VM pools.
Physical server resources
Stored in server pools.
Virtual storage resources
Stored in storage pools.
Network resources
Stored in network pools.
Address set resources
Stored in address pools.
Image resources
Stored in image pools. The following two types are available:
Virtual image resources
An image that uses a template from VM management software (VMware vCenter Server and System Center Virtual Machine Manager) to create VM guests.
Physical image resources
An image that uses a cloning image from cloning of a physical server in RCVE.
Templates created using VM management software, and cloning images created using RCVE, are automatically detected.
Moreover, images can be collected after creating an L-Server and manually installing an operating system.
This manual explains how to create an L-Server and collect images.
