ServerView Resource Orchestrator V2.2.1 User's Guide

A.2 Resource Pool Operations

This section explains how to resource pool operations.

Creating a Resource Pool

This section explains how to create a resource pool.

1. Right-click the root folder or a resource folder in the orchestration tree, and select [Create]-[Pool] from the popup menu.

   The [Create a Pool] dialog is displayed.

2. In the [Create a Pool] dialog, set the following items.

   Name

   Enter a name for the resource pool.
   Enter up to 32 characters, including alphanumeric characters (upper or lower case), underscores ("_"), or hyphens ("-").

   Type

   Select the type of the resource pool.

   • VM pool

   • Server pool

   • Storage pool

   • Network pool

   • Address pool

   • Image pool

   Priority

   Select the priority of the resource pool for automatically selecting a resource when creating an L-Server.
   Select a value between "1" and "10". Smaller values indicate a higher priority. "5" is selected by default.

   Label

   Enter a label for the resource pool.
   Enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters or symbols.

   Comment

   Enter any comments for the resource pool.
   Enter up to 256 alphanumeric characters or symbols.

3. Click <OK>.

   The created resource pool is displayed in the orchestration tree.

   
   

Modifying a Resource Pool

This section explains how to modify a resource pool.

1. Right-click the target resource pool in the orchestration tree, and select [Change Setting]-[General] from the popup menu.

   The [Change Setting for a Pool] dialog is displayed.

2. In the [Change Setting for a Pool] dialog, edit the items you want to modify.

3. Click <OK>.

   The resource pool setting information is modified.

   
   

Deleting a Resource Pool

This section explains how to delete a resource pool.

When a resource pool is deleted, the resources in that resource pool are also deleted. It is recommended that you move the resources in the resource pool to another resource pool in advance, or delete the resource pool after deleting the resources.

1. Right-click the target resource pool in the orchestration tree, and select [Delete] from the popup menu.

   The [Delete a Pool] dialog is displayed.

2. The name of the resource pool to delete is displayed in the [Delete a Pool] dialog.

   If resources are registered in the resource pool to delete, a list of those resources is displayed in "All Resources". Confirm the list, and check the "Delete All Resources" checkbox.

3. Click <OK>.

   The target resource pool is deleted.