8.5 Creating L-Server Templates

This section explains how to create an L-Server template.

An L-Server template comprises pre-defined specifications (number of CPUs, memory capacity, disk capacity, number of NICs, etc.) for an L-Server.

L-Server templates can be created using the following methods.

Using the Wizard GUI
L-Server templates can be created using a GUI in the wizard format.
For details on the GUI in the wizard format, refer to "8.1 Operations Using the Wizard GUI" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
Manually
Use the following procedure to create an L-Server template:
1. Export an L-Server Template
  The sample L-Server templates provided with Resource Orchestrator can be exported.
  For details on how to export L-Server templates, refer to "8.2.1 Exporting a Template" of the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
2. Edit with an Editor
  The L-Server template output in 1. can be edited with an editor, etc.
  The format of the L-Server template differs depending on whether the L-Server is physical or virtual.
  For details on the L-Server templates for physical L-Servers, refer to "2.2.1 Physical L-Server Templates" in the "Reference Guide (Resource Management) CE".
  For details on the L-Server templates for virtual L-Servers, refer to "2.2.2 Virtual L-Server Templates" in the "Reference Guide (Resource Management) CE".
3. Import an L-Server Template
  The L-Server template edited in 2. can be imported.
  For details on how to import L-Server templates, refer to "8.2.3 Importing a Template" of the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".