ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Setup Guide

8.6.2 When Collecting Cloning Images from Virtual L-Servers

Use the following procedure to collect cloning images:

1. Create an L-Server for the Infrastructure Administrator

   The L-Server for the infrastructure administrator is the L-Server to collect cloning images used for the entire system.

   Create an L-Server for the infrastructure administrator using the L-Server template created in "8.5 Creating L-Server Templates".

   1. Select the orchestration tree in the [Resource] tab of the ROR console.

   2. Select the L-Server template in the [Template List] tab of the main panel.

   3. Click <Create>.

      Select "None" for images.

   4. In the [General] tab of the [Create an L-Server] dialog, set the required items.

      An L-Server without an OS installed can be created.

   For details on creating an L-Server for the infrastructure administrator using an L-Server template, refer to "10.1 Creation Using an L-Server Template" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".

2. Manually Install an OS

   Install an OS to the L-Server for the infrastructure administrator created in step 1.

3. Collect a Cloning Image from the L-Server after the OS is Installed

   Use the following procedure to collect cloning images from the L-Server after an OS is installed:

   1. In the orchestration tree of the [Resource] tab of the ROR console, right-click the L-Server created in step 1. and select [Cloning] - [Collect] from the popup menu.

      The [Collect a Cloning Image] dialog is displayed.

   2. Configure the necessary items.

      The cloning image is stored in the specified image pool.

      For details on collecting cloning images, refer to "11.5.1 Collecting and Registering Cloning Images" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".

Note

Resource Orchestrator collects cloning images for virtual L-Servers using Sysprep.

When using MAK license authentication for activation of Windows Server 2008 image, Sysprep can be executed a maximum of three times.

Cloning images cannot be collected four times or more from L-Servers to which cloning images have been deployed.

Collect cloning images by creating a dedicated L-Server for cloning image collection.

Operation Methods for Cloning Image Collection
Use the following methods to collect cloning images.

Figure 8.3 When not Changing the Primary Server (1)

Figure 8.4 When not Changing the Primary Server (2)

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Note the following points when collecting cloning images from an L-Server that was created using a cloning image.

• As L-Servers which have not been used even once after creation do not have server specific information set, creation of L-Servers using cloning images collected from an L-Server may fail. When collecting cloning images, set the server specific information on L-Server, after starting the target L-Server.