ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.1.0 Setup Guide

1.2.3 When Creating a Virtual L-Server

This section explains how to configure resources when creating virtual L-Servers.

1.2.3.1 When Not Using Solaris Containers

1.2.3.1.1 Resource Registration

Register the required resources in Resource Orchestrator.

For details, refer to "Chapter 9 Registering Resources with Resource Orchestrator".

Table 1.5 Resource Registration when Creating Virtual L-Servers

Settings	Details	When Using Blade Servers	When Using Rack Mount or Tower Servers
Resource Registration	Register VIOM	Yes (*1)	No
	Register VM management software	Yes (*2)	Yes (*2)
	Register storage management software	Yes (*3)	Yes (*3)
	Register chassis	Yes	No
	Register managed servers (within chassis)	Yes	No
	Register managed servers	No	Yes
	Register LAN switch blades	Yes	No
	Configure VLANs for LAN switch blades manually	Yes (*4)	No
	Register network device resources	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)
	Configure power monitoring devices	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)
	HBA address rename Settings	No	Yes (*1)
	Settings for the HBA address rename Setup Service	No	Yes (*1)

*1: When using
*2: It is not necessary to register VM management software, when using RHEL5-Xen or KVM.
*3: It is necessary to register storage management software, when using RHEL5-Xen.
*4: Necessary when not using automatic VLAN configuration for LAN switch blades.

1.2.3.1.2 Installing Software and Registering Agents on VM Hosts

1. Install OS's on VM Hosts

2. Install Required Software on VM Hosts

3. Install Agents and Agents (Dashboard Function) on VM Hosts

   Refer to "2.2 Agent Installation".

4. Register the Agent

1.2.3.1.3 Registering Resources to the Global Pool

Register resources to the global pool.

For details, refer to "Chapter 12 Registering Resources to the Global Pool".

Table 1.6 Resource Registration in Global Pools when Creating Virtual L-Servers

Settings	VMware	Hyper-V	Oracle VM	RHEL5-Xen	KVM
Register VM host resources to VM pools	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pre-configure network resources	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Register network resources to network pools	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Register network device resources to network pools	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)	Yes (*1)
Register virtual storage resources to storage pools	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Register disk resources to storage pools	No	No	No	No	Yes
Register MAC addresses to address pools	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

*1: When using resources

1.2.3.1.4 Creating L-Server Templates

Create an L-Server template.

For details, refer to "Chapter 13 Creating L-Server Templates".

1.2.3.1.5 Creating and Registering Cloning Images

1. Create an L-Server for the Infrastructure Administrator

   Create an L-Server for the infrastructure administrator.

   For details, refer to "Chapter 14 Creating an L-Server for an Infrastructure Administrator".

2. Install Software on Virtual L-Servers for Infrastructure Administrators

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

3. Create and Register Cloning Images

   Create and register cloning images.

   For details, refer to "Chapter 15 Collecting and Registering Cloning Images".

1.2.3.2 When Using Solaris Containers

The resource settings when using Solaris Containers are as follows:

1. Resource Registration

   Register the required resources. It is necessary to register chassis, when using SPARC Enterprise M4000 or later versions.

   For details, refer to "C.7.2 Registering Resources with Resource Orchestrator".

2. Install Software and Register Agents on VM Hosts

   1. Install OS's on VM hosts

   2. Install required software on VM hosts

   3. Install agents on VM hosts

      Refer to "2.2 Agent Installation".

   4. Register the Agent

3. Register Resources to the Global Pool

   Register resources to the global pool.

   For details, refer to "C.7.3 Registering Resources in Resource Pools".