This section explains how to decide the settings for server virtualization software.
Select the server virtualization software to use
Select the server virtualization software.
Resource Orchestrator can perform resource management using the server virtualization software indicated below.
VMware
Hyper-V
RHEL5-Xen
RHEL-KVM
Oracle VM
Solaris containers
Settings differ according to the server virtualization software being used.
When using server virtualization software, refer to "Appendix E Preparations for Creating a Virtual L-Server".
Note
[VMware] [Hyper-V] [RHEL-KVM] [Oracle VM]
When registering managed servers to the manager, the password for the administrative privilege user of the managed server is required.
Configure the password for the administrator account of managed server in advance.
Resource Orchestrator Functions Enabled with the Functions of Each Server Virtualization Software
The Resource Orchestrator functions enabled by using the functions of each server virtualization software are indicated below.
Resource Orchestrator Function | VMware Function | Hyper-V Function | RHEL5-XenFunction | RHEL-KVM Function | Oracle VM Function | Solaris Containers Function | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L-Server power operations | VM guest power operations | Refer to "17.1 Power Operations" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE". | |||||||||
L-Server cloning image | Templates | - | - | Templates | - | Refer to the setup section for the server virtualization software to use in "Appendix E Preparations for Creating a Virtual L-Server". | |||||
L-Server snapshots | Snapshot | Checkpoints | - | - | - | - | Refer to "17.6 Snapshots, and Backup and Restoration of L-Servers" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE". | ||||
VM host maintenance mode | Maintenance mode | - | - | Maintenance mode | - | Refer to "15.2 VM Maintenance Mode of VM Hosts" in the "User's Guide VE" | |||||
Moving an L-Server between VM hosts (migration) | Migration | Migration using clusters | Migration | - | Refer to "17.7 Migration of VM Hosts between Servers" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE". | ||||||
Overcommit (CPU) | Reservation/Limit/Shares | Reservation/Limit/VirtualQuantity of VM | - | cap | - | - | [VMware] Refer to "C.2.11 Overcommit" in the "Setup Guide CE". [Hyper-V] Refer to "C.3.11 Overcommit" in the "Setup Guide CE". [RHEL-KVM] Refer to "C.6.10 Overcommit" in the "Setup Guide CE". | ||||
Overcommit (memory) | Reservation/Limit/Shares | Dynamic Memory | - | - | - | - | [VMware] Refer to "C.2.11 Overcommit" in the "Setup Guide CE". [Hyper-V] Refer to "C.3.11 Overcommit" in the "Setup Guide CE". [RHEL-KVM] Refer to "C.6.10 Overcommit" in the "Setup Guide CE". | ||||
Server Recovery | located on the cluster that VMware HA is enable | located on the MSFC. | - | - | located on the pool that HA is enable. | - | Refer to "16.3.2 [Server] Tab" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE ". | ||||
Alive monitoring | VM and Application Monitoring | Hyper-V Heartbeat | - | - | - | - | Refer to "16.3.2 [Server] Tab" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE ". | ||||
Thin Provisioning | Thin Provisioning | - | - | - | - | - | Refer to "10.1.1 Allocating Storage". | ||||
L-Server Console | Virtual Machine Console in the vSphere Web Client | Virtual Machine Console in the SCVMM Administrator Console | - | - | - | - | Refer to "17.3 Using the L-Server Console" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE" | ||||
Functions of Each Server Virtualization Software That Must Not Be Directly Used/Operated
The functions of each server virtualization software that must not be directly used/operated are indicated below.
Server Virtualization Software | Functions with no Support of Combined Use |
|---|---|
VMware vSphere 4.0 | Cisco Nexus 1000V virtual switch |
Microsoft(R) System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 |
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[Hyper-V]
VMware ESX and Citrix(R) XenServer(TM) can be managed by SCVMM, but only VM hosts for Hyper-V can be managed when using SCVMM in Resource Orchestrator.
