Set template information on the following three pages:
Set Basic Info page
Configure page
Confirm page
Note that the windows displayed when new template information is being created are used as examples in this explanation.
On the Set Basic Info page, set the basic information for the template information.
Explanation of Items
The following explains the items in the Set Basic Info page:
Tenant
Click the Set button, and then select the tenant to which the template information belongs from the Tenant Select window. A tenant can be selected only if information is being created or copied.
Note that, when copying an L-Platform template, a global template can be changed into a template-specific template but, conversely, a template-specific template cannot be changed into a global template.
Template name
Enter up to 85 characters (excluding <, >, &, ", and ') for the L-Platform template name
The L-Platform template name specified here is used for the default system name for the L-Platform.
For the system name, the characters that can be used and the length of the name vary depending on the method for setting resource names that has been specified by the system administrator.
It is recommended that L-Platform template names be specified within the following range, which is effective for any method for setting resource names.
Names consisting of no more than 23 alphanumeric characters, underscores ("_") and hyphens ("-")
When the L-Platform template name is entered, it will be set as a keyword automatically. However, if the L-Platform template name is changed once the cursor has been moved to the keyword field, these changes will not be reflected in the keyword.
Description
Enter up to 85 characters (excluding <, >, &, ", and ') to describe the L-Platform implemented by the L-Platform template, the contents of the L-Platform template, and so on.
Keyword
Enter up to 85 characters (excluding <, >, &, ", and ') for the L-Platform template search keyword
If multiple keywords are set, separate each keyword using a space.
Firewall
When setting a firewall, click Set, then select the ruleset from the Firewall window. This can be selected when creating a new template.
When a server load balancer is to be used to balance server loads together with a firewall, in the Firewall window select a ruleset that allows server load balancers to be deployed in a segment.
The SLB support column determines whether a ruleset allows server load balancers to be deployed.
The following table explains the symbols in the SLB support column:
Value in the SLB support column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| This ruleset does not allow server load balancers (SLB) to be deployed in the segment |
| This ruleset allows server load balancers (SLB) to be deployed in the segment |
When deleting a firewall, click Set, then select Don't use from the Firewall window.
Maximum number of segments
Specify the maximum number of segments that can be used by the L-Platform. Specify a number between 1 and 99.
If a firewall ruleset is selected, the values specified in the ruleset are used as the initial value.
Maximum number of L-Servers
Specify the maximum number of servers that can be used by the L-Platform. Specify a number between 1 and 30.
If a maximum number of L-Servers that can be deployed to an L-Platform template has been specified in a configuration file, that value will be the maximum.
License
Select whether a license has been assigned.
Support
Select whether support has been assigned.
Operation Procedure
The operation procedure on the Set Basic Info page is as follows:
Set the various basic information items for the template information.
Click the Next button.
The Configure page is displayed.
Point
If an input item contains an error, and error message is displayed. If an error message is displayed, refer to the error message and correct the setting.
On the Configure page, configure various resources.
The Configure page is shown below.
Window Explanation
The following explains the Configure page:
The upper part of the page displays the L-Platform template configuration. This part is called the configuration display area.
The lower part of the page displays details of the resource (firewall, segment, server load balancer, image, or disk) selected in the configuration display area. This part is called the resource details display area.
The right side of the page displays a list of the resources (segments, images, disks, and server load balancer) that can be added to the L-Platform template. This part is called the additional options.
Icons displayed in the configuration display area are as follows:
Icon | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Virtual server without data disks |
| Virtual server with a single data disk |
| Virtual server with multiple data disks |
| Physical server without data disks |
| Physical server with a single data disk |
| Physical server with multiple data disks |
| NIC of a Virtual server |
| NIC of a Physical server |
| Grouped NICs |
| Firewall |
| Server Load Balancer (SLB) |
Icons displayed in the Add options area are as follows:
Icon | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Virtual image information without data disks |
| Physical image information without data disks |
| Virtual image information with data disks |
| Management segment |
| Business segment |
| Management segment with admin LAN allocated |
| Data disk |
| Server Load Balancer (SLB) |
Explanation of Items (Firewall)
The following explains the items that are displayed in the resource details display area (lower part of the page) when a firewall is selected in the configuration display area (upper part of the page):
Firewall name
Enter up to 32 bytes (an ASCII character string excluding <, >, &, ", and ') for the firewall name.
Ruleset
Displays the name of the ruleset.
Description
Displays the ruleset description.
Explanation of Items (Firewall Parameters)
Click Setting for firewall to display the Firewall window.
A list of parameters defined in the ruleset is displayed in the Firewall window.
The following describes the items in the upper part of the Firewall window:
Selected ruleset
Displays the name of the ruleset.
Description
Displays the ruleset description.
The following describes the items in the middle part of the Firewall window:
Segment/Server
The names of the segments or servers are displayed where the parameters are enabled. "-" is displayed for parameters unrelated to the segment or server.
Parameter
Displays the names of the parameters.
Description
Displays the parameter descriptions.
Value
Enter the value to be set for the parameter.
The following describes the items in the lower part of the Firewall window:
Description of the selected parameter
The description of the parameter in the row being pointed at is displayed.
Explanation of Items (Segments)
The following explains the items that are displayed in the resource details display area (lower part of the page) when a segment is selected in the configuration display area (upper part of the page):
Segment name
Enter up to 20 bytes (ASCII character string excluding <, >, &, ", and ') for the segment name
Category
Select one of the following categories:
Business
Management
However, the category can be selected only for automatic selection segments.
Segment type
Enter any character string (an ASCII character string not including <, >, &, ", or ') of up to 32 bytes to identify the segment.
However, a segment identifier can be specified only for automatic selection segments.
Maximum number of NICs
Enter the maximum number of servers that can connect to the segment. Specify a number between 1 and 30.
If a maximum number of NICs in an L-Platform template has been specified in a configuration file, that value will be the maximum.
However, for segments defined in the firewall, the upper limit is the value specified in the firewall ruleset.
If multiple NICs of the same server were connected to the same segment, each NIC is counted as one server.
Resource ID
Select a network resource. It is selectable only when creating or copying the L-Platform template.
The network resources displayed in the list are the automatically selected networks and those matching the character string specified by the segment identification information.
If desired network resources are not listed, create or edit the segment information for each of these network resources and specify the segment identification information same as in the ruleset.
Information
An automatic selection segment refers to segment information that has not been related to a network resource.
Network resources are automatically selected for automatic selection segments, and network resources are selected automatically when an L-Platform is created.
Explanation of Items (Server Load Balancer)
The following explains the items that are displayed in the resource details display area (lower part of the page) when a server load balancer is selected in the configuration display area (upper part of the page):
Server load balancer name
Enter up to 32 bytes (excluding <, >, &, ", and ') for the server load balancer name.
Deployment rule set
Displays the name of the selected ruleset.
Select rulesets in the Select SLB rule set window.
The Select SLB rule set window is displayed when a server load balancer is added or when Select rule set is clicked to change a specified ruleset.
Description
Displays the description of the selected ruleset.
Explanation of Items (Server Load Balancer Parameters)
When Parameter details is clicked, the Parameter Detail window for the server load balancer is displayed.
A list of parameters defined in the ruleset is displayed in the Parameter Detail window.
The following describes the items in the upper part of the Parameter Detail window:
Selected ruleset
Displays the name of the ruleset.
Description
Displays the ruleset description.
The following describes the items in the middle part of the Parameter Detail window:
SLB tab
Parameters that do not depend on the server are displayed. The following items are displayed:
Parameter
Displays the parameter labels.
Description
Displays the parameter descriptions.
Value
The value to be set for the parameter is displayed.
Server tab
Server-specific parameters are displayed. The following items are displayed:
Server
The names of the servers are displayed where the parameters are enabled. "-" is displayed for parameters unrelated to the server.
Parameter
Displays the parameter labels.
Description
Displays the parameter descriptions.
Value
The value to be set for the parameter is displayed.
The following describes the items in the lower part of the Parameter Detail window:
Description of the selected parameter
The description of the parameter in the row being pointed at is displayed.
Note
Only one server load balancer can be deployed to each segment.
If a firewall has been configured, then a ruleset that supports server load balancers must be specified as the firewall ruleset. The server load balancer cannot be deployed unless a ruleset that supports server load balancers is specified.
Segment identifier information must be set when a server load balancer is to be deployed in a segment.
The server load balancer cannot be deployed if the segment has segment identifier information that does not match the Segment Type (segment identifier) set in the parameter file of the ruleset of the server load balancer to be used. If this happens, check that the segment identifier information in the segment information has been set correctly.
With automatic selection segments, segment identifier information is empty initially. Therefore, when deploying a server load balancer to an automatic selection segment, before deploying the server load balancer, set a name that matches the Segment Type (segment identifier) set in the parameter file of the ruleset to be used.
If the ruleset for building the server load balancer is undefined, the ruleset is not displayed in the Select SLB rule set window. If this happens, click Cancel to close the Select SLB rule set window.
Explanation of Items (Images)
The following explains the items that are displayed in the resource details display area (lower part of the page) when an image is selected in the configuration display area (upper part of the page):
Server name
Enter up to 85 characters (excluding <, >, &, ", and ') for the server name
VM pool
Select the VM pool resource that is the server deployment destination.
This can also be changed at the time of deployment.
Storage pool
Select the storage pool resource that is the server deployment destination.
This can also be changed at the time of deployment.
Image type
Selects the registered L-Server template that will be selected by default.
Note
If an existing disk is added, the L-Server template cannot be changed from an RHEL-KVM L-Server template if the VM-type is an RHEL-KVM L-Server template.
If a new disk is added, the L-Server template cannot be changed to an RHEL-KVM L-Server template if the VM-type is not an RHEL-KVM L-Server template.
If a new disk or existing disk is added, the L-Server template cannot be changed to an L-Server template whose VM-type is Solaris container.
Boot priority
Sets the priority order when performing batch power supply operations in either the L-Platform or the tenant. Range:1-256.
The smaller the value, the higher the priority order.
Explanation of Items (Disks)
The following explains the items that are displayed in the resource details display area (lower part of the page) when an image is selected in the configuration display area (upper part of the page):
Storage pool
Select the storage pool resource that is the data disk deployment destination.
This cannot be modified in the following cases:
With an existing disk
When the storage pool of the data disk is the same as the storage pool of the system disk when the data disk has been appended to a cloning image
Data disk size
Specify the size of the disk in GB.
This cannot be modified in the following cases:
With an existing disk
When the data disk has been appended to a cloning image
Operation Procedure
Follow the procedure below to perform Configure page operations:
In the additional options, select the tab (Segment, Image, or Disk) of the resource to be added
Drag and drop to the resource configuration area the resource to be added to add it to the template information.
The table below shows the correspondences between resources to be added and information that can be dragged and dropped.
Resource to be added | Drag and drop information |
|---|---|
Segment | Template |
Image | Segment |
Disk | Image |
Note
If the resource being added is an image, the only segments that can be dropped in an image created from a physical L-Server are control segments.
If the resource being added is a disk, the only existing disks that can be dropped are the following:
An image created from a physical L-Server
An image whose L-Server template VM type is RHEL-KVM
If the resource being added is a disk, it is not possible to drag-and-drop a new disk to an image whose L-Server template VM type is RHEL-KVM.
If the resource being added is a disk, it is not possible to drag-and-drop a new disk or an existing disk to an image whose L-Server template VM type is Solaris container.
Disks cannot be added or deleted from cloning images that include data disks.
Select the added resource, and then edit the resource.
Click the Next button.
The Confirm page is displayed.
Information
If an image was dragged from Additional Options and then dropped in a segment, then all the NICs will be set in that segment.
While the image is selected, the NIC ID for that image will be displayed.
Point
If an input item contains an error, and error message is displayed. If an error message is displayed, refer to the error message and correct the setting.
On the Confirm page, check the configuration of the set template information, and create, copy, or edit the L-Platform template.
Operation Procedure
The operation procedure on the Confirm page is as follows:
Check whether the displayed content is valid.
If it is invalid, go back using the Back button, and configure correct settings.
Click the Create button.
A message indicating that the template information has been created is displayed, and the L-Platform template is registered.
Then, the Template tab list window is displayed.
Note
When the Template tab list window is displayed, tenant and keyword filtering, sorting, pages, and selected states are all reset.
