Purpose
This manual provides an outline of ServerView Resource Orchestrator (hereinafter Resource Orchestrator) and the operations and settings required for setup.
Target Readers
This manual is written for system administrators who will use Resource Orchestrator to operate the infrastructure in private cloud or data center environments.
When setting up systems, it is assumed that readers have the basic knowledge required to configure the servers, storage, network devices, and server virtualization software to be installed. Additionally, a basic understanding of directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP is necessary.
Organization
This manual is composed as follows:
Title | Description |
|---|---|
Chapter 1 Screen Layout | Provides an overview of the ROR console. |
Chapter 2 Register Resources | Explains how to register, change, and delete resources used by Resource Orchestrator. |
Chapter 3 Changing Resources | Explains how to change settings for the admin server or resources registered on the admin server. |
Chapter 4 Configuring the Operating Environment of Managed Servers | Explains how to install software to the registered managed servers and set up their operating environment. |
Chapter 5 Deleting Resources | Explains how to delete resources. |
Chapter 6 Pre-configuration | Provides an overview of the pre-configuration function and explains how to use system configuration files. |
Chapter 7 Register Resources in Resource Pools | Explains how to register resources in resource pools. |
Chapter 8 L-Server Template Operations | Explains how to operate L-Server templates. |
Chapter 9 Operating User Accounts | Explains the operation of user accounts. |
Chapter 10 Creating an L-Server | Explains how to create L-Servers. |
Chapter 11 Operating L-Servers | Explains how to operate L-Servers. |
Chapter 12 Resource Pool Operations | Explains how to add new resource pools, and delete or modify existing resource pools. |
Chapter 13 Resource Folder and Tenant Operations | Explains how to operate resource folders and tenants. |
Chapter 14 Network Device Operations | Explains how to operate network devices. |
Chapter 15 User Group Operations | Explains how to operate user groups. |
Chapter 16 Linking L-Servers with Configured Physical Servers or Virtual Machines | Explains how to link L-Servers with configured physical servers and virtual machines. |
Appendix A Format of CSV System Configuration Files | Explains the format of the CSV system configuration files used by Resource Orchestrator's pre-configuration function. |
Appendix B Maintenance Mode | Explains the maintenance mode available in Resource Orchestrator and how to use it. |
Glossary | Explains the terms used in this manual. Please refer to it when necessary. |
Notational Conventions
The notation in this manual conforms to the following conventions.
When using Resource Orchestrator and the functions necessary differ due to the necessary basic software (OS), it is indicated as follows:
[Windows] | Sections related to Windows (When not using Hyper-V) |
[Linux] | Sections related to Linux |
[VMware] | Sections related to VMware |
[Hyper-V] | Sections related to Hyper-V |
[Xen] | Sections related to RHEL5-Xen |
[KVM] | Sections related to RHEL-KVM |
[Oracle VM] | Sections related to Oracle VM |
[Windows/Hyper-V] | Sections related to Windows and Hyper-V |
[Windows/Linux] | Sections related to Windows and Linux |
[Linux/VMware] | Sections related to Linux and VMware |
[Xen/KVM] | Sections related to RHEL5-Xen and RHEL-KVM |
[VM host] | Sections related to Windows Server 2008 with VMware or Hyper-V enabled |
Unless specified otherwise, the blade servers mentioned in this manual refer to PRIMERGY BX servers.
References and character strings or values requiring emphasis are indicated using double quotes ( " ).
Window names, dialog names, menu names, and tab names are shown enclosed by brackets ( [ ] ).
Button names are shown enclosed by angle brackets (< >) or square brackets ([ ]).
The order of selecting menus is indicated using [ ]-[ ].
Text to be entered by the user is indicated using bold text.
Variables are indicated using italic text and underscores.
The ellipses ("...") in menu names, indicating settings and operation window startup, are not shown.
The ">" used in Windows is included in usage examples. When using Linux, read ">" as meaning "#".
Menus in the ROR console
Operations on the ROR console can be performed using either the menu bar or pop-up menus.
By convention, procedures described in this manual only refer to pop-up menus.
Documentation Road Map
The following manuals are provided with Resource Orchestrator. Please refer to them when necessary:
Manual Name | Abbreviated Form | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Setup Guide | Setup Guide CE | Please read this first. Read this when you want information about the purposes and uses of basic functions, and how to install Resource Orchestrator. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Installation Guide | Installation Guide CE | Read this when you want information about how to install Resource Orchestrator. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Operation Guide | Operation Guide CE | Read this when you want information about how to operate systems that you have configured. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) | User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE | Read this when you want information about how to operate the GUI (resource management) used by infrastructure administrators and dual-role administrators. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators | User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators CE | Read this when you want information about how to operate the GUI (for operations other than resource management) used by infrastructure administrators and dual-role administrators. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 User's Guide for Tenant Administrators | User's Guide for Tenant Administrators CE | Read this when you want information about how to operate the GUI used by tenant administrators. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 User's Guide for Tenant Users | User's Guide for Tenant Users CE | Read this when you want information about how to operate the GUI used by tenant users. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Reference Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) | Reference Guide (Resource Management) CE | Read this when you want information about commands used by infrastructure administrators and dual-role administrators to manage resources, messages output by the system, and how to perform troubleshooting. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Reference Guide for Infrastructure Administrators | Reference Guide CE | Read this when you want information about the commands used by infrastructure administrators and dual-role administrators for operations other than resource management. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition V3.0.0 Messages | Messages CE | Read this when you want detailed information about the corrective actions for displayed messages. |
In some cases this manual may ask you to refer to the following Virtual Edition manuals.
Please refer to them when necessary:
Manual Name | Abbreviated Form | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Virtual Edition V3.0.0 Setup Guide | Setup Guide VE | Read this when you want information about the purposes and uses of basic functions, and how to install Resource Orchestrator. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Virtual Edition V3.0.0 Installation Guide | Installation Guide VE | Read this when you want information about how to install Resource Orchestrator. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Virtual Edition V3.0.0 Operation Guide | Operation Guide VE | Read this when you want information about how to operate systems that you have configured. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Virtual Edition V3.0.0 User's Guide | User's Guide VE | Read this when you want information about how to operate the GUI. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Virtual Edition V3.0.0 Command Reference | Command Reference | Read this when you want information about how to use commands. |
ServerView Resource Orchestrator Virtual Edition V3.0.0 Messages | Messages VE | Read this when you want detailed information about the corrective actions for displayed messages. |
Related Documentation
Please refer to these manuals when necessary.
When using VMware
vSphere Resource Management Guide
When using ETERNUS storage
ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide
ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Event Guide
ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Message Guide
ETERNUS SF Express V15.0/ AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide for Copy Control Module
Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in this manual:
Abbreviation | Products |
|---|---|
Windows | Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard |
Windows Server 2008 | Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard |
Windows 2008 x86 Edition | Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard (x86) |
Windows 2008 x64 Edition | Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard (x64) |
Windows Server 2003 | Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition |
Windows 2003 x64 Edition | Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition |
Windows 7 | Windows(R) 7 Professional |
Windows Vista | Windows Vista(R) Business |
Windows XP | Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional operating system |
Linux | Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (for x86) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (for x86) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (for x86) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 6.2 (for x86) |
RHEL5-Xen | Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 5.4 (for x86) Linux Virtual Machine Function |
RHEL-KVM | Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 6.2 (for x86) Virtual Machine Function |
DOS | Microsoft(R) MS-DOS(R) operating system, DR DOS(R) |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
Oracle VM | Oracle VM Server for x86 |
ESC | ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser |
GLS | PRIMECLUSTER GLS |
Navisphere | EMC Navisphere Manager |
Solutions Enabler | EMC Solutions Enabler |
MSFC | Microsoft Failover Cluster |
SCVMM | System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 |
VMware | VMware vSphere(R) 4 |
VMware FT | VMware Fault Tolerance |
VMware DRS | VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler |
VMware DPM | VMware Distributed Power Management |
VMware vDS | VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch |
VIOM | ServerView Virtual-IO Manager |
ServerView Agent | ServerView SNMP Agents for MS Windows (32bit-64bit) |
ROR VE | ServerView Resource Orchestrator Virtual Edition |
ROR CE | ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition |
Resource Coordinator | Systemwalker Resource Coordinator |
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Month/Year Issued, Edition | Manual Code |
|---|---|
November 2011, First Edition | J2X1-7612-01ENZ0(00) |
December 2011, 1.1 | J2X1-7612-01ENZ0(01) |
December 2011, 1.2 | J2X1-7612-01ENZ0(02) |
February 2012, 1.3 | J2X1-7612-01ENZ0(03) |
March 2012, 1.4 | J2X1-7612-01ENZ0(04) |
April 2012, 1.5 | J2X1-7612-01ENZ0(05) |
October 2012, 1.6 | J2X1-7612-01ENZ0(06) |
March 2013, 1.7 | J2X1-7612-01ENZ0(07) |
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