15.1.2 Creating

Use the following procedure to create a physical L-Server template:

Select the ROR console orchestration tree, and select [File]-[L-Server Template]-[Edit] from the ROR console menu.
The [L-Server Template Management] tab is displayed on the [ROR L-Server Template Editor] window.
In the [L-Server Template Management] tab of the [ROR L-Server Template Editor] window, click <Create>.
The [Create L-Server Template] dialog is displayed.
Configure the following settings:
1. Enter basic information.
  Name
  Enter the name of the L-Server template.
  The character string within 32 characters composed of alphanumeric character, underscore ("_"), and hyphen ("-") is specified in the first alphanumeric character.
  Label (Optional)
  Enter a label for the L-Server template.
  The character string within 32 characters is specified.
  Comments (Optional)
  Enter a comment for the L-Server template.
  The character string within 256 characters is specified.
  Server Type
  Select a server type.
  Select "Physical" when creating a physical L-Server template.
  Server Specification Methods
  When Server Type is "Physical", the "Model", and "CPU and Memory" of the server are displayed.
  Click <Model> to select a model name to allocate to the L-Server.
  Clicking <CPU and Memory> enables you to enter the number of CPUs, CPU performance, and memory size of the server allocated to the L-Server.
  Model
  Select a model name.
  The following models are displayed:
  - PRIMERGY BX620 S6
  - PRIMERGY BX620 S5
  - PRIMERGY BX620 S4
  - PRIMERGY BX920 S3
  - PRIMERGY BX920 S2
  - PRIMERGY BX920 S1
  - PRIMERGY BX922 S3
  - PRIMERGY BX922 S2
  - PRIMERGY BX924 S3
  - PRIMERGY BX924 S2
  - PRIMERGY BX960 S1
  - PRIMERGY RX100 S6
  - PRIMERGY RX100 S5
  - PRIMERGY RX200 S7
  - PRIMERGY RX200 S6
  - PRIMERGY RX200 S5
  - PRIMERGY RX200 S4
  - PRIMERGY RX300 S7
  - PRIMERGY RX300 S6
  - PRIMERGY RX300 S5
  - PRIMERGY RX300 S4
  - PRIMERGY RX600 S5
  - PRIMERGY RX600 S4
  - PRIMERGY RX900 S1
  - PRIMERGY TX150 S7
  - PRIMERGY TX150 S6
  - PRIMERGY TX200 S6
  - PRIMERGY TX200 S5
  - PRIMERGY TX300 S6
  - PRIMERGY TX300 S5
  - PRIMERGY TX300 S4
  - PRIMEQUEST 1000
  - Other PC servers
  Set the basic information, and click <Next>.
2. Enter information on the CPU and memory.
  CPU Perf
  Select the CPU frequency. Enter a number between 0.1 and 10.
  CPU Num
  Enter the number of CPUs to be allocated to the L-Server.
  Enter a number between 1 and 240.
  Memory Size
  Enter the memory capacity to be allocated to the L-Server.
  Enter a number between 0.1 and 8192.
  Set the basic information, and click <Next>.
3. Enter NIC information.
  NICs
  Enter the number to identify the NIC definition to allocate to the L-Server.
  Index
  Index is a number in which the NIC definition allocated in L-Server is identified.
  Configure a number in the following range:
  0 - 31
  Click <Add NIC> to add a NIC.
  Clicking <Delete> deletes a NIC.
  NIC Num
  Specify the number of network resources (NumOfNetworkLinks) to configure for NICs. Each index is specified.
  Specify a number in the following range:
  1 - 4098
  NIC Group (Optional)
  Specify a NIC redundancy group. Specify a NIC redundancy group, if necessary.
  Up to 16 NIC groups can be added.
  Index
  Enter a NIC redundancy group index. Configure a number in the following range:
  0 - 15
  NIC Num
  Enter the number of network resources (NumOfNetworkLinks) contained in the NIC redundancy group.
  Specify a number in the following range:
  1 - 4098
  One network resource is set to NIC and the NIC redundancy group when omitting it.
  Click <Add NIC Group> to add a NIC Group.
  Click <Delete NIC Group> to delete a NIC Group.
  NICs
  Select a NIC index to configure as the NIC redundancy group. Two NICs must be specified for the group.
  Enter the NIC information, and click <Next>.
4. Enter the disk information.
  Disk
  Enter the disk capacity.
  Enter a number in the following range:
  0.1 to 2048
  Clicking <Add> adds a disk.
  Clicking <Delete> deletes a disk.
  Up to 60 disk indexes can be added, in the range between 0 to 59.
  Connection Configuration
  Select a disk type.
  - FC
  - iSCSI
  When "FC" is selected for the connection type, clicking <Add> adds a disk. The disk can be deleted by clicking <Delete> button.
  Enter the disk information and click <Next>.
5. Enter the information on server redundancy, alive monitoring, and boot location.
  Redundancy
  Select a server redundancy to be allocated to the L-Server.
  Select "HA" when enabling redundancy.
  Select "None" when not enabling redundancy.
  Alive monitoring
  Configure alive monitoring as enabled or disabled.
  Repurpose
  Specify whether to release the server allocated to the L-Server when the power is turned off.
  When not configuring repurpose, select " ".
  When automatically releasing a server, select "true".
  When not automatically releasing a server, select "false".
  " " is selected by default.
  Spare server behavior
  When Physical servers in Spare server pool are running out; allow to perform force OFF the target Physical server even if that server is Power on. Then "true" is displayed.
  When this parameter is not set, " " is selected.
  When allow the forced off of the target Physical server, "true" is displayed.
  When not allow the forced off of the target Physical server, "false" is displayed.
  " " is selected by default.
  Selection method for spare servers
  Specify the selection method of spare servers.
  When not configuring the method, select " ".
  Select "name_order", when selecting a server from the servers with the same model name in alphabetical order.
  When selecting a server with the same or higher level of performance values, or a server with the least difference in the performance levels, select "keep_spec".
  " " is selected by default.
  Forced OFF for Spare server that is in use
  Set to use the Physical server that is set "Allow forced turning off" after performing force OFF the target Physical server, when Physical servers in Spare server pool are running out.
  When this parameter is not set, " " is selected.
  When allow the forced off of the target Physical server, "true" is displayed.
  When not allow the forced off of the target Physical server, "false" is displayed.
  " " is selected by default.
  FC connection pattern
  Specify the name of the pattern file for FC connections.
  The list of file names of pattern files for FC connections located under the directory in the manager environment is displayed as a pull-down menu.
  [Windows Manager]
  Installation_folder\SVROR\Manager\etc\customize_data\fc_connection_pattern
  [Linux Manager]
  /etc/opt/FJSVrcvmr/customize_data/fc_connection_pattern
  " " is selected when there is no FCConnectionPattern file.
  As for default, " " is selected.
  When the fc_connection_pattern file is created after the L-Server template created, it is possible to input directly. Enter a string that is no more than 64 characters long, where the first character is a number or letter and the remaining characters are alphanumeric characters, underscores ("_") and hyphens ("-").
6. The dialog to confirm the entered information is displayed.
  When "Are you sure to create a new L-Server Template?" is displayed, confirm the content, and then click <Create>.
See
For the input ranges for the [Create L-Server Template] dialog, refer to "15.2.1 Physical L-Server Templates" in the "Reference Guide (Command/XML) CE".

Use the following procedure to create a virtual L-Server template:
When a VM host not managed with server management software is used, it is not necessary to create virtual L-Server templates.

[OVM for SPARC]
When using OVM for SPARC, it is not necessary to create the virtual L-Server template.

Select the ROR console orchestration tree, and select [File]-[L-Server Template]-[Edit] from the ROR console menu.
The [L-Server Template Management] tab is displayed on the [ROR L-Server Template Editor] window.
In the [L-Server Template Management] tab of the [ROR L-Server Template Editor] window, click <Create>.
The [Create L-Server Template] dialog is displayed.
In the [Create L-Server Template] dialog, set the following items.
1. Enter basic information.
  Name
  Enter the name of the L-Server template.
  The character string within 32 characters composed of alphanumeric character, underscore ("_"), and hyphen ("-") is specified in the first alphanumeric character.
  Label (Optional)
  Enter a label for the L-Server template.
  The character string within 32 characters is specified.
  Comments (Optional)
  Enter a comment for the L-Server template.
  The character string within 256 characters is specified.
  Server Type
  Select a server type.
  Select "VM" when creating a virtual L-Server template.
  VM type
  Select a VM type.
  The following VM types are displayed:
  - VMware
  - Hyper-V
  - RHEL-Xen
  - RHEL-KVM
  - Oracle VM
  - Solaris Containers
  - Citrix-Xen
  - OVM-x86
  Set the basic information, and click <Next>.
2. Configure the overcommit function.
  When the VM type of basic information is one of following types, the functions can be configured.
  - VMware
  - Hyper-V
  - RHEL-KVM
  - Solaris Containers
  - Citrix-Xen
  - OVM-x86
  Overcommit
  Decide whether to use the Overcommit function.
  Select "true" when using the overcommit function.
  Select "false" when not using the overcommit function.
  "false" is selected by default.
3. Enter information on the CPU and memory.
  When the VM type of basic information is one of following types, the functions can be configured.
  - VMware
  - Hyper-V
  - RHEL-KVM
  - Solaris Containers
  CPU Arch
  Select a CPU architecture. "IA" is displayed.
  [Solaris Zones]
  "SPARC" is displayed.
  CPU Perf
  Enter the CPU frequency. Enter a number between 0.1 and 8.0.
  [OVM for x86 2.2]
  Enter a number between 0.3 and 8.0.
  [Solaris Zones]
  Enter a number between 1 and 8.
  [Citrix Xen] [OVM for x86 3.2]
  Enter a number between 0.1 and 2147483647.0.
  CPU Reserve (Optional)
  Enter the minimum size of CPU resources to be reserved for the L-Server. Enter when using the overcommit function.
  Enter the value in the range from 0 to the upper_limit_of_the_CPU_performance.
  If left blank, "0" is set when creating an L-Server.
  CPU Share (Optional)
  Enter the relative proportion for allocation of CPU resources.
  It is possible to specify it for VMware.
  Enter when using the overcommit function.
  Enter an integer between 1 and 1000000.
  By default the value is set to number of CPUs * 1000 when an L-Server is created.
  CPU Allocation Priority (Optional)
  Enter CPU allocation priority.
  [Hyper-V]
  A number between 1 and 10000 can be specified.
  If left blank, "100" is set when creating an L-Server.
  [Citrix Xen]
  A number between 1 and 65535 can be specified.
  If left blank, "100" is set when creating an L-Server.
  CPU Num
  Enter the number of CPUs to be allocated to the L-Server.
  Enter a number between 1 and 8.
  [Hyper-V]
  Enter a number between 1 and 4.
  [OVM for x86 2.2]
  Enter a number between 1 and 32.
  [KVM]
  Enter a number between 1 and 64.
  [Solaris Zones]
  Enter a number between 1 and 4096.
  [Citrix Xen]
  Enter a number between 1 and 32.
  [OVM for x86 3.2]
  Enter a number between 1 and 128.
  Memory Size
  Enter the memory capacity to be allocated to the L-Server.
  Enter a number between 0.1 and 255, in units of gigabytes.
  [Solaris Zones]
  Enter a number between 0.1 and 32.
  [Citrix Xen]
  Enter a number between 0.1 and 8589933568.0.
  [OVM for x86 3.2]
  Enter a number between 0.3 and 1024.0.
  Memory Reserve (Optional)
  Enter the minimum amount of memory resources to be reserved for the L-Server.
  [VMware] [Citrix Xen]
  Enter when using the overcommit function.
  Enter the value in the range from 0 to the upper_limit_of_the_memory_capacity.
  If left blank, the value specified for the memory size when creating an L-Server is configured.
  Memory Share (Optional)
  Enter the relative proportion for allocation of memory resources on the L-Server.
  It is possible to specify it for VMware.
  Enter when using the overcommit function.
  Enter an integer between 0 and 1000000.
  If left blank, the value specified for the memory size * 1024 * 10 is configured when creating an L-Server.
  Memory buffer (Optional)
  Specify the memory buffer.
  It is possible to specify it for Hyper-V.
  A number between 5 and 2000 can be specified.
  By default, "20" is set when enabling a dynamic memory when L-Server is created.
  Memory Weight (Optional)
  Specify the memory allocation priority.
  It is possible to specify it for Hyper-V.
  A number between 0 and 10000 can be specified.
  If left blank, "5000" is set when creating an L-Server.
  Startup RAM (Optional)
  Specify the amount of an initial memory.
  It is possible to specify it for Hyper-V.
  Enter a number between 0.1 and memory capacity.
  By default, memory capacity is set when enabling a dynamic memory when L-Server is created.
  Dynamic Memory (Optional)
  It is possible to specify it for Hyper-V.
  Specify "true" when enabling a dynamic memory.
  Specify "false" when disabling a dynamic memory.
  By default, this information is different depending on an amount of an initial memory and a set value of the memory buffer.
  "True" is set when the amount of an initial memory or the memory buffer has already set.
  Nothing is set when the amount of an initial memory and the memory buffer are unset. Enter the CPU and memory information, and click <Next>.
4. Enter NIC information.
  NIC Number
  Enter when the server type is "VM".
  Enter the number of NICs.
  Enter a number between 1 and 10.
  [Xen]
  Enter a number between 1 and 15.
  [OVM for x86 2.2] [KVM]
  Enter a number between 1 and 8.
  [Solaris Zones]
  Enter a number between 0 and 8.
  [Citrix Xen]
  Enter a number between 1 and 7.
  [OVM for x86 3.2]
  Enter a number between 1 and 8.
  Enter the NIC information, and click <Next>.
5. Enter the disk information.
  Disk
  Enter the disk capacity, in units of GB.
  Enter a number in the following range:
  0.1 to 2048 (GB)
  [Xen]
  0.1 to 999.9 (GB)
  [Solaris Zones]
  0.1 to 9600 (GB)
  Clicking <Add> adds a disk.
  Enter the disk number.
  [VMware]
  A number between 0 and 55 can be specified.
  [Hyper-V] [OVM for x86 2.2]
  A number between 0 and 59 can be specified.
  [Xen]
  A number between 0 and 251 can be specified.
  [KVM]
  A number between 0 and 16 can be specified.
  [Solaris Zones]
  0 can be specified.
  [OVM for x86 3.2]
  A number between 0 and 105 can be specified.
  Enter the disk information and click <Next>.
6. Enter the information on server redundancy, alive monitoring, boot location, ServerImageLink, and FitDiskSizeToImage.
  Redundancy
  Select a server redundancy to be allocated to the L-Server.
  Select "HA" when enabling redundancy.
  Select "None" when not enabling redundancy.
  [Xen] [KVM]
  Only "None" can be specified.
  Alive monitoring
  Configure alive monitoring as enabled or disabled.
  This item can only be configured when "Redundancy" is enabled.
  [Xen] [KVM] [OVM for x86 2.2] [Solaris Zones] [OVM for x86 3.2]
  The alive monitoring configuration is not displayed.
  Boot Location
  Decide whether the physical location of servers to be allocated to the L-Server can be changed.
  This item can be configured when "VM" is selected for "Server Type" in the basic information.
  Select "Fixed" when starting the L-Server on the same VM host that operated last time.
  Select "AttachAtBoot" when automatically selecting the optimal VM host when the L-Server is started.
  [Xen]
  Only "Fixed" can be specified.
  Repurpose
  Specify whether to release the server allocated to the L-Server when the power is turned off.
  Select "true" when releasing automatically.
  Select "false" when not releasing automatically.
  Nothing is set by default. In this case, the value set to the definition file is used when an L-Server is created.
  [Xen]
  Only "false" can be specified. It can be omitted.
  ServerImageLink
  Specify "all" when deploying all disks with the same configuration for images, including data disks.
  Specification is possible for VMware and Hyper-V.
  This specification is not required when deploying only system disks.
  When "all" is specified in the definition file for L-Server creation, priority is given to "all" even if this setting is not specified.
  FitDiskSizeToImage
  [VMware] [Hyper-V]
  Specify whether to match the disk size allocated to an L-Server with the disk size of an image during L-Server creation.
  Specify "true" when matching the disk size of an L-Server with the disk size of an image.
  When specifying "false", the disk capacity allocated to L-Servers is as follows:
  - When specifying the images and the L-Server templates
  The larger of the disk capacities of the disk size of image and the disk size of the L-Server template (specified by the DiskSize element, when using XML definitions)
  - When specifying the images, L-Server templates, and the DiskSize elements in the XML definition files for L-Servers
  The larger of the disk capacities of the disk size of image and the disk size specified for the DiskSize element in the XML definitions for L-Servers
  - When specifying "false" for the DiskSize elements and the fit_disk_size attributes in the XML definition files for L-Servers, and specifying an image without an L-Server template
  The larger of the disk capacities of the disk size of image and the disk size specified for the DiskSize element in the XML definitions for L-Servers
  When increasing the size of the data disk included in an image during L-Server creation, this parameter should be set to "false", and [ServerImageLink] should be set to "all".
7. Click <Next>.
  The dialog to confirm the entered information is displayed.
  When "Are you sure to create a new L-Server Template?" is displayed, confirm the content, and then click <Create>.
See
For the input ranges for the [Create L-Server Template] dialog, refer to "15.2.2 Virtual L-Server Templates" in the "Reference Guide (Command/XML) CE".
Note
When configuring a template using wizard-style GUI, the detailed configurations can be confirmed in the last confirmation window.
The confirmation window of detailed configurations is displayed in order to enable confirmation of the setting values. When using the confirmation window for operation, there may be difference in the displayed contents. Do not operate it on the confirmation screen.

15.1.2 Creating

15.1.2.1 Creating a Physical L-Server Template

15.1.2.2 Creating a Virtual L-Server Template