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Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager Operation Guide
FUJITSU Software

2.5.1 Registering a Server

Register a server to enable it to be managed by Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager.

The kinds of information listed below can be specified when registering a server with the swcfmg_server command (refer to "swcfmg_server (Server Information Management Command)" in the Reference Guide for details).

Perform a connection test whenever you register a server (refer to "swcfmg_connectiontest (Connection Test Command)" in the Reference Guide for details).

Item

Description

IP address

The IP address connected to the admin LAN.

Server name

Name of the server. A name can be assigned to the server for management purposes.

L-Platform

L-Platform to which the server belongs.

Host name

Host name of the server.

Operating system type

Type of operating system.

Operating system architecture

Architecture of the operating system.

Operating system name

Name of the operating system.

When linked to ServerView Resource Orchestrator

Non ROR-managed servers (Servers managed by other than ServerView Resource Orchestrator)

Use swcfmg_server to register a non ROR-managed server as mentioned above. A non ROR-managed server cannot belong to an ROR-managed L-Platform.

Note

  • ServerView Resource Orchestrator cannot be used to perform operations such as configuration changes, power operations, taking snapshots, or performing backup on non ROR-managed servers. Also, display is not possible on the following windows of the ROR console:

    • Orchestration tree on theResource tab

    • L-Platform management window

    • Tenant management window

  • Graphs will not be displayed on the ROR console dashboard (operation status) window for non ROR-managed servers.

ROR-managed servers (Servers managed by ServerView Resource Orchestrator)

An ROR-managed server must belong to an L-Platform using ServerView Resource Orchestrator in order to be managed by Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager. Perform the operations below using ServerView Resource Orchestrator:

  • Create an L-Platform

  • Reconfigure the L-Platform and add the server

  • Import the L-Server to the L-Platform.

Refer to the following manuals for details:

  • "L-Platform" in the ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition User's Guide for Tenant Administrators

  • "L-Platform" in the ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition User's Guide for Tenant Users

  • "Importing to L-Platform" in the ServerView Resource Orchestrator Cloud Edition Operation Guide