To register a network resource, specify a network pool when creating the network resource.
Configuration is necessary for each network with which connections will be established.
For physical L-Servers, network resources for the admin LAN and public LAN are necessary.
For virtual L-Servers, network resources for the public LAN are necessary.
For details, refer to "14.3 Network Resources".
Apply the Cloud Edition license before registering network resources for the admin LAN.
Prerequisites for Resource Orchestrator Operation
The prerequisites for the network environment, VM host, and physical server used to run Resource Orchestrator differ depending on the L-Server used.
For Physical L-Servers
Refer to "D.4 Network Preparations" in the "Design Guide CE".
For Virtual L-Servers
Refer to "Appendix E Preparations for Creating a Virtual L-Server" in the "Design Guide CE".
Automatic Network Configuration
By creating network resources in advance and connecting NICs and network resources when creating an L-Server, the following settings matching the network resource definition will be registered automatically.
Configuration of a physical NIC (hereinafter a physical LAN segment) used by each blade server model and VM host must be defined in the server NIC definitions. Specifying the physical LAN segment defined in the server NIC definitions from the network resource allows the users to select a physical NIC for each network resource.
When using VMware as server virtualization software
By entering the name of the port group to exclude from automatic network configuration in the "VMware excluded port group definition file", creation of an L-Server is possible even when the service console and port group use the same VLAN.
When using blade servers and LAN switch blades in switch mode or end-host mode
Tagged VLANs can be automatically configured for external connection ports of LAN switch blades.
Details of auto configuration differ depending on L-Server type.
For Physical L-Servers
When using physical L-Servers, refer to "7.3.1 Automatic Network Configuration" in the "Setup Guide CE".
For Virtual L-Servers
Refer to the setup section for the server virtualization software to use in "Chapter 8 Configuration when Creating Virtual L-Servers" in the "Setup Guide CE".
Manual Network Configuration
When using a port group on a virtual switch [VMware], a virtual network [Hyper-V], or a virtual bridge [Xen] [KVM] that has been manually configured with a physical NIC selected beforehand, use one of the following procedures to create a network resource:
The Procedure From the GUI
In the dialog displayed when creating a new network resource, check [Use configured virtual switches.] checkbox and then create a network resource (manually configured network resource).
The Procedure From the Command Line
Create a network resource (manually configured network resource) with auto="false" specified for the "<Network>" element in the XML definition file.
To perform auto-configuration of a network device (an L2 switch) when creating a network resource, specify auto="true" for the "<SwitchConfiguration>" element and the ruleset name to use for auto-configuration for the"<Ruleset>" element in the XML definition file.
