This chapter explains how to create L-Servers.
For an overview of the functions, refer to "2.2.3 L-Server" in the "Design Guide CE".
L-Servers can be created using the following two methods:
Creation Using an L-Server Template
Resources are automatically selected from a resource pool.
Creation Without Using an L-Server Template
Specify a resource or a resource pool.
For details on how to specify and select the VM host to which the created L-Server is to be deployed, refer to "2.2.3 L-Server" in the "Design Guide CE".
Creation Using an L-Server Template
Use the following procedure to create an L-Server using an L-Server template:
When cloning images are not stored in image pools, or when not using cloning images which have been already registered
Select an L-Server template. Specify [None] for images.
For details, refer to "16.1 Creation Using an L-Server Template".
Install an OS manually.
As an L-Server with no OS installed is created, install an OS manually.
For details, refer to "Cloning Image Operations17.5 Cloning Image Operations".
When cloning images are stored in image pools
Select an L-Server template. Specify a cloning image to deploy.
An L-Server on which a cloning image has been deployed is created.
For details, refer to "16.1 Creation Using an L-Server Template".
Creation Without Using an L-Server Template
For details on how to create specifying individual specifications without using an L-Server template, refer to "16.2 Creation of Physical L-Servers Using Parameters" or "16.3 Creation of Virtual L-Servers Using Parameters".
Note
[Linux]
When using Linux for a physical L-Server, and iSCSI storage for a system disk, an L-Server cannot be created using a cloning image.
[Xen]
When using RHEL5-Xen, L-Server creation and operation using the ROR console cannot be performed. For details, refer to "8.4 RHEL5-Xen" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[Solaris]
When using Solaris, physical L-Servers cannot be created.
In this case, link L-Servers with configured physical servers.
For details, refer to "Chapter 18 Linking L-Servers with Configured Physical Servers or Virtual Machines".
[Solaris Zones (Solaris 10)] [OVM for SPARC]
When a VM host not managed with server management software is used, virtual L-Servers cannot be created.
In this case, link L-Servers with configured virtual machines.
For details, refer to "Chapter 18 Linking L-Servers with Configured Physical Servers or Virtual Machines".
Information
[Physical Servers]
For details on physical L-Servers, refer to "7.5 Creating L-Servers" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[VMware]
For details on VMware, refer to "8.2 VMware" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[Hyper-V]
For details on Hyper-V, refer to "8.3 Hyper-V" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[KVM]
For details on RHEL-KVM, refer to "8.4 RHEL5-Xen" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[OVM for x86 2.2]
For details on OVM for x86 2.2, refer to "8.5 OVM for x86 2.2" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[Solaris Zones]
For details on Solaris Zones, refer to "8.7 Solaris Zones" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[OVM for SPARC]
For details on OVM for SPARC, refer to "8.8 OVM for SPARC" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[Citrix Xen]
For details on Citrix Xen, refer to "8.9 Citrix XenServer" in the "Setup Guide CE".
[OVM for x86 3.x]
For details on OVM for x86 3.x, refer to "8.10 OVM for x86 3.x" in the "Setup Guide CE".
Linking L-Servers with Configured Physical Servers or Virtual Machines
Configured physical servers and virtual machines can be managed by linking them with L-Servers.
The management scope and the scope of use as an L-Server vary depending on the resources used by the configured physical server or virtual machine.
For details, refer to "Chapter 18 Linking L-Servers with Configured Physical Servers or Virtual Machines".
