This section explains how to add an NS Appliance.
Confirm that the required license has been registered with the manager.
For details on how to confirm registered licenses, refer to "Chapter 4 License Setup and Confirmation" in the "Setup Guide CE".
Create a network configuration information file.
For details, refer to "2.2.3.3 Network Configuration Information Files".
Confirm resource registration states.
For details, refer to "3.1 Confirming Resource Registration States".
Register resources in a resource pool.
This operation is performed when the new dedicated servers for NS Appliances are required to add the NS Appliances.
For details, refer to "3.1 Confirming Resource Registration States" and "3.2 Registering Resources to Resource Pools".
Create a dedicated server for NS Appliances.
Perform this operation only when adding an NS Appliance to a dedicated server the new NS Appliance.
For details, refer to "3.3 Creating Dedicated Servers for NS Appliance".
Increase the number of NS Appliance allowed to operate on a dedicated server for NS Appliances.
Perform this operation only when increasing the number of NS Appliances allowed to operate on a dedicated server for NS Appliance.
For details, refer to "4.2.16 Increasing the Number of NS Appliances Allowed to Operate".
Create an NS Appliance.
Create an NS Appliance on a server dedicated to the NS Appliance using the rcxnetworkservice create command.
For details, refer to "3.5 Creating NS Appliances".
Set up the environment for the newly created NS Appliance.
Set up the environment for the newly created NS Appliance using the rcxnetworkservice setup command.
For details, refer to "3.6 Configuring NS Appliances".
Register the new NS Appliance as a resource.
Execute the rcxnetworkservice register command to register the new NS Appliance with the manager as a network device.
For details, refer to "3.7 Registering NS Appliances as Resources".
Configure settings for LAN switch blades or L2 switches.
Perform this operation only when adding an NS Appliance to a newly created dedicated server for NS Appliances.
For details, refer to "4.1.2 Configuring Settings for LAN Switch Blades" or "4.1.3 Configuring Settings for L2 Switches".
Register the new NS Appliance in the network pool.
Register the NS Appliance which was registered as a network device resource in 8. in the network pool for the tenant to which it is to be deployed.
For details on how to register network devices, refer to "14.4 Network Devices" in the "User's Guide for Infrastructure Administrators (Resource Management) CE".
