This section explains how to configure server virtualization software.
The settings indicated below are required when using server virtualization software.
Install and configure the VM management software
Install and configure the VM management software.
Required when using VMware, Hyper-V, OVM for x86 2.2, or OVM for x86 3.x.
For details, refer to the manual of server virtualization software.
Install and configure the VM hosts
Install and configure the VM hosts.
The settings required in advance are indicated below.
[VMware]
Volumes have been created
Zoning and host affinity have been set
VM hosts have been configured to recognize a datastore
Datastores have been used to specify dynamic allocation
For details, refer to "E.1 VMware".
[Hyper-V]
The configuration enables use of SAN environments on VM hosts
Volumes have been created
Zoning and host affinity have been set
MSFC has been added to VM hosts
A SAN volume has been configured as a cluster disk
A cluster disk has been added as a shared cluster volume
All created L-Servers are located on a cluster as high availability virtual machines.
For details, refer to "E.2 Hyper-V".
[Xen]
Volumes (LUNs) to assign to the admin OS have already been created
Zoning and host affinity have been set
The LUN has already been set as the shared class of GDS
For details, refer to "E.3 RHEL5-Xen".
[OVM for x86 2.2]
Volumes have been created
Zoning and host affinity have been set
A storage and a repository have been added as a shared cluster volume
A server pool has been created
The VM hosts have been registered in the server pool
A storage repository has been registered in the server pool
VM guests can be created in the server pool
A cloning image exists in the server pool
For details, refer to "E.4 OVM for x86 2.2".
[KVM]
For details, refer to "E.5 RHEL-KVM".
[Solaris Zones]
For details, refer to "E.6 Solaris Zones".
[OVM for SPARC]
For details, refer to "E.7 OVM for SPARC".
[Citrix Xen]
For details, refer to "E.8 Citrix XenServer".
[OVM for x86 3.x]
For details, refer to "E.9 OVM for x86 3.x".
Note
When using multiple server virtualization software with the same manager, set differing names for the following on each server virtualization software.
Port Groups
Virtual Switches
Virtual Network
Virtual Bridges
[VMware]
When configuring a port group, for the name of port groups using the same VLAN ID, it is necessary to use a common name on all VM hosts.
[Hyper-V]
When configuring a virtual network, it is necessary to use a common name on all VM hosts for the name of virtual networks using the same VLAN ID.
[Xen] [Citrix Xen] [KVM]
When configuring a virtual bridge, it is necessary to use a common name on all VM hosts for the name of virtual bridges using the same VLAN ID.
