This section explains the preparations for setting up servers.
In addition to the operations in "Chapter 8 Defining and Configuring the Server Environment", the following operations are necessary.
Preparations for OVM for x86 3.x
Install and configure Oracle VM Manager
Necessary for management of VM hosts and L-Servers.
After installing Oracle VM Manager, create a server pool, and register resources.
Note
Enable "Clustered Server Pool" for the ServerPool that the OVM Server being managed belongs to.
When installing a VM host on an L-Server, refer to "Appendix A Installing VM Hosts on Physical L-Servers" in the "Setup Guide CE".
Enable ssh Connections
Perform configuration to enable SSH connections from the admin server of Resource Orchestrator with the root account to OVM for x86 3.x using the admin LAN.
Register a virtual NIC in Oracle VM Manager
For Oracle VM Manager, register the number of virtual NICs calculated using the following formula:
Number of L-Servers to be created x 8 (*1) + Maximum number of operations for L-Server creation at one time (*2) x Maximum number of virtual NICs for the VM template (*3) |
*1: The maximum number of virtual NICs that can be connected to an L-Server
*2: The number can be replaced with the number of operations for L-Server creation performed in Resource Orchestrator at one time.
The maximum number of L-Servers that can be created in Resource Orchestrator at one time is "30". Therefore, users are advised to replace the number with "30".
Based on the details of operations for L-Server creation, a number smaller than "30" can also be used.
*3: Replace the number with the maximum number of virtual NICs of the VM template for Oracle VM for the cloning image used when creating an L-Server.
The maximum number of virtual NICs of the VM template for Oracle VM is "31". However, when collecting a cloning image from an L-Server created using Resource Orchestrator, and using that cloning image to create an L-Server, the maximum number of virtual NICs of the VM template is "8".
Decide the maximum number of virtual NICs of the VM template based on the details of operations, and replace the number. The virtual NICs of the VM template can be checked using Oracle VM Manager. For details, refer to the manuals of Oracle VM.
When using the customization function for VM guests, in addition to the procedure above, it is necessary to configure "VM Start Policy" in the server pool of Oracle VM Manager.
For details, refer to "8.10.12 Customization Function of Guest OS" in the "Setup Guide CE".
Note
When you update an OVM for x86 environment (Oracle VM Manager, Oracle VM Server) registered with this product, stop managers of this product during the update.
