Cisco UCS Director Microsoft SCVMM Integration Guide, Release
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CONTENTS
Preface
Preface v
Audience v
Conventions v
Related Documentation vii
Documentation Feedback vii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request vii
CHAPTER 1
Overview 1
SCVMM Integration 1
CHAPTER 2
Managing SCVMM Infrastructure 3
Integrating SCVMM 3
Enabling WinRM and WinRS 4
Adding a Cloud 4
Testing Cloud Connectivity 5
Verifying Cloud Discovery 6
CHAPTER 3
Managing Policies 7
Policies 7
Service Delivery 7
Cost Models 8
Adding a Cost Model 8
Adding OS License Details 9
Adding a Hyper-V Deployment Policy 10
Adding a Hyper-V Computing Policy 13
Adding a Hyper-V Storage Policy 15
Adding a Hyper-V Network Policy 17
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CHAPTER 4
Managing Virtual Data Centers 19
Virtual Data Centers 19
Adding a Virtual Data Center 20
CHAPTER 5
Publishing Catalogs 23
Publishing Catalogs 23
Creating a Catalog 23
CHAPTER 6
Self-Service Provisioning 27
Self-Service Provisioning 27
Creating A Service Request 27
Viewing Service Request Status 29
CHAPTER 7
Monitoring and Reports 31
Viewing the Summary Report 31
Monitoring Inventory 32
Performance Reports 33
Viewing Performance Reports 34
CHAPTER 8
Managing the VM Lifecycle 35
Managing the VM Life Cycle 35
Assigning a VM 36
Create a VM Disk 37
Managing VM Power 37
Resizing a VM 38
Resizing a VM Disk 39
Managing VM Snapshots 40
Creating a VM Snapshot 41
Marking a Snapshot as Golden 41
Managing vNICs 42
Managing Other VM Actions 42
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This preface contains the following sections:
• Audience, page v
• Conventions, page v
• Related Documentation, page vii
• Documentation Feedback, page vii
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page vii
Audience
This guide is intended primarily for data center administrators who use Cisco UCS Director and who have
responsibilities and expertise in one or more of the following:
• Server administration
• Storage administration
• Network administration
• Network security
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Overview
This chapter contains the following sections:
• SCVMM Integration, page 1
SCVMM Integration
Cisco UCS Director supports the following SCVMM environments:
• SCVMM 2008R2 SP1 with Windows 2008R2 hosts (Hyper-V 2.0)
• SCVMM 2012 with Windows 2008R2 hosts (Hyper-V 2.0)
• SCVMM 2012SP1 with Windows 2012 hosts (Hyper-V 3.0)
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SCVMM Integration
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Managing SCVMM Infrastructure
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Integrating SCVMM, page 3
• Adding a Cloud, page 4
Integrating SCVMM
To integrate SCVMM in Cisco UCS Director you perform the following actions:
• Install and configure the PowerShell agent (PSA).
• Add the PSA to Cisco UCS Director.
• Enable WinRM and WinRS on SCVMM and all SCVMM hosts.
• Make sure that the domain account used to connect SCVMM belongs to the local administrator group
for SCVMM and SCVMM hosts.
• Enable the HyperV PowerShell Agent (PSA) when you add a cloud (check the check box for this feature).
To manage a selected SCVMM cloud, click buttons on the Virtual Accounts tab in Administration:
Button Name
Description
Add
Add a new cloud.
View
View a cloud.
Edit
Edit a cloud.
Delete
Delete a cloud.
Test Connectivity
Test connectivity to a cloud.
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Enabling WinRM and WinRS
Enabling WinRM and WinRS
To accept remote PowerShell commands, you must enable Windows Remote Management (WinRM) for
Windows Server 2008 R2, which enables interoperability of hardware and operations systems, to work with
the WinRS command-line tool on SCVMM and the SCVMM hosts.
Step 1
On SCVMM and SCVMM hosts, open a command prompt, and enter winrm quickconfig.
The following messages appear:
WinRM is not set up to allow remote access to this machine for management.
The following changes must be made:
Create a WinRM listener on HTTP://* to accept WS-Man requests to any IP on this machine.
Enable the WinRM firewall exception.
Step 2
At the Make these changes [y/n] ? prompt, enter y.
WinRM is updated for remote management, a listener is created to accept requests, and the firewall exception is enabled:
Make these changes [y/n]? y
WinRM has been updated for remote management.
Created a WinRM listener on HTTP://* to accept WS-Man requests to any IP on this machine.
WinRM firewall exception enabled.
Step 3
Step 4
Verify that WInRS is enabled by entering winrm g winrm/config at a command prompt.
Configure the value " * " in the TrustedHosts table of WinRM by entering the command winrm set winrm/config/client
@{TrustedHosts="*"}
What to Do Next
Make sure the domain account used to connect the SCVMM belongs to the local administrator group for
SCVMM and the SCVMM hosts.
Adding a Cloud
In Cisco UCS Director, one SCVMM installation is considered a cloud.
Each cloud requires a unique name.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Administration and choose Virtual Accounts.
In the Virtual Acccounts pane, choose an SCVMM cloud.
Step 3
Step 4
Click Add.
In the Add Cloud dialog box, complete the following field:
Name
Description
Cloud Type drop-down list
Choose Hyper-V as the cloud type.
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Testing Cloud Connectivity
Name
Description
Cloud Name field
The name of the cloud.
All reports refer to the cloud using this cloud name.
PowerShell Agent drop-down list
Choose HyperV PSA.
Server Address field
The server IP address.
Server User ID field
The server user ID.
Server Password field
The server password.
Domain field
The domain.
Description field
The cloud description.
Contact Email field
The contact's email.
Location field
The contact's location.
Physical Datacenter drop-down list Choose the Physical Datacenter.
Service Provider field
Step 5
The service provider.
Click Save.
What to Do Next
Test the connectivity to the cloud account.
Testing Cloud Connectivity
Step 1
Step 2
Click Administration and choose Virtual Accounts.
In the Virtual Acccounts pane, choose an SCVMM cloud.
Step 3
Click Test Connection.
A connected cloud appears green.
What to Do Next
Verify that the cloud and its data are being collected.
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Verifying Cloud Discovery
Verifying Cloud Discovery
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual and choose Compute.
In the Compute for Hyper-V pane, choose an SCVMM cloud.
It may take a few minutes to complete auto-discovery and populate all the data.
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3
Managing Policies
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Policies, page 7
• Service Delivery, page 7
• Adding a Hyper-V Computing Policy, page 13
• Adding a Hyper-V Storage Policy, page 15
• Adding a Hyper-V Network Policy, page 17
Policies
A policy is a set of rules that determines where and how a new VM will be provisioned within the infrastructure,
based on the availability of system resources.
Cisco UCS Director requires four policies to be setup in order to provision VMs. For SCVMM integration,
these are the Hyper-V policies for Computing, Storage, Network and Deployment.
In addition, there are service delivery policies for cost models and for OS license.
Service Delivery
For SCVMM integration, you create the following service delivery information:
• Cost models
• OS licenses
• Hyper-V deployment policy
Click tabs in Policies > Service Delivery to perform these tasks.
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Cost Models
Cost Models
For the purpose of simplified accounting, you can define a cost model. A group's infrastructure resources can
be accounted for based on its cost model.
You combine the supported infrastructure resource costs (CPU, Memory and Storage) with VM costs to
determine the total cost of a VM lifecycle.
For a cost model, you define costs such as the following:
• One-time provisioning cost
• Active and inactive VM costs
• Provisioned, reserved, and used CPU costs
• Provisioned memory cost
You click buttons on the Policies > Service Delivery Cost Model tab for the following actions:
Button Name
Description
Add
Add a new cost model.
View
View a cost model.
Edit
Edit a cost model.
Delete
Delete a cost model.
Clone
Clone a cost model.
Adding a Cost Model
Step 1
Step 2
Click Policies and choose Service Delivery.
Click the Cost Model tab.
Step 3
Step 4
Click Add.
In the Add Cost Model dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Cost Model Name field
The cost model name.
Cost Model Description field
The cost model description.
Cost Model Type drop-down list
Choose HyperV.
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Name
Description
Charge Frequency drop-down list
Choose the Charge Frequency (Hourly, Monthly, or Yearly).
Note
The remaining fields in this dialog box are all defined on an hourly
basis.
Fixed Cost
One Time Cost field
The fixed one-time cost for provisioning the VM.
VM Costs
Active VM Cost field
The hourly cost of a VM in active state.
Inactive VM Cost drop-down list
The hourly cost of a VM in inactive state.
CPU Costs
CPU Charge Unit drop-down list
Choose the CPU Charge Unit (GHz or Cores).
Provisioned CPU Cost field
The hourly provisioned CPU cost per CPU Charge Unit (GHz only).
Used CPU Cost field
The hourly used CPU cost, based on actual CPU usage.
Note
CPU Core Cost field
This figure does not include provisioned and reserved cost. If you enter
a value in Used CPU Cost, the provisioned cost and reserved cost fields
need to be empty, and vice versa.
The hourly CPU cost per core allocated to a VM.
Memory Costs
Provisioned Memory Cost field
The hourly provisioned memory cost per GB.
Note
Used Memory Cost field
Step 5
Memory cost is calculated in the same manner as CPU
cost.
The hourly reserved memory cost per GB.
Click Add.
Adding OS License Details
You can add Windows OS license key data using the OS License tab. These license keys are the ones used
in VM provisioning, and are mapped to Windows VM images during the creation of a catalog.
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Note
If you entered Windows license key information in the HyperV System Policy, the license key entered
on the OS License tab overrides that value.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Policies and choose Service Delivery.
Click the OS License tab.
Step 3
Step 4
Click Add.
In the Add License Details dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Windows Version Name field
The Windows version name.
License field
The Windows product ID/license key.
Note
Step 5
KMS client set-up keys are also
accepted.
License Owner Name field
The name of the Windows license owner.
Organization field
The organization to be configured in the VM.
License Mode drop-down list
Choose the license mode (per-seat or per-server).
Number of licensed Users field
The number of licensed users or connections.
Click Submit.
Adding a Hyper-V Deployment Policy
The HyperV deployment policy defines system-specific information, such as the following:
• VM name template for the automatic creation of VM names
• Host name template
• VM image type
• OS license pool product ID
• Time zone for the deployment that uses the policy
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• Domain and/or workgroup to be used for deployment with this policy
Step 1
Step 2
Click Policies and choose Service Delivery.
Scroll across the tabs to find and click the HyperV Deployment Policy tab.
Step 3
Step 4
On the tab, click Add.
In the Add Policy dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Policy Name field
The policy name.
Policy Description field
The policy description.
Power On after deploy checkbox
Check this checkbox if you want all VMs deployed using this policy to be
automatically powered on.
VM Name Template field
The VM name template for generating VM names, declared in the format
${VARIABLE}. For example: vm-${GROUP_NAME}-SR${SR_ID}.
The following variable names are permitted:
• CLOUD_NAME: the name of the cloud that is being deployed
• GROUP_NAME: the name of the group the VM belongs to
• CATALOG_NAME: the name of the catalog item/entry
• USER: the requesting user-id
• SR_ID: the Service Request ID
• COMMENTS: the requesting user's comments
• PROFILE_NAME: the name of the policy
• LOCATION: the name of the location, as specified during cloud creation
• UNIQUE_ID: a random-ID that makes the name unique
• APPCODE: the application code value specified during catalog creation
• COST_CENTER: the cost center a group/customer organization is
associated with that is specified during group/customer organization
creation.
Note
You can append the # character to the VM Name Template to create
a unique index number for the VM Name. It can be specified in
multiples. For example, if the VM name template is
vm-${GROUP_NAME}##, the VM Name is vm-ABCD01 for the first
VM provisioned with this policy (the group name is ABCD and 01
represents ##).
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Name
Description
Host Name Template field
The following variable names are permitted:
• CLOUD_NAME: the name of the cloud that is being deployed
• GROUP_NAME: the name of the group the VM belongs to
• CATALOG_NAME: the name of the catalog item/entry
• USER: the requesting user-id
• SR_ID: the Service Request ID
• COMMENTS: the requesting user's comments
• PROFILE_NAME: the name of the policy
• LOCATION: the name of the location, as specified during cloud creation
• UNIQUE_ID: a random-ID that makes the name unique
• APPCODE: the application code value specified during catalog creation
• COST_CENTER: the cost center a group/customer organization is
associated with that is specified during group/customer organization
creation.
Note
VM Image Type drop-down list
The # character can be appended to the Host Name Template to create
a unique index number for the Host Name. It can be specified in
multiples.
Choose the VM Image Type to be installed on the VM.
If you chose Linux Only, a new Add Policy dialog box appears.
For Linux only, continue to Step 5.
Product ID field
The Windows Product ID/License Key (Windows VMs only).
Note
If this value does not match the value in your OS License Pool, that
value overrides the key provided here.
Time Zone drop-down list
Choose the Time Zone for VMs using this policy.
Administrator Password field
The administrator password for the template.
Organization Name field
The organization name to be configured with the VM operating system.
Full Name field
The full name of the organization.
Domain/Workgroup drop-down list Choose either Workgroup or Domain.
If you chose Domain, continue to Step 6.
Workgroup field
The workgroup name.
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Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Name
Description
GUI Run Once Commands field
The command to execute inside the VM after the VMs using this policy are
provisioned. For example: cmd.exe/c md c:\newfolder
For a Linux Only VM image, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Policy Name field
The policy name.
Policy Description field
The policy description.
Power On after deploy check box
Check this check box if you want VMs to be automatically
powered on after deployment.
VM Name Template field
The VM name template.
Host Name Template field
The host name template.
VM Image Type drop-down list
Choose Linux Only.
If you chose Domain, complete the following additional fields:
Name
Description
Domain field
The domain name.
Domain Username field
The domain user name.
Domain Password field
The domain password.
Click Submit.
Adding a Hyper-V Computing Policy
Step 1
Step 2
Click Policies and choose Computing.
Click the HyperV Computing Policy tab.
Step 3
Step 4
Click Add.
In the Add Policy dialog box, complete the following fields.
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Note
Fields may vary depending on the version of SCVMM cloud
selected.
Name
Description
Policy Name field
The policy name.
Policy Description field
The policy description.
Cloud Name drop-down list
Choose the cloud name.
Host Node/Cluster Scope
drop-down list
If you want to narrow the scope of the host node, choose another option. The
default is All.
If you chose to include or exclude selected hosts, continue to Step 5.
Allow Migration to Different CPU If checked, the provisioned VM is allowed to migrate to a different CPU type.
Type check box
Leave unchecked if you want to disallow migration.
Minimum Conditions checkboxes
Check all conditions that apply. Any hosts that do not meet these criteria are
excluded.
Note
If more than one condition is selected, ALL selected conditions must
match.
Continue to Step 7.
Deployment Options
Override Template check box
Check this check box if you want to override the template properties during
deployment.
If checked, continue to Step 8.
Resizing Options
Allow Resizing of VM check box
Check this check box if you want to allow VMs to be resized before or after
provisioning.
If checked, continue to Step 9.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
In the Selected Host Nodes field, click Select.
In the Select dialog box, choose a host node, and click Select.
For each selected Minimum Condition, choose the boolean operators, and enter the condition value in the respective
text field.
To override the template, complete the following additional fields:
Name
Description
Number of vCPUs field
The number of vCPUs.
Enable Dynamic Memory check box
Check this check box to enable dynamic memory.
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Step 9
Step 10
Name
Description
Memory (MB) field
The memory to be allocated.
If you want VM resizing to be allowed, complete the following additional fields:
Name
Description
Permitted values for vCPUs field
The permitted individual values for vCPUs.
Permitted values for Memory in MB field
The permitted individual values for memory (MB)
Permitted values for Startup Memory field
The permitted individual values for startup memory (MB)
Permitted values for Maximum Memory in MB field
The permitted individual values for maximum memory
(MB)
Permitted values for Memory Buffer (%) field
The permitted individual values for the memory buffer
(percentages)
Click Submit.
Adding a Hyper-V Storage Policy
Step 1
Step 2
Click Policies and choose Storage.
Click the HyperV Storage Policy tab.
Step 3
Click Add.
In the Add Policy dialog box, complete the following fields.
Note
Fields may vary depending on the version of SCVMM cloud
selected.
Step 4
Name
Description
Policy Name field
The storage policy name.
Policy Description field
The storage policy description.
Cloud Name drop-down list
Choose the cloud name.
If you chose SCVMM 2012 SP1, continue to Step 5.
Scope
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Name
Description
Data Stores Scope drop-down list
If you want to narrow the scope of the data stores, choose another option.The
default is All.
If you chose to include or exclude selected hosts, continue to Step 5.
Minimum Conditions check boxes Check all conditions that apply. Any data stores that do not meet these criteria
are excluded.
Note
If more than one condition is selected, ALL selected conditions must
match.
Continue to Step 7.
Deployment Options
Override Template check box
Check this check box if you want to override the template properties during
deployment.
If checked, continue to Step 8.
Resizing Options for VM Lifecycle
Resizing Options for VM Lifecycle Check this check box to allow VMs to be resized during the VM lifecycle.
check box
If checked, continue to Step 9.
Step 5
For SCVMM 2012 SP1, complete the following additional fields:
Name
Description
Use CSV check box
Check this check box if you want to use CSV.
Storage Options
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
Use Local Storage check box
Check this check box if you want to use local storage.
Use SAN check box
Check this check box if you want to use SAN.
Use SMB check box
Check this check box if you want to use SMB.
In the Selected Data Stores field, click Select.
In the Select dialog box, choose a data store and click Select.
For each selected Minimum Condition, choose the boolean operators, and enter the condition value in the respective
text field.
To override the template, complete the following additional fields:
Name
Description
Use Dynamic Provisioning checkbox
Check this checkbox to enable dynamic memory.
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Step 10
Step 11
Name
Description
Custom Disk Size (GB) field
The custom disk size to be allocated.
If you want to allow resizing of disks, enter the individual values that apply in the Permitted Values for Disk in GB
field.
Click Submit.
Adding a Hyper-V Network Policy
The network policy enables virtual network types to be defined and made available on host nodes.
You can also specify the following:
• Adapter types to assign for provisioned VMs
• Enablement of vLAN
• Extension of the policy to cover multiple vNICs
Step 1
Step 2
Click Policies and choose Network.
Scroll across the tabs to find and click the Hyper-V Network Policy tab.
Step 3
Step 4
Click Add.
In the Add Policy dialog box, complete the following fields.
Note
Fields may vary depending on the version of SCVMM cloud
selected.
Name
Description
Policy Name field
The policy name.
Policy Description field
The policy description.
Cloud Name drop-down list
Choose the cloud name.
If you chose SCVMM 2012 SP1, the checkbox Use DHCP is automatically
checked.
Network Name field
Click Select.
Continue to Step 5.
Adapter Type drop-down list
If you are not copying from the template, choose the adapter type.
Enable MAC Spoofing check box
Check this check box to enable MAC spoofing for VM NICs.
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Name
Description
Enable VLAN check box
Check this check box to automatically assign the VLAN ID to vNICs.
VLAN ID field
If enabling VLAN, enter the VLAN ID.
Step 5
Choose the network from the list, and click Select.
If you chose an SCVMM 2012 SP1 version cloud, if DHCP is unchecked, make sure to select the static IP pool. The
options depend on which network you chose for the policy.
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
When all fields are complete, click Next.
Click Add if you want to add and configure multiple vNICs whose parent VM is provisioned with this network policy.
In the Add Entry to VM Networks dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
NIC Alias field
The alias (new name) for the NIC.
Network Name field
Click to choose the network type to be available on host
nodes.
Copy Adapter Type from Template check box
Check this check box if no custom settings are needed.
If you want to add custom settings, leave this check box
unchecked, and continue to Step 9.
Adapter Type drop-down list
Choose the adapter type, if required.
Enable MAC Spoofing check box
Check this check box to enable MAC spoofing for VM
NICs.
Enable VLAN check box
Check this check box to automatically assign the VLAN
ID to VM NICs.
If checked, continue to Step 10.
Step 9
Step 10
Step 11
In the Adapter Type drop-down list, choose the adapter type.
Enter the VLAN ID number.
Click Submit.
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Managing Virtual Data Centers
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Virtual Data Centers, page 19
Virtual Data Centers
A Virtual Data Center (vDC) is an environment that combines virtual resources, operational details, rules and
policies to manage specific group requirements.
In Cisco UCS Director, a group can have and manage multiple virtual data centers. The system administrator
can allocate quotas and assign resource limits for individual groups at the vDC level.
You can also define approvers for a vDC. This person approves user requests for VM provisioning in the
vDC.
Note
There is a default vDC to which all discovered VMs are automatically added. These discovered VMs were
either created outside of Cisco UCS Director, or already existed on the SCVMM account before it was added
to Cisco UCS Director.
You click buttons on the vDC tab under Policies for the following actions:
Button Name
Description
Add
Add a virtual data center.
View
View a virtual data center.
Edit
Edit a virtual data center.
Delete
Delete a virtual data center.
Clone
Clone a virtual data center.
Manage Categories
Manage (edit) categories for a virtual data center.
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Adding a Virtual Data Center
When completing a service request for VM provisioning, users can view a list of available vDCs for a particular
group, and select the appropriate vDC.
A VM provisioned using a service request is associated with the vDC.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Policies and choose Virtual Data Centers.
Click the vDC tab.
Step 3
Step 4
Click Add.
In the Add vDC dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
General Information
vDC Name field
The vDC name.
vDC Locked check box
Check the check box if you want to lock this vDC.
If checked, this vDC cannot be used for any further deployments. Actions on
existing VMs in the vDC are disabled.
vDC Description field
The vDC description.
Group drop-down list
Choose a group for which this vDC is being created, or click the + icon to add
a new group to the selection list.
Cloud Name drop-down list
Choose a cloud (SCVMM account) on which the vDC will be created.
Approvers and Contacts
First Approver Username field
(Optional) The first approver of the service request created using this vDC.
Second Approver Username field
(Optional) The second approver of the service request created using this vDC.
Provider Support Email Address
field
The contact user's email address. This user is notified about VM provisioning
in this vDC.
Copy Notifications to Email
Address field
(Optional) The secondary contact user's email address. This user is notified about
VM provisioning in this vDC.
Policies
Deploy Policy drop-down list
The deploy policy applicable to the vDC.
User Action drop-down list
Choose a user action policy for the vDC.
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Name
Description
End User Self-Service Options
VM Power Management check box Check the check box if you want to enable end-user self-service for VM power
management in this vDC.
VM Resizing check box
Check the check box if you want to enable end-user self-service for VM resizing
in this vDC.
VM Snapshot Management check Check the check box if you want to enable end-user self-service for VM snapshot
box
management in this vDC.
Step 5
VM Deletion check box
Check the check box to enable end-user self-service of VM deletion in this vDC.
VM Disk Management check box
Check the check box to enable end-user self-service of VM disks in this vDC.
VM Network Management check
box
Check the check box to enable end-user self-service of VM network management
in this vDC.
Delete after inactive VM days
drop-down list
Choose the inactive time frame after which to delete the VMs in this vDC.
Note
A VM in Power OFF state is considered
inactive.
Click Add.
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Publishing Catalogs
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Publishing Catalogs, page 23
• Creating a Catalog, page 23
Publishing Catalogs
System administrators create catalogs, which define VM binding parameters such as Cloud Name and Group
Name.
Users can self-provision VMs using these predefined catalog items.
Clicking buttons on the Catalogs tab under Policies enables the following actions:
Button Name
Description
Add
Add a catalog.
View
View a catalog.
Edit
Edit a catalog.
Delete
Delete a catalog.
Clone
Clone a catalog.
Deployability Assessment
View (verify) deployability for a selected catalog.
Creating a Catalog
When you add a catalog, you can select the groups permitted to provision new VMs with it, and provide other
basic information.
The chosen application category determines which policies the vDC applies when the service is provided.
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Creating a Catalog
For Windows images, there are options for VM user credential access. User credentials for the VM in a
template can be shared with other users, or reset before sharing. If shared, a user can retrieve credentials for
the active VM.
After creating a catalog, you can view, edit, clone, or delete it.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Click Policies and choose Catalog.
In the Catalog tab, click Add.
In the Basic Information section of the Create Catalog dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Catalog Name field
The catalog name.
Catalog Description field
The catalog description.
Catalog Type drop-down list
Choose the Standard catalog type.
Catalog Icon drop-down list
Choose the Catalog Icon.
Applied to all groups check box
Check the check box if you want all groups to use the catalog item to provision
new VMs.
Selected Groups field
If the catalog applies only to selected groups, click Select.
Continue to Step 4.
Cloud Name drop-down list
Choose the cloud.
Image drop-down list
Choose the image to apply when VMs are provisioned using this catalog item.
If you chose a Windows image, continue to Step 6.
Step 4
In the Select Items dialog box, choose a subset of groups, or click either Check All or Check None.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Click Select.
For a Windows image, choose the OS license in the WIndows License Pool field.
Click Next.
In the Application Details section of the Create Catalog dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Category Name drop-down list
The VM category (web server. application server, generic).
Support Contact Email Address
field
The user to notify when a service request is created using this catalog item.
Specify OS drop-down list
Choose the OS type to be installed on the provisioned VM.
Specify Other OS field
Enter an OS that is not in the Specify OS list, if required.
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Step 9
Step 10
Name
Description
Specify Applications field
The applications to be installed on the VM when provisioning.
Specify Other Applications field
Enter applications that are not in the Specify Applications list, as required.
Application Code field
Enter an application code for use in the VM name (1-4 characters).
Click Next.
In the User Credentials section of the Create Catalog dialog box, complete the following fields (Windows image only):
Name
Description
Credential Options drop-down list Choose whether user credentials for the VM template are to be shared or not.
If sharing is chosen, enter the user ID and password.
Note
Step 11
Step 12
For Windows 7 templates, the administrator has to provide the user ID
because of rules on SCVMM guest customization.
Click Next.
In the Customization section of the Create Catalog dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Automatic Guest Customization
Enable check box
Check this check box if you want to enable automatic guest customization. For
Windows images, this option is enabled by default.
Note
This option is disabled for Linux
templates.
Post-Provisioning Custom Actions
Enable check box
Check this check box if you want to enable a post-provisioning orchestration
workflow.
Cost Computation
VM App Charge Frequency
drop-down list
Choose the application charge frequency.
Active VM Application Cost USD Enter the aggregate cost for active VMs.
field
Inactive VM Application Cost USD Enter the aggregate cost for inactive VMs.
field
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Step 13
Step 14
Click Next.
In the VM Access section of the Create Catalog dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Web Access Configuration
Enable check box
Check this check box if you want to enable web access to the VM.
If checked, continue to Step 15.
Remote Desktop Access
Configuration
Enable check box
Check this check box if you want to enable remote desktop access to the VM.
If checked, continue to Step 16.
Step 15
Step 16
Step 17
Step 18
For web access configuration, complete the following additional fields:
Name
Description
URL field
Enter the URL of the VM.
Label field
Enter the label for the VM.
For remote desktop access, complete the following additional fields:
Name
Description
Server field
Enter the IP address of the server for remote access.
Port field
Enter the port number of the server for remote access.
Label field
Enter any label for this remote type of remote access.
Click Next.
In the Summary section of the Create Catalog dialog box, review and make any modifications .
In this pane you can choose a catalog and do the following actions:
• View the catalog
• Edit the catalog
• Clone the catalog. A cloned catalog requires a new name. Edit any properties of the cloned catalog, as needed.
• Delete the catalog
Step 19
Click Submit.
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Self-Service Provisioning
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Self-Service Provisioning, page 27
• Creating A Service Request, page 27
• Viewing Service Request Status, page 29
Self-Service Provisioning
Users can provision VMs by means of self-service provisioning.
The first step is to create a service request. This action establishes a workflow for VM creation that includes
budget validation, dynamic resource allocation, approval if necessary, provisioning, lifecycle setup and
notification about the service request status.
Creating A Service Request
To provision a VM, you first create a service request. When the request is approved by the appropriate
administrator or user, the VM gets provisioned.
VMs can either be provisioned immediately or scheduled for a later date (maximum 90 days from the day of
service request creation).
The approval process for the service request is optional.
Step 1
Step 2
Choose Organizations > Service Requests.
On the Service Requests tab, click Create.
Step 3
In the Create Service Request dialog box (Catalog Selection pane), complete the following fields:
Drop-down List
Description
Select Group
Choose the group for which a new VM is provisioned.
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Step 4
Step 5
Drop-down List
Description
Catalog Type
Choose the Standard catalog type.
Select Catalog
Choose the catalog to be used for VM provisioning.
Click Next.
In the Create Service Request dialog box (Deployment Specification pane), complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Select VDC drop-down list
Use the Select VDC drop-down list to choose a catalog.
Comment field
Enter any comment about the deployment configuration.
Provision field
Choose Now or Later as the time of provisioning.
If you chose Later, continue to Step 6.
Power Off the VM after check box
The lifetime of the VM can be assigned in days and hours,
after which the VM is automatically terminated.
To power off the VM after a specified date/time, check this
check box. Continue to Step 7.
Step 6
For later provisioning, complete the additional fields for month, day and time.
You can select up to 90 days from the current date for provisioning.
Step 7
To specify future VM termination, complete the additional fields for number of Days and number of Hours after which
the VM is terminated.
Click Next.
The Custom Specification pane appears.
Step 8
Name
Description
CPU Cores field
Description
Memory field
You can increase or decrease the number of CPUs being
used for the VM.
Note
This list is available only if the administrator has
provided the resizing option in the computing
policy.
Hard Disk field
Choose an optional datastore for the VM being provisioned.
Note
The storage policy determines the list of datastores
available for selection. The administrator can
enable or disable this option in the storage policy.
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Step 9
Click Next.
The Custom Workflow pane appears. Custom workflow inputs are needed if the selected catalog for VM provisioning
has post-provisioning custom actions selected during catalog creation.
Step 10
Click Next.
The Summary pane appears. Review the information for accuracy and make any needed changes.
Step 11
Click Submit.
The Submit Result dialog box confirms that the service request was submitted successfully.
What to Do Next
View the service request status, as needed.
Viewing Service Request Status
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Choose Organizations > Service Request.
Choose a service request.
Click View Details.
The Service Request window displays the details of the service request and the related workflow steps. From this window
you view the status for each workflow step. Details, such as time and status (color-coded), also appear.
• Grey—Indicates the step still needs to be completed.
• Green—Indicates the step completed successfully.
• Red—Indicates the step failed. The reason for the failure is specified under the step.
• Blue—Indicates more user input is required for the step to complete. For example, if an approver was defined for
this service request, blue indicates that the service request is waiting for approval.
Name
Description
Overview section
Request ID field
Service request ID number.
Request Type field
Type of request (for example, VM)
vDC field
The vDC where the VM is provisioned.
Image field
The image used in provisioning the VM.
Request Time field
Time of service request creation.
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Name
Description
Request Status field
Status of the service request (for example, Complete,
Cancelled, or Failed).
Comments field
Any user comments added during service request creation.
Ownership section
Group field
The group to which the user requesting the service request
belongs.
Initiating User field
The user who initiated the service request.
Duration Hours field
The time period for which the VM is active. If defined, the
VM is deleted after the specified time.
Scheduled Time field
The time period after which the VM is provisioned. If
defined, the VM is provisioned at 6 a.m. on the scheduled
dates. If not defined, the VM is provisioned as soon as the
workflow for the requests is complete.
Catalog Information section
vDC Owner Email
The email ID of the administrator who created the vDC.
Approving Users section
The user who needs to approve a service request for a
successful VM provisioning.
Catalog Item Name
The name of the catalog item to use in provisioning.
Catalog Item Description section
The description of the catalog item.
SR Cost field
Projected cost of provisioning the VM. This cost is
determined based on the cost model defined for the catalog
item.
Note
Approvers can view service requests for approval on the Approvals
tab.
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Monitoring and Reports
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Viewing the Summary Report, page 31
• Monitoring Inventory, page 32
• Performance Reports, page 33
• Viewing Performance Reports, page 34
Viewing the Summary Report
The Summary page displays a wide array of Tabular, Graphical and Map reports to help the administrator
manage system inventory. These reports are helpful for performing lifecycle actions on the inventory.
The administrator can configure settings to display only the required information for a given item. Each report
is displayed as a widget, and can be hidden by customizing.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab, and choose the SCVMM cloud.
You can view graphical summaries for the following:
• Overview—Total clouds, unreachable clouds, total VM, and active VMs
• VMs Active vs. Inactive—numbers of active and inactive VMs in the cloud
• Host Nodes—Total nodes, active nodes, and total CPU sockets
• New VMs—New VMs for today, last 24 hours, and last hour
• Deleted VMs—Deleted VMs for today, last 24 hours, and last hour
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Monitoring Inventory
The cloud dashboard displays complete SCVMM cloud-level infrastructure information.
The administrator can monitor inventory using this dashboard.
There are various tabs you can view for a selected cloud.
Note
Step 1
Step 2
Remember to always click Refresh to see all updates to the physical infrastructure.
Click Virtual and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab, and choose the SCVMM cloud.
You can view the following inventory information:
Tab
Description
Polling
Start time, collection type, status, and message. The polling
interval depends upon the cloud polling interval set in
administration system parameters.
You can also click Request Inventory Collection to view
an on-demand inventory.
vDCs
Details, including summary reports, VMs, events, deleted
VMs, VM action requests, and more reports.
VM Action Requests
Action ID, user name, comments, and scheduled time
Events
Severity, event time, user, event ID, event ype, description,
instance name, host name, and VM type
Clusters
Cluster name, total memory (GB), effective memory (GB),
total CPU (GHz), effective CPU (GHz), CPU cores,
effective hosts, hosts, and validation status
Host Nodes
Host node, cluster name, product name, product version,
host OS, host OS version, active VMs, total VMs, power
status, VMRC state, and PRO state.
Clicking View Details provides information about service
requests, VMs, events, deleted VMs, host volumes, file
shares, physical disks, and other reports.
VMs
Detail report, and various VM lifecycle management
actions, such as create VM disk, resize VM, power on/off
Deleted VMs
VM ID, VM label, instance name, host name, IP address,
image ID, group name, and deleted time
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Tab
Description
Images
Image name, parent node, guest OS, memory (MB), number
of CPUs, image location, and last updated time.
Note
Library Servers
Administrators can provision new VMs from these
images.
Name, description, computer name, domain name, and
status.
Clicking View Details provides information about stored
VMs, stored disks, and ISO and library shares.
Host Groups
Name, account, parent host groups, and is root (yes/no)
Topology
Topology type: hiearchical, concentric, circular, and force
directed.
Clicking View Connectivity lets you view any of these
four topologies, and adjust factors like item spacing,
distance, radius, rigifity, and force distance.
Top 5 Reports
Top 5 reports: Groups with most number of VMs, vDCs
with most number of VMs, vDCs with most CPU usage,
vDCs with most memory usage, and vDCs with most disk
usage
Map Reports
CPU utlization map, VM density, inactive VMs, and storage
usage
More Reports
Trending reports: Number of VMs, VM additions and
deletions, snapshot file size, number of host nodes, and
memory with Duration selection for each (last day, last
week, last month)
Instant reports: VMs active vs. inactive, number of events
by severity, memory, CPU, disk
Performance Reports
Cisco UCS Director monitors the virtual infrastructure and system resources by displaying a wise array of
tabular, graphical, and map reports.
These reports help you understanding system details and provide insight into how the system is performing.
Reports provide the following types of information:
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• Tabular Reports—System information, such as overview, host nodes, new VMs, and deleted VMs.
• Bar and Pie Graphs—Comparisons, such as active vs. inactive VMs, provisioned vs. capacity CPU,
and so on.
• Trend Graphs—System resources, such as CPU trend, memory trend, and VM additions and deletions.
• Top 5 Reports—Groups with most number of VMs, vDCs with most number of VMs, vDCs with most
CPU usage, vDCs with most memory usage, and vDCs with most disk usage.
• Map Reports—Heat maps and color-coded maps, such as CPU utlization map, VM density, inactive
VMs, and storage usage.
Viewing Performance Reports
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab, and choose the SCVMM cloud.
Step 3
Choose the type of report you want to view.
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Managing the VM Lifecycle
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Managing the VM Life Cycle, page 35
Managing the VM Life Cycle
Administrators can perform post-provisioning life cycle management actions on VMs.
These actions are broadly classified into four categories:
• VM power management—Power on, power off, pause, resume, shutdown guest, standby, reset, and
reboot
• VM resizing—resize VM, resize VM disk
• VM snapshot management—Create, revert, mark golden, delete snapshot, delete all snapshots
• Other VM actions—Create VM disk, delete VM disk, repair a VM, add vNIC, delete vNIC, save state,
discard saved state, view details, stack view, assign VM, assign VM credentials, launch VM client,
request inventory collection
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual Resources and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 3
Right-click on an SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
Step 4
To perform an action on a cloud, either click a cloud and click a button, or right-click the cloud and choose from the
drop-down menu.
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Assigning a VM
Assigning a VM
The administrator can assign a VM to a group/vDC, and modify the VM category if needed. The provisioning
time, termination time, and VM label can also be assigned.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 3
Right-click on an SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
Step 4
Step 5
Click Assign VM.
In the Assign VM dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
VM Name field
Name of the VM (non-editable).
User Group field
Choose the user group.
vDC drop-down list
Choose the vDC.
Category drop-down list
Choose the category.
VM User Label field
VM user label, if required.
Set Provision Time check box
Check the check box if you want to set the provisioning time.
If checked, continue to Step 6.
Set Termination Time check box
Check the check box if you want to set the provisioning time.
If checked, continue to Step 6.
Comments field
Step 6
Step 7
Comments.
If you checked the option for Set Provision Time or Set Termination Time, complete the additional date and time
fields.
Click Assign.
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Create a VM Disk
Create a VM Disk
You can create a new VM disk for a selected VM. The disk can be either created from scratch, or from an
existing hard disk in the library.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual Resources and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 3
Right-click on an SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
Step 4
Step 5
Click Create VM Disk.
In the Create VM Disk dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
VM Name field
Name of the VM (non-editable).
Enter Disk Name field
The disk name.
Disk drop-down list
Choose to create a new virtual hard disk or create from an existing one.
If creating from an existing hard disk, continue to Step 6.
Select SCSI Controller drop-down Choose the SCSI controller.
list
Step 6
Step 7
Select disk typedrop-down list
Choose the disk type (dynamic or fixed).
Disk Size (GB) field
Disk size, in gigabytes.
If creating from an existing hard disk, complete the Choose Hard Disk drop-down field.
Click Create.
Managing VM Power
Managing a VM's power functions involves actions such as power on, power off, suspend power, reset or
reboot the VM, and more.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual Resources and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 3
Right-click on an SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
The VM Task dialog box appears.
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Step 4
In the VM Task dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
VM Name field
Name of the VM.
Task field
Selected power management task.
Comments field
Enter comments if required.
Schedule Action field
Specify either to power on the VM now, or at a specific date and time.
Note
Step 5
The following actions appear in Similar field's Comments and Schedule Actions
panes:
Name
Description
Power Off
Power off the VM.
Suspend
Place the VM in a suspended state.
Shutdown Guest
Shut down the Guest OS on the VM.
Standby
Move the VM to standby state.
Reset
Perform a hard reset of the VM.
Reboot
Perform a soft reboot of the VM.
Click Proceed.
Resizing a VM
You can modify the CPU count and memory for a VM, and optionally choose to enable dynamic memory.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual Resources and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 3
Right-click on an SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
Step 4
Step 5
Click Resize VM.
In the Resize VM dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Name
Description
New CPU Count drop-down list
Choose the new CPU count.
Enable Dynamic Memorycheck box Check the check box if you want to enable dynamic memory.
If checked, continue to Step 6.
New Memory drop-down list
Step 6
Choose the new memory allocation.
Complete the additional fields for dynamic memory:
Name
Description
New Startup Memory field
The new startup memory allocation.
New Maximum Memory (MB) field
The new maximum memory allocation.
New Memory Buffer(%) field
The new memory buffer allocation, specified as a
percentage.
This is the memory Hyper-V attempts to assign to the VM,
compared to the amount of memory actually needed by the
applications and services running inside it.
Step 7
Step 8
If creating from an existing hard disk, complete the Choose Hard Disk drop-down field.
Click Resize.
Resizing a VM Disk
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual Resources and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 3
Right-click on an SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
Step 4
Step 5
Click a cloud, and click VM Disk Resize.
In the Resize VM Disk dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Select Disk drop-down list
Choose the disk to resize.
New Size(GB) field
The new disk size, in gigabytes.
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Step 6
Click Resize.
Managing VM Snapshots
You can do the following VM snapshot actions:
• Create a snapshot
• Revert a snapshot
• Delete a snapshot
• Delete all snapshots
• Mark a snapshot as golden
For a selected cloud on the VMs tab, choose an action from the drop-down list (or click a button):
Name
Description
Create Snapshot
A snapshot with a name and description.
Revert Snapshot
Revert back to the most recent snapshot of a VM, thereby bringing the
VM back on line.
If the VM crashes or malfunctions, you can revert back to the most recent
snapshot. You can also select a specific snapshot to revert back to, if
there is more than one snapshot.
Mark Golden
Mark a snapshot as golden.
Marking a snapshot as golden prevents it from being accidentally deleted.
The only way to delete a golden snapshot is to unmark the golden snapshot
(returning it to a standard snapshot).
Delete Snapshot
Delete a snapshot.
Delete all Snapshots
Delete all snapshots for this VM.
You can delete all of your snapshots unless a golden snapshot is present.
You have to unmark the golden snapshot first before being able to delete
all of your snapshots.
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Managing VM Snapshots
Creating a VM Snapshot
You can create a snapshot of a VM at any point in time. You can later choose to revert to this snapshot, or
delete it.
Step 1
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 2
Right-click on an SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
Step 3
Step 4
In the drop-down list, click Create Snapshot.
In the Create Virtual Machine Snapshot dialog box, complete the following fields:
Step 5
Name
Description
Snapshot Name field
Name for the VM snapshot.
Snapshot Description field
Description of b the VM snapshot.
Click Proceed.
Marking a Snapshot as Golden
Marking a snapshot as golden prevents it from being accidentally deleted. The only way to delete a golden
snapshot is to unmark the golden snapshot (returning it to a standard snapshot).
Step 1
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 2
Right-click on an SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
Step 3
Step 4
In the drop-down list, click Mark Golden Snapshot.
In the Mark Golden Snapshot dialog box, complete the following fields:
Step 5
Name
Description
Snapshot table
Choose a snapshot.
Mark As Golden Snapshot check box
Check the check box to designate the snapshot as a golden
snapshot.
Click Proceed.
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Managing vNICs
Managing vNICs
You can add multiple vNICs to a VM, as well as edit, replace, and delete vNICs.
The available options for a vNIC are determined by the network policy mapped to the vDC that is associated
with the VM.
Note
The VM is powered OFF to perform vNIC actions. It is powered ON again after the action is completed.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual Resources and choose Compute.
Click the Clouds tab.
Step 3
Right-click on the SCVMM cloud, and click the VMs tab.
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Click the drop-down menu (upper right of screen).
Click Add vNICs.
In the Add VM vNICs dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Operation drop-down list
Choose Add or Replace.
Note
You cannot add a vNIC if you exceed the vNIC limit configured in the
network policy for VMs in the vDC.
If you chose Add, continue to Step 7.
VM Networks table
Click the icon to add, edit, or delete a vNIC.
Note
You can only edit or delete a vNIC in the list. You cannot edit or delete
pre-existing vNICs in the VM.
Step 7
In the Add Entry to VM Networks dialog box, check or uncheck the Use DHCP checkbox.
An error message appears if there is no network policy assigned to the VM network.
Step 8
Step 9
Click Close.
In the Add VM vNICs dialog box, click Submit.
Managing Other VM Actions
You can perform additional actions on VMs and VM disks:
• Manage VM disks—Create, resize, delete
• Assign a VM
• Resize a VM
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Managing Other VM Actions
• Access VM credentials
• Manage VM state—Save state, discard a saved state
• Manage vNICs—Add, replace, edit, delete
• Request an inventory collection
• Repair a VM after failure
• View—Details or stack view
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For a selected cloud on the VMs tab, choose an action from the drop-down list (or click a button):
Name
Description
View Details
View VM details.
Assign VM
Assign a VM to a group/vDC.
You can set the provisioning time, termination time, and label for a VM,
as well as modify the VM category, if needed.
Stack View
A bird's eye view of VM information categorized by OS, VM, Hypervisor,
and Infrastructure.
Access VM Credentials
Access VM web or remote desktop login credentials (Windows VMs
only).
Note
This option is only available if the administrator provides the
privilege in the catalog for this VM.
Resize VM
Resize a VM.
You can modify the CPU count, memory, and enable dynamic memory.
Inventory Collection Request
Request an on-demand inventory collection for a selected VM. You can
set the maximum time to wait for the inventory collection.
Save State
Save state of the VM.
Discard saved state
Discard a saved state of the VM.
Add vNIC
Add (or replace) vNICs to the VM.
Delete vNIC
Delete a vNIC you have added to the VM.
VM Disk Resize
Resize a VM disk.
You can specify a new size for a VM disk
.
Delete VM Disk
Delete a selected VM disk.
Create VM Disk
Create a new VM disk.
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Managing Other VM Actions
Name
Description
Repair VM Disk
Repair a selected VM disk. This button is available for a failed VM.
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