Cisco Virtual Application Container Services Self-Service Portal User
Guide, Release 5.1STV1.0
First Published: October 31, 2014
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CONTENTS
Preface
Preface v
Audience v
Document Conventions v
Documentation Feedback vii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request vii
CHAPTER 1
Overview 1
About Cisco Virtual Application Container Services 1
About the Self-Service Portal 1
Logging Into the Cisco UCS Director 2
Understanding the Self-Service Portal 2
Related Documentation for the Cisco Virtual Application Container Services 3
CHAPTER 2
Using Self-Service Provisioning 5
About Service Requests 5
Service Request Workflows 6
Creating a Service Request for Service Container Catalogs 6
Viewing the Service Request Status 7
CHAPTER 3
Managing Service Requests 9
Managing Service Requests 9
Cancelling a Service Request 9
Viewing the Service Request History for a Group 9
Searching the Service Request History for a Group 10
Exporting Group Service Requests History 10
CHAPTER 4
Performing VM Lifecycle Management 11
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About VM Lifecycle Management Actions 11
Viewing All VMs 11
Managing VM Power 12
Viewing VM Details 13
Launching VM Client 13
Requesting Inventory Collection for VM 14
CHAPTER 5
Viewing Physical Reports 15
Viewing Reports about Physical Resources 15
CHAPTER 6
Viewing Account Resources 17
Viewing Resource Accounting Details 17
CHAPTER 7
Viewing the End User Dashboard 19
Enabling the End User Dashboard View 19
Adding Reporting Widgets 19
CHAPTER 8
Working with the Cisco VACS Self-Service Portal 21
Creating a Service Request 21
Viewing Reports 22
Types of Reports 23
Powering on the Application Container 23
Powering off the Application Container 24
Adding Virtual Machines 24
Deleting Virtual Machines 26
Configuring Static NAT to the Virtual Machines 26
Configuring ERSPAN 27
Deleting Application Containers 28
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Preface
This preface contains the following sections:
• Audience, page v
• Document Conventions, page v
• Documentation Feedback, page vii
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page vii
Audience
This publication is for administrators and end users who configure and maintain virtualization environments.
This guide is for administrators and end users with the following experience and knowledge:
• An understanding of virtualization
• An understanding of virtualized network and security services
• An understanding of the corresponding virtualization management software, such as VMware vCenter
and Cisco UCS Director
Document Conventions
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Documentation Feedback
To provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, please send your comments
to:
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We appreciate your feedback.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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Overview
This chapter contains the following sections.
• About Cisco Virtual Application Container Services, page 1
• About the Self-Service Portal, page 1
• Related Documentation for the Cisco Virtual Application Container Services, page 3
About Cisco Virtual Application Container Services
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services Cisco VACS is a software solution that automates the coordinated
licensing, installation, and deployment of multiple virtual services in your datacenter to enable an easy and
efficient setup of virtualized applications. Cisco VACS provides a fully customizable extended application
container abstraction to simplify deploying and provisioning the virtual services. Cisco VACS allows you to
define extended application container templates and to instantiate them through automated setup and
provisioning of the underlying virtual components. Cisco UCS Director provides the management interface
to deploy, provision, and monitor the Cisco VACS solution.
Cisco VACS provides you with a choice of ready-to-use application container templates that define the rules
for deploying a collection of virtual machines (VMs) within a private network secured by a firewall. An
application container is a set of virtual services such as virtual switches, routers, firewalls, and other network
devices configured in a consistent manner to deploy different workloads. When you create and instantiate an
application container template, Cisco VACS deploys VMs, and configures networks, the firewall, and virtual
switches, and enables quick provisioning of network and security at the virtual layer.
For information about Cisco UCS Director and its features and benefits, see About Cisco UCS Director.
About the Self-Service Portal
You can use the Cisco UCS Director Self-Service Portal for self-service provisioning, monitoring, and
management capabilities. With theSelf-Service Portal, you can access virtual machines that are provisioned
from a pool of assigned resources by using predefined policies.
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Logging Into the Cisco UCS Director
Attention
This document describes the Self-Service Portal for a service end user only. For information on the
Self-Service Portal for administrators, see the http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/
servers-unified-computing/ucs-director/products-maintenance-guides-list.html.
Logging Into the Cisco UCS Director
Step 1
Step 2
In the Address field of the browser, enter the IP address of the Cisco UCS Director and press Enter.
The Cisco UCS Director login page appears.
Enter the username and password in the Username and Password fields, and click Login.
The Cisco UCS Director home page appears.
Understanding the Self-Service Portal
This section describes the Self-Service portal and the Cisco VACS features that you can access using Cisco
UCS Director.
Figure 1: Self-Service Portal
Table 1: Elements of the Self-Service Portal
Number
Description
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1
The Menu bar displays tabs that allow you to view the Cisco VACS
solution interface, along with the UCS Director Self-Service tabs.
2
The sub menu displays the tabs that provide details corresponding to
the menu tabs.
3
The subset menu displays the Cisco VACS features that allow you to
delete a container, power on/off a container, add and delete VMs, and
configure the ERSPAN and Static NAT features.
4
The Application Containers area displays the available containers.
5
This sub menu displays buttons that allows you to do the following:
• customize the table
• export reports
• add an advance filter
• search
This sub menu displays buttons that allows you to do the following:
6
• view user information
• log out of the Cisco UCS Director interface
• view the Cisco web page
• view information about the Cisco UCS Director
• view the Cisco UCS Director Online Help
• search for objects
Related Documentation for the Cisco Virtual Application
Container Services
This section lists the documents used with the Cisco VACS components and are available on Cisco.com at
the following URL:
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services Documentation
General Information
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services Release Notes
Installation
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services Installation Guide
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Configuration
Cisco Virtual Application Container Services Configuration Guide
User Information
Cisco Virtual Application Container Self-Service Portal User Guide
Nexus 1000V Documentation
For the Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere Documentation:
Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere Documentation
Prime Network Services Controller Documentation
Prime Network Services Controller Documentation
Cloud Services Router 1000V Documentation
Cloud Services Router 1000V Documentation
Virtual Security Gateway Documentation
Cisco Virtual Security Gateway Documentation
UCS Director Documentation
UCS Director Documentation
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Using Self-Service Provisioning
This chapter contains the following sections.
• About Service Requests, page 5
• Service Request Workflows, page 6
• Creating a Service Request for Service Container Catalogs, page 6
• Viewing the Service Request Status, page 7
About Service Requests
You can use the self-service provisioning feature to create a service request to provision virtual machines
(VMs), services, or applications. The service request process produces a provisioning workflow for VM
creation that includes the following actions:
• Budget validation
• Dynamic resource allocation
• Approvals
• Provisioning
• Life cycles setup and notification
Note
If you change the number of CPU Cores or memory allocation while in the Deployment Configuration
pane, the total cost is automatically updated and displayed.
To provision a VM or execute an orchestration workflow, you must first create a service request. Once an
administrator or a relevant user approves the service request, the VM is provisioned. VMs can be immediately
approved or scheduled to be approved within a maximum of 90 days from the original request.
Note
The service request approval process is optional.
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Service Request Workflows
An administrator can provide an orchestration workflow as a catalog to a service portal. The approval process
for a service request requires approval by one or two users. In such a scenario, an administrator and IT manager
would have to approve the request before the VM can be provisioned.
Service Request Workflows
The service request workflow can be summarized into several stages:
• Initiation—Service request initiation.
• Resource Allocation—Resources required for VM provisioning.
• Approval—The group's virtual data center (vDC) defines the approval process for a service request.
The service request approver is sent an email that describe the request. Once the approver approves the
request, the VM is provisioned.
• Provision—The act of provisioning a VM.
• Setup Lifecycle Schedule— The scheduled and termination time.
• Notify—An email notice is sent to the user stating the VM is provisioned.
If defined, the following process may also be applicable to the service request workflow:
• Budget Watch (Optional)—This process determines if sufficient resources are available to provision
a VM for the group. You can view a resource by choosing the Organization > Resource limit tab. After
you submit a request, you can view its status by choosing View Details.
Creating a Service Request for Service Container Catalogs
The administator publishes catalogs to a group and end users choose the required catalog to create a service
request. A catalog published by the administrator can be a standard catalog (VM creation), advanced catalog
(orchestration workflow), service container (application container), or a VDI (Xen Desktop).
Before You Begin
This type of service request requires that a service container catalog be available for selection.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the menu bar, choose Service > Service Requests.
Click Create Request.
In the Create Service Request dialog box (Catalog Selection pane), complete the following fields:
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Name
Description
Catalog Type drop-down list
The type of catalog type. Choose one of the following:
• Standard—This catalog type is used for standard
catalogs.
• Advanced—This catalog type is used exclusively for
the orchestration workflow.
• Service Container—This catalog type is used in
application containers.
• VDI—This catalog type is used with Xen Desktop.
Select Catalog drop-down list
Choose a VM to be provisioned. A catalog is a VM in a
catalog format.
Step 4
In the Catalog Type drop-down list, choose Service Container.
The Create Service Request page appears.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Choose a catalog from the Catalog drop-down list.
Click Next.
In the Summary pane, review the information for accuracy, and then click Submit..
The Submit Result dialog box confirms that the service request was submitted successfully.
What to Do Next
View your existing service requests.
Viewing the Service Request Status
Before You Begin
Create a service request.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Choose Services > Service Request.
Choose a service request.
Click View Details.
The Service Request screen provides the details regarding the service request and the related workflow steps. From this
page you view the status for each workflow step. Details, such as the time, are also displayed in addition to each step's
status (color-coded).
• Grey—Indicates the step still needs to be completed.
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• Green—Indicates the step completed successfully.
• Red—Indicates the step failed. The reason for the failure is also specified under the step.
• Blue—Indicates more input is required from the user for the step to be completed. 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
The service request ID number.
Request Type field
The type of request (for example, VM)
Workflow Name field
The name of the workflow.
Request Time field
The time the service request was created.
Request Status field
The status of the service request (for example, Complete,
Canceled, or Failed).
Comments field
Comments added during the 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.
Note
Approvers can view service requests that need their approval under the Approvals
tab.
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Managing Service Requests
This chapter contains the following sections.
• Managing Service Requests, page 9
Managing Service Requests
You can view, resubmit, and cancel previously submitted service requests. You can also view a group's service
request history.
Cancelling a Service Request
After submitting a service request, you can cancel it for any reason.
Before You Begin
Creating a service request.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the menu, choose Services > Service Requests.
Choose the service request entry that needs to be canceled.
Click Cancel Request.
Click Submit to cancel the service request.
Viewing the Service Request History for a Group
End users can view all service requests created.
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Searching the Service Request History for a Group
Before You Begin
Create a service request.
On the menu bar, click Services and choose the Service Requests tab (see step 1 above).
Searching the Service Request History for a Group
End users can search request history for any group.
Before You Begin
Create a service request.
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, choose the Services > Service Request tab.
Enter the text or service request number in the search field.
Note
Criteria can be any text from any of the
columns.
Exporting Group Service Requests History
Reports of service requests for all groups or any particular group can be exported into a tabular format.
Before You Begin
Creating service requests.
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, choose Services > Service Requests.
Click the Export Report icon to generate a report of service requests.
Reports can be exported in PDF, CSV, or XLS format.
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Performing VM Lifecycle Management
This chapter contains the following sections.
• About VM Lifecycle Management Actions, page 11
• Managing VM Power, page 12
• Viewing VM Details, page 13
• Launching VM Client, page 13
• Requesting Inventory Collection for VM, page 14
About VM Lifecycle Management Actions
You can perform post provisioning lifecycle management actions that are permitted by administrators. You
can also view the entire list of virtual machines (VMs) provisioned using service requests under their group.
All VMs that belong to a particular group are displayed. The available lifecycle management actions are as
follows You are also allowed to manage the power usage of a VM.
Viewing All VMs
The viewing all VMs feature displays all of the VMs and their details such as VM ID, host name, IP address
and power state.
Note
Step 1
Step 2
To view the VM actions on a VM, the administrator has to give permission by checking the End User
Self-Serve options in the group's vDC.
On the menu bar, click Virtual Resources and choose the VMs tab.
Choose a VM entry from the list or right-click on a VM to bring up available actions for that VM.
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Managing VM Power
What to Do Next
Manage the VMs resources.
Managing VM Power
Managing a VM's power functions includes power on, powering off, suspending power, resetting the VM and
more.
Before You Begin
Provision a VM.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Virtual Resources and choose VMs.
Right-click on a VM and choose Power On.
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 3
The following actions appear in Similar field's Comments and Schedule Actions
panes:
Action
Description
Power Off
Power Off the VM.
Suspend
Places the VM in a suspended state.
Shutdown Guest
Shuts down the Guest OS on the VM.
Standby
Moves the VM to standby state.
Reset
Performs a hard reset of the VM.
Reboot
Performs a soft reboot of the VM.
Click Proceed.
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Viewing VM Details
Viewing VM Details
This feature lets you view details about the VM, such as VM action request, vNICs, VM snapshots and general
summary information.
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, click Virtual Resources and choose VMs.
Right-click on a VM and choose View Details.
The Summary screen appears.
Launching VM Client
This feature lets you set up either web access, remote, or a VNC console. The VNC console provides access
for each VM. The console provides full control capabilities of the VM. The console is accessible using any
standalone web browser and no plug-in is required. Cisco UCS Director provides automatic configuration of
the console.
Note
You can access a VM's login credential when it is setup for Web or remote desktop access. An administrator
must provide the proper catalog (and necessary privileges) from which the VM is provisioned.
Before You Begin
The administrator must enable the feature.
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, click Virtual Resources and choose VMs.
Right-click on a VM and choose Launch VM Client.
The Launch Client dialog box appears.
Step 3
In the Launch Client dialog box, select an access scheme:
Step 4
Name
Description
Access Scheme drop-down list
Choose an access scheme from the drop-down list. The schemes are VNC
Console, Web Access, and Remote Access.
Click Proceed.
The VNC console (in a Web browser) appears. Additional login is required to access the VM console.
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Requesting Inventory Collection for VM
Requesting Inventory Collection for VM
You can select a VM and request an on demand inventory collection
Note
Modifying the allocated resources could change the chargeback amount for the VM. Chargeback for a
VM is calculated based on the cost model defined by the administrator for a catalog. A VM's chargeback
is calculated based upon the catalog selected for provisioning the VM.
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, click Virtual Resources and choose VMs.
Right-click on a VM and choose Request Inventory Collection Request for VM.
The Request VM Inventory Collection dialog box appears.
Step 3
Click Submit.
The VM inventory collection is completed.
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Viewing Physical Reports
• Viewing Reports about Physical Resources, page 15
Viewing Reports about Physical Resources
In addition to these reports, you can also create CloudSense Analytics for VMs and other items, as described
in the Cisco UCS Director Administration Guide.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the menu bar, choose Physical Resources.
Click one of the following tabs to view reports about the physical resources.
Tab
Description
VFilers
This tab allows you to identify which vFilers are currently viewable and to
which account they report to.
Vservers
This tab reports on the available Vservers.
Volume Groups
This tab provides information on the account names, volume group name,
size (GB), size available, status and SSNs for volume groups.
Servers
This tab displays available servers and provides the ability to power on a
selected server.
Service Profiles
This tab displays the service profiles associated with your physical resources.
CloudSense
This tab lets you generate a CloudSense analytics report based on your
physical resources.
For some reports, you can click the icons on the table bar to customize the table columns, filter the results, or export a
report of the current table contents.
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Viewing Reports about Physical Resources
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Viewing Account Resources
This chapter contains the following sections.
• Viewing Resource Accounting Details, page 17
Viewing Resource Accounting Details
You can use the Resource Accounting Details page to display the resources usage of VMs that belong to a
selected group. The accounting process is conducted on an hourly basis. This details page provides the following
information:
• VM (active/inactive) hours
• CPU (reserved/used) hour
• Memory (reserved/used) hour
• Disk (committed/uncommitted) hour
• Network data
Before You Begin
Choose a group for examination.
On the menu bar, choose Accounting > Resource Accounting Details.
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Viewing Resource Accounting Details
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Viewing the End User Dashboard
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Enabling the End User Dashboard View, page 19
• Adding Reporting Widgets, page 19
Enabling the End User Dashboard View
The dashboard is the first page you see when you log into the appliance as an end user.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
In the upper right of the Cisco UCS Director window, click your User Name .
Click the Dashboard tab.
Check the Enable Dashboard check box.
Click Apply.
Close the User Information dialog box.
Step 6
Examine the Dashboard contents.
What to Do Next
Access relevant dashboard views.
Adding Reporting Widgets
You can use reporting widgets to gain visibility into the group's resource limits and vDC details. You can set
automatic or manual refresh for the display of widget data in your dashboard view. For automatic refresh,
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click On or Off at the top of the dashboard page. To increase or decrease the size of the widgets, move the
slider. The slider is visible in the upper right of the dashboard.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Click on the top right side of a report (found under Summary tabs).
From the drop-down list, choose Add to Dashboard.
Click Dashboard to view the widget.
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Working with the Cisco VACS Self-Service Portal
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Creating a Service Request, page 21
• Viewing Reports, page 22
• Powering on the Application Container, page 23
• Powering off the Application Container, page 24
• Adding Virtual Machines, page 24
• Deleting Virtual Machines, page 26
• Configuring Static NAT to the Virtual Machines, page 26
• Configuring ERSPAN, page 27
• Deleting Application Containers, page 28
Creating a Service Request
After you create a container and instantiate it, you can create a service request in the Cisco VACS Self Service
Portal.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the menu bar, choose Catalog > Service Container.
Double click the appropriate service container and then click Create Request.
The Create Service Request wizard appears.
In the Create Service Request screen, do the following:
Name
Description
Catalog Type drop-down list
The type of catalog is auto populated.
Select Catalog drop-down list
The VM to be provisioned is auto populated.
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Step 4
Click Next.
The Deployment Configuration screen appears.
Step 5
In the Deployment Configuration screen, do the following:
Name
Description
Comment
Enter the description for the service request.
Provision
Choose the deployment time
The available options are Now and Later.
If you select Later, you are allowed to choose a date and
time for this deployment.
Service Container
Enter the description for the service request.
Step 6
Click Next.
The Summary screen appears.
Step 7
Step 8
In the Summary screen, review the information for accuracy, and then click Submit.
(Optional) You can also create a service request choosing Services > Service Requests > Create Request.
a) In the Create Request dialog box that appears, choose Service Container from the Catalog Type drop-down list,
and then click Submit.
The Create Service Request wizard appears.
b) In the Create Service Request screen, choose a VM to be provisioned from the Select Catalog drop-down list, and
click Next.
The Deployment Configuration screen appears.
Note
Refer to the above steps to proceed with the service request creation.
Viewing Reports
The Self-Service Portal provides you an interface to view system generated reports. You can view the following
reports:
• Summary—Displays the summary of all the VMs that are associated with the selected application
container.
• Detailed Report without Credentials—Displays the details of all the VMs, in addition to the summary
of the VMs that are associated with the selected application container.
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Types of Reports
• Detailed Report with Credentials—Display the VM credentials, in addition to the summary and other
details of the VMs that are associated with the selected application container.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the menu bar, choose Virtual Resources > Application Containers.
Select the appropriate Application Container and click View Reports.
The View Report dialog box appears.
Choose the report type from the Report Type drop-down list.
Click Submit.
After clicking Submit, a pop-up window that appears , displays the corresponding report.
Types of Reports
Cisco VACS generates the following types of reports for each container that you create:
• Summary Report —This report lists the container details including the name, template type, and the date
it was created and provides consolidated information about all the provisioned VMs and their status in
the container.
• Detailed Report without Credentials—This report lists the VM name and type, the resource consumption
details (disk size, memory, and CPU), details of the network interface, hostname and status, and port
mappings for the container without specific credentials.
• Detailed Report with Credentials—This report lists the VM name and type, resource consumption details
(disk size, memory, and CPU), hostname and status, details of the network interface, and port mappings
for the container along with the specific credentials.
Powering on the Application Container
Using the Self-Service Portal, you can delete a deployed application container. Deleting an application container
deletes the associated VMs.
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, choose Virtual Resources > Application Containers.
Select the appropriate Application Container and click Power On Container.
The Power On Container dialog box that appears, displays the VMs that have been provisioned.
Step 3
Select the VM that you want to power on and click Submit.
The Submit Result confirmation box appears.
Step 4
Click OK.
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Powering off the Application Container
Using the Self-Service Portal, you can power on an application container.
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, choose Virtual Resources > Application Containers.
Select the appropriate Application Container and click Power Off Container.
The Power Off Container dialog box that appears, displays the VMs that have been provisioned.
Step 3
Select the VM that you want to power off and click Submit.
The Submit Result confirmation box appears.
Step 4
Click OK.
Adding Virtual Machines
Using the Self-Service Portal you can add a virtual machine (VM) exclusively for any of the deployed
application containers available for a user in a defined group.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the menu bar, choose Virtual Resources > Application Containers.
Select the appropriate Application Container and click Add VMs.
In the Manage VMs dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Security Zone drop-down list
Choose a security zone.
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Name
Description
VM Name field
Enter a unique name for the virtual machine, up to 32
characters long. The complete virtual machine name will
include the name provided in this field, the zone name and
the container name.
Note
The guidelines for the VM name are as follows:
1 The number of vCPU is specified as
‘-CPUcpu_num’ in the VM name. For example,
web-CPU4. The allowed number is in the 1-8
range.
2 The Memory in MB is specified as
‘-MEMmem_num' in the VM name. For
example, web-MEM512. The acceptable
numbers are, 128, 256, 512, 768, 1024, 1536,
2048, 3072, 4096, 8192, and 16384.
3 The CPU and Memory can be combined to be
specified anywhere in the VM name. For
example, web-CPU4-MEM512 or
web-MEM512-CPU4 or
web-CPU4-vm-MEM512, or -CPU2-web, and
so on.
4 If not specified, the default value for CPU is 1
and the memory is 1024 MB.
VM Image drop-down list
Choose a virtual machine image to deploy from the list.
The list contains the virtual machine templates that are
present on the chosen vCloud account. If the list is empty,
then the chosen vCloud account does not have any
templates.
Note
1 The drop-down list shows only the VM
templates which are added to one of the hosts
on the datacenter where Virtual Machines are
deployed.
2 If the drop-down list does not show the added
VM templates, you must perform inventory
collection to display them : Virtual >
Compute > Polling > Request Inventory
Collection.
VM Password Sharing Option drop-down list
Choose the virtual machine password sharing option:
• Do not share
• Share after password reset
• Share template credentials
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Step 4
Name
Description
Number of VM instances field.
Enter the number of virtual machine instances to provision
to an existing container.
Click Submit.
After clicking Submit, a pop-up window that appears , displays a service request number that can be used to track the
progress of the workflow.
Deleting Virtual Machines
Using the Self-Service Portal, you can delete workload VMs from a selected application container that has
been deployed and the VMs have been provisioned.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the menu bar, choose Virtual Resources > Application Containers.
Select the appropriate Application Container and click Delete VMs.
The Delete VMs dialog box that appears, displays the VMs that have been provisioned.
Check the checkbox against the VMs that you choose to delete. and click Submit.
After clicking Submit, a pop-up window that appears , displays a service request number that can be used to track the
progress of the Workflow.
(Optional) Click Close to cancel the deletion.
Configuring Static NAT to the Virtual Machines
Static NAT mappings are required for allowing the outside public IP addresses to reach the virtual machines
that are inside the container. The static NAT screen allows you to specify the outside public IP address and
map it to the private IP address of the virtual machine. To configure Static NAT to the workload virtual
machines, use the following procedure:
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Note
The static NAT operation is applicable only if the IP type = Private. If you try to configure this feature
on a container whose IP type=public, then you will get an error message and cannot proceed with the
configuration.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the menu bar, choose Virtual Resources > Application Containers.
Select the appropriate Application Container and click Static NAT.
In the Static NAT dialog box, click the checkbox for each provisioned VM that require Static NAT enablement.
If none of the workload VMs are provisioned on the container, the Static NAT screen is be empty. If the workload VMs
are already provisioned, this screen displays the VMs with check boxes next to each of them.
Step 4
Click Submit.
Note
If Private addressing was specified in the container template, Cisco VACS will provision NAT overloading
to allow internal VMs with private addresses to initiate connections to the outside, during the container
provisioning.
After clicking Submit, a pop-up window that appears , displays a service request number that can be used to track the
progress of the workflow.
Configuring ERSPAN
Traffic to and from individual virtual machines can be monitored using the encapsulated remote switched
port analyzer (ERSPAN) feature after workload virtual machines are provisioned. ERSPAN is generally
enabled on a per veth for interface basis for troubleshooting. You must supply an ERSPAN destination for
forwarding and analyzing traffic. Use the following procedure to enable ERSPAN to the workload VMs:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
On the menu bar, choose Virtual Resources > Application Containers.
Select the appropriate Application Container and click ERSPAN.
The Cisco VACS ERSPAN Configuration wizard appears.
In the ERSPAN Destination IP address Specification screen specify the Destination IP Address for forwarding and
analyzing traffic.
If ERSPANs are already present, they are displayed in the Destination IP Address Report table in this screen. This
table also lists the ERSPAN session ID and the corresponding Destination IP address.
Click Next to proceed to the ERSPAN Configuration screen.
In the ERSPAN Configuration screen, complete the following details:
Name
Description
VM Name drop-down list
Choose the workload VM that you want to monitor.
NIC Name drop-down list
Choose the VM NIC attached to the workload VM.
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Name
Description
Rx Tx Both drop-down list
Choose the direction of the traffic that you want to monitor.
The options are:
1 Receive direction (Rx)
2 Transmit direction (Tx)
3 Both directions (Both)
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Click Submit to add the entry to the VM NIC Configuration table.
Note
You can also edit, delete, or move an entry up and down using the respective
icons.
Click Submit in the ERSPAN Configuration screen to submit the ERSPAN configuration request. The service request
is submitted to the workflow to configure the ERSPAN monitoring.
Upon successful execution of the workflow, the ERSPAN session will be visible from ERSPAN screen after a few
minutes. You can view the status of the service request from the Service Requests screen under the Services Menu.
1 If you want to stop an existing ERSPAN session, check the checkbox corresponding to the Destination IP
Note
address and Session ID, delete the VM NIC configuration, and click Submit.
2 You cannot change the session ID and the session type (Rx, Tx, or Both) when a session is configured
through the ERSPAN configuration. To change these details, you must first delete the session and then create
a new session.
Click Submit.
After clicking Submit, a pop-up window that appears , displays a service request number that can be used to track the
progress of the workflow.
Deleting Application Containers
Using the Self-Service Portal you can delete any of the deployed application containers. When you delete an
application container, all the associated resources are deleted automatically.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the menu bar, choose Virtual Resources > Application Containers.
Select the appropriate Application Container and click Delete Container.
The Delete Container dialog box confirming the deletion appears.
Click Submit to proceed with the deletion.
After clicking Submit, a pop-up window that appears , displays a service request number that can be used to track the
progress of the workflow.
(Optional) Click Close to cancel the deletion.
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