Users Guide

Field Name Description

Cluster Data Store This property maps the cluster to the selected storage component.

Virtual Machine

A Virtual Machine is configured on top of a cluster, while building a template.

After selecting Virtual Machine on the template builder page, you can perform the following actions:

• Perform settings on Virtual Machine properties that display on the right of the page (for more

information, see Virtual Machine Settings ).

NOTE: From the Select a Component drop-down list, you can select a Virtual Machine instance.

Based on your selection, the page populates specific resources properties for you to perform

settings on Virtual Machine instance.

• Select Related Components to be mapped with the Virtual Machine instance (refer to the

Component Combinations section in the Related Links below, to see the valid component

combinations that can be mapped together in a template.)

• To add a Virtual Machine, click Add.

Virtual Machine Settings

Field Name Description

Virtual Machine Settings

Number of CPUs Refers to the number of CPUs specified while configuring a Virtual Machine.

Memory in MB Refers to the memory in GB specified while configuring a Virtual Machine.

Number of NICs Refers to the number of NICs specified while configuring a Virtual Machine.

Virtual Machine OS Settings

Administrator

password

Refers to the admin password specified while configuring a Virtual Machine.

Confirm

administrator

password

Refers to reconfirming the admin password specified while configuring a Virtual

Machine.

OS Image Refers to the OS images that are available for deployment. These OS images are

installed by the customer or support personnel. They are the actual ISOs.

OS Image Type Refers to the operating system types (for example: Red Hat, Linux, Windows and

so on.) that are available for deployment. The image type corresponds to the

razor “installers” that are shipped with razor and assist razor in installing a

particular type of operating system. For example, you can install Red Hat 6.1, 6.2,

6.3 images and install them all with the Red Hat image type.

Custom Installation

OS script

Refers to ASM maintained kickstart scripts or unattend.xml customer specific

scripts to be used as a part of unattend OS install.