Users Guide

Decommissioning VMware based storage, host, and clusters
To decommission VMware based storage, host, and clusters:
1. Delete unused clusters from VMware vCenter.
2. Delete unused data centers from VMware vCenter.
3. Remove hosts from VMware vCenter.
4. Storage volumes should be set offline and deleted when the data is no longer used.
5. If necessary, remove ASM provisioned VLANs from the host facing ports of the switch.
Component types
The components (physical or virtual or applications) are the main building blocks of a template.
The following component types are defined in ASM:
• Storage
• Switch
• Server
• Cluster
• Virtual Machine
• Application
NOTE: It is recommended to add physical devices to the template first, then configure virtual
resources, and lastly configure application settings to be deployed on the resources.
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Storage
Server
Cluster
Virtual Machine
Application
Storage
A Storage component refers to the physical storage components that can be added to a template. It is
recommended to provision a storage resource first and then configure virtual resources and applications
while building a template.
The following storage resource types are provisioned in ASM:
• Compellent
• EqualLogic
• NetApp
After selecting Storage on the Template Builder page, perform the following actions:
1. In the Storage Component dialog box, from the Select a Component drop-down list, select one of
the storage components:
• Compellent
• EqualLogic
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