Users Guide

Template — deploy virtual machines to cluster

This template deploys two virtual machines to an existing cluster in vCenter.

1. On the Templates page, select the Deploy VMs to Cluster template, and then click Clone in the right

pane.

2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter the Template Name and Template Description for the

template.

3. Click Save.

4. In the Template Builder, select the cluster component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and

then configure the following settings in the Cluster Component dialog box.

a. In the Component Name box, type the component name. (Optional)

b. Under Cluster Settings, configure the following:

1. From the Target Hypervisor drop-down list, select the target vCenter.

2. In the Data Center Name and Cluster Name boxes, type the corresponding names.

5. In the Template Builder, select the virtual machine component, click Edit in the box that is displayed,

and then configure the following settings in the Virtual Machine Component dialog box. Repeat this

step for each virtual machine in the cluster.

a. Under Virtual Machine OS Settings, perform the following:

1. To select the administrator password that configures on the deployed OS, in the

Administrator password box, type the administrator password. Reenter the password in the

Confirm administrator password box to confirm.

NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. The value in the

template is masked, but the actual password is not set. If this password is not set, you

cannot log in to the deployed server.

2. From OS Image drop-down list, select an OS image that is configured to be deployed in

your ASM managed environment.

b. Under Virtual Machine Settings, if the defaults values are not required then edit the Number of

CPUs, Virtual Disk Size, and Memory in MB for each virtual machine.

6. To save the settings, click Save.

7. To publish the template, click Publish Template.

The template is now ready to be deployed.

Template – deploy Hyper-V host with iSCSI storage

The Deploy Hyper-V Host with iSCSI Storage template deploys two iSCSI storage volumes and installs

Hyper-V on a physical host.

To deploy Hyper-V host with iSCSI storage using this template, perform the following steps:

1. On the Templates page, select the Deploy Hyper-V Host with iSCSI Storage template, and click

Clone.

2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name and description for the template, and click Save.

3. In the Template Builder, select a storage component, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed,

and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box.

a. Modify the Component Name with a unique name, if required.