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5. After performing all the above steps click Save.

The settings uploaded from the configuration XML file is applied to the hardware configuration of the

target server at deployment time.

Cluster

In ASM, adding a Cluster component to a template sees creating a cluster inside a VMware vCenter and

SCVMM.

After selecting Cluster on the template builder page, perform the following actions:

1. In the Cluster Component dialog box, from the Select a Component drop-down list, select one of

the following options:

• VMWare

• Hyper-V

2. In the # of Instances box, enter the number of cluster instances.

3. Under Related Components, select the components that you want to map with the selected cluster

instance. For more information about valid component combinations that can be mapped together

in a template, see Component Combinations in Templates

4. Click Continue.

5. Under Cluster Settings, specify the settings that you want to configure on the cluster components

and click Add.

For more information about the cluster settings, see Cluster Component Settings

Cluster component settings

Table 5. Cluster component settings

Field Name Description

Cluster Settings (Target vCenter)

Target Virtual

Machine Manager

Select virtual machine manager from the Target Virtual Machine Manager drop-

down menu.

Data Center

Name

Select data center name from Data Center Name drop-down menu.

Cluster Name Select new cluster name from Cluster Name drop-down menu.

New cluster name Select new cluster name from New Cluster Name drop-down menu.

Cluster HA

Enabled

Enables or disables highly available cluster.

You can either select or clear the check box. By default, it is unchecked.

Cluster DRS

Enabled

Enables or disables distributed resource scheduler (DRS).

You can either select or clear the check box. By default, it is unchecked.