Users Guide

Virtual machine settings
Table 6. Virtual machine settings
Virtual Machine Component
Field Name Description
vCenter Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine OS Settings
Auto-generate Host
Name
Select to generate a new name for each virtual machine.
NOTE: The Host Name Template field is displayed if this option is selected.
Host Name Template
Displays the naming convention followed for the virtual machines deployed in a
service.
NOTE: The naming convention that is followed consists of vm${num),
where vm indicates a static text that you can provide and ${num} is a
variable number that is enumerated for the number of virtual machines that
you create. For example, if you deploy a service with 3 virtual machines and
if you select the auto-generate option and provide the name as vm, the
virtual machines are named as vm1, vm2, and vm3.
Administrator
password
Specify OS administrator password that is set on the installed OS.
Confirm
administrator
password
Enter the password to confirm the administrator password.
OS Image Specifies the target repository where the OS image install files are located. The
default repositories are ESXi. The additional repositories are shown if the user
created them on the ASM appliance.
Virtual Machine Settings (vCenter Virtual Machine)
Number of CPUs Indicates the number of CPUs specified while configuring a Virtual Machine.
Virtual Disk Size
(GB)
Specifies the size to allocate for virtual machine hard disk.
Memory in MB Indicates the memory specified while configuring a virtual machine.
Networks Allows you to set the virtual machine network or set static networks already
created in ASM as workload networks for the virtual machines.
NOTE: Static IPs are applicable only for vCenter Virtual Machine on which
you are installing Linux operating system.
Static Network
Default Gateway
Set the default gateway for the static network selected.
NOTE: This option is applicable only if you have set the Networks setting to
a static network.
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