Users Guide

1. From the Target Virtual Machine Manager drop-down list, make sure that you select your
target vCenter.
2. From the Data Center Name drop-down list, select Create New Datacenter, and type a data
center name in the New datacenter name box.
3. From the Cluster Name drop-down list, select Create New Cluster and then in the New
cluster name box, enter the cluster name.
4. Enable or disable the highly available cluster by selecting or clearing the Cluster HA Enabled
check box.
5. Enable or disable the distributed resource scheduler (DRS) by selecting or clearing the
Cluster DRS Enabled check box.
6. Click Save.
7. Click Publish Template.
This template is now ready to be deployed.
Template-deploy VMware Cluster with iSCSI Storage Using Software Initiator
To deploy VMware Cluster with iSCSI Storage Using Software Initiator using this template, perform the
following:
1. Click Active System Manager → Templates → Sample Templates.
2. Select the Deploying VMware Cluster with iSCSI Storage Using Software Initiator template, and
click Clone in the right pane.
The Create Template window is displayed.
3. In the Create Template dialog box, do the following:
a. Type a name in the Template Name box.
b. Select a category from the Template Category drop-down menu.
c. In the Template Description field, enter a description for the template.
d. To update the firmware while deploying a service using this template, select the Manage Server
Firmware
check box and select a firmware repository from the Use Firmware Repository drop-
down menu.
NOTE: Changing the firmware repository may update the firmware level on servers for this
service. Firmware on shared devices will still be maintained by the global default firmware
repository.
e. To grant access to standard users to use this template, select any one of the following options
from the Manage Service Permissions option:
1. All Standard Users — Select this option to provide access to all standard users.
2. Specific Standard Users — Select this option to provide access to specific users. Click +Add
User(s) to add the users. To remove users added to list, select the user and click Remove
User(s).
f. Click Save.
4. On the Template Builder page, click each storage component, click Edit in the box that is displayed,
and configure the following settings in the Storage Component window.
a. Modify the Component Name with a unique name, if necessary.
b. Under the Associated Resources section, select Associate All Resources or Associate Selected
Resources to associate all or specific components to the new component.
c. Click Continue.
d. Under EqualLogic Storage Settings, configure the following:
1. From the Target EqualLogic drop-down menu, select the target EqualLogic array.
2. In the Storage Volume Name box, type a unique name.
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