Users Guide

Adding an existing service
To add an existing service:
1. Click Service.
2. Click + Add Existing Service.
3. On the Add Existing Service page, type a service name in the Name field.
4. Select the Firmware Compliance check box to perform firmware updates on the components in the cluster.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Cluster Component page, under the Basic Settings section, type a name for the cluster component in the Component
Name field.
7. Under the Cluster Settings section, select the following:
a. Target Virtual Machine Manager — Select the vCenter name where the cluster is available.
b. Data Center Name — Select the data center name where the cluster is available.
c. Cluster Name — Select the cluster name you want to discover.
8. Click Next.
The list of all the resources available in the cluster are displayed on the Summary page.
NOTE: If the resources are discovered and in available or reserved state the Available Inventory displays the
components as
Yes.
9. Click Finish.
After the service is created, you can update firmware, change firmware baseline, and delete resources in a service.
CAUTION: Deleting resources from existing services deletes the component from the service and the environment.
Viewing service details
The Service Details page displays the state of the service at component level in Topology and Tabular view.
• In the Topology view, under Service Resources, you can view the topology of the components and connections as structured in
a selected service template.
In the Topology view, the color of the component icons indicates the following:
– The red component icon indicates that the service is not deployed on a particular component due to some issues.
– The blue component icon indicates that the service is successfully deployed on the components.
– The light blue component icon indicates that the service deployment is in progress.
– The yellow icon indicates that particular component requires firmware update.
To view the following information about the resources, click the corresponding component icons.
– IP Address (Click the IP address of a Dell resource to open the Element Manager.)
– Hypervisor IP Address (for servers only)
– Deployment state
– OS IP address
• In the Tabular view, under Service Resources, the following information is displayed based on the resource types in the service.
– Under Virtual Machines, you can view the following information about the virtual machines configured on the clusters:
* Hostname
* OS Type
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