Users Guide

Decommissioning VMware based storage, host, and clusters
To decommission VMware based storage, host, and clusters:
1. Delete unused clusters from VMware vCenter.
2. Delete unused data centers from VMware vCenter.
3. Remove hosts from VMware vCenter.
4. Storage volumes should be set offline and deleted when the data is no longer used.
5. If necessary, remove ASM provisioned VLANs from the host facing ports of the switch.
Component types
The components (physical or virtual or applications) are the main building blocks of a template.
The following component types are defined in ASM:
• Storage
• Switch
• Server
• Cluster
• Virtual Machine
• Application
NOTE: It is recommended to add physical devices to the template first, then configure virtual resources, and lastly
configure application settings to be deployed on the resources.
Related links
Storage
Cluster
Virtual Machine
Application
Storage
A Storage component refers to the physical storage components that can be added to a template. It is recommended to provision a
storage resource first and then configure virtual resources and applications while building a template.
The following storage resource types are provisioned in ASM:
• Compellent
• EqualLogic
• NetApp
• EMC
After selecting Storage on the Template Builder page, perform the following actions:
1. In the Storage Component dialog box, from the Select a Component drop-down list, select one of the storage components:
• Compellent
• EqualLogic
• NetApp
• VNX
2. Under Related Components, select the components that you want to map with the selected storage type. For more
information about valid component combinations that can be mapped together in a template, see Component Combinations in
Templates
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