Users Guide

Field Name Description

New host group name Enables to specify a new host group. Enter the host group in the format: All hosts\ <group name>

Cluster Name Specifies the name of the cluster.

New cluster name Enables you to specify a new cluster.

Cluster IP Address Specifies the cluster IP address.

Virtual Machine

A Virtual Machine is configured on top of a cluster, while building a template.

After selecting the Virtual Machine component on the Template Builder page, perform the following actions:

1. In the Virtual Machine Component dialog box, from the Select a Component drop-down list, select one of the following:

• vCenter Virtual Machine

• Clone vCenter Virtual Machine

• Clone Hyper-V Virtual Machine

2. In the # of Instances box, enter the number virtual machine instances that you want to configure.

3. Under Related Components, select the components that you want to map with the virtual machine 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 Virtual Machine Settings, specify the settings that you want to configure on the virtual machines and click Add.

For more information about the virtual machine settings, see Virtual Machine Settings.

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

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.