User's Manual

Working with Templates
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3. In the resource instance editor, in the Inventory Parameters section, set the values for the supported
VLAN ID.
Note The Supported VLAN ID property cannot be removed.
The following three options are available for the user to specify VLAN IDs:
• Auto—If the user does not provide any VLAN ID, then the scheduler automatically assigns a
VLAN ID to the VLAN component. The value is assigned randomly from the value range defined
for a specific matrix switch.
• Count—If the user provides a specific count; for example: 4, the scheduler assigns any 4
VLAN
IDs to the VLAN component. These values are assigned randomly by the scheduler from the value
range defined for a specific matrix switch; for example (3,2,1,7).
• Range—Apart from setting individual values, such as (15,16,17) for supported the VLAN ID, the
user can provide a value range to VLAN IDs, such as (10..19), (20..28).
Note You can create groups for assigning value ranges and provide relevant names to
groups to facilitate users in mapping their VLAN ID requirements by looking at the
group names. This helps the users in selecting relevant VLAN IDs to serve their
purpose rather than selecting random VLAN IDs.
4. Double-click the Value field to display the Specify VLAN ID Range dialog box.
5. Click Add to display the Add Pattern dialog box.
The pattern format is either a single value (n), or a value range (n..m), or a value range within a group
{gp1}(n..m), where n and m are numerals and n is less than m.
6. Click OK to accept and generate all VLAN IDs associated with your pattern.
Note Without one resource set, at least, in your inventory, the Template does not work, because the
Scheduler expects this component in the Template.
Defining Templates with VLAN
To define Templates with VLAN, you must add a VLAN component into your Template. To do so, perform
the following steps:
1. On the Active System Manager menu bar, click Window > Show View > Components to display the
Components view.
2. In the Components view, select the VLAN component and drag it into the Template editor. By default,
the Components view does not have an editor; you can only drag it into the Template editor.
3. Create a link for each resource that must be added into the VLAN from the resource to the VLAN
component endpoint.