Users Guide

Create Compute Pool Wizard
The Create Compute Pool Wizard guides you through the creation of a pool of servers that you want to use for a specic purpose.
The elds displayed on the various pages of the wizard are described in the following sections.
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Name and Description
Select Template
Select ISO Location
Select Virtual Input-Output Pool
Select Devices
Edit Attributes
Summary
Name and Description
The Name and Description page allows you to provide a name and description for the task.
The elds displayed on the Name and Description page of the Create Compute Pool Wizard are described in the following table.
Table 84. Name and Description
Field Description
Name Provide a name for the compute pool.
Description (optional) Provide a description for the compute pool.
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Create Compute Pool Wizard
Select Template
The Select Template page allows you to select the template that you want to assign to the compute pool.
NOTE: Selecting a template is optional. You can select a template at a later time, either by editing the compute pool or
while deploying a server.
The elds displayed on the Select Template page of the Create Compute Pool Wizard are described in the following table.
Table 85. Select Template
Field Description
Select Template for the Compute Pool Select to assign a template to the compute pool.
Server Templates Displays a list of templates that you can assign to the compute
pool. Click the template name to select a template.
NOTE: Only templates that are not assigned to any
compute pool are displayed.
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Create Compute Pool Wizard
Select ISO Location
The Select ISO Location page allows you to provide the details of a bootable operating system ISO le.
NOTE: Providing the ISO le details is applicable only for target servers that do not have virtual I/O identities. Typically,
servers with virtual I/O identities are expected to boot from a SAN.
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