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13 Create Compute Pool
Compute pools provide a method to group a set of like devices for deployment and pre-can the settings
which will be applied to them. The pool can be recalled at deployment time, simplifying the deployment
process.
Compute pools are required for virtual IO.
Compute pools are visible in the deployment portal and under the main device tree under the repurpose
and bare metal group.
13.1 Compute Pool Components
The compute pool definition includes several optional components:
Template – the template will define the attributes which will be available to deploy. Once defined for a
compute pool, the template cannot be reused for another compute pool.
Network ISO – defines the network iso to deploy for the compute pool
IO Assignment type
- User defined IO – the user will define the IO attributes manually, this will operate like bare metal
deployment
- Automatic IO - OME will fill in the virtual identities for selected attributes and manage the
identities
Devices – defines the devices that are part of the pool. Note a device can be a member of only 1 pool.
13.2 How to create a Compute Pool
Launch and complete the create compute pool wizard to create the pool. The compute pool should be
immediately visible in the compute pool navigation after the wizard is completed.
Note – this action only defines the pool in OME. It has not yet created any task or applied any setting to
any device. You must next deploy the compute pool to apply this definition.
Note – many of the steps in the wizard are optional at creation time, however required components will
be enforced before a deployment is possible.
13.3 How to add devices to a Compute pool
You can add devices to a compute pool at any time (even when locked), by doing a right-click edit of the
compute pool and you can still add or remove devices from the pool.
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