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A reservation policy can include reservations of different types, but only reservations that match the
blueprint type are considered when selecting a reservation for a particular request. For more information
about how reservations are selected for provisioning a machine, see IaaS Configuration for Cloud
Platforms, IaaS Configuration for Physical Machines, or IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms.
Note If you have SDRS enabled on your platform, you can allow SDRS to load balance storage for
individual virtual machine disks, or all storage for the virtual machine. If you are working with SDRS
datastore clusters, conflicts can occur when you use reservation policies and storage reservation policies.
For example, if a standalone datastore or a datastore within an SDRS cluster is selected on one of the
reservations in a policy or storage policy, your virtual machine storage might be frozen instead of driven
by SDRS.
Configure a Reservation Policy
Fabric administrators create reservation policies to collect resources into groups for different service
levels, or to make a specific type of resource easily available for a particular purpose. After you create the
reservation policy, you then must populate it with reservations before tenant administrators and business
group managers can use the policy effectively in a blueprint.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a fabric administrator.
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Create at least one reservation.
Procedure
1 Create a Reservation Policy
Fabric administrators use reservation policies to group similar reservations together. Create the
reservation policy tag first, then add the policy to reservations to allow a tenant administrator or
business group manager to use the reservation policy in a blueprint.
2 Assign a Reservation Policy to a Reservation
When fabric administrators create a reservation, the option to assign that reservation to a
reservation policy appears. To assign an existing reservation to a reservation policy, you edit the
reservation.
Create a Reservation Policy
Fabric administrators use reservation policies to group similar reservations together. Create the
reservation policy tag first, then add the policy to reservations to allow a tenant administrator or business
group manager to use the reservation policy in a blueprint.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a fabric administrator.
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Create at least one reservation.
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