This chapter contains the following sections: About, page 1 Workflow for, page 2 About Templates with Multiple Disks, page 2 Assigning Disk Categories, page 2 Defining Storage Policies, page 3 Creating a Catalog, page 5 Creating a VM Disk, page 10 About Cisco UCS Director supports virtual machine (VM) provisioning of multiple disks from a template. You can configure VM disk provisioning on a preferred single datastore or multiple datastores. You can also configure individual disk policies for each additional disk in a template. Cisco UCS Director classifies the disks into the following categories: System Data Database Swap Log The disk categories that are defined by Cisco UCS Director are for disk labeling only. 1
Workflow for Workflow for Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Check for the availability of a template with multiple disks. Assign disk categories. Define the storage policy. Create the template catalog. About Templates with Multiple Disks To provision a multiple disk virtual machine (VM), a template (image) with multiple disks, must be available. Before using a template with multiple disks for VM provisioning, you must assign the disk categories for individual disks. Assigning Disk Categories Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 On the menu bar, choose Virtual > Compute. Choose a VMware cloud and choose the Images tab. Choose a template with multiple disks. On the toolbar, click the View Details button. Click the Disks tab. Choose a disk. Click Assign Disk Type. Choose the disk type. It can be one of the following: System Data Database Swap Log Step 9 Click Submit. 2
Defining Storage Policies Defining Storage Policies The storage policy defines resources such as datastore scope, type of storage to use, minimum conditions for capacity, latency, and so on. The storage policy also provides an option for you to configure the additional disk policies for multiple disks and an option to provide datastore choices for the end user during a service request creation. Cisco UCS Director supports VM provisioning with multiple disks on multiple datastores. There are five types: System, Data, Database, Swap, and Log. The System disk policy is configured first, and the other disks are configured later depending on the requirements. You can configure the disk policy individually for each disk type or choose the default system disk policy for each disk. When using the additional disks policies, be sure to uncheck the Provision all disks in a single datastore option during catalog creation for the multiple disk template. For more information about catalog creation, see the Adding a Catalog, on page 5. In addition, Cisco UCS Director supports datastore selection during the creation of a service request for VM provisioning by providing you with an option to enable or disable datastore selection for the end user. The datastores that are listed for selection depend upon the scope conditions specified in the storage policy associated with the VDC that was chosen during the creation of the service request. Creating a Storage Policy Procedure Step 1 Step 2 On the menu bar, choose Policies > Virtual/Hypervisor Policies > Storage. Choose the VMware Storage Policy tab. Step 3 Click Add (+). Step 4 In the Add Storage Resource Allocation Policy- System Disk Policy dialog box, complete the following fields Policy field Policy field Cloud drop-down list The name of the policy. This name is used during catalog definition. The description of the policy. Choose the cloud in which resource allocation occurs. System Disk Scope Data Stores Scope drop-down list Use Shared Data Store only check box Choose the scope of deployment. Specify whether to use all, include chosen, or exclude chosen. Check the check box to use shared datastores only. Storage Options 3
Creating a Storage Policy Use Local Storage check box Use NFS check box Use SAN check box Minimum Conditions check box list Override Template check box Use Thin Provisioning check box Custom Disk Size Resize Options for the VM Life Cycle Allow Resizing of Disk Permitted Values for Disk in GB field Allow user to select datastore from scope check box Check the check box to use local storage. By default, the field is checked. Check the check box to use NFS storage. By default, the field is checked. Check the check box to use SAN storage. By default, the field is checked. Check the check boxes of one or more conditions that should match. Hosts or datastores that do not meet these criteria are excluded from consideration. If more than one condition is chosen, all chosen conditions must match. Check the check box to override the template properties. You are provided with options to enter custom settings such as using thin provisioning and custom disk size. Check the check box to use thin provisioning during VM storage provisioning. Thin provisioning enables dynamic allocation of physical storage capacity to increase VM storage utilization. This option appears when Override Template is checked. A custom disk size that will override the disk size of the template used for VM provisioning. This option appears when Override Template is checked. Check the check box to provide an option to choose the VM disk size before provisioning. The disk size values for provisioning a VM. This option appears when Allow resize of disk is checked. Check the check box to provide the user with an option to choose the datastore during the service request creation. 4
Creating a Catalog Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Click Next. In the Additional Disk Policies pane, choose a disk type to configure. By default, the disk policy for the disk is System Disk Policy. Click the Pencil icon and the Edit Disk Policies Entry dialog box appears. To configure the disk policy, uncheck the Same as System Disk Policy check box. In the Edit Entry dialog box, choose the Disk Scope and Storage Options for the disk type. Click Submit. Continue to configure the other disk types as needed. Click Submit. To use the storage policy created with additional disk policies, you must associate the policy with the VDC that is used for the VM provisioning Creating a Catalog Adding a Catalog Procedure Step 1 On the menu bar, choose Policies > Catalogs. Step 2 Choose the Catalog tab. Step 3 Click Add (+). Step 4 In the Catalog Add dialog box, select the type of catalog that you want to add. Step 5 Click Submit. Step 6 In the Create Catalog dialog box, complete the following fields: Basic Information pane Catalog field Catalog field The name of the catalog. After you create a catalog, you cannot modify the name. The description of the catalog. 5
Adding a Catalog Catalog Type drop-down list The type of catalog. It can be one of the following: Standard Used to create catalogs for VM provisioning using images from a list of clouds. Advanced Used for publishing orchestration workflows such as catalog items. Service Container Used for publishing application containers as catalog items. VDI Used for publishing Xen Desktop as catalog items. Catalog Icon drop-down list Applied to all groups check box Selected Groups check box list Cloud drop-down list Image drop-down list Windows License Pool field Provision all disks in single datastore check box Choose from a list of icons to associate this catalog with an image. This icon is seen when you are creating a service request using this catalog. Check the check box to enable all groups to use this catalog. Uncheck the check box to deny its use to other groups. Check the check boxes for the included groups that are from the Select Items dialog box. The checked group(s) use this catalog to provision new VMs. Choose the cloud with the image for VM provisioning. Choose the type of image (any existing templates such as Windows, Linux and other files that make up the image) that you use when VMs are provisioned using this catalog. Choose the Windows License. This option appears only when a Windows image is chosen. Not supported in the RHEV KVM Check the check box to provision all disks in a single datastore. You can also choose to use the datastores configured for each disk in the storage policy. For more information on multiple disk storage policy creation, see Managing Policies, page 8-1. This option appears if the chosen template has multiple disks. Not supported in the RHEV KVM 6
Adding a Catalog Service Container Template drop-down list XenDesktop Catalog drop-down list Select Folder drop-down list Choose the template from the list. This option appears when the chosen Catalog Type is Service Container. Choose the template from the list of XenDesktop dedicated catalogs configured in Desktop Studio. This option appears when the chosen Catalog Type is VDI. Choose the folder within which this catalog must be created in. The drop-down list includes names of folders that are available by default. You can either select a folder that is available, or click the + icon to create a new folder. Step 7 Step 8 Click Next. In the Applications Details pane, complete the following fields: Category drop-down list Choose a VDC category. Support Contact Email Address field Specify OS drop-down list Specify Other OS field Specify Applications check box list Specify Other Applications field The email address of the contact that is notified when a service request is created using this catalog item. Choose the type of OS installed on the VM when it is provisioned. Not supported in the RHEV KVM Any OS that is not available in the Specify OS list. Not supported in the RHEV KVM Check the check boxes for applications from the Select Items dialog box. These applications are installed on the VM during provisioning. Not supported in the RHEV KVM The applications that are not available in the Select Items dialog box. Not supported in the RHEV KVM 7
Adding a Catalog Application Code field An application code that is used in the VM name. The application code can be between 1 to 4 characters (for example: W2K3, DB, WS). The application code can used in a system policy for the VM name by using the variable ${APPCODE}. For example, if the VM Template is vm-${group_name}-${appcode}, the VM provisioned with the system policy has the name vm-groupname-w2k3. Not supported in the RHEV KVM Step 9 Step 10 Click Next. In the User Credentials pane, complete the following fields: Not supported in the RHEV KVM Credential Options drop-down list Choose to allow or disallow users to retrieve VM access credentials (shared). User ID field Password field The user ID. This option appears when you choose either of the share options under Credential Options. The user password. This option appears when you choose either of the share options under Credential Options. Step 11 Step 12 Click Next. In the Customization pane, complete the following fields: Post Provisioning Custom Actions check box Check the check box to enable an orchestration workflow that is executed after VM provisioning. Workflow drop-down list VM App Charge Frequency drop-down list Choose a defined workflow for provisioning. This option appears when Post Provisioning Custom Actions is checked. Choose Hourly or Monthly. 8
Adding a Catalog Active VM Application Cost field Inactive VM Application Cost field The cost for the application that is included in the template. Not supported in the RHEV KVM The cost to this catalog of a VM in inactive state per hour or month. Not supported in the RHEV KVM Step 13 Step 14 Click Next. In the VM Access pane, complete the following fields: Web Access Configuration check box Check the check box to enable web access to the VM. Uncheck the check box to disable web access to the VM. URL field Label field Remote Desktop Access Configuration check box Server field Port field Label field The URL of the VM. This option appears when Web Access Configuration is checked. The label that is defined for this URL This option appears when Web Access Configuration is checked. Check the check box to enable remote desktop access to the VM. Uncheck the check box to disable remote desktop access to the VM. The IP address of the server for remote access. This option appears when Remote Desktop Access Configuration is checked. The port number on the server for remote access. This option appears when Remote Desktop Access Configuration is checked. The label that is defined for this remote access. This option appears when Remote Desktop Access Configuration is checked. 9
Creating a VM Disk Step 15 Step 16 Step 17 Click Next. Review the catalog information in the Summary page. Click Submit. Creating a VM Disk You can add an additional disk with a custom size to provisioned or discovered VMs by using the Create VM disk option that is available through the VM action button. Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 On the menu bar, choose Virtual > Compute. From the left side pane, choose a cloud name. Choose the VMs tab. From the list, choose a VM. At the right side of the toolbar, click the down arrow and a drop-down list of VM options open. Choose Create VM Disk. In the Create VM Disk dialog box, complete the following fields: VM field New Disk Size (GB) field Select a disk type drop-down list The VM name. You cannot edit the name of the VM. The disk size for the VM in GB. Choose the disk label. It can be one of the following: System Data Database Swap Log Select Datastore drop-down list Choose the datastore. The datastores choice depends on the storage policy that is associated with the VM s VDC. 10
Creating a VM Disk Thin Provision check box Check the check box to add a thin provisioned disk to the VM. Thin provisioning enables dynamic allocation of physical storage capacity to increase VM storage utilization. Step 8 Click Create. 11
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