HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.2 Update 1 Infrastructure Orchestration User Guide

Hyper-V virtual machine management templates
A Hyper-V VM template is not automatically discovered. Hyper-V templates must be imported into
HP Insight Control virtual machine management before they appear in IO on the Software tab as
VM templates.
Matrix infrastructure orchestration uses a Hyper-V virtual machine as the source material for a
Hyper-V virtual machine management template without any additional steps. However, to provision
recoverable logical servers, deploy the Hyper-V virtual machine host in a Windows cluster.
When using Hyper-V, do not use a Hyper-V virtual machine management template created from
a virtual machine with Snapshot. VM templates created from a virtual machine with Snapshot do
not display on the Software tab of the infrastructure orchestration console, preventing the successful
creation of an IO template.
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) templates
Matrix infrastructure orchestration enables the deployment of services using the Microsoft System
Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) template library. This is accomplished by selecting an
SCVMM Hyper-V template on the Software tab in an infrastructure orchestration service template.
SCVMM templates are displayed on the infrastructure orchestration console Software tab after
SCVMM is successfully registered in Insight Control virtual machine management.
To register SCVMM
1. Discover the SCVMM server in Systems Insight Manager.
2. Enter valid SCVMM credentials on the VME tab. Select the Systems Insight Manager
Options→VME Options→Add or Edit VME Credentials.
Or, from the SCVMM server’s system properties, select the Tools & Links tab, then click Add
or Edit VME Credentials.
The SCVMM server itself is not representative of a server pool, nor is it licensed as a target for
deployment.
SCVMM is not a required component for Hyper-V deployment. SCVMM template deployment is
an option that coexists with deployments of HP Insight Control virtual machine management Hyper-V
templates.
The following constraints apply when using SCVMM templates:
• Microsoft SCVMM 2008 R2 or Windows 2012 is required for this integration
• A subset of SCVMM templates are included in the IO inventory:
Hyper-V templates with a single VM are included.◦
◦ ESX and other hypervisor types are excluded.
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