HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 and 7.3 Update 1 Logical Server Management User Guide

d. On the Compute Resources screen, specify the appropriate compute resources, and click

Next.

e. On the Storage screen, select a pool entry from the drop-down menu and press Insert

Pool Entry. (If you have not previously configured a storage pool entry, press Cancel and

use the Modify→Logical Server Storage Pools... screen to add a storage pool entry that

you can select as the storage configuration for the logical server.)

– OR –

On the Storage screen, select SAN Storage Entry from the drop-down menu, and press

Create Storage Entry. Specify the storage definition on the Create Storage Entry screen

and click Save.

f. On the Storage screen, select an ESX Data store from the drop-down menu. Press Next.

g. On the Network screen, select a Network from the drop-down menu and press Add

Network. This is the network used by the VC Domain Group and ESX Hosts. Press Next.

h. Confirm that the logical server definition is correct and press Finish.

i. On the Post-validation screen, press Done.

3. Activate the logical server (physical).

a. From the HP Matrix OE visualization Logical Server perspective, select the inactive logical

server you created in 2. (If the logical server has not yet appeared, press the green Refresh

icon.)

b. Select Tools→Logical Servers→Activate....

c. On the Assign Logical Servers to Target Hosts screen, select a server blade from the

Available Target Hosts table.

d. Press Activate.

e. On the Confirm activate logical server screen, press Confirm.

4. Move the logical server (physical to virtual).

a. From the HP Matrix OE visualization Logical Server perspective, select the logical server

activated in 3.

b. Select Tools→Logical Servers→Move....

c. On the Assign Logical Servers to Target Hosts screen, select a VM Host from the Available

Target Hosts table.

d. Verify that Unlike Move is selected in the Operation drop-down menu.

If a failure occurs during an unlike move, the logical server may be left in an inactive

state. That is expected behavior, because the first part of a move operation is to unassign

the profile or unregister the virtual machine guest. After resolving the issue, activate the

logical server on the target VM Host or server blade, instead of moving the logical server.

e. Press Move.

f. On the Confirm move logical server screen, press Confirm.

5. Move the logical server (virtual to physical).