HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 Update 1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Provisioning with Virtual Resources

12 Creating Matrix infrastructure orchestration templates
and services
Matrix OE infrastructure orchestration designer enables you to plan and design multi-server, multi-tier
infrastructures using a drag-and-drop interface. The infrastructure can include virtual servers (either
private or public cloud) and c-Class server blades using Virtual Connect. Matrix OE infrastructure
orchestration users can provision services using IO templates.
In this section you will define and automatically deploy a service using Matrix OE infrastructure
orchestration.
So far, your environment is configured only to recognize local resources. However, the interfaces
and processes described in this section are the same for both private resources and public cloud
providers. Once configured to communicate with a supported bursting destination provider, the
user interfaces will adjust to show cloud resources and related attributes, and disable some fields
that do not apply. The overall process of designing and provisioning those services follows the
same structure regardless of the destination.
This guide describes configuring and testing a local (private) service. For instructions and examples
on configuring a public cloud bursting destination see Cloud bursting with HP CloudSystem Matrix
infrastructure orchestration and HP Cloud Services or Amazon EC2 and Cloud bursting with HP
CloudSystem Matrix infrastructure orchestration and Savvis.
Using infrastructure orchestration designer
From the CMS desktop, double-click the HP Matrix IO Designer icon. Connect using an account
that has been granted membership in either the HPIO_Architects or HPIO_Administrators group.
The infrastructure orchestration designer window contains three major frames:
• The Components frame displays the icons for the logical objects used to design a template.
• The Existing Templates frame provides a list of available templates.
• The right hand frame is a template design area that you use to build the template by dragging
and dropping components on to it.
In the following sections, you will be using only the components that represent virtual resources for
deploying to hypervisor hosts (or bursting partners).
Creating a template with a virtual machine
The example here will help you create one very simple single-server service template that contains
only a virtual machine.
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