HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 and 7.3 Update 1 Infrastructure Orchestration User Guide

NOTE: Conditions that cause a non-Valid status include:
• Server is missing host name.
• Server is missing OS type.
• The server cannot be imported because its name contains special characters. Only A-Z,
a-z, 0-9, - or _ are supported.
• Servers with a virtualization type other than ESX or Hyper-V cannot be imported.
• Virtual network interface is not defined.
• Network is missing ID.
• Server IP address was not found.
• VM Host is not defined.
• VM Host IP address is missing.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter a service name that is not already in use within the organization. The service name can
contain up to 15 characters using letters (A-Z, a-z), numbers (0-9), space, underscore, and
hyphen.
6. Select an organization from the drop-down menu, or select Service Provider if you do not want
to assign the service to a particular organization. If you select an organization, the service is
visible only to the users of the organization.
7. Enter a user name for the service owner.
8. (Optional) Click Check to verify that the entered user name is a valid user defined in Windows
Active Directory.
9. (Optional) Enter a billing code. For more information, see “Specifying a billing code for
services” (page 159).
10. (Optional) Enter Notes about the service.
11. Click Submit to import the service. Click Cancel to cancel the action, or Back to return to the
previous screen.
Clicking Submit creates a request that can be viewed on the Requests tab.
Add server to group operation
To add a server
1. Open infrastructure orchestration console, self service portal, or organization administrator
portal.
2. Select the Services or My Services tab.
3. Select a service and click Details or View Details.
4. From the Actions or Server Actions list, select Add servers.
During an Add server to group operation, infrastructure orchestration:
• Validates the request
• Allocates the servers (server blades or virtual machine hosts)
See “Allocating servers to a VM Host” (page 119) for more information.
• Allocates IP addresses
• Allocates the boot disk (physical and virtual)
See “Allocating storage to virtual machines” (page 120) for more information.
• Obtains approval
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