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

The lifecycle of a floating IP address is independent from the server to which it is added, allowing
it to be moved between servers. A floating IP address should be removed explicitly when it is no
longer needed.
NOTE: Floating IP address operations can be performed only on logical servers deployed to a
cloud provider.
Create, move, or remove a floating IP address
1. From the tab in infrastructure orchestration console, select the service you want to modify.
2. Double-click the service, click Details, or click the Service layout preview graphic.
3. From the Actions list, select Manage floating IPs.
The Manage Floating IP Addresses dialog appears.
4. Select from the following actions:
a. To create a new floating IP address, expand the tree and select a logical server. Click
Create new floating IP, and then click OK.
b. To move an existing floating IP address, expand the tree and click Edit next to the NIC
to which you want to move the address. Type the IP address, and then click OK.
c. To remove a floating IP address, expand the tree and select the logical server. Select the
IP address and then click OK.
5. The message Your floating IP address request has been submitted appears.
6. Click OK to close or View Request to watch the status of the request.
Managing server snapshots
A server snapshot captures the entire state of an ESX virtual machine at the time you create the
snapshot, including settings and virtual disks. The snapshot can be used later to revert the virtual
machine state. Optionally, you can include the contents of the virtual machine's memory. The state
of a physical disk is not preserved when you create a snapshot.
NOTE: This operation is supported only for ESX virtual machines.
You can access the server snapshot feature from the Services tab in infrastructure orchestration
console or on the My Services tab in infrastructure orchestration self service portal.
Use server snapshots
1. On the Services tab in infrastructure orchestration console or on the My Services tab in
infrastructure orchestration self service portal select the service you want to modify.
2. Double-click the service, click View Details, or click the Service layout preview graphic.
3. From the Actions list, select Manage server snapshots.
The Managing snapshots for service dialog appears.
4. To create a new snapshot, expand the tree, select a server, and click Create. The Create
snapshot of server dialog appears.
a. Enter a name for the snapshot, using the characters a-z A-Z 0-9 _ <space> & ' ` < > # {
} ?
b. (Optional) Click to select Snapshot memory to include the contents of the virtual machine's
memory in the snapshot.
c. (Optional) Click to select Quiesce Filesystem (requires VMware Tools) to pause running
processes on the guest operating system so that the filesystem contents are in a known
consistent state when the snapshot is taken. This option applies only to VMs that are
powered on.
VMware Tools must be installed in the guest operating system for the filesystem to be
quiesced.
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