Managing the Cisco HCS VMs

This topic provides instructions for performing the following actions on a provisioned VM or server:

To start or stop a server

1. From the list of servers in the Servers link of the My Services tab in the My Cloud Services Console, highlight the server that you want to start or stop.
2. Use one of the following methods to perform the action:
   • Click the Start  icon or the Stop  icon.
   • Click the Operator Action  icon and select the action (Start or Stop).
   • Right-click the server and choose the action from the Server pop-up menu.
     
     After the server is started or stopped, the status is shown as Running or Stopped.
     

To shut down a server

1. From the list of servers in the Servers link of the My Services tab in the My Cloud Services Console, highlight the server that you want to shut down.
2. Use one of the following methods to perform the action:
   • Click the Shutdown  icon.
   • Click the Operator Action  icon and select the action (Shutdown).
     The server is shut down.

To decommision a service

1. From the list of services in the Services link of the My Services tab in the My Cloud Services Console, highlight the service that you want to decommission.
2. Use one of the following methods to perform the action:
   • Click the Decommission  icon.
   • Click the Operator Action  icon and select the action (Decommission).
   • Right-click the service and choose the action from the Service pop-up menu.
     
     After the service is decommissioned, the status is shown as Decommissioned.
     

To modify CPU count and memory size for a server

1. Log on to BMC Remedy Action Request System (AR System) by using your end-user credentials.
2. In the left side of the window, click the vertical Applications menu, and select Cloud Lifecycle Management > My Cloud Services Console.
3. In the My Services tab of My Cloud Services workspace, click the Servers link. 
   
   
4. From the displayed list of servers, select the server for which you want to modify the memory and CPU option choices, and click Modify Actions.
5. From the menu, select an available postdeployment modify action. 
   
   
6. In the Submit Request dialog box, select your options and click Next. 
   
   
7. Review your request details and click Submit.
   
   

To view provisioned resource details

1. Log on to the BMC Remedy IT Service Management Console.
   
2. Click Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution > Provisioned Resource Details.
   
3. Click Search. 
   This action displays the provisioned resource details of the Cisco HCS Provider.
   
   You can view the following information for each of the provisioned resource.
   

   UI label	Description
   VM Node Name	Application node name of the provisioned VM
   IP Address	IP address of the provisioned VM
   Subnet Mask	Subnet mask of the provisioned VM
   Gateway	Gateway of the provisioned VM
   Port Group	Port group of the provisioned VM
   Node Type	Application node type of the provisoned VM
   Global IP	Public IP assigned to the VM
   Service Offering Name	Service offering name of the provisioned VM