Provisioning VMs
Manually creating and deploying virtual systems takes a great deal of time and effort. It is also potentially error prone because there are so many steps that must be repeated during the installation of each virtual system, which varies by virtualization platform.
TrueSight Server Automation enables IT Operators to perform basic ad-hoc actions on virtual assets in their environment (such as starting and stopping virtual machines), as well as more complex management tasks such as deploying virtual assets and controlling virtualization sprawl. TrueSight Server Automation provides IT Operators with essential tools for the management of the virtual environment and on-demand deployment of virtual assets.
The following table describes the use cases associated with using TrueSight Server Automation in a virtual environment and provides links to the related topics.
Use case | See |
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Review the virtual environments and management tasks supported by TrueSight Server Automation. | |
Discover and register what is in the virtual infrastructure (using the with Virtual Infrastructure Discovery Job). | |
View the entire virtual inventory from one console. | |
Quickly replicate and deploy new virtual systems from:
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Verify that virtual inventory configurations meet corporate standards (using Audit and Compliance Jobs). | |
Perform ad hoc management tasks (turn virtual systems/ host servers on or off, and so on) from the TrueSight Server Automation Console. | |
Manage virtualization sprawl (ability to discover Virtual Machines that are not registered in the vCenter and move those unregistered virtual machines to a vCenter server that you specify). | Managing-virtualization-sprawl Note: The TrueSight Server Automation administrator must install and configure the virtual environment. For more information, see Setting-up-TrueSight-Server-Automation-for-virtual-environments. |
Generate web-based reports that summarize the data derived from the Virtual Infrastructure Discovery Job. |