Editing a Virtual Guest Package
You can view a Virtual Guest Package (VGP) and review or change the predefined parameters to edit the configuration of the new virtual system (for example, VM, LPAR, non-global zone) that are created from the package. Depending on the Virtual Guest Type, you see different configuration panels in the package editor. This topic contains the following sections:
To edit the Virtual Guest Package
- Select the package, right-click and choose Open.
In the content editor, navigate to any of the tabs, based on the virtualization platforms, and review or edit the settings. These settings enable you to use the VGP as base, and then customize the options to suit your needs for the new virtual system.
The settings on the tabs in the VGP are very similar to the options you specify when completing the Virtual Guest Job for a specific environment. For information about the platform-specific VGP options, click the tab that applies to your virtual environment.
IBM - Storage (automatic management) panel - Click here to see descriptions of the fields
To add a Virtual Disk to a shared storage pool
If you are using version 8.7 or later, you can add a virtual disk to a storage pool or a shared storage pool.
Warning: If the new virtual disk is also shared between different VIO instances or LPARs, then it could be deleted without warning by another user.
On the Virtual Disk dialog box, select Virtual Disk from the Storage Type drop-down list, and then specify the following:
- Location Type—Choose a storage pool or a shared storage pool as the location for the virtual disk. The shared storage pool allows sharing of SAN storage across VIOS instances.
- Thin Disk Provisioning—Use this option if you want to dynamically allocate storage by using VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning. In this format, the system dynamically consumes the space for the physical disk; space is allocated and expanded on demand whenever the LPAR requests space. For example, if you create an 80 GB disk but only use 20 GB of that disk, the actual disk consumption on the physical drives is 20 GB. If you selected Shared Storage Pool as the location, then this option is selected by default.
- Name—Enter a name for the virtual disk. You are not required to enter a name; if a name is not specified, one is generated automatically.
- Location—Browse to a location for the virtual disk.
- Size—Enter a maximum size for the disk, in gigabytes.
To add a virtual disk to a storage pool
To add a virtual disk to a storage pool, complete the following steps:
- On the Virtual Disk dialog box, select Virtual Disk from the Storage Type drop-down list.
- Specify the following:
- Name—Enter a name for the virtual disk. You are not required to enter a name; if a name is not specified, one is generated automatically.
- Location—Browse to a location for the virtual disk.
- Size—Enter a maximum size for the disk, in gigabytes.
The screen shot below shows the Virtual Disk dialog box from version 8.6.
To add a Physical Volume
On the Physical Volume dialog box:
- Select Physical Volume from the Storage Type drop-down list.
- Click the Browse button and select an existing physical volume.
To add a Fiber Channel Port
On the Fiber Channel Port dialog box:
- Select Fiber Channel Port from the Storage Type drop-down list.
- Click the Browse button and select an existing port to attach a SAN LUN to an LPAR through a fiber channel adapter.
BMC BladeLogic Server Automation supports N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV). NPIV provides the capability to assign a physical fiber channel adapter to multiple unique worldwide port names (WWPNs). To access physical storage from a storage area network (SAN), the storage is mapped to logical unit numbers (LUNs), which are mapped to the ports of the physical fiber channel adapters.
Citrix XenServer - Storage - Network Settings panel - Click here to see descriptions of the fields
The Storage/Network Settings panel lets you specify storage and network settings appropriate for the new virtual machine.
Field
Description
Disks
Click Add
to open the Disk Settings dialog box, where you can add any of the following:- Disk Name
- Disk Description
- Size (MB)
- Select Server—Select a server from the drop-down list. The selection populates the list of disks at the bottom of the dialog box.
- Location—Displays the path for the storage location of the disk you selected.
Networks
Click Add to open the Virtual Interface Settings dialog box and add any of the following:
- Server—Select a server from the drop-down list.
- Network Name—Select from the networks attached to the selected server.
- MAC Address—You can either enter a MAC address, or choose to have the address generated automatically.
- Under IP Configuration, there are two tabs for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Choose to have the IP address obtained automatically using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), or choose to use a specific IP address by specifying the following:
- IP Address
- Subnet mask (for IPv4)
- Prefix Length (for IPv6)
- Default gateway
- Under DNS Configuration, choose to have the DNS server obtained automatically, or to use a specific server by specifying the following:
- Primary DNS server
- Secondary DNS server
- Tertiary DNS server
- Specify a DNS Suffix for this Connection.
- Click the close icon
and click OK to save the changes.
The Virtual Guest Package Job Creation Wizard performs a validation check for the target server. If the agent is not properly configured with the correct configuration objects, then the job does not execute.
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