Active System Manager Release 8.1.1 User’s Guide

Template – deploy virtual machines to cluster

This template deploys two virtual machines to an existing cluster in vCenter.

In the Templates page, select the Deploy VMs to Cluster template, and then click Clone in the right pane.
In the Create Template dialog box, enter the Template Name and Template Description for the template.
Click Save.
In the Template Builder, select the cluster component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Cluster Component dialog box.
1. In the Component Name box, type the component name. (Optional)
2. Under Cluster Settings, configure the following:
  1. From the Target Hypervisor drop-down list, select the target vCenter.
  2. In the Data Center Name and Cluster Name boxes, type the corresponding names.
In the Template Builder, select the virtual machine component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Virtual Machine Component dialog box. Repeat this step for each virtual machine in the cluster.
1. Under Virtual Machine OS Settings, perform the following:
  1. To select the administrator password that configures on the deployed OS, in the Administrator password box, type the administrator password. Reenter the password in the Confirm administrator password box to confirm.
    - NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. The value in the template is masked, but the actual password is not set. If this password is not set, you cannot log in to the deployed server.
  2. From OS Image drop-down list, select an OS image that is configured to be deployed in your ASM managed environment.
2. Under Virtual Machine Settings, if the defaults values are not required then edit the Number of CPUs , Virtual Disk Size, and Memory in MB for each virtual machine.
To save the settings, click Save.
To publish the template, click Publish Template. The template is now ready to be deployed.