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Active System Manager Release 8.1.1 User’s Guide

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Template – deploy Hyper-V cluster with Fibre Channel storage to SCVMM

The Deploy Hyper-V Cluster with Fibre Channel Storage to SCVMM template deploys two Fibre Channel storage volumes, installs Hyper-V on two physical hosts, and creates a cluster with the Hyper-V hosts.

To deploy Hyper-V Cluster with Fibre Channel Storage to SCVMM using this template, perform the following steps:

  1. On the Templates page, select the Deploy Hyper-V Cluster with Fibre Channel Storage to SCVMM template, and click Clone in the right pane.
  2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name, category, and description for the template, and click Save.
  3. On the Template Builder page, click each storage components, click Edit on the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box:.

    1. Modify the Component Name with a unique name, if required.

    2. From the Target Compellent drop-down list, select the target Compellent array.

    3. Modify the Storage Volume Name and Storage Size, if desired.

      • NOTE: Make sure that you enter the storage size for the first volume is large enough to support your Hyper-V host or cluster storage. However, the storage size for the second volume can be small because it is configured as a quorum volume if this host will be used for a Hyper-V cluster. The recommended second volume size is 512 MB
  4. Click Save.
  5. On the Template Builder page, click each server components, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings for servers in the Server Component dialog box:

    1. Modify the server Component Name with a unique name, as desired.

    2. Retain the default selection of Local Hard Drive for Target Boot Device.

    3. From the Server Pool drop-down list, select the server pool that has the target server.

    4. From the OS Image drop-down list, select the image for the Windows 2012 repository that your Hyper-V install will use.

    5. From the OS Image Version drop-down list, select the version of Windows 2012 that will be installed.

    6. Edit the Administrator Password for the Hyper-V host.

    7. In the Product Key box, enter the Windows Product Key for the Hyper-V server.

    8. Select the Timezone and enter the IP address of the NTP Server for time synchronization.

    9. Select the Language and Keyboard inputs if you want to change the default values.

    10. Enter the Domain Name and FQ Domain Name to which you want to add the Hyper-V host.

    11. Enter the Domain Admin Username and Domain Admin Password to add the Hyper-V host to the domain. Enter the domain admin password again to confirm.

      • NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. There is a masked value present in the template, but there is no actual password set. If you do not set this password, you will not be able to log in to the deployed server.

    12. Under Network Settings, perform the following:

      1. Clear the Do you want to partition? check box.

        • NOTE: For a Hyper-V deployment, partitions are not required.

      2. Update the network settings based on the hypervisor that you want to deploy and the networks that you have configured in your environment. Select at least one PXE Network, Hypervisor Management Network, Hypervisor Migration Network, Hypervisor Cluster Private Network, and an optional Public network for virtual machines.

  6. Click Save.
  7. On the Template Builder page, click the Hyper-V Cluster component, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Cluster Component dialog box:

    1. From the Hypervisor Management Software drop-down list, make sure that you select your target SCVMM.

    2. From the Host Group drop-down list, select an existing host group, or in the New host group name box and enter the name of the host group that you want to create.

    3. From the Cluster Name drop-down list, select New Cluster and then in the New cluster name box, enter an updated name for the cluster that will be created in SCVMM.

  8. Click Save.
  9. Click Publish Template. This template is now ready to be deployed.

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