Add server to group operation – HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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NOTE:

Conditions that cause a non-Valid status include:

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Server is missing host name.

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Server is missing OS type.

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The server cannot be imported because its name contains special characters. Only A-Z,
a-z, 0-9, - or _ are supported.

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Servers with a virtualization type other than ESX or Hyper-V cannot be imported.

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Virtual network interface is not defined.

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Network is missing ID.

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Server IP address was not found.

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VM Host is not defined.

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VM Host IP address is missing.

4.

Click Next.

5.

Enter a service name that is not already in use within the organization. The service name can
contain up to 15 characters using letters (A-Z, a-z), numbers (0-9), space, underscore, and
hyphen.

6.

Select an organization from the drop-down menu, or select Service Provider if you do not want
to assign the service to a particular organization. If you select an organization, the service is
visible only to the users of the organization.

7.

Enter a user name for the service owner.

8.

(Optional) Click Check to verify that the entered user name is a valid user defined in Windows
Active Directory.

9.

(Optional) Enter a billing code. For more information, see

“Specifying a billing code for

services” (page 159)

.

10. (Optional) Enter Notes about the service.
11. Click Submit to import the service. Click Cancel to cancel the action, or Back to return to the

previous screen.

Clicking Submit creates a request that can be viewed on the Requests tab.

Add server to group operation

To add a server

1.

Open infrastructure orchestration console, self service portal, or organization administrator
portal.

2.

Select the Services or My Services tab.

3.

Select a service and click Details or View Details.

4.

From the Actions or Server Actions list, select Add servers.

During an Add server to group operation, infrastructure orchestration:
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Validates the request

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Allocates the servers (server blades or virtual machine hosts)

See

“Allocating servers to a VM Host” (page 119)

for more information.

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Allocates IP addresses

•

Allocates the boot disk (physical and virtual)

See

“Allocating storage to virtual machines” (page 120)

for more information.

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Obtains approval

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