Insight orchestration lifecycle operations, Create service operation – HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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4 Insight Orchestration provisioning and allocation

Insight Orchestration lifecycle operations

Insight Orchestration covers the IT lifecycle, from the initial design of system configurations to the
ultimate repurposing of assets. It enables IT resource request to be handled in a systemic manner
than leverages standard configurations, self service provisioning tools, and automated approval
processes.

Insight Orchestration executes the following infrastructure lifecycle management operations:

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Create service

Automatically provision infrastructure based on the specification in a service template, using
resources allocated from assigned pools

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Delete service

Automatically de-provision existing infrastructure and free the resources for use in other services

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Add servers to group

Add servers to an existing infrastructure service, allocating and provisioning them

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Add data disk to group

Add data disks to an existing infrastructure service, allocating the disks and attaching them
to the appropriate servers

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Activate

Registers the VM with the VM host

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Deactivate

Unregisters the VM from the VM host

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Deactivate servers in group

Deactivate physical servers

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Activate servers in group

Reactivate physical servers

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Power on servers in group

Turn on power to server

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Power off servers in group

Turn off power to server

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Change lease period

Change the lease start or end dates for an infrastructure service

Create service operation

The Create Service operation automatically provisions an infrastructure based on the specification
in a service template, using resources allocated from assigned pools. During a Create Service
operation, Insight Orchestration:

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Validates the request

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Allocates network and IP addresses

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Allocates the servers (server blades or virtual machine hosts)

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