Pattern name [short name]: Cloud Manager Orchestration Agent [zw_zos_agent]
Description: The Cloud Manager Orchestration Agent provides communication between the Orchestration Server and the VM hosts managed by the server. The agent is installed on the VM hosts that run as nodes under the management of the Orchestration Server.
The agent requires configuration after installation. To perform the initial configuration, you can use a text interface at the Linux console (./config) or a GUI configuration wizard (./guiconfig).
Packages in the pattern: For information about packages that are part of this pattern, mount the product ISO, select the pattern in YaST, and then view its details.
NOTE:Orchestration Agent patterns are labeled version 3.5 in the Cloud Manager 2.5 release.
Installation recommendations: Installing the Cloud Manager Orchestration Agent on the same machine with the Orchestration Server is not supported.
If you are installing the agent to a vSphere environment, you can install the agent either locally on the vCenter Server (the vCenter appliance is not supported), or on a dedicated system (virtual or physical) as long as the OS in that system is supported for the Orchestration Agent.
If you want to support virtual resource management in multiple vSphere environments, we recommend you deploy an Orchestration Agent on a dedicated system. For more information, see The VMware vSphere Provisioning Adapter
in the Cloud Manager Administrator Reference.
You can also install the agent from a Windows installation program or use the Linux pattern files to install to Red Hat Enterprise Linux machines. For more information, see Section 5.2, Alternative Installation Methods for the Orchestration Agent.