18.1 vSphere Server Changes Synchronized to Cloud Manager

The Cloud Manager vSphere Provisioning Adapter detects changes occurring in the vSphere Server environment and synchronizes many of them to the Cloud Manager Orchestration Server, which then communicates them to the Cloud Manager Application Server and ultimately to the Web Console.

The following sections detail the changes that are synchronized.

For information about configuring the provisioning adapter, see Configuring the vSphere Provisioning Adapter in the NetIQ Cloud Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide.

18.1.1 VM Changes

When aspects of unique virtual machines are changed in the vSphere environment, Cloud Manager synchronizes these changes to its interface:

  • A vDisk is created, modified, or deleted on the VM.

  • A vNIC is created, modified, or deleted on theVM.

  • A VM host and its datastore is migrated.

  • A VM is moved to a new resource pool.

  • A VM is renamed.

  • The RAM or CPU is changed on a VM.

18.1.2 Repository Changes

When aspects of vSphere repositories are changed, Cloud Manager synchronizes these changes to its interface:

  • A repository is created, renamed, or deleted.

  • A repository on a cluster is created, renamed, or deleted.

18.1.3 Network Changes

When aspects of vSphere networks are changed, Cloud Manager synchronizes these changes to its interface:

  • A network is created, modified, or deleted.

18.1.4 Resource Pool Changes

When aspects of vSphere Resource Pool are changed, Cloud Manager synchronizes these changes to its interface:

  • A VM is moved into or out of the resource pool.

  • The configuration of a resource pool is changed.