10.0 Importing a Virtual Machine as a Business Service

If you have an existing virtual machine that is not part of a Cloud Manager business service, you can import it into Cloud Manager. Because the virtual machine is already provisioned, the request and provisioning processes are skipped and the virtual machine is imported directly as a deployed business service.

During the import, you assign an owner to the business service and a service level to the imported virtual machine. If you have multiple virtual machines that should be imported to the same business service, you can do so.

Importing of virtual machines is an administrator-only function. It cannot be performed by users.

In order to import a virtual machine, it must reside on a host within one of your Cloud Manager host groups. The virtual machine can be in any state (running, shut down, or paused).

  1. In the Cloud Manager console, click Business Services, then click Deployed.

  2. Click Import to display the Import Business Service dialog box.

  3. Provide the following details for the business service:

    Service Name: Specify a name for the business service. The name should be unique among other business services you’ve created.

    Business Group: Select the business group for which you are importing the business service.

    User: Select the user to assign as the owner.

    Start Date: Defaults to the current date. You cannot change the start date.

    Expiration Date: Click to select the date you want the business service to no longer be available. If you don’t want the business service to expire, click and select No End Date.

    Business Purpose: Provide details that explain the purpose or justification for the business service. This information is reviewed by a Novell Cloud Manager administrator and your group sponsor during the request approval process.

  4. Import a virtual machine as a workload for the business service:

    1. Click Import to display the Select Virtual Machine dialog box.

      The dialog box displays a list of virtual machines that have been discovered on hosts residing within your host groups. The list is filtered to display only the virtual machines that meet the following conditions:

      • Are in host groups assigned to service levels associated with the user’s business group.

      • Have networks that are assigned (visible) to the user’s business group.

      If the list does not display the virtual machine you want to import, cancel the import process and modify the user’s business group to meet the conditions listed above.

    2. Select the virtual machine to import, then click OK to display the Configure Imported Workload dialog box.

    3. On the Resources tab, select a service level.

      The Service Level list displays only the service levels associated with the host group in which the virtual machine resides.

      The service level defines the quality experience for the workload, ranging from the classification of the workload’s hardware to the availability of support personnel if problems arise. After you select the service level, its objectives are listed below it.

    4. (Optional) On the Resources tab, customize the workload name and assign a licence cost.

      Workload Name: By default, the workload inherits the virtual machine name. However, the workload name is used as the display name in the Cloud Manager console. If you don’t want the virtual machine name used as the workload display name, you can customzie the name. Make sure the name is different than other workload names in the business service.

      License Costs: Specify the monthly cost for licenses associated with the workload.

    5. (Optional) On the Disks tab, select a disk, then enable the Cost check box to include the disk’s cost in the business service cost or disable the check box to exclude the disk from the business service cost.

    6. Click OK to save the configuration and add the workload to the business service.

    7. Repeat Step 4.a through Step 4.f to import another virtual machine.

  5. Click OK to add the imported business service to the list of deployed business services.