46.1 Importing a Virtual Machine into a New Business Service

Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator

The following steps explain how to import a virtual machine as a new business service. To import a virtual machine into an existing business service, see Section 46.2, Importing a Virtual Machine into a Deployed Business Service.

  1. On the main navigation bar, 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 have created.

    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, leave the field empty.

    Contract Length: If an expiration date is selected, this field displays the total number of months for the contract.

    Organization: Select the organization for which you are importing the business service.

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

    Creator: Displays your name. You cannot change the creator.

    Business Purpose: Provide details that explain the purpose or justification for the business service.

  4. Import a virtual machine:

    1. On the Workloads tab, click Import to display the Select Virtual Machine dialog box.

      The dialog box displays a list of virtual machines that can be imported into the selected business group.

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

    3. On the Resources tab, configure the following:

      Workload Name: By default, the workload inherits the virtual machine name. Make sure the name is different from other workloads included in the business service.

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

      Service Level: Select the service level for the workload.

    4. (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.

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

  5. Assign users as owners of the business service:

    1. On the Users tab, click Add to display the Add Business Service Owner dialog box.

    2. Select the users to add as owners.

      You can add members of the organization or System users. Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple users.

    3. Click OK.

  6. Click Import to add the business service to the list of deployed business services.

At this point, you can change the imported workload’s resources if necessary. This is a change to the business service and requires a change request to go through the approval process and the imported workload to be rebuilt. See Section 48.0, Changing Deployed Business Services.