A Cloud Manager zone is single Cloud Manager Orchestration Server and its managed resources (VM hosts, storage repositories, networks, and so forth). The following sections provide instructions to help you manage your zones:
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A Cloud Manager zone is a single Cloud Manager Orchestration Server and its managed resources (VM hosts, storage repositories, networks, and so forth). You create a zone by defining a connection to the Orchestration Server. After you create the zone, its resources become part of the Cloud environment that you can use to service your customers.
On the main navigation bar, click
, click the tab, then click .Provide the following information:
Name: Provide a unique name for the zone. You can use letters, numbers, and the following special characters: space, hyphen, underscore, apostrophe, percent, ampersand, and period. The maximum length is 110 characters.
Description: If desired, add more information to further identify the zone. The description is displayed in Cloud Manager to administrators only.
Enabled: Leave this setting selected.
Server Address: Specify the DNS name or IP address of the Orchestration Server.
Server Port: Specify the port used by the Orchestration Server Web Service.
Username: Specify the Administrator user name that enables login to the Orchestration Server.
Password: Specify and confirm the password for the user name you supplied.
Secure Connection: Select this option if the Cloud Manager Application Server is configured for an SSL connection to the Orchestration Server.
Click
to create the zone and add it to the list.When you have finished creating zones, click
to close the System Configuration dialog box.
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The primary purpose for disabling a zone is to perform maintenance tasks on the Cloud Manager Orchestration Server without receiving error messages and exceptions in the Cloud Manager console because the server is down. While the zone is disabled, the following occurs:
Any objects (hosts, VM templates, and so forth) provided by the zone’s Orchestration Server are no longer displayed in the Cloud Manager console. However, Cloud Manager objects (resource groups, service levels, workload templates, and so forth) are still displayed. A user receives a “Zone Disabled” error when adding, editing, or deleting any Cloud Manager object that includes an Orchestration Server object.
Any workloads deployed in the zone continue in their current state (unless an issue with the zone causes them to be stopped). In the Cloud Manager console, a workload’s state displays as “Unknown” and the owner cannot cycle the workload.
To disable a zone:
On the main navigation bar, click
, then click the tab.Select the zone to disable, then click
.Deselect the
check box.Click
to disable the zone.
Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator |
To enable a zone:
On the main navigation bar, click
, then click the tab.Select the zone to enable, then click
.Select the
check box.Provide the Administration password for the Cloud Manager Orchestration Server.
Click
to enable the zone.
Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator |
You cannot remove a zone that has 1) business service workloads running in the zone, 2) business service requests in process, or 3) resource groups, service levels, and workload templates associated with the zone.
To remove a zone:
On the main navigation bar, click
, then click the tab.or
On the main navigation bar, click
, then click either the or tab.Select the zone to remove, then click
.If the
action is not available, the zone has workload templates or resource groups associated with it.Click
to confirm removal of the zone.