10.1 Managing Zones

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:

10.1.1 Creating Zones

Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator

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.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Configuration, click the Zones tab, then click Create.

  2. 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.

  3. Click OK to create the zone and add it to the list.

  4. When you have finished creating zones, click OK to close the System Configuration dialog box.

10.1.2 Disabling Zones

Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator

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:

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Configuration, then click the Zones tab.

  2. Select the zone to disable, then click Edit.

  3. Deselect the Enabled check box.

  4. Click OK to disable the zone.

10.1.3 Enabling Zones

Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator

To enable a zone:

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Configuration, then click the Zones tab.

  2. Select the zone to enable, then click Edit.

  3. Select the Enabled check box.

  4. Provide the Administration password for the Cloud Manager Orchestration Server.

  5. Click OK to enable the zone.

10.1.4 Removing Zones

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:

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Resources, then click the Zones tab.

    or

    On the main navigation bar, click Users, then click either the Users or User Groups tab.

  2. Select the zone to remove, then click Remove.

    If the Remove action is not available, the zone has workload templates or resource groups associated with it.

  3. Click Yes to confirm removal of the zone.