Resource Pool resources allow you to track the resource pools that are used by VMs on a host server running a VMware hypervisor. You can use the Resource Pool page to create, manage, view, and delete the resource pool resources for the target workloads in your transformation project. Resource Pools do not apply to source workloads.
The Resource Pool resource allows you to track the following information for a VMware resource pool where one or more virtual workloads reside in your transformation project:
Name: Specify a name for the resource pool that is unique to your transformation project. The name must begin with a letter or number. It can contain only letters, numbers, and the following special characters: space, hyphen, underscore, apostrophe, percent, ampersand, comma, and period.
Organization: Select the parent organization for the project.
Project: Select the parent project for the resource pool.
Description: (Optional) Specify a brief description of the resource pool. This text appears by default in the Resource Pools list.
All roles for a project can view the resource pool information.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources, then select the Resource Pools tab.
You can also view resource pools for a single project in the Associations area of the Edit Project dialog. Select Planning > Projects, double-click the project. In the Edit Project dialog under Associations, select the Resources tab, then select Resource Pools.
On the Resource Pools tab, view the list of resources.
Select a resource pool resource, then click View (or double-click the resource) to view the following settings for the resource:
Name
Organization
Project
Description
(Optional) Filter entries in the Resource Pools list using the Search field to show only the resource pools of interest. Type a sequence of characters in the Search area to initiate filtering. The filter applies as you type. You can filter on information in any one of the columns at a time.
(Optional) Sort entries by the values in a column. Mouse over the column to expose the menu option, click it, then select Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.
You can use the Resource Pools page to create Resource Pool resources for the target transformation environment of a project.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.
Select the Resource Pools tab.
Click Create to open the Create Resource Pool dialog.
Specify the following information for the Resource Pool resource:
Name
Organization
Project
Description
Click Save to create the Resource Pool resource.
Click Close to exit the dialog.
After you create Resource Pools resources for a project, you can associate them with virtual workloads on VMware virtualization host servers.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Planning.
Select the Workloads tab.
Select the workload, then click Edit. You can alternatively double-click the workload of interest.
On the Workload dialog in the Location panel, click Edit.
From the Resource Pool drop-down list, select the resource pool resource that you want to assign to the target workload.
(Optional) Modify other Location information as appropriate.
Click Save, and then click Close.
Click Close to exit the Workload dialog.
You can use the Resource Pools page to edit a Resource Pool resource for the target transformation environment of a project.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.
Select the Resource Pools tab.
In the Resource Pools list, select the resource pool, then click Edit (or double-click the resource pool) to open the Edit Resource Pool dialog.
Modify any of the following information for the Resource Pool resource:
Name
Organization
Project
Description
Click Save to update the Resource Pool resource.
Click Close to exit the dialog.
You can use the Resource Pools page to delete a resource pool resource for the target transformation environment of a project.
NOTE:If you delete a resource, it automatically removes the associations for the resource, including those assigned to workloads that are in progress and completed. If the same associations apply, consider whether it is more appropriate to edit the resource name and settings.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.
Select the Resource Pools tab.
View the list of resource pool resources.
Select the appropriate resource pool, click Delete, then click Yes to confirm the deletion.