I'm just confused with this whole process. Documentation states vcl creates virtual images automatically, how is that accomplished? I'm at the step where I added the vcenter system, which I'm not certain is configured properly but I'm moving forward anyway. So how do I go about creating the base image now, so I use an existing VM in my vcenter cluster?
On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 10:20 AM, John Peters <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Josh, > > I appreciate all the help. I guess I need to wait for Andy or Aaron to > Chime in as I'm kind of stuck at this point. Wish there were some > instructions on setting up vcl with vcenter system. Thanks again > > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Josh Thompson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> John, >> >> You need to create a "computer" for your vCenter system. It's not >> actually >> referring to a real computer or VM, but the vCenter system. VCL started >> out >> with virtualization only doing direct control of hypervisors. So, they >> had >> computer entries. It just worked out to be the simplest thing to have a >> vCenter installation be a "computer". So, if you have not created this >> yet, >> you'll need to go to Manage Computers->Edit Computer Information->Add >> Single >> Computer to create it. >> >> Every resource in VCL has an owner. This ensures there is someone that >> can >> manage the resource if administrative rights to that resource have not >> been >> granted to it by having it in a resource group. So, the owner would be >> the >> account you use to log in to your VCL system. >> >> I'm not sure of a good set of instructions for configuring VCL with a >> vCenter >> system. >> >> One other thing - you'll need to install the perl vsphere sdk for perl on >> your >> management node if you haven't done that yet. >> >> Thanks, >> Josh >> >> On Tuesday, November 05, 2013 9:30:21 AM John Peters wrote: >> > Thanks Josh. So far I have not added anything to manage computers so I >> just >> > have add single computer and multiple computer. When you refer to "the >> > computer" you have created for your vcenter are you specifically >> referring >> > to the physical server that we have that is running vcenter? I'm >> following >> > the directions at the link below but it seems not to be geared towards >> > using vcenter. What would the owner field be? Thanks for all your help. >> > >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/VCL >> > +2.3+-+Further+Steps+if+Using+VMware >> > >> > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Josh Thompson <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> > > Hash: SHA1 >> > > >> > > John, >> > > >> > > First, you need to create a new VM Host Profile or modify an existing >> one >> > > to >> > > match your setup. When using vCenter, you need to set a Resource >> Path. >> > > >> > > Hover >> > > >> > > over the ? icon next to that field for a description of how to set it. >> > > You >> > > can leave the Image field blank. You will need to set a value for >> each of >> > > the >> > > * items. You'll also need to fill in the Username and Password >> fields. >> > > >> > > Next, you need to go to Manage Computers->Edit Computer Information >> and >> > > click >> > > Edit next to the "computer" you have created for your vCenter system. >> Set >> > > the >> > > Provisioning Engine to "None", the State to "vmhostinuse", and set >> the VM >> > > Host >> > > Profile to the one you just configured in the previous step. The >> > > information >> > > you found about setting the computer to the vmhostinuse state in the >> > > database >> > > is outdated. You'll want to set the RAM for the system to something >> quite >> > > high as VCL does not overbook the RAM of a VM host. So, for a vCenter >> > > "Host" >> > > you need to set it to the combined RAM of all the nodes under vCenter >> > > (note >> > > to other reading this - increasing this value for a non vCenter host >> to >> > > force >> > > overbooking does not work because vcld will later update the RAM to >> the >> > > real >> > > value of the node). >> > > >> > > I'm not as familiar with how VCL works with vCenter clusters as others >> > > are. >> > > The Resource Path may be what distinguishes this. Andy or Aaron C. >> can >> > > probably give more info. >> > > >> > > Josh >> > > >> > > On Monday, November 04, 2013 4:28:02 PM John Peters wrote: >> > > > I'm reading some more posts and starting to gain a better >> understanding. >> > > >> > > So >> > > >> > > > from what I have read, I need to manage computers then choose either >> > > >> > > blade >> > > >> > > > lab or virtual machine. What I'm confused about is I read on this >> list >> > > >> > > that >> > > >> > > > vcl can see vcenter as one big host so I can take advantage of >> vmotion >> > > >> > > etc. >> > > >> > > > DO I choose lab for type and then per the instructions edit it to >> > > > cmwareinuse? basically I'm trying to use the vmware vcenter >> profile. I'm >> > > > just not clear by reading the documentation. Thanks. Any help is >> > > > appreciated. >> > > > >> > > > On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 3:35 PM, John Peters <[email protected]> >> > > >> > > wrote: >> > > > > Well, I found the below link whichs helps but basically I want >> to be >> > > > > able to turn on DRS and vmotion from the vshpere client so do I >> need a >> > > > > vcenter host profile or do I need a profile for each host under >> that >> > > > > cluster. SO if my datacenter is PMA 440 -> Academic Cluster under >> > > > > vsphereclient , would the resource path be / PMA 440/Academic >> Cluster >> > > > > ? >> > > > > do the spaces matter? >> > > > > >> > > > > link was very helpful thank you >> > > > > >> > > > > >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/VCL/VMware+Configuration >> > > > > >> > > > > On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 2:53 PM, John Peters <[email protected] >> > >> > > >> > > wrote: >> > > > >> Hello all. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> I'm at the point in my vcl install where I need to add vm hosts. >> In >> > > >> > > our >> > > >> > > > >> vcenter we have three Clusters, I'd like to add this VCL to the >> > > > >> "Academic" Cluster. I'm not 100% sure on what fields I need to >> fill >> > > > >> in >> > > > >> under Virtual Hosts -> VM Host profiles. DO i need to choose >> > > > >> VcenterProfile and if so, Basically we have a shared iscsi >> network >> > > > >> storage and the three esxi hosts 5.1 are connected to the >> "Academic" >> > > > >> cluster. I'm not to sure on what to put in Resource path >> VMworking >> > > > >> Directory Path. 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