Create New Hypervisor Profiles

A hypervisor profile is the second part of a deployment template and includes:
  • Name and a unique description
  • Reference ISO image - Location of a scriptable hypervisor installation image and optional staging folder.
  • vCenter settings - vCenter instance, destination, and host profile information.

NOTE: The optional staging folder must be an NFS share folder with full read-write permissions.

Tasks

To add a new hypervisor profile:
  1. Click Create New. The Hypervisor Profile: Profile Name pop-up displays.
  2. Enter the Profile Name and an optional Description that can be used to help manage custom hypervisor profiles, and click Save. To stop creating a new hypervisor profile, click X (upper-right corner) to close the pop-up. To return to a previous section, click one of the left pane areas.
  3. Click Reference ISO in the left pane and enter:
    • Hypervisor Reference ISO: A hypervisor ISO image (ESX 4.1 or ESXi 4.1 only) on an NFS share location - a copy of this hypervisor image will be modified to permit a scripted installation. The reference ISO location must be in the following format:
      • host:/share/hypervisor.iso
      • \\host\share\hypervisor.iso
    • Enter the User Name, Password, and Verify Password; the passwords must match.
  4. Click Save to add the settings to the profile.
  5. Click vCenter Settings in the left pane and enter:
    • vCenter instance: Instance that will manage a host after deployment.
    • vCenter destination: Data center or cluster that will hold the new physical server(s); click Browse to search for vCenter destinations.
    • vCenter Host Profile: A profile that encapsulates host configuration and helps to manage host configuration.
  6. Click Save to add the information to the profile.
  7. Click X (upper-right corner) to close the Hypervisor Profile: Profile Name pop-up.

Related Topics

View or download Dell virtualization documentation at: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/eslvmwre/
View or download Dell hardware documentation for PowerEdge™ Servers