The following table represents the components added to ZENworks Orchestrator with the addition of Virtual Machine Management (VM Management).
Table 3-5 VM Management Components and Supported Operating Systems
|
Component |
Type |
Supported Operating Systems |
Installation Method |
|---|---|---|---|
|
VM Management Interface |
Console |
|
DVD /SLE10/nvmminst DVD \Windows2003\nvmminst.exe DVD \WindowsXP\nvmminst.exe |
|
VM Warehouse |
Server |
|
YaST Install |
|
VM Builder1(CIM Provider and Command Line Interface) |
n/a |
|
YaST Install |
|
Monitoring Server |
Server |
|
YaST Install |
|
Monitoring Agent |
Agent |
|
YaST Install or RPMs on DVD |
|
Xen Host |
Server |
|
YaST Install or RPMs on DVD |
1 The VM Builder can be installed on the host operating system of the Orchestrator Server and Orchestrator Agent nodes, or on its own server. It cannot be installed on (or inside) a Virtual Machine. A VM cannot be the host of another VM.
VM Builder supports automated building of Xen VMs on host machines that are running SLES 10 SP1 or SP2 (32 bit and 64 bit) with the Orchestrator Agent and the VM Builder packages installed.
You can install ZENworks Virtual Machine Management (the VM Warehouse and VM Builder server +patterns) on the same computer as the Orchestrator Server. However, for better scale and performance we recommend that you install these Virtual Machine Management patterns on a separate server. The following is a list of supported hardware configurations for these two server components:
Table 3-6 Minimum and Recommended Hardware Requirements for VM Management
While it does not matter which operating system you have on your VM Builder Agent machine, the hardware does matter. A better machine is recommended to have the VM Builder Agent installed on it. If you intend to make a machine part of your VM Builder pool, it needs to have a processor that matches the intended VM (x86 and x86_64 chips are the only ones supported in the 1.3 release). Most VMs take 2 GB or more of disk space. The following table displays the requirements for a machine to be used in the VM Builder pool as a build machine:
Table 3-7 Minimum and Recommended Hardware Requirements for VM Builder Machines
We recommend that computers designated as VM hosts in your data center be able to host the VM and run it according to designated parameters of the specific VM. The processor architecture must match the designated VM’s processor in architecture though not in number. In order for a machine to serve as a host machine, it must also have a hypervisor installed along with the operating system. For a detailed table of the supported hypervisors, see Table 4-2.
Table 3-8 Minimum and Recommended Hardware Requirements for VM Host Machines