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Create a Resource Pool Using a Service

You can set up a resource pool quickly by linking it to a CA Server Automation Service.

To create a resource pool using a CA Server Automation Service

1. Log in to the Reservation Manager using the CA Server Automation administrator user credentials.

   The home page opens.

2. Click Administer your Reservation Manager.

   The Administration page opens.

3. Click Manage your resource pools.

   The Resource Pools page opens.

4. Select Import Service from the Actions drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Resource Pools list.

   The Import Service wizard opens. Use the wizard to populate the Reservation Manager inventory with the physical systems that are members of the CA Server Automation service that you created.

5. Complete the following fields on the Select Service wizard page, and click Next.

   Service

   Specifies a CA Server Automation service to import.

   Description

   Defines a description for the resource pool.

   Maximum Days

   Defines the maximum number of days for which a user can reserve a system in this pool when submitting a single request.

   Maximum Systems

   Defines the maximum number of systems in this pool for which a user can simultaneously hold reservations.

   Scalability Server

   Defines the name of the server that will be used for deploying software to computers associated with this pool.

   Keep Synchronized with Service

   Specifies whether the resource pool remains synchronized with the CA Server Automation service. Synchronization updates this resource pool when systems are added or removed from the CA Server Automation service.

   The Specify Access Policy wizard page opens.

6. Select the organizational units whose members will be granted access to the systems in the resource pool.

   Note: Before you grant access to users, grant the rmadministrators resource group access so you can test creating reservations for systems in this pool.

   If an organizational unit that has been granted access to the resource pool is not listed or you are unsure which organization units to grant access to the resource pool, click Finish to skip this step. You can grant access to the resource pool later.

   After you have selected all required organizational units, click the right-arrow .

   The organizational units are moved to the Selected Organizational Units list.

7. Click Finish.

   The Reservation Manager creates a resource pool with the same name as the CA Server Automation Service and imports all systems in the CA Server Automation Service to its inventory. A confirmation message displays when the process completes successfully. The wizard closes and the Import Service page opens to display the Resource Pools list.