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Make Operating System Images Available to Users

One or more operating system images must be available for users to select.

To make operating system images available to users

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 system image inventory.

   The System Images page opens. This page lists the inventory of operating system images and virtual machine templates that are available for users to select when reserving systems. From this page, you can define which operating system images or virtual machine templates to make available to users.

4. Select the Add Image item from the Actions drop-down menu to add new operating system images to the inventory.

   The Add System Image wizard opens.

5. Complete the following fields to select the operating system image to add to the inventory, then click Next. Select the operating environment first and continue according to the list.

   Platform

   Specifies the operating system.

   Image Name

   Specifies the image for the selected operating system.

   Boot Image Name (Solaris only)

   Specifies the boot image associated with the selected operating system image.

   Note: The Image Name combo box contains a list of all installation images that reside on the JumpStart servers with which CA Server Automation is configured. If an installation image resides on multiple JumpStart install servers, the boot image associated with this installation image must have the same name on all boot servers.

   Image Description

   Specifies an image description displayed to users.

   The Specify Hardware Classes page opens.

   Note: If Reservation Manager cannot locate any system images, it displays a warning. If this situation occurs, confirm that the CA Server Automation has been configured to support imaging of one or more operating environment types. Another reason can be that you have already added all the images available for the selected operating environment type.

   The Packaging component must be installed and properly configured to support Linux, Windows, or Solaris imaging. To support Solaris imaging, CA Server Automation must be configured to communicate with one or more JumpStart servers.

6. Select all the hardware classes in the Available Hardware Classes pane that support the operating system image you previously selected. Move them to the Selected Hardware Classes pane. Click Next.

   Note: Verify that you select the appropriate hardware classes to prevent provisioning job failures resulting from incompatibilities.

   The Specify Software page opens.

7. Move all software that you want to allow users to install on this image from the Available Software Group to the Selected Software Group.

   The Available Software Group list contains software that the administrator has identified as being compatible with the selected operating system. The list is filtered to display only software that you are authorized to access. Authorization is based on the organizational unit that your user name has been assigned to.

   The selected software will be installed on the system in the order it is listed in the Selected Software Group list. Use the up and down arrow buttons to modify the order of software in the list.

8. Click Next when finished. You do not have to select any software on this page.

   The Specify Access Policy page opens.

9. Select the organizational units whose members will be granted access to this operating system image, then click Finish.

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

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

   The System Images page opens and lists the operating system image that has been successfully added to the inventory.

More information:

Hardware Classes