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To verify that the Reservation Manager is configured to reserve virtual systems from the resource pool that was set up, click the Home breadcrumb to return to the home page.
You can create a reservation request for a virtual machine. Specify requirements such as the virtual machine template to use, software, and the number of machines to create. Reservation Manager uses these settings to create the virtual machine and reserve and provision it to fulfill your request.
The only supported method for virtual machine creation is deploying through templates. Select the template that you want to use for the virtual machine. The ensuing options are limited to virtual machines compatible with the selected template.
To reserve a virtual machine
The Create Virtual Machine wizard appears with the Specify VM Template page displayed. This page displays a list of available virtual machine templates. The list is filtered to display only VMs that your organizational unit is authorized to use.
Note: You can filter the table on this page by template name, description, operating environment, or location.
The Specify Software page appears.
The Available Software Group list contains software that the administrator has identified as being compatible with the selected template. 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 is installed on the virtual machine 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. You do not have to select any software on this page.
Click Next when finished.
The Specify Requirements page appears.
(VMware only) If you require more disks, click Add Disk, select the disk size, then click Next.
Note: The virtual machine is created with the additional disks, but the disks are not formatted automatically. Use Windows disk management to format them.
The Specify Dates page appears.
The times start and end on the hour. The end time must be at least one hour after the start time. If you specify an end time that exceeds the number of days for which you can reserve a virtual machine, the request is rejected. Limits on virtual machine reservation time are defined in policy at the resource pool level.
Click Next when finished.
Reservation Manager uses all defined information to determine whether the request can be fulfilled. One of the following actions occurs:
(Optional) Defines the ID that associates the request with a specific project. This field is useful for evaluating requests and for allocating or charging costs to a specific project.
The Reservation Manager administrator can configure this field so that it is required. In this case, the Reservation Manager displays a corresponding note in the information bar. You can submit your reservation request only after you enter a project ID. The Reservation Manager does not validate the entered value.
(Optional) Defines additional information you want to provide about the request.
(Optional) Defines the email address to which Reservation Manager sends notifications regarding this request. You can override any default value with a different address. Reservation Manager sends email notifications when a reserved system is available for use and when the expiration of the reservation period is approaching.
(Optional) Defines a name for this request so that you can use it as a template for future requests.
(Optional) Defines a description for the template.
Click Finish.
The request is submitted for approval, and a final check is performed to verify that the machines are still available. If the resources are available, one of the following actions occurs:
Indicates that the job status remains in this state until the scheduled reservation start date.
Indicates that the reservation start date has been detected and processing of the reservation request has been initiated.
Indicates that the provisioning of the first system has begun.
Indicates that all systems requested have been set up and are available for use.
Indicates that there was a failure processing one or more tasks associated with preparing the requested systems.
Indicates that the user or administrator requested cancellation of the reservation.
Indicates that the reservation end date has been reached.
Reservation Manager displays the details of this request.
The following Job Status values in the administrator Details page appear as hyperlinks:
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