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Allow Alternate Selection

Configure the Select Systems page of the Reserve a Machine wizard to display a list of systems that support the selected system image, and that are available for the requested dates, but do not satisfy one or more of the following criteria:

• Number of CPUs
• Minimum memory
• Minimum disk space

This is useful when requests for a specific system cannot be fulfilled.

If an acceptable alternate system is listed, the user can select it from the displayed list.

If the user requested more than one system, and the request could only be partially fulfilled, the list displays the automatically selected systems at the top. The user can select additional systems from the list and submit the reservation or return to the date specification page and try again.

Users are not limited to selecting the number of systems requested on the Specify Requirements page or when the template was created. As long as the number of systems does not exceed the maximum number the user is allowed based on the resource pool policy, the selected systems are reserved.

To allow alternate selection

1. As administrator in Reservation Manager, under Administer Your Reservation Manager, click Manage your configuration settings.

   The Configure Settings page opens.

2. Click the following link in the Reservations area:

   Specify Alternate System Specifications Allowed

3. Enter a value and click OK.

The configuration change takes place when the next reservation is made.