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Create a Resource Pool for Virtual Machines

The following procedure describes how to create a virtual resource pool for Reservation Manager.

Note: The addition of resource pools is performed in the context of the platform at the time they are added. For example, if a VMware data center is renamed, the resource pools defined in Reservation Manager are no longer usable. Thus it is important to stabilize the platform structure before adding resource pools.

To create a virtual resource pool

1. As administrator in Reservation Manager, under Administer Your Reservation Manager, click Manage your resource pools.

   The Resource Pools list appears.

2. Select the appropriate platform pool from the Actions menu in the upper right corner of the Resource Pools list and follow the instructions in the wizard.

Example: XenServer

Select the Xen Resource Pool and Xen server (server is the suboption) to obtain a list of Datastores. Individual datastores can be selected to be part of the resource pool.

Example: KVM

Select the RedHat Management Server, Datacenter and Cluster/Host Name. All Hypervisors belonging to a cluster are included in the resource pool; the user cannot select a subset.

Example: Huawei GalaX

Select the GalaX server and Availability Zone. The storage unit table is for informational purposes only, because the entire Availability Zone is added to the resource pool.