5.1. Utilizing the Virtual Server¶
5.1.1. Operating the Virtual Server¶
Following is the procedure for operating the virtual server.
1. Click the vApp to which the virtual server belongs to be operated on the Manage Enterprise Cloud screen.
(Click [1] because the vApp to which the virtual server to be operated this time belongs is [test_vApp].)
2. The management screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab) appears.
(The Manage Virtual Server screen (the area surrounded by the thick line) appears. The Manage vApp screen appears at the upper portion of the screen (the area other than the area surrounded by the thick line).)
Refer to the following table (information that can be referred with the Actions tab) for contents to be displayed for each item.
Note
- There are same function buttons in vApp and Virtual Machine, please power off following procedure for safety. First, Shutdown (Stop), next push Power Off please.
* Information that can be referred with the Actions tab
| Item | Contents of operation | Contents of operation |
| a | Power On | Turn ON the virtual server. |
| b | Power off | Turn OFF the virtual server. If this operation is performed while the the virtual server is turned ON, power supply of the vApp is forcibly turned OFF; therefore failure of guest OS and database may occur due to damage of data. |
| c | Reboot | Reboot the guest OS on the virtual server. |
| d | Reset | Turn Off the virtual server, then turn the virtual server ON.* The virtual server is turned OFF forcibly; therefore failure of the file system of data disk and guest OS may occur when using this function. |
| e | Shutdown | Shut down the guest OS on the virtual server. |
| f | Suspend | Suspend the status of the power supply of the virtual server. |
| g | Console | Open the screen for connecting the virtual server to console. |
| h | Console(HTML) | Open the screen for connecting the virtual server to console (HTML version). |
| i | Guest Tools | Mount the CD-ROM image on which the VMware Tools installer is recorded. |
| j | Customization | Enable the Guest Customization. |
* VMware Plug-in installation is not necessary when you use Console Connectivity (HTML version). If you want to use the ISO Image Mount Feature, you need to upload the ISO image to the private catalog in advance.
* Status of Guest Customaization can be checked with the following icon displays.
| If Guest Customaization is enabled | If Guest Customaization is disabled | |
| If the virtual server is Powered On |  |
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| If the virtual server is Powered Off |  |
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| Item | Contents of operation | Contents of operation |
| k | Change SID | Enable changes on SIF while Guest Customization is enabled. |
| l | Install monitoring | Install the setting for monitoring the virtual server.
* This item appears only when INA is used.
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| m | Check Hardware Version | Open the screen for confirming the hardware version of your virtual server/ the latest hardware version supported on virtual server infrastructure. |
| n | Upgrade Hardware Version | Open the screen for upgrading the hardware version of your virtual server to the latest hardware version supported on virtual server infrastructure. |
| o | Enable Alerts | Enable the alert function of the virtual server.
* This item appears after “k” operation: Install Monitoring when INA is used.
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| p | Backup | Open the screen for setting the backup service. |
5.1.2. Referring the Virtual Server¶
5.1.2.1. Referring the Virtual Server (Configuration Information)¶
Following is the procedure for checking the configuration information of the virtual server.
1. Click the vApp to which the virtual server to be referred belongs on the Manage Enterprise Cloud screen.
(Click [1] because the vApp to which the virtual server to be referred this time belongs is [test_vApp].)
2. Click [2] on the management screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab).
(The Manage Virtual Server screen (the area surrounded by the thick line) appears. The Manage vApp screen appears at the upper portion of the screen (the area other than the area surrounded by the thick line).)
3. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Configuration tab) appears.
Refer to the following table (information that can be referred with the Configuration tab) for contents to be displayed for each item.
* Information that can be referred with the Configuration tab
| Item | Contents to be displayed |
| a | Total value of vCPU allocated to this virtual server |
| b | Value of memory allocated to this virtual server |
| c | Value of disk allocated to this virtual server |
| d | IP address configured for Primary vNIC in this virtual server |
| e | Identification name of this virtual server |
| f | Description of this virtual server |
| g | Number of sockets of vCPU allocated to this virtual server |
| h | Number of cores of vCPU allocated to this virtual server |
| i | Total value of memory allocated to this virtual server |
| j | Maximum value of vCPU that can be allocated to this virtual server |
5.1.2.2. Referring the Virtual Server (Overall)¶
Following is the procedure for referring basic information of the virtual server.
1. Click [1] on the Manage Virtual Server screen (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Infor tab) appears.
Refer to the following table (information that can be referred with the Info tab) for contents to be displayed for each item.
* Information that can be referred with the Info tab
| Item | Contents to be displayed |
| a | Status of power supply of this virtual server |
* Following are types of status of power supply.
| Icon | Status of power supply | Description |
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Powered Off | The status where the power supply is turned Off |
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Partially-Powered-Off | The status where the power supply is turned On, but the guest OS is turned Off |
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Powered On | The status where the power supply is turned On |
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Suspend | The status where operation is temporarily stopped Unlike suspension, sleep and hibernation of the guest OS, the power supply is put into this status by the function at the Cloud infrastructure side. |
* Information that can be referred with the vNICs tab
| Item | Contents to be displayed |
| a | Guest OS information of this virtual server |
| b | API Object ID of this virtual server |
| c | IP allocated to this virtual server |
5.1.2.3. Referring the Virtual Server (vNICs)¶
Following is the procedure for checking information related to vNIC of the virtual server.
1. Click [1] on the Manage Virtual Server screen (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (vNICs tab) appears.
Refer to the following table (information that can be referred with the vNICs tab) for contents to be displayed for each item.
* Information that can be referred with the vNICs tab
| Item | Contents to be displayed |
| a | Destination server segment of this vNIC |
| b | This item indicates whether or not this vNIC is Primary vNIC. |
| c | IP address configured for this vApp |
5.1.2.4. Referring the Virtual Server (Disk)¶
Following is the procedure for checking information related to the disk of the virtual server.
1. Click [1] on the Manage Virtual Server screen (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Disk tab) appears.
Refer to the following table (information that can be referred with the Disk tab) for contents to be displayed for each item.
* Information that can be reference with the Disk tab
| Item | Contents to be displayed |
| a | Bus information of this disk |
| b | Capacity allocated to this disk |
5.1.2.5. Referring the Virtual Server (Performance)¶
Following is the procedure for checking the performance of the virtual server.
1. Click [1] on the Manage Virtual Server screen (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Performance tab) appears.
Click [2] to display the pulldown menu.
3. Select the title of the graph to be referred from the lit displayed in the pulldown menu.
(Click [3] because the graph to be referred this time is [vCPU Usage (%)].)
4. The graph to be referred appears.
* Refer to the following table (information that can be referred with the graph of vCPU usage rate of the virtual server) for contents to be displayed for each item.
Click [4] to export data as a CSV file.
* Information that can be referred with the graph of the vCPU usage rate of the virtual server
| Item | Contents to be displayed |
| a | Usage rate in regard to the subscription value of vCPU in this virtual server |
5.1.2.6. Referring the Virtual Server (Alerts)¶
Following is the procedure for checking the detected alerts.
1. Click [1] on the Manage Virtual Server screen (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Alerts tab) appears.
* Refer to the following table (Alerts tab) for contents to be displayed for each item.
* Information that can be referred with the Alerts tab
| Item | Contents to be displayed |
| a | ID allocated to this alert |
| b | Type of monitoring in which this alert is detected |
| c | Number of times that the same alert as this alert is detected |
| d | Date and time that this alert is detected for the first time |
| e | Date and time in which this alert is detected |
| f | Contents of this alert |
5.1.3. Editing the Virtual Server¶
5.1.3.1. Editing the Virtual Server (Configuration Information)¶
Following is the procedure for editing the configuration information of the virtual server.
1. Click the vApp to which the virtual server to be referred belongs on the Manage Enterprise Cloud screen.
(Click [1] because the vApp to which the virtual server to be edited this time belongs is [test_vApp].)
2. Themanagement screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab) appears. Click [2].
3. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Configure tab) appears. After entering the necessary parameters, click [3].
* Refer to the following table (input rule applied on the Configure tab) for input rules applied for each item.
* Edited contents are not reflected when moving to other tab without saving the edited contents. Therefore, be sure to save changes for each tab.
* Input rules applied on the Configuration tab
| Item | Input field | Input contents | Mandatory/ Optional | Input condition |
| a | Text box | This item is used for inputting the identification name of the virtual server again. | Optional | Up to 128 characters However, only half-width characters can be input. |
| b | Text box | This item is used for inputting description of the virtual server again. | Optional | Up to 256 characters However, only half-width characters can be input. |
| c | Text box/ slide box | These items are used for inputting or specifying the number of sockets of the vCPU used by the virtual server. | Optional | Up to 256 characters However, only half-width characters can be input. |
| d | Text box/ slide box | These items are used for inputting or specifying the number of cores of vCPU used by the virtual server. | Optional | Only half-width digits can be input. However, the decimal point cannot be input. |
| e | Text box/ slide box | These items are used for inputting or specifying the memory capacity (GB) used by the virtual server. | Optional | Only half-width digits can be input. However, the decimal point cannot be input. |
Important
- Socket of vCPU can be specified only with the corresponding data center. Refer to the function manual of Enterprise Cloud service.
4. Confirm that the virtual server is edited. Click [4].
5. The Manage Tasks screen appears. Confirm that the status of the task of the virtual server to be checked is “Completed” and then click [5].
(Click [5] because the virtual server, which was edited this time, is [test_VM].)
6. Click [6] to check the further detailed information of the task.
5.1.3.2. Editing the Virtual Server (vNICs)¶
Following is the procedure for editing vNICs of the virtual server.
Following is the procedure for editing vNICs.
1. Click [1] on the management screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (vNICs tab) appears. After entering the necessary parameters, click [2].
* Refer to the following table (input rule applied on the vNICs tab) for input rules applied on each item.
* Edited contents are not reflected when moving to other tab without saving the edited contents. Therefore, be sure to save changes for each tab.
To confirm that the virtual server is edited, refer to “steps 4, 5 and 6 in 5.1.3.1.Editing the Virtual Server (Configuration Information)”.
* Input rules applied on the vNICs tab
| Item | Input field | Input contents | Mandatory/ Optional | Input condition |
| a | Pulldown menu | This item is used for the destination server segment of vNIC. | Optional | None |
| b | Radio button | This item can be used for selecting vNIC configured as Primary vNIC. | Optional | This item is used for selecting one vNIC connected to the server segment. |
| c | Pulldown menu | This item is used for selecting the IP address configured for vNIC.
* If “Auto Assign” is selected, the IP address is configured with automatic assignment.
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Optional | The IP address is selected from Available IPs. |
Following is the procedure for adding the vNICs to be newly connected to the server segment.
1. Click [1] on the management screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (vNICs tab) appears. Click [2].
3. After inputting the necessary parameters, click [3].
* For input rules applied on each item, refer to “items a, b and c in step 2 at 5.1.3.2.Editing the Virtual Server (vNICs) “.
* Edited contents are not reflected when moving to other tab without saving the edited contents. Therefore, be sure to save changes for each tab.
To confirm that the virtual server is edited, refer to “steps 4, 5 and 6 in 5.1.3.1.Editing the Virtual Server”.
Following is the procedure for deleting vNICs.
1. Click [1] on the management screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (vNICs tab) appears. Click [2].
* If only one vNIC is retained by the virtual server, the vNIC cannot be deleted. vNIC can be deleted only if 2 to 8 vNICs are retained.
3. The Warning screen appears. Check the warning and then click [3].
To confirm that the virtual server is edited, refer to “steps 4, 5 and 6 in 5.1.3.1.Editing the Virtual Server (Configuration Information)”.
5.1.3.3. Editing the Virtual Server (Disk)¶
Following is the procedure for editing the disk of the virtual server.
Following is the procedure for changing the disk capacity.
1. Click [1] on the management screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Disk tab) appears. After inputting the necessary parameters, click [2].
* Refer to the following table (input rule applied on the Disk tab) for input rules applied on each item.
* Edited contents are not reflected when moving to other tab without saving the edited contents. Therefore, be sure to save changes for each tab.
To confirm that the virtual server is edited, refer to “steps 4, 5 and 6 in 5.1.3.1.Editing the Virtual Server (Configuration Information)”.
* Input rules applied on the Disk tab for the virtual server
| Item | Input field | Input contents | Mandatory/ Optional | Input condition |
| a | Text box | This item is used for inputting the capacity allocated to this disk again. | Either a or b needs to be input. | Only half-width digits can be input. However, the decimal point cannot be input. |
| b | Pulldown menu | This item is used for inputting the unit of capacity allocated to this disk (GB or MB) again. | Either a or b needs to be input. | None |
Following is the procedure for adding a new disk.
1. Click [1] on the management screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Disk tab) appears. Click [2].
3. After inputting the necessary parameters, click [3].
* For input rules applied on each item, refer to “items a and b in step 2 at 5.1.3.3.Editing the Virtual Server (Disk)” a Changing the Capacity of Existing Disk.
* Edited contents are not reflected when moving to other tab without saving the edited contents. Therefore, be sure to save changes for each tab.
Following is the procedure for deleting the disk.
1. Click [1] on the management screen for vApp and virtual server (Actions tab).
2. The Manage Virtual Server screen (Disk tab) appears. Click [2].
* If only one disk is retained by the virtual server, the vNIC cannot be deleted. Disk can be deleted only if 2 or more disks are retained.
3. The Warning screen appears. Check the warning and then click [3].
To confirm that the virtual server is edited, refer to “steps 4, 5 and 6 in 5.1.3.1.Editing the Virtual Server (Configuration Information)”.
