VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Compose a Server

You can compose one or more servers by selecting the compute, network, and storage resources.
  • The translation layer must have been configured.
  • The composed server must meet the minimum hardware requirements. See the
    Planning and Preparation Workbook
    .
  1. In the navigation pane, click
    Administration
    Composable Infrastructure
    .
  2. From the Available Resources table, select the zone where you want to compose a server. A zone corresponds to a physical boundary.
  3. Click
    Compose
    .
  4. In the Allocate Resources dialog box, select the compute for the server.
  5. Select the storage.
  6. Select the network interface.
    The Choose number of servers section displays the number of servers you can compose based on the selected resources.
  7. Select the number of servers you want to compose.
  8. Click
    Next
    .
  9. On the Review page, review the allocated resources to the servers.
    Click
    Back
     to make any changes.
  10. Click
    Compose
    .
The compose server task is displayed in the Tasks table at the bottom of the Composable Infrastructure page. Click the name of the task for more information. When the server is composed, it is added to the Server Composition Summary table.
If
VMware Cloud Foundation
 does not receive a response from Redfish due to an external error, an error message is displayed. The hardware resources in the compose request are locked and cannot be used. You must free up these resources using the vendor UI. For more information, refer to the vendor documentation.
  1. Image the composed servers. See Prepare ESXi Hosts for VMware Cloud Foundation.
  2. Commission the composed servers. See Commission Hosts.

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