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Objective 3.4: Conigure clouds and virtualization
hosts
Virtualization hosts, running Hyper-V or a supported third-party virtualization solution, are
the bread and butter of a private cloud fabric. While storage and network resources are obvi-
ously required, the foundation of any cloud deployment is the ability to virtualize workloads.
This objective covers the following topics:
VMM host groups
VMM private clouds
Creating VMM host groups
Host groups allow you to simplify the management of virtualization hosts by allowing you to
apply the same settings across multiple hosts. VMM includes the All Hosts group by default.
You can create additional host groups as required in a hierarchical structure. Child host
groups inherit settings from the parent host group. However, if you move a child host group
to a new host group, the child host group will retain its original settings with the exception of
any PRO configuration. When you configure changes to a parent host group, VMM will pro-
vide a dialog box asking if you would like to apply the changed settings to child host groups.
To create a host group, perform the following steps:
1. In the Fabric workspace of the VMM console, click the All Hosts node under Servers.
2. On the Folders tab of the VMM console ribbon, click Create Host Group.
3. Provide the new host group name.
To move a virtualization host to a new host group, perform the following steps:
1.
In the Fabric workspace of the VMM console, click the All Hosts node under Servers,
and then click on the virtualization host that you want to move to a new host group.
On the Host tab of the VMM console ribbon, click Move To Host Group.
2.
In the Move Host Group dialog box, shown in Figure 3-41, specify the new parent host
group, and click OK.
3.
 
 
 
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