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VMware-to-ZStack Case Collection
The report provides three major
solutions and customer case studies for transitioning from VMware to ZStack.
Bare Metal Chassis
Add a Bare Metal Chassis
Manually Add a Bare Metal Chassis
Add single or multiple bare metal chassis by specifying an IPMI address or IPMI range.
Prerequisites
Make sure bare metal chassis are connected according to the planned network topology. For more information, see Preparation.Procedure
- In the navigation pane, choose .
- Right-click the target bare metal cluster and choose Add Bare Metal Chassis.
- In the Select Bare Metal Chassis Addition Type dialog, select Manual Addition.
- Click Next.
- In the Add Bare Metal Chassis dialog, set the following parameters:
- Name: Set a name for the bare metal chassis.
- Description: Optional. Enter a description.
- Bare Metal Cluster: Select the target bare metal cluster where the bare metal chassis reside.
- Addition Method: Choose a method to add IPMI addresses. Options include IPMI address and IPMI range.
- IPMI Address/Range: Enter an IPMI address or the start and end IP of an IPMI range.
- Port: Enter the IPMI port. Default: 623.
- Username: Enter the IPMI username.
- Password: Enter the IPMI password.
- Reboot Bare Metal Chassis: Choose whether to reboot the bare metal chassis to automatically obtain the hardware information. Default: unselected.
- Review the configuration and click OK.
Import a Bare Metal Chassis from a Template
Use a CSV configuration file. Enter bare metal chassis information in the specified format and upload the file to import bare metal chassis.
Prerequisites
- Make sure bare metal chassis are connected according to the planned network topology. For more information, see Preparation.
- The template includes a header row and an example row. Delete or overwrite the example row when editing.
- Parameters marked with * are required.
- You can enter a single IPMI address or IPMI range.
For IP ranges, use commas to separate addresses and use ^ to exclude a range. Example: 127.0.0.1-127.0.0.10,^127.0.0.2-127.0.0.3
- Bare metal reboot option:
- Auto-reboot to obtain hardware information: Enter YES/Yes/yes/Y/y.
- Manual reboot: Enter NO/No/no/N/n or leave blank.
Procedure
- In the navigation pane, choose .
- Right-click the target bare metal cluster and choose Add Bare Metal Chassis.
- In the Select Bare Metal Chassis Addition Type dialog, select Template Import.
- Click Next.
- In the Add Bare Metal Chassis dialog, set the following parameters:
- Template: Click Download Template and fill in bare metal chassis configuration according to the required format.
- Upload Template File: Upload the file.
- Click OK.
Next Chapter: Bare Metal Instance