Server Pools
A server pool contains a set of servers. These servers typically share the same characteristics. Those characteristics can be their location in the chassis, or an attribute such as server type, amount of memory, local storage, type of CPU, or local drive configuration. You can manually assign a server to a server pool, or use server pool policies and server pool policy qualifications to automate the assignment.
If your system implements multitenancy through organizations, you can designate one or more server pools to be used by a specific organization. For example, a pool that includes all servers with two CPUs could be assigned to the Marketing organization, while all servers with 64 GB memory could be assigned to the Finance organization.
A server pool can include servers from any chassis in the system. A given server can belong to multiple server pools.
When you select a specific server pool, you can view the individual details for that pool, including the number of servers included in the pool, and the associated qualification policies.
Creating or Editing a Server Pool
To watch a video on creating a server pool, see Video: Creating a Server Pool.
After you create the server pool, you can assign it to a service profile template. See Video: Assigning a Server Pool to a Global Service Profile Template.
Procedure
Step 1 |
In the Actions bar, type Create Server Pool and press Enter. This launches the Server Pool dialog box. |
Step 2 |
In Basic, click Organization and select the location in which you want to create the server pool. |
Step 3 |
Enter a Name and optional Description. |
Step 4 |
In Qualification, click Add to add new qualification policies, or Delete to remove existing ones. For more information, see Creating or Editing a Server Pool Qualification Policy. |
Step 5 |
In Servers, add the servers to be included in the pool. |
Step 6 |
Click Create. |