Hyper-V Policy Tasks

This chapter contains the following sections:

Hyper-V - Add NIC to VDC Network Policy

Summary

Add a NIC to a Hyper-V network policy.

Description

This task adds a NIC to a Hyper-V network policy for a Hyper-V account.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Name	Policy Name	Hyperv​Network​Policies​List	Y
NIC Alias	NIC Alias	gen_​text_​input	Y
Mandatory	Mandatory or Optional	Boolean
Allow end user to choose VM Networks	Selecting this option enables end user to choose vm networks during provisioning	Boolean
Adapter Type	Select adapter type	Hyper​VAdapter​Types	Y
Network Name	Select Network Name	hyperv​VMNetwork​Identity	Y
Enable MAC Spoofing	Select if need to enable the MAC spoofing	Boolean
Enable VLAN	Select if need to assign VLAN for the NIC	Boolean
VLAN ID	VLAN ID	gen_​text_​input
Use DHCP	Select if DHCP is used for VM IP address allocation	Boolean
Static IP Pool	Select an IP pool	hyperv​Ip​Pool​Identity

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​NETWORK_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V Network Policy Name	gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​NIC_​ALIAS	Hyper-V NIC Alias	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Create VDC Computing Policy

Summary

Create a Hyper-V computing policy.

Description

This task creates a Hyper-V computing policy for the selected Hyper-V account.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Policy Name	Policy Name.​	gen_​text_​input	Y
Policy Description	Policy Description.​	gen_​text_​input
Cloud Name	Cloud for which policies apply.​	hyperv​Account​Name	Y
Host Node/Cluster Scope	Specify type of Host​Node/Cluster scope, include/exclude or all?	scope​Type​Computing
Associate SCVMM Cloud	Associate Provisioned VM with SCVMM Cloud	gen_​text_​input
Allow Migration to Different CPU Type	Override Template Properties.​	Boolean
Filter Conditions	Select one or more filter conditions
Deployment Options	Deployment Options
Override Template	Override Template Properties.​	Boolean
Number of v​CPUs	Number of v​CPUs	gen_​text_​input	Y
Enable Dynamic Memory	Memory Configuration	Boolean	Y
Resizing Options	Resizing Options
Allow Resizing of VM	Allow resizing of VMs provisioned using this policy?	Boolean
Permitted Values for v​CPUs	Comma separated list of number of v​CPUs, example: 1,2,4	gen_​text_​input	Y
Permitted Values for Memory in MB	Comma separated list of memory values in MB, example: 512,1024,2048	gen_​text_​input	Y

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​COMPUTE_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V Computing Policy Name	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Create VDC Networking Policy

Summary

Create a Hyper-V network policy.

Description

This task creates a Hyper-V network policy for a Hyper-V account.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Name	Policy Name	gen_​text_​input	Y
Description	Policy Description	gen_​text_​input
Select Hyper​V Cloud	Select name of the Hyper​V Cloud in this system	hyperv​Account​Name	Y
Allow end user to select optional NICs	Selecting this option enables end user to select optional NICs during provisioning	Boolean
VM Nic(s)	Add one or more NICs	hyperv​VMNics​Form​Managed​List

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​NETWORK_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V Network Policy Name	gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​NIC_​ALIAS	Hyper-V NIC Alias	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Create VDC Storage Policy

Summary

Create a Hyper-V storage policy.

Description

This task creates a Hyper-V storage policy for a Hyper-V account.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Policy Name	Policy Name	gen_​text_​input	Y
Policy Description	Policy Description	gen_​text_​input
Cloud Name	Cloud for which policies apply.​	hyperv​Account​Name	Y
Scope	Storage Scope.​
Data Stores Scope	Specify type of data store scope: include/exclude or all	hyperv​Datastore​Scope	Y
Selected Data Stores	List of data stores selected for include/exclude	hyperv​Multi​Datastore
Use CSV	Select if Cluster Shared Volumes are to be used for VM Storage allocation	Boolean
Storage Options	Select from the storage options below.​
Use Local Storage	Select if local storage to be used for VM storage allocation	Boolean
Use SAN	Select if SAN storage to be used for VM storage allocation	Boolean
Use SMB	Select if SMB storage to be used for VM storage allocation	Boolean
Filter Conditions	Select one or more filter conditions
Deployment Options	Deployment Options
Override Template	Select if template properties to be overridden	Boolean
Use Dynamic Provisioning	Select if Dynamic Provisioning to be used during VM storage allocation	Boolean
Custom Disk Size (GB)	Custom Disk Size (GB)	gen_​text_​input
Resizing Options for VM lifecycle	Post Deployment Resizing Options
Allow Resizing of Disk	Allow resizing of disk provisioned using this policy?	Boolean
Permitted Values for Disk in GB	Comma separated list of disk size values in GB, example: 10,50,100	gen_​text_​input
Allow user to select datastores from scope	Select if user is allowed to choose datastores during SR creation	Boolean

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​STORAGE_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V Storage Policy Name	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Create VDC System Policy

Summary

Create a Hyper-V system policy.

Description

This task creates a Hyper-V system policy for a Hyper-V account.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Policy Name	Policy Name	gen_​text_​input	Y
Policy Description	Enter description of policy	gen_​text_​input
Power On after deploy	Enable this option to power the VM after deployment	Boolean
VM Name Template	VM Name Template	gen_​text_​input	Y
Disable VM Name Uniqueness Check	VM name uniqueness check is skipped when this field is selected	Boolean
Recycle VM Name	Reuse old VM names	Boolean
End User VM Name or VM Prefix	Allow end user to provide VM Name or VM Prefix?	Boolean
Host Name Template	Host Name Template	gen_​text_​input	Y
Disable Host Name Uniqueness Check	VM host name uniqueness check is skipped when this field is selected	Boolean
Recycle Host Name	Reuse old Host names	Boolean
End User Host Name or Host Prefix	Allow end user to provide Host Name or Host Prefix?	Boolean
Time Zone	Select time zone	hyperv​Time​Zone	Y
GUI Run Once Commands	Comma separated list of GUI run once commands	gen_​text_​input
VM Image Type	Select a VM image type	hyperv​VMImage​Type	Y
Linux Parameters
Root Password	Root Password	password
DNS Domain Name	DNS Domain Name	gen_​text_​input
Windows Parameters
Product ID	Enter product ID	gen_​text_​input
Username	Enter username	gen_​text_​input
Administrator Password	Enter administrator password	password
Organization Name	Enter organization Name	gen_​text_​input
Full Name	Full Name	gen_​text_​input
Domain/Workgroup	Domain/Workgroup	hyperv​Domain​List
Domain	Domain	gen_​text_​input
Domain Username	Domain Username	gen_​text_​input
Domain Password	Domain Password	gen_​text_​input
Workgroup	Workgroup	gen_​text_​input

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​SYSTEM_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V System Policy Name	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Edit NIC in VDC Network Policy

Summary

Edit a NIC in the Hyper-V network policy.

Description

This task edits a NIC in the Hyper-V network policy for a Hyper-V account.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Policy Name	Policy Name	Hyperv​Network​Policies​List	Y
NIC Alias	NIC Alias	gen_​text_​input	Y
Mandatory	Mandatory or Optional	Boolean
Allow end user to choose VM Networks	Selecting this option enables end user to choose vm networks during provisioning	Boolean
Adapter Type	Select adapter type	Hyper​VAdapter​Types	Y
Modify VM Networks	Add or Edit VM Networks in the NIC	Boolean
Add/Edit VM Network
Add/Edit VM Network	Select whether to add new VM Network or edit existing VM Network	gen_​text_​input
VM Networks Associated with NIC	VM Networks associated with NIC	hyperv​VMNetwork​Identity
VM Network	Select VM Network	hyperv​VMNetwork​Identity
Enable MAC Spoofing	Select if need to enable the MAC spoofing	Boolean
Enable VLAN	Select if need to assign VLAN for the NIC	Boolean
VLAN ID	VLAN ID	gen_​text_​input
Use DHCP	Select if DHCP is used for VM IP address allocation	Boolean
Static IP Pool	Select an IP pool	hyperv​Ip​Pool​Identity
Port Classification	Select a port classification	hyperv​Port​Classification​Identity

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​NETWORK_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V Network Policy Name	gen_​text_​input
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​NIC_​ALIAS	Hyper-V NIC Alias	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Edit VDC Computing Policy

Summary

Modify a Hyper-V computing policy.

Description

This task modifies a Hyper-V computing policy for the selected Hyper-V account and policy name.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Cloud Name	Cloud for which policies apply.​	hyperv​Account​Name	Y
Policy Name	Policy Name.​	hyperv​Compute​Policies​List	Y
Policy Description	Policy Description.​	gen_​text_​input
Host Node/Cluster Scope	Specify type of Host​Node/Cluster scope, include/exclude or all?	scope​Type​Computing
Associate SCVMM Cloud	Associate Provisioned VM with SCVMM Cloud	gen_​text_​input
Allow Migration to Different CPU Type	Override Template Properties.​	Boolean
Filter Conditions	Select one or more filter conditions
Deployment Options	Deployment Options
Override Template	Override Template Properties.​	Boolean
Number of v​CPUs	Number of v​CPUs	gen_​text_​input	Y
Enable Dynamic Memory	Memory Configuration	Boolean	Y
Resizing Options	Resizing Options
Allow Resizing of VM	Allow resizing of VMs provisioned using this policy?	Boolean
Permitted Values for v​CPUs	Comma separated list of number of v​CPUs, example: 1,2,4	gen_​text_​input	Y
Permitted Values for Memory in MB	Comma separated list of memory values in MB, example: 512,1024,2048	gen_​text_​input	Y

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​COMPUTE_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V Computing Policy Name	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Edit VDC Network Policy

Summary

Modify a Hyper-V Network policy.

Description

This task modifies the Hyper-V network policy for the selected Hyper-V account and policy name.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Select Hyper​V Cloud	Select name of the Hyper​V Cloud in this system	hyperv​Account​Name	Y
Name	Policy Name	Hyperv​Network​Policies​List	Y
Description	Policy Description	gen_​text_​input
Allow end user to select optional NICs	Selecting this option enables end user to select optional NICs during provisioning	Boolean
VM Nic(s)	Add one or more NICs	hyperv​VMNics​Form​Managed​List

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​NETWORK_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V Network Policy Name	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Edit VDC Storage Policy

Summary

Modify a Hyper-V storage policy.

Description

This task modifies a Hyper-V Storage policy for the selected Hyper-V account and policy name.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Cloud Name	Cloud for which policies apply.​	hyperv​Account​Name	Y
Policy Name	Policy Name	Hyperv​Storage​Policies​List	Y
Policy Description	Policy Description	gen_​text_​input
Scope	Storage Scope.​
Data Stores Scope	Specify type of data store scope: include/exclude or all	hyperv​Datastore​Scope	Y
Selected Data Stores	List of data stores selected for include/exclude	hyperv​Multi​Datastore
Use CSV	Select if Cluster Shared Volumes are to be used for VM Storage allocation	Boolean
Storage Options	Select from the storage options below.​
Use Local Storage	Select if local storage to be used for VM storage allocation	Boolean
Use SAN	Select if SAN storage to be used for VM storage allocation	Boolean
Use SMB	Select if SMB storage to be used for VM storage allocation	Boolean
Filter Conditions	Select one or more filter conditions
Deployment Options	Deployment Options
Override Template	Select if template properties to be overridden	Boolean
Use Dynamic Provisioning	Select if Dynamic Provisioning to be used during VM storage allocation	Boolean
Custom Disk Size (GB)	Custom Disk Size (GB)	gen_​text_​input
Resizing Options for VM lifecycle	Post Deployment Resizing Options
Allow Resizing of Disk	Allow resizing of disk provisioned using this policy?	Boolean
Permitted Values for Disk in GB	Comma separated list of disk size values in GB, example: 10,50,100	gen_​text_​input
Allow user to select datastores from scope	Select if user is allowed to choose datastores during SR creation	Boolean

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​STORAGE_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V Storage Policy Name	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Edit VDC System Policy

Summary

Modify a Hyper-V system policy.

Description

This task modifies the Hyper-V System policy with the selected policy name.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Policy Name	Policy Name	hyperv​System​Policies​List	Y
Policy Description	Enter description of policy	gen_​text_​input
Power On after deploy	Enable this option to power the VM after deployment	Boolean
VM Name Template	VM Name Template	gen_​text_​input	Y
Disable VM Name Uniqueness Check	VM name uniqueness check is skipped when this field is selected	Boolean
Recycle VM Name	Reuse old VM names	Boolean
End User VM Name or VM Prefix	Allow end user to provide VM Name or VM Prefix?	Boolean
Host Name Template	Host Name Template	gen_​text_​input	Y
Disable Host Name Uniqueness Check	VM host name uniqueness check is skipped when this field is selected	Boolean
Recycle Host Name	Reuse old Host names	Boolean
End User Host Name or Host Prefix	Allow end user to provide Host Name or Host Prefix?	Boolean
Time Zone	Select time zone	hyperv​Time​Zone	Y
GUI Run Once Commands	Comma separated list of GUI run once commands	gen_​text_​input
VM Image Type	Select a VM image type	hyperv​VMImage​Type	Y
Linux Parameters
Root Password	Root Password	password
DNS Domain Name	DNS Domain Name	gen_​text_​input
Windows Parameters
Product ID	Enter product ID	gen_​text_​input
Username	Enter username	gen_​text_​input
Administrator Password	Enter administrator password	password
Organization Name	Enter organization Name	gen_​text_​input
Full Name	Full Name	gen_​text_​input
Domain/Workgroup	Domain/Workgroup	hyperv​Domain​List
Domain	Domain	gen_​text_​input
Domain Username	Domain Username	gen_​text_​input
Domain Password	Domain Password	gen_​text_​input
Workgroup	Workgroup	gen_​text_​input

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​HYPERV_​SYSTEM_​POLICY_​NAME	Hyper-V System Policy Name	gen_​text_​input

Hyper-V - Generate Formatted NIC Output

Summary

Generates formatted VM NIC output so that it can be used as input to NON VDC Provisioning task

Description

The task takes input from form managed list for VM NICs and converts it into format which can be supplied as input to to the task - Hyper-V - Provision a VM without VDC. The format is given below - [NIC Alias]@[Adapter Type]@[VM Network]@[VM Subnet]@[VLAN Id]@[IsMACSpoofingEnabled]@[IsDHCPEnabled]@[Static IP Pool Id]@[PortClassification] Multiple NICs are comma separated

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Select Hyper​V Cloud	Select name of the Hyper​V Cloud in this system		Y
VM Nic(s)	Add one or more NICs

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
OUTPUT_​FORMATTED_​NIC_​STRING	Create NIC Output	gen_​text_​input