suntosh / createablueprint

Simple tutorial on how to create a blueprint

HyperGrid Procedure For Creating a Blueprint

For HyperGrid Portal

Requirements

Access to the HyperGrid Cloud portal via an email/username and password.

Steps to create a blueprint

This page provides a step by step walk through on how to use the HyperGrid wizard for creating a VM Blueprint.

1. After you login you are presented with a set of menus. Click on the Services menu to see the list of running VMs.
2. Press the button New on the top right of the screen.

3. Once you press New , you are presented with a wizard that lets you configure the below parameters for the VM to be created:

Parameter	Description
Resource Pool	This is already preacreated and should be allocated to you for choosing. The ResourcePool indicates the combined hardware resources available for creating VM's.
Size	Pre configured list of CPU, Memory and Storage sizes to choose from.
Image	Precreated OS Images to choose from
Subnet	The subnet that the VM should be a part of.
VM Customization	HyperGrid Agent installation script run configuration.
Entitle	Access control - the users that have access to the VM/blueprint
Advanced	Prefix for the VM name and if the VM needs to be a part an existing cluster.
Review	Run as a VM or Save as a blueprint for creating of future similar VM's

Choose from a list of provided preset configurations