Use this page to create a custom configuration for the
new resource group. Or, you can choose a specific resource group configuration
from the list of discovered resource group assistants.
Fields
- Create a custom resource group
- Select this option to create a customized resource group based
on your specific application and resource requirements for it.
When
you select this option, the wizard guides you through the configuration
process to complete the following steps:
- Choose nodes -
Use this page to specify the nodes on which you want to create your
custom resource group.
- Choose policies -
Use this page to configure the startup and failover policies, as well
as to specify whether to enable Workload Partitions (WPAR) for your
custom resource group.
- Choose resources -
Use this page, and the tabbed pages within it, to define and configure
the resources that you want to add to your custom resource group.
- Resource group name
- Specify a unique name for the new resource group. The name must
consist of a minimum of one alphanumeric character and a maximum of
64 alphanumeric characters. You can use alphabetic characters of A
- Z and a - z, numbers of 0 - 9, as well as underscore (_) characters.
A name cannot begin with a number and cannot be a PowerHA™ reserved word. You must specify a
name only if you select to create a custom resource group.
- Create resource groups for one of the following discovered
resource group assistants
- Select this option to configure your resource group based on a
predefined combination of policy and other common settings, as well
as physical and shared resources that work best with your specific
applications. When you select this option, you also must select a
resource group assistant from the list of discovered and available
assistants on which to base your configuration.
When you select
this option, the wizard guides you through the configuration process
to complete the following steps:
- Locate applications -
Use this page to verify or modify the values for the variables that
provide location information for selected resource group assistant.
- Choose instances -
Use this page to select and configure instances of the application
to include in the new resource group.