Add or edit datacenter/cluster — Reference
Refer to the tables below for field descriptions when you want to add or edit a datacenter or cluster in SAM Core on Snow Atlas.
General
The General tab lets you, for example, add information on the name and organization of the datacenter or cluster.
Field label | Description |
|---|---|
Name | The name of the datacenter/cluster. (Required) |
Organization | The organization node that the datacenter/cluster belongs to. (Required) |
Controller | The name of the controller managing the datacenter, if any. |
Description | The description of the datacenter/cluster |
Hypervisor technology | The Hypervisor technology used in the datacenter/cluster. When VMware vSphere is selected, information on Datacenter is a VMware DRS cluster is also required. |
High availability enabled | If this setting is enabled, it indicates that the datacenter/cluster is configured with high availability (HA). |
Datacenter is a VMware DRS cluster | Requires that VMware vSphere is selected as the Hypervisor technology. If this setting is enabled, it indicates that the VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) feature is enabled for the cluster. |
Hosts
The Hosts tab lets you connect hosts to the datacenter or cluster.
Field label | Description |
|---|---|
Name | The name of the host. |
Operating system | The operating system of the host. |
Organization | The organization node that the host belongs to. |
Number of VMs | The number of virtual machines running on the host. |
Extended coverage
The Extended coverage tab lets you add extended license coverage for applications installed in the datacenter or cluster. For more information, see Extended coverage.
Field label | Description |
|---|---|
Application | The name of the application with extended license coverage. |
Coverage reason | The reason for the extended license coverage. |
Name | The name of the datacenter or cluster from which license coverage is extended. |