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Review Configure and manage Agents and Configure the resource pool for an Agent.
The Available Software tab on the Resource Pools page enables you to configure the software that is available to the services deployed in the resource pool. The pathnames that you specify must be accessible from the virtual machines that the hypervisor manages.
You configure the available software for the resource pool initially when you create an Agent using the WLOC Configuration Wizard, as described in Configuring the Controller and Agents.
To configure the resource pool software for an ESX Agent:
The list of currently defined resource pool software is displayed.
Field | Description |
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Name |
Name of the software. |
Description |
Description of the software. This field is optional. |
Software Type |
Type of software. Valid options include: NFS and ISO. |
Path |
Path to the software. The path must be accessible from the virtual machines that the hypervisor manages. To specify software available from an NFS mount, use the following format: IPAddress:/NFSserverpath,uid=userid,gid=groupid For
example:
To specify software available from an ISO image, use the following format:
For example:
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Mode |
(NFS Mount Only) Mode used to access the software. Valid options include: EXCLUSIVE or SHARED. |
LVM Version |
(ISO Image Only) LVM version required. Valid options include: 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. |
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