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Configure resource pool software for ESX Agents

Before you begin

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:

  1. Access the Agent page in one of the following ways:
    • Click the Inventory tab in the WLOC navigation bar, expand the Agents list in the Inventory pane, and click the name of the Agent.
    • Click the Agents tab in the WLOC navigation bar and click the name of the Agent that you want to configure in the Agents table.
    • Click the Home tab in the WLOC navigation bar, click Agents under Manage Configuration, and click the name of the Agent that you want to configure in the Agents table.
  2. Click the Resource Pool tab on the Agent page.
  3. Click the Available Software tab to modify the software that is available at specified mount points for the resource pool, as required.

    The list of currently defined resource pool software is displayed.

  4. Click New on the Available Software page.
  5. Enter the following information for the new software:
    Field Description

    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: 111.222.333.444:/nfsDir/softwareDir,uid=1234,gid=12

    To specify software available from an ISO image, use the following format:

    [StorageESXHost] ISOpath/ISOfilename

    For example: [storage1] wlsve/wlsve921.iso

    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.
  6. Click Save.
    The new software is added and the following confirmation message is displayed: 
    Software updated successfully

After you finish

Configure the resource pool networks for ESX Agents


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