Tracking the Activation Process

After you unblock a farm request, the N1 Provisioning Server software identifies the hardware resources and software components required for the instantiation of the farm. The system first allocates all hardware resources from the resource pool. For each device, the system configures the physical device as specified in the farm design. The system also initiates the copying of the required images and configures servers according to the servers specified role.

The resource pool is a single pool of unused devices in an I-Fabric. When you create farms, the farms use available devices in this pool.

Farm Details

You can also keep track of farm requests by using the Farm Details section of the Main, Editor, and Monitor screens. The Main and Monitor Farm Details show you the farm request history. The Editor Farm Details enables you to click an item to view the farm topology and configuration at the time of the request.