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By default, for each enterprise with credentials, the hardware profiles mode is enabled. By default, all hardware profiles are available to all enterprises.
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Classify hardware profiles in private cloud
To help users to easily select the right hardware profile for their VMs, providers usually classify hardware profiles by family and type.
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Create a hardware profile type
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Create a hardware profile
You can create Abiquo hardware profiles in private cloud datacenters and for public cloud providers that do not have provider hardware profiles, such as vCloud Director clouds.
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Family | Select a family to classify the hardware profile. The family can help users understand the main purpose of hardware profile | ||
Type | Select a type to classify the hardware profile. The type can help users understand the performance specifications of hardware profile | ||
Name | Enter a unique name for the hardware profile. Identify it to users who will select it for their VMs. | ||
CPU | The number of virtual CPUs to assign to VMs using this hardware profile. The combination of CPU and RAM must be unique in the datacenter. For dynamic hardware profiles this is the default value. | ||
Cores per socket | The number of cores per socket to use for supported hypervisors such as VMware. The number of CPUs must be divisible by this value. For dynamic hardware profiles this is the default value. | ||
RAM | The amount of virtual RAM to assign to VMs using this hardware profile. The combination of CPU and RAM must be unique in the datacenter. Select RAM units of MB, GB or TB. For dynamic hardware profiles, this is the default value. | ||
Dynamic | To allow the user to enter CPU and/or RAM values, select the Dynamic option/s. Pricing and billing of dynamic hardware profiles will include cost codes, and CPU and RAM usage pricing. | ||
Cost code | For pricing and billing, select a cost code for the hardware profile. See Pricing view#Create a new cost code | ||
Active | Select this checkbox to activate or deactivate the hardware profile
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Current generation | Select this checkbox to mark that the hardware profile is compatible with current VM templates |
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To set prices for hardware profiles using cost codes:
Create cost codes. See Pricing view#Create a new cost code
For the Type select Hardware profiles or All
Set cost code prices. See Pricing view#Create a new pricing model
When you create or edit a hardware profile:
Go to Cost codes
Click +add and select a cost code
Click Add
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Enable users to work with hardware profiles
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Screenshot: Warning that the hardware profile does not exactly match   Screenshot: Warning that there are multiple hardware profiles available   |
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Prevent users from working with a hardware profile
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For a tenant, to disable hardware profiles mode or to disable a specific hardware profile that is not in use in deployed VMs, see Manage enterprises#Allowtenantstousehardwareprofiles.
In a datacenter or a public cloud region with custom hardware profiles, you can deactivate a hardware profile at any time. The platform will not display inactive hardware profiles to select as recommended profiles in templates or for use in VMs. If a user already is already using a hardware profile on a VM when you deactivate it, they can continue to use it until they delete their VM. In this case, the administrator can save the enterprise’s allowed datacenter with the inactive hardware profile selected.
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