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This page describes how to synchronize and manage hardware profiles from public cloud providers in the hybrid cloud platform. |
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And how to create and manage hardware profiles for private cloud datacenters and public clouds without native hardware profiles. |
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Introduction to hardware profiles
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To display hardware profiles, go to :one of these two sections of the UI.
Infrastructure → Public → select provider region → Hardware profiles
Infrastructure → Private → select datacenter → Servers view → Hardware profiles
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| name | Synchronize hardware profiles with a provider |
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In public cloud providers with hardware profiles, when you create a public cloud region and add credentials for an enterprise, Abiquo will automatically retrieve the hardware profiles for the public cloud region. Provider hardware profiles are locked and you cannot edit them In public cloud regions with provider hardware profiles that also support CPU and RAM, you can deactivate hardware profiles mode The platform also registers if a hardware profile is Active and if it belongs to the Current generation
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Privileges: Access infrastructure view and PCRs, View public cloud region details, Manage enterprises |
Go to Infrastructure → Public → select Public cloud region → Servers view → Hardware profiles At the top right of the Hardware profiles pane, select an enterprise with a public cloud account Click the round arrows refresh button
 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
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To help users to easily select the right hardware profile for their VMs, providers usually classify hardware profiles by family and type. The platform contains one set of default families that are available in both public and private cloud. In private cloud and in public cloud regions without native hardware profiles, you can also create your own hardware profile families and types that will be available in all of these locations. To classify hardware profiles, first create families, then create types. To create a hardware profile family or type: Go to Infrastructure → Private → select a datacenter → Hardware profiles
OR Go to Infrastructure → Public → select a region without native hardware profiles → Hardware profiles At the bottom of the Types list, click the + Add button and select Family or Type Complete the dialog as shown below and click Save
Create a hardware profile family  Create a hardware profile type  |
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Create a hardware profile
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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. | Panel |
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Privileges: Access infrastructure view and private DCs, View datacenter details, Manage datacenter infrastructure elements |
To create a hardware profile: Go to Infrastructure → Private or Public → select a location → Hardware profiles Click the + add button Enter the details of the hardware profile Click Save
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Family | Select a family to classify the hardware profile. The family can help users understand the main purpose of the hardware profile | Type | Select a type to classify the hardware profile. The type can help users understand the performance specifications of the 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. | Extra charges | For pricing and billing, select extra charges for the hardware profile. See Create a new extra charge in Pricing view | Active | Select this checkbox to activate or deactivate the hardware profile The platform will only display active hardware profiles to make available to an enterprise but inactive hardware profiles may be shown if they were previously selected when active. The platform will only display active hardware profiles for selecting the recommended profiles for a template. Users can only work with active hardware profiles.
| Current generation | Select this checkbox to mark that the hardware profile is compatible with current VM templates |
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